In the music video for her new single, “Drop Dead,” off her forthcoming third studio album you seem pretty sad for a girl so in love, Olivia Rodrigo embraces her inner Parisian. She takes viewers through an empty Palace of Versailles, dancing through the ornate halls in a Pre-Fall 2026 Chloé by Chemena Kamali dress, singing about a boy who, fittingly, looks “like an angel on the walls of Versailles.” However, the French references don’t end there.
As it turns out, Rodrigo—who was styled by Chloe & Chenelle Delgadillo for the video—appears to be making a nod to one of France’s most-famous style icons: Jane Birkin.
At the beginning of the visual, the Grammy winner is seen dancing in a crowded bar, wearing an off-white minidress embellished with large pearl-like orbs along the bottom hem and cuffs of the mid-length sleeves.
This dress appears to be a near-exact replica of the Loris Azzaro crochet minidress that Birkin wore in the 1975 French film Catherine et Cie, where she plays a sex worker who tries to found her own escort company and encounters a series of comical obstacles along the way.
Rodrigo, like so many young women, has seemingly channeled the model, actor, and singer-songwriter’s style before, however, this is more of an overt reference than she has ever displayed in the past.
Of course, Birkin notably had very complicated romantic relationships throughout her life, and Rodrigo has notably claimed that her latest album will be defined by “sad love songs,” as she told British Vogue. So, this homage likely isn’t a coincidence.
You seem pretty sad for a girl so in love will be released on June 12, and if I were making bets, I’d guess that Rodrigo still has a few more Easter eggs and references in store. Check out the video below.
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