Olivia Rodrigo has been a White Stripes superfan since childhood. She ran a fan page, she knows every lyric, and she helped induct the band into the Rock&Roll Hall of Fame in 2025. Now she can add one more thing to that list: owner of Meg White’s actual dress from the Elephant album cover. In a Hollywood Reporter cover story, Olivia revealed she spent an“exorbitant amount of money”on the vintage white dress, which sold for $25,600 at Julien’s Auctions’“Music Icons”sale in May.
The dress almost made its public debut at Olivia’s inaugural charity festival in August, but the weather had other plans. She told the magazine it was“too f–king hot”to wear it. Instead, the dress stayed safely away from the summer heat while Olivia performed in something a little more weather-appropriate. She joked that if she brings Daisy Chain back during the winter, she might finally get to wear it. Fingers crossed for a cold-weather comeback.
What makes this story so fun is that it’s not just a headline-grabbing purchase. It’s a full-circle moment for someone who genuinely grew up loving this band. Olivia once posted,“Got to meet my hero of all heroes today. Still crying,”after meeting Meg White. Now she literally owns a piece of Meg’s wardrobe. So we have to ask: if you had unlimited money, what piece of music history would you buy?
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