Shein buys sustainable brand Everlane, celebrity women are shilling AI, and unpacking the moral panic of Olivia Rodrigo’s babydoll dress.


Hi friends! In today's episode, we have a quick chat about Australian Fashion Week and our trip to Rarotonga, Cook Islands with Jetstar. Want to see it for yourself? Jetstar has officially begun direct flights to Rarotonga from Brisbane. Check those and other affordable flights out here!


In pop culture, we chit chat about a new celebrity couple in Cannes and a TikTok star who is starting his own fashion label. Also in fashion news, Lauren Sherman of Puck has reported that Shein has bought sustainable fashion label Everlane. In the US, two university commencement speeches have gone viral after they shilled the future of artificial intelligence. We read from The Cut's article 'The Girlbossification of AI' by Angelina Chapin.


Next, should adult women wear babydoll dresses? That’s the conversation the internet has been having around Olivia Rodrigo’s recent outfits. We break down the discourse, fashion history, and reference 'The Outrage Over Olivia Rodrigo Was Never Really About A Babydoll Dress' by Elizabeth Whitehead for Refinery29.


In Bookmarked, Maggie recommends the novel 'Just Watch Me' by Lior Torenberg while Jas recommends 'Perfection' by Vincenzo Latronico.


Thank you so much for listening! There's no YouTube video this week as we recorded remotely. Jas & Mags xo 

Shein buys sustainable brand Everlane, celebrity women are shilling AI, and unpacking the moral panic of Olivia Rodrigo’s babydoll dress. Hi friends! In today's episode, we have a quick chat about Australian Fashion Week and our trip to Rarotonga, Cook Islands with Jetstar. Want to see it for yourself? Jetstar has officially begun direct flights to Rarotonga from Brisbane. Check <a href="https://www.jetstar.com/au/en/deals?utm_source=influencer&utm_medium=pr&utm_campaign=20250505_au_culture-club-rarotonga_podcast_flights&utm_content=tactical" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">those and other affordable flights</a> out here! In pop culture, we chit chat about a new celebrity couple in Cannes and a TikTok star who is starting his own fashion label. Also in fashion news, Lauren Sherman of <a href="https://puck.news/everlane-is-selling-out-to-shein/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Puck has reported</a> that Shein has bought sustainable fashion label Everlane. In the US, two university commencement speeches have gone viral after they shilled the future of artificial intelligence. We read from The Cut's article <a href="https://www.thecut.com/article/ai-girlboss-women-reese-witherspoon-mel-robbins.html" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">'The Girlbossification of AI' </a>by Angelina Chapin. Next, should adult women wear babydoll dresses? That’s the conversation the internet has been having around Olivia Rodrigo’s recent outfits. We break down the discourse, fashion history, and reference <a href="https://www.refinery29.com/en-us/2026/05/11982080/babydoll-dress-olivia-rodrigo-controversy" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">'The Outrage Over Olivia Rodrigo Was Never Really About A Babydoll Dress'</a> by Elizabeth Whitehead for Refinery29. In Bookmarked, Maggie recommends the novel <a href="https://www.readings.com.au/product/9781398557963/just-watch-me--lior-torenberg--2026--9781398557963" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">'Just Watch Me'</a> by Lior Torenberg while Jas recommends <a href="https://www.readings.com.au/product/9781922790897/perfection--vincenzo-latronico--2025--9781922790897" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">'Perfection'</a> by Vincenzo Latronico. Thank you so much for listening! There's no YouTube video this week as we recorded remotely. Jas & Mags xo <hr>

Culture Club is a weekly podcast analysing pop culture, the arts, and the internet, hosted by writers and editors Jasmine Wallis and Maggie Zhou.

Culture Club is a weekly podcast analysing pop culture, the arts, and the internet, hosted by writers and editors Jasmine Wallis and Maggie Zhou.

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The Moral Panic-ification Of Olivia Rodrigo’s Babydoll Dress, Shein Buys Everlane & The Endless Shilling of AI

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