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Lily Allen's Sheer CFDA Look Fuels 'Revenge Dressing' Narrative

The look advances the public arc of West End Girl, a breakup album she frames as autofiction rather than revenge.

Overview

  • At the CFDA Fashion Awards in New York on Nov. 3, Allen wore a lace‑trimmed bralette and floor‑length ivory silk skirt from Colleen Allen’s spring 2026 collection.
  • Designer Colleen Allen, a Google Shopping American Emerging Designer of the Year nominee, accompanied the singer on the red carpet.
  • Multiple outlets characterized the appearance as a "revenge dressing" moment closely tied to the recent release of West End Girl on Oct. 24.
  • The album, which confronts a marriage split and references a figure named "Madeline," has been described by Allen as autofiction, and she has said she does not seek revenge now.
  • David Harbour has not issued a substantive public response, and separate reports about his on‑set conduct are circulating but not universally corroborated.