Olivia Rodrigo opened her Unraveled Tour in Hartford, Connecticut on September 25 with a wardrobe moment that took the tour's name literally. During her performance of The Cure, she stepped onstage in a custom white Hussein Chalayan gown that dissolved under the show's rain effect, revealing a bright red minidress underneath.
A quick change built for spectacle
Stylists Chloe and Chenelle Delgadillo credited Chalayan for the look on Instagram, pointing to the designer's history of blending technology with fashion, including similar water soluble pieces he showed at Paris Fashion Week back in 2015. The reveal turned a simple costume change into one of the night's most talked about moments and set the tone for a tour visually built around transformation, tied to her third album You Seem Pretty Sad for a Girl So in Love.
The rest of the look
Underneath the drama, Rodrigo paired the reveal with sheer Wolford tights for a polished finish that did not distract from the dramatic silhouette, then grounded the romantic dress with Dr. Martens leather knee high boots, echoing the mix of feminine and combat inspired pieces that has become part of her signature style. Elsewhere in the show she also brought back her now familiar babydoll dress, another recurring piece in her visual language this era.