Olivia Rodrigo has been accused of copying Taylor Swift after she was spotted wearing a dress that was very similar to something the Cruel Summer songstress previously donned.
Olivia, 22, was spotted watching the Wimbledon Tennis Championships in London, England, on Wednesday with her boyfriend, Louis Partridge.
She looked chic in a vintage collared red and white plaid button-down Louis Vuitton dress for the sporting event, which she paired with thin sunglasses.
But when some social media users pointed out that Taylor, 35, wore almost the exact same look to a tennis tournament last year, it left to the Drivers License singer facing immense backlash.
Back in September 2024, Taylor was photographed alongside NFL star boyfriend Travis Kelce at the coveted US Open men’s final in New York City.
She wore a red and white gingham Reformation gown and dark shades.
Fans were quick to discuss the similarities of the two stars’ looks on X, formerly Twitter.
One fan posted side-by-side images of the women at the tennis matches with the caption, ‘Yes copy my homework but don’t make it too obvious,’ and it quickly went viral, gaining more than 835,000 views.
Olivia Rodrigo has been accused of copying Taylor Swift after she was spotted wearing a dress that was very similar to something the Cruel Summer songstress previously donned
Olivia, 22, was spotted watching the Wimbledon Tennis Championships in London, England, on Wednesday with her boyfriend, Louis Partridge
She looked chic in a vintage collared red and white plaid button-down Louis Vuitton dress for the sporting event, which she paired with some thin sunglasses
‘The red and white plaid dress… similar sunglasses… both attending a tennis match… you can’t make this up,’ they added in a follow-up post.
Many people slammed Olivia in the replies and accused her of copying Taylor, with some even branding her as ‘creepy’ over it.
‘It’s just getting beyond creepy now,’ one user wrote.
‘She makes me [vomit],’ added another, while a third said, ‘This is a little creepy.’
‘She definitely got inspired by her look, it’s okay to admit. The shape of the glasses are even the same and both are at a tennis match,’ a fourth comment read.
Some users, on the other hand, defended Olivia amidst the scrutiny, pointing out that she actually wore a similar red and white plaid dress in April 2024, five months before Taylor did.
‘Olivia had worn [a similar] dress as Taylor months before, so following this user’s logic, that would actually make Taylor the copycat in this situation,’ one defender wrote.
‘Olivia did it first and better,’ insisted another.
But when some social media users pointed out that Taylor, 35, wore almost the exact same look to a tennis tournament last year, it lead to the Drivers License singer facing immense backlash
Back in September 2024, Taylor was photographed alongside her boyfriend Travis Kelce at the coveted US Open men’s final in New York City
‘Omg, people, it’s clothes! Everyone around the world uses the same fabric patterns. If an artist uses it doesn’t mean it’s exclusive for them,’ someone else chimed in.
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‘Wow now she is the only one allowed to wear a red and white checkered dress,’ said a different person.
‘God forbid a woman wear something similar to Taylor,’ read another comment.
‘It’s okay to take inspirations from your idols,’ announced one person.
‘Taylor did not invent red gingham,’ quipped another.
Taylor was notably added to the credits of Olivia’s song Deja Vu back in 2021 after fans noticed the chords resembled ones from the Taylor track Cruel Summer.
Afterwards, rumors began to arise that the duo had become embroiled in a feud with one another.
When asked about the alleged drama by Rolling Stone, she said, ‘I don’t have beef with anyone. I’m very chill. I keep to myself.
She wore a red and white gingham Reformation gown and dark shades. Taylor is seen left at the US Open last year while Olivia is seen right at Wimbledon this week
Fans were quick to discuss the similarities of the two stars’ looks on X, formerly Twitter
Some users defended Olivia amidst the scrutiny, pointing out that she actually wore a similar red and white plaid dress in April 2024 (seen), five months before Taylor did
‘I have my four friends and my mom, and that’s really the only people I talk to, ever. There’s nothing to say.’
She also said she wasn’t all that ‘involved’ in the songwriting credit matter: ‘It’s not something that I was super involved in.
‘It was more team-on-team. So, I wouldn’t be the best person to ask.’
Then, in 2023, Olivia addressed online speculation that she had written her song Vampire about Taylor.
‘I was very surprised when people thought that,’ she told The Guardian at the time.
‘I never want to say who any of my songs are about. I’ve never done that before in my career and probably won’t.
‘I think it’s better to not pigeonhole a song to being about this one thing.’