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South China Morning Post
3 days ago
- Entertainment
- South China Morning Post
Meet Sabrina Carpenter's Man's Best Friend cover stylist Jared Ellner: the former fashion editor worked on the now infamous album image, and has also outfitted Emma Chamberlain and Sydney Sweeney
The album cover for Sabrina Carpenter 's Man's Best Friend – featuring the pop star in a stunning archive Dolce & Gabbana minidress – quickly sparked widespread debate. The look was styled by none other than Jared Ellner, who was also the visionary behind her wardrobe in the new 'Manchild' music video. The alternative album cover dropped by Sabrina Carpenter, which she dubbed 'approved by God'. Photo: @sabrinacarpenter/Instagram The cover image, featuring Carpenter on all fours next to a man gripping her hair, received criticism from the public for hyper-sexualising women. In response, the artist released an alternative version she cheekily said was 'approved by God'. Advertisement Ellner is no stranger to pushing boundaries. He was the mastermind behind Carpenter's wildly successful Short n' Sweet era wardrobe: her signature glittering heart cut-out bodysuits, the bejewelled towels opening her shows and her beloved Old Hollywood blonde curls. Sabrina Carpenter's iconic outfit for the opening night of the Short n' Sweet Tour. Photo: @jaredellner/Instagram The 28-year-old stylist and designer has put together looks for many big names, including Molly Gordon , Patti Harrison, Olivia Rodrigo , Rachel Sennott, Sydney Sweeney … and the list just keeps growing. Jared Ellner (right) and Owen Thiele. Photo: @jaredellner/Instagram Meet the stylist turning celebrities into fashion icons. Emma Chamberlain was his first client Emma Chamberlain, styled by Jared Ellen in a silver Jean Paul Gaultier by Ludovic de Saint Sernin gown for the Vanity Fair Oscars after-party earlier this year. Photo: @emmachamberlain/Instagram
Yahoo
16-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Sabrina Carpenter's Jean Shorts Suggest an Even Cheekier Era Is En Route
When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Ask any pop girlie and they'll agree: Sabrina Carpenter's "Espresso" was indisputably the song of summer 2024. In addition to hitting over a billion streams in record time, the catchy tune also earned the 26-year-old her first Grammy Award. Now, according to a cryptic Instagram post, it seems Carpenter is coming back for round two this summer with a retro look to match. Marking her first post since her May 11 birthday, Carpenter shared a 15-second video of herself hailing a ride in the middle of the desert. The clip is completely silent until the very end, when Carpenter says, "Oh boy." It didn't take her 47.3 million followers long to sound off in the comment section, debating potential Easter eggs. Some fans believe another "Espresso"-esque anthem is in the works, while others think she's teasing a music video for one of her Short n' Sweet songs. One commenter anticipates a "Busy Woman" music video in the coming weeks, because of the dusty suitcase by the road. "My clothes are off, I'm comin' over to your place," says the record on her Short n' Sweet deluxe album. While Carpenter is keeping the truth under wraps, one thing's clear: She's maintaining her signature vintage-inspired aesthetic in her new era. In the now-viral video, Carpenter went the risqué route with ultra-cheeky jean shorts, thanks to her longtime stylist Jared Ellner. Complete with a high waistline and cut-off hems, her Daisy Dukes mimicked the shape of hot pants—one of her favorite styles on and off the red carpet. From there, the retro vibes continued with a cropped long-sleeve blouse. The plunging front was tied in a knot à la '50s pin-up style. Always on board for sky-high shoes, Carpenter styled slingback baby blue pumps with quirky stilettos. Carpenter's big hair and itty-bitty bottoms immediately reminded fans of her Short n' Sweet style. On the album's corresponding tour, the star frequently channeled the 1950s. Her babydoll dresses, nightgowns, and bodysuits channeled old Hollywood glamour with a splash of spice. Off-stage, she sourced a vintage country-core look—think Dolly Parton at the start of her career. And what better way to pay homage to Parton than with a collaboration? In Feb. 2025, she teamed up with the legend to re-record her chart-topping hit, "Please, Please, Please." For the duet's music video, Carpenter took a page out of Parton's vintage, country-core book. Much like her latest look, she stunned in micro-mini shorts, platform heels, and hair so larger-than-life, fans assumed it was a wig. If this announcement is anything like her Short n' Sweet rollout (and fans suspect it will be), Carpenter's puzzling posts are only getting started. Her fan and mentor Taylor Swift said it best in the comments: "Summer of Sabrina and may it continue forever."
