Overview
- Rodrigo performed at Spotify’s Billions Club in Barcelona wearing a white floral babydoll dress with matching bloomers and knee‑high Dr. Martens boots, and clips of the set drew sharp criticism on X and Instagram.
- Posts accused the styling of resembling children’s clothes or sexualizing youth, while other users argued the outfit is adult lingerie‑derived fashion and not kidswear.
- Fashion writers traced the silhouette to 1940s lingerie credited to Sylvia Pedlar, couture versions by Cristóbal Balenciaga, 1960s mod icons like Twiggy and Brigitte Bardot, and 1990s riot grrrl performers including Courtney Love, Kat Bjelland and Kim Gordon.
- Rodrigo has said she chose the babydoll look on purpose, citing vintage and punk influences in Vogue interviews, with stylists Chloe and Chenelle Delgadillo and director Petra Collins shaping the era’s visuals, including a Versailles‑shot video.
- Rolling Stone noted speculation about possible bot‑driven amplification of the outrage based on recent patterns tracked by GUDEA, though no campaign has been confirmed, and several commentators tied the furor to wider anxieties about youth sexualization and the policing of women’s appearance.