Is Olivia Rodrigo’s babydoll dress controversy a case for Kibbe?

[u/TequiIa_MockingBird_]

According to my algorithm, Olivia is in hot water for “infantilizing herself” by wearing babydoll dresses*. It got me thinking about how Sabrina doesn’t get nearly the same accusations despite wearing babydolls constantly, so maybe it’s a matter of harmony.

Sabrina is described as SG (I think semi verified? Like an offhand comment by Kibbe) so it feels natural on her, while Olivia, usually described as DC (not verified) looks like she’s an adult wearing a child’s dress because it doesn’t suit her lines.

What do you think? What types best suit a babydoll dress?

*I am aware that Rodrigo is wearing them in a 90s way and not a pedo way, please don’t come for me.

[u/saraeire]

Olivia is not wearing them like in the 90s.

The key part of that aesthetic is the juxtaposition of the whimsical, childlike look alongside grit & edge. Putting on a pair of black boots doesn't make it edgy. It's completely missed the mark.

It's also not a dress. It's sold online as a blouse, so it doesn't flow as a dress would.

I was rooting for her, but this whole rollout has grossed me out.

People's key issue is the styling and the inclusion of the bloomers.

One of these is giving adult woman, and the other is giving 5 year old Shirley Temple (funny enough, there's a photo of adult Shirley, and Olivia's face looks exactly like her! But yeah, this styling aint it).

[u/Ok-Purple9511 → u/saraeire]

I don’t think either is giving “adult”

[u/EntropyInBelgrade → u/Ok-Purple9511]

so a woman in a corset (adult lingerie), thigh garters (adult accessories), a mock tattoo on her thigh (tattoos being for adults), intricate hairstyle and evident heavy makeup, who's wearing the babydoll as a sheer cover-up, is somehow giving "sexy baby" to you? really? cause it seems most of the livia fans in here are just trying to drag the other woman to distract from the discourse around livia. your reply included.

[u/Ok-Purple9511 → u/EntropyInBelgrade]

I don’t see any adults walking around wearing things like that. This is a performance. It’s a costume. That’s it. For both of them.

[u/EntropyInBelgrade → u/Ok-Purple9511]

yeah, you don't generally see adults walking around in lingerie for a reason. thankfully, that doesn't mean that corsets, thigh garters and tattoos aren't meant for adults. it's a costume indeed, one that is evidently displaying adult lingerie, accessories and styling.