Is Olivia Rodrigo Out Here Bidding on Vintage Tees?

Reported by Vogue.

Olivia Rodrigo landed in London this week — presumably for early promo ahead of her third studio album, you seem pretty sad for a girl so in love, dropping June 12 — and she dressed accordingly. The outfit: a Sex Pistols "Anarchy in the U.K." tee bearing the image of Soo Catwoman, now widely recognized as the female face of punk, paired with a leather mini skirt, calf-height boots, and a Paloma Wool bag. Clean, considered, and just confrontational enough.

The tee itself is worth a closer look, according to Vogue. The pink shirt closely resembles vintage versions circulating from the 1980s — genuine collector's territory — though Rodrigo's looks pristine enough to be a modern re-release. Either way, the effect lands. She's not cosplaying rebellion; she's wearing it like she actually owns it.

The Archive Obsession Is Real

This isn't an isolated moment. Rodrigo has built a wardrobe around graphic tees with actual cultural weight — a Pat Benatar band shirt from the '80s, a 2000s Angelina Jolie tee — alongside archival and vintage designer pieces that make it clear her approach to dressing isn't accidental. Stylists Chloe and Chenelle Delgadillo clearly keep a serious budget line for sourcing retro gems, because the volume and specificity of what shows up on Rodrigo's body is not random thrift luck.

Which raises the obvious question: How are they finding this stuff? Is there a dedicated eBay burner account combing through '80s band tees at midnight? A network of vintage dealers on speed dial? Or is Rodrigo herself the type to flip through racks in whatever city she's touring — which, for the record, kicks off with the Unraveled tour in September? The specificity of her pulls suggests someone, somewhere, is doing serious homework.

The look she wore in London isn't just a good outfit — it's evidence that punk iconography still hits hardest when it's worn without explanation.

Read the original at Vogue.