Yahoo
16-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Sabrina Carpenter's New Album Cover Art Is a Rorschach Test
When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Sabrina Carpenter is no stranger to making playful innuendos that send jaws dropping. The Grammy winner did it with her first NSFW "Nonsense" outro, during the "Please Please Please" music video, and on-stage with one "Juno" position after another. This is classic Carpenter conduct: tongue-in-cheek lyrics, campy corsets and négligées, all catered toward the female gaze. But on June 11, she outdid herself. Less than one year after Short n' Sweet debuted at number one on the Billboard 200 charts, Carpenter announced the forthcoming August 29 release of her new album, Man's Best Friend. The moment she shared the album cover, it immediately started a capital-D discourse online. With help from her stylist, Jared Ellner, Carpenter posed on all fours in an archival Dolce & Gabbana little black dress and sky-high pumps, while an unidentified man pulled her by her blonde bombshell hair. I immediately drafted a text to my sister (an equally enthusiastic Carpenter fan) to gush over the impending new album. But I also had a question: "Did you see the cover photo?" My first instinct was to interrogate the image's motive. When misogyny is at an all-time high and women's rights are constantly on the line, should a pop star produce this sort of imagery? I thought I'd find it more empowering to see her as the tugger, not the "tuggee." I'm not the only one—one commenter on Instagram wrote, "This just set us back about 5 decades," while another shared, "Excited for new music but this cover is a big no from me, dawg. In this political climate?? Girls, get up!" Glasgow Women's Aid, a Scotland-based advocacy organization for women experiencing domestic abuse, said it's a "throwback to tired tropes that reduce women to pets, props, and possessions, and promote an element of violence and control." Then, The Telegraph chimed in with a pearl-clutching headline: "Sabrina Carpenter's over-sexed, degrading new album cover has gone too far." But as a longtime Carpenter fan, I believe she thought long and hard (no pun intended) before pressing "Post." The "Espresso" singer knew this would trigger important conversations about agency and the female gaze—like most of her music and accompanying outfits do. The album title is clearly a play on words, for starters. Instead of outright calling her album, B*tch, she's cheekily referencing the word for a female dog. Some TikTokers believe the title track, "A Man's Best Friend" might even reference a man calling her a "b*tch," hence the name. Metaphors and wordplay are a trademark in the Carpenterverse. From my POV, the entire package is an ironic response to the slut-shaming she's received for dressing, speaking, and singing in a way the internet dubs "provocative." Also, who says we've seen the whole cover? What if it's her hand after all? Pardon me, my inner Swiftie is coming out. In the words of Beyoncé, "you know you that b*tch when you cause all this conversation." Is the photo controversial? Yes, but so is Carpenter. She literally wrote the lyrics, "I'm so f*ckin' horny," in Short n' Sweet's "Juno." Causing a stir by embracing her sexuality is the backbone of her brand, and at this point, she's a pro at it. If you think she's appealing to the male gaze, you obviously don't listen to Carpenter's music. And if you do listen, you need to listen harder. In songs like "because I liked a boy," "lie to girls," and "Sharpest Tool," her lyrics challenge various patriarchal assumptions placed on women. In "because I liked a boy," she sings, "I'm a home-wrecker, I'm a slut / I got death threats filling up semi-trucks / Tell me who I am, guess I don't have a choice / All because I liked a boy." "[Women] just have to grow thicker skin, but they don't have to learn how to shut their mouths," Carpenter says in a recent Rolling Stone interview in response to online scrutiny. "I've never lived in a time where women have been picked apart more, and scrutinized in every capacity." On the surface, her lyrics, choreography, and costumes might appear over-sexualized, but this aesthetic is a gateway to empowerment. She's hardly the first woman to dress provocatively in service of her art. Carpenter's character frequently references vintage icons like Marilyn Monroe, Brigitte Bardot, Dolly Parton, Betty Grable, and Rita Hayworth, all of whom similarly wielded sex appeal as agency. And where is this criticism when modern male artists have delivered explicit covers—with nary a nuance in sight? Back in 2013, Talk Dirty showcased a nearly-naked Jason Derulo with a woman's hands caressing his lower stomach. More recently, The Dare's "Girls" record depicts women in sexually-suggestive positions. Not only is Sabrina Carpenter's music for the girls, the star's entire aura is—and it's nothing new. 'Femininity is something that I've always embraced,' Carpenter shared in an Oct. 2024 interview with Time. 'And if right now that means corsets and garter belts and fuzzy robes or whatever, then that's what that means.' Since early 2023, Carpenter's vibe has leaned '60s pin-up, complete with micro-mini skirts, hot pants, and bras as tops. On the Short n' Sweet tour, she opened up each of the 72 shows in a bejeweled bustier, plus lacy garter tights, both custom-made by Victoria's Secret. During her performance at the 2024 MTV Video Music Awards, she made out with an alien in even more custom Victoria's Secret lingerie. Fast-forward to the 2025 Grammys, and she took center stage to perform—and take home two trophies—in another barely-there bodysuit from Dolce & Gabbana. To no surprise, Carpenter's Man's Best Friend era is already off to a sensual start—just as I knew it would be. In the "Manchild" music video (the new record's first single), she bared it all in cheeky Daisy Dukes, a vintage Valentino bra, and a sheer Chrome Hearts skirt. Carpenter chose to wear these outfits in homage to pin-up culture, because that's how she connects to her femininity. So, Carpenter is on track to maintain her spicy status, and what about it? I say, let women wear whatever they want, whenever, and however they want. For Carpenter, if that's a skin-tight LBD on her knees, great. I'll cheer her on every time.
