Overview
- Rodrigo confirmed in a Hollywood Reporter profile published Wednesday that she purchased the vintage Gunne Sax dress Meg White wore on the 2003 Elephant album cover and called the sum an "exorbitant amount of money."
- Julien’s Auctions sold the dress in May for $25,600 after estimating it at $4,000 to $6,000, a price that reflects strong demand for authenticated music artifacts.
- The garment was sourced from Tracee Mae Miller’s personal collection; Miller pulled it from her closet for the original shoot and her mother tailored the bodice so it would fit Meg White.
- Rodrigo planned to wear the dress at her inaugural Daisy Chain Fields festival in August but decided against it because the forecast and on-site heat made it impractical.
- The purchase comes as Rodrigo deepens ties to Jack White and follows Daisy Chain Fields’ fundraising success, which yielded $10 million in net donations that Melinda French Gates later matched to reach $20 million, underscoring how celebrity, legacy acts, and philanthropy now intersect in music culture.