In 2025, Olivia Rodrigo proved she would not want a crimson carpet to safe a powerful classic look. Fittingly, she celebrated the brand new 12 months—and probably, a new album—in one other circa-Y2K discover from Blumarine.
On January 5, Rodrigo ended her month-long Instagram hiatus with an enviable New Year’s Eve recap, that includes a new album Easter egg. (More on that later.) The last—and most crimson carpet-worthy pic—captured the Grammy winner and her former Disney Channel co-star, Madison Hu, in sequin midis straight out of the 2000s.
Styling duo Chloe and Chenelle Delgadillo helped Rodrigo monitor down a spaghetti-strap Blumarine slip, embellished in rectangular pailettes from prime to backside. It debuted on the Fall 2001 runway, two years earlier than Rodrigo was born. Even so, its sq. neckline and thigh-high aspect slits might’ve been custom-made to match her early-aughts aesthetic. Rodrigo’s beachside trip appeared to affect her equipment (or lack thereof), together with a silver arm cuff and black flip-flops.
Olivia Rodrigo began 2026 on a Y2K-coded notice, after all.
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Sweet Disorder Vintagea New Jersey-based secondhand retailer, saved the 25-year-old gown in pristine situation earlier than it secured a spot in Rodrigo’s New Year’s Eve suitcase. The itemizing saved its earlier proprietor a thriller.
Rodrigo’s 2026 styling could not have been extra completely different from the sequin slip’s Fall 2001 catwalk debut. Blumarine layered it beneath a seasonal, shearling-lined leather-based jacket. Knee-high socks and boots changed Rodrigo’s fashionable flip-flops. Then, the gown took a flip for the après-ski with a cylindrical hat and oversize mittens, each coated in charcoal grey fur.
Should the “Vampire” singer have jetted to Aspen (like Bella Hadid), the total outfit would’ve felt extra applicable.
A mannequin wore Olivia’s sequin gown on the Blumarine Fall 2001 runway.
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Just a few swipes earlier than her Blumarine, Rodrigo could not assist however sprinkle a few album teasers into her Instagram carousel. The cryptic phrases, “The Album,” appeared on a golf cart in the fifth picture. Around the identical time, her web site welcomed a new, equally-mysterious replace: a “Driver’s License” software teasing one thing is approaching Jan. 8, 2026, the 5 12 months anniversary of her breakout 2021 single.
In an end-of-2025 love letter to her followers, Rodrigo wrote she “can’t wait for what’s to come in 2026.” Whether that be a new album or a “Driver’s License” re-record, Livies will gladly settle for it. In the meantime, store Marie Claire‘s curated edit impressed by the pop star’s New Year’s Eve look.