Yahoo
08-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Sabrina Carpenter Heads To Fortnite Festival Season 8, Featuring Outfits, Tracks, And More
As we head into Fortnite Festival Season 8, Sabrina Carpenter will make her debut with outfits inspired by her tour appearance, emotes and tracks. Be sure to grab your delicious espresso — the Grammy Award-winning superstar Sabrina Carpenter debuts in Fortnite Festival Season 8, available April 8. For excited fans, outfits, tracks, and guitars can be unlocked through the Festival Pass, along with an item shop featuring a tour-inspired outfit, emotes, back bling, Jam Tracks and more. Before diving deep into the Season 8 Premium Festival Pass, Fortnite Festival offers free rewards ranging from a bass guitar to Jam Tracks. As the players progress through the free pass, they can unlock a B Splatt Bass covered in a mysterious blue splatter, a Beachy Beat Aura to evoke a Summer vibe, and Epic Games Jam Tracks including All My People, Touch the Sun, The Last Cavallard, and The Future Me. Following Hatsune Miku's debut in Fortnite Festival Season 7, the upcoming eighth season spotlights Sabrina Carpenter. By purchasing the Festival Pass for 1,400 V-Bucks or unlocking from Fortnite Crew, fans can unlock: Sabrina Carpenter Outfit – Unlocked automatically. The outfit was designed by Victoria's Secret in collaboration with Jared Ellner, and the jewelry was crafted by Maison Raksha. SC Electric Guitar – A lipstick-stained yellow guitar, with a red Blush style unlockable as players progress through the pass. SC Guitar – A yellow and sparkly acoustic guitar, with a Baby Blue style unlockable as the player progress through the pass. Nonsense – A Jam Track by Sabrina Carpenter. Juno – A Jam Track by Sabrina Carpenter. You Oughta Know – A Jam Track by Alanis Morissette. Dark Horse – A Jam Track by Katy Perry ft. Juicy J. A second Sabrina Carpenter Outfit – The style is a yellow embellished bodysuit, based on the outfit she wore on her tour with babydoll. Not only will fans have the opportunity to unlock Sabrina Carpenter-themed rewards through Fortnite Festival Season 8, but several cosmetics will also be available in the Fortnite Item Shop. Cosmetics include: Tour-Ready Sabrina Carpenter Outfit – The skirt and boots were designed by Ludovic de Saint Sernin and Michael Schmidt Studios. The outfit was created by Jared Ellner and Maison Raksha crafting the ring. SC Heart Purse Black Bling – A pink lipstick-stained purse as a default style and the Baby Blue alt style. Taste Emote – An Emote choreographed to Taste. Please Please Please Emote – An Emote choreographed to Please Please Please. Cute Cutout Contrail – A contrail based on Sabrina Carpenter as you hop out the Battle Bus. Sabrina Mic – A sparkly Mic for Fortnite Festival. Jam Tracks – Taste debuts in the shop during Season 8, with Espresso and Feather returning. Alongside Sabrina Carpenter's arrival in Fortnite Festival Season 8, Fortnite will receive several updates related to emotes, jam sessions, bandmates and more. Highlights from the Fortnite Blog include: Dance Emotes – Fortnite Emotes that include dancing will be renamed Dance Emote. Using the Dance Emote will allow other players to join you at the press of a button, even if they don't own the emote. Jam – Depending on how many other players are jamming with you, you can use up to four loops in a jam session, including loops from different Jam Tracks. Tune-Up – Enhance the tune-up process and bring tune-up profiles for players alternating between audio outputs. Fortnite Festival onstage – All the Outfits you favourited will be added as your bandmates, including Back Blings, Kicks, and Instruments you've favourited. Fortnite Fesitval Content Creation – Eligible Jam Tracks will be limited to the first seven days of Season 8 for VOD content monetization. The eligible Jam Tracks for Season 8 are Please Please Please and Taste by Sabrina Carpenter. Quite an exciting debut in Fortnite Festival Season 8 and welcoming updates to enhance the overall Fortnite experience. To learn more about the updates, visit the Fortnite Blog.
