Olivia Rodrigo found a fitting fashion reference for the opening of her new GRAMMY Museum exhibition. On September 1, the singer attended an event celebrating "Olivia Rodrigo: the cure unraveled" in Los Angeles wearing an archival Undercover babydoll dress from the label's Fall/Winter 2013 ready-to-wear collection, complete with a graphic skeleton across the front.
The dress, selected by Rodrigo and her stylists Chloe and Chenelle Delgadillo, features a peach-colored body, a black Peter Pan collar, short sleeves and a black rendering of a rib cage and spine. She finished the look with black tights and patent Mary Jane pumps.
The archival piece was an especially relevant choice for an event centered on "the cure," the music video that inspired the new exhibition. Rather than simply wearing a seasonal skeleton motif, Rodrigo's outfit visually echoed the medical imagery and handmade world featured in the video.
The Undercover Dress Has a "The Cure" Connection
The GRAMMY Museum's exhibition gives visitors a behind-the-scenes look at how "the cure" was made. The display includes handmade sets, props, original artwork, storyboards, behind-the-scenes photography and interactive photo opportunities from the music video.
"The Cure" takes place in a handmade hospital, where Rodrigo searches for an antidote to her feelings while experimenting on felted human hearts. The GRAMMY Museum says the video, directed by Cat Solen and Jaime Gerin, was created using miniatures, animatronic heart puppets and stop-motion animation, with production designer Liam Moore transforming the sets and objects using cardboard and hand-painted details.
That medical setting makes the skeleton graphic on Rodrigo's dress an obvious visual companion to the exhibition. Harper's Bazaar described the rib-cage print as creating the illusion of an X-ray, noting that an X-ray machine also appears in the music video.
ELLE likewise connected the archival Undercover dress to "the cure," describing its skeleton print as a reference to the song and its video. The publication identified the garment as an Undercover Fall/Winter 2013 design by Jun Takahashi.
Rodrigo did not simply recreate the original runway styling. According to ELLE, the Undercover presentation featured a light-up skeleton bag, T-strap heels and bunny ears. For her GRAMMY Museum appearance, Rodrigo instead wore the dress with patent Mary Janes and black tights, giving the archival piece a more pared-back finish.
A Babydoll Dress With a Graphic Edge
The choice also continues Rodrigo's association with the babydoll silhouette. The short, loose-fitting shape has appeared repeatedly in her recent wardrobe, including on the cover of her third studio album, according to Harper's Bazaar.
For this appearance, however, the silhouette was less about sweetness than contrast. The Peter Pan collar and short dress shape provide the recognizable babydoll elements, while the stark black skeleton graphic gives the look a distinctly darker visual character.
That contrast is part of what makes the Undercover piece particularly appropriate for the exhibition. The dress combines a traditionally youthful silhouette with an anatomical print, while the black tights and Mary Janes keep the outfit visually tied together.
Rodrigo wore the look during a larger evening at the GRAMMY Museum. The September 1 program included a conversation about her album, creative process, career and upcoming tour, followed by a special performance on the museum's Ray Charles Rooftop Terrace.
The exhibition itself opened to the public on September 2 and is scheduled to remain on view through February 22, 2027. The museum has also announced an expanded version of the exhibition, featuring additional artifacts from Rodrigo's creative world, for early fall 2026.
For the opening event, the Undercover dress offered a fashion detail that was closely connected to the exhibition without requiring a literal recreation of anything from the music video. Its skeleton graphic, archival provenance and babydoll silhouette gave Rodrigo a look that reflected the visual language of "the cure" while remaining distinctly her own styling for the occasion.
