Olivia Rodrigo rarely, if ever, wears jeans on stage, so when she showed up to Addison Rae’s Coachella set in vintage Diesel denim, she immediately got my attention. Okay, she would’ve had it regardless, given that she was performing her new single “Drop Dead” for the first time ever, but she specifically woke up the dormant part of my brain that considered low-rise jeans a viable summer wardrobe option.
On April 18, Rodrigo made her surprise cameo in a custom pink leather bra top with a studded bow detail, pairing the girly-punk statement piece with a distressed pair of Diesel jeans sourced by Bluey Denim. Specifically, she seems to be wearing a denim cut that dominated the early 2010s as a more relaxed answer to skinny jeans: boyfriend jeans.
INDIO, CALIFORNIA – APRIL 18: (FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY) (NOT TO BE LICENSED FOR ANY STANDALONE OR SPECIAL INTEREST BOOK PUBLISHING USE CONCERNING THE COACHELLA MUSIC FESTIVAL AND/OR STAGECOACH MUSIC FESTIVAL) (L-R) Maddie Ziegler, Addison Rae and Olivia Rodrigo pose backstage at the Coachella Stage during the 2026 Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival at Empire Polo Club on April 18, 2026 in Indio, California. (Photo by Kevin Mazur/Getty Images for Coachella)Kevin Mazur/Getty Images
Unlike current iterations of boyfriend jeans—which basically encompass any style of loose denim—the 2010s version of boyfriend jeans were tapered straight-leg denim with a slightly baggy, breathable fit. As the name suggests, the objective was to look as though you’d swiped the pair directly out of your guy’s disorganized dresser.
Typically worn cuffed at the hem, the style was particularly beloved for how well it worked with a casual T-shirt and jeans, as well as dressed up with a heels and a going-out top. Katie Holmes had a particular flair for styling low-rise Current/Elliots, which she often wore on the baggier side with ballet flats and lightly tucked T-shirts.
