The pop star bodysuit might just become obsolete soon. And in it’s place we have the custom designer dress. This past weekend, Ariana Grande kicked off her Eternal Sunshine tour and she might be the solidifying act that confirms our theory. There was already a slew of subjects leading us on our sartorial thesis, like Gracie Abrams and Olivia Dean, but with the pop star of pop stars returning to the stage after a few years of acting-focused projects, it’s proof enough. Designer dresses are no longer just for red carpets and award shows. We’re now seeing an influx of our favorite girlies wearing them on tour—a stark difference from the notable, seemingly inevitable on-stage bodysuit we’ve grown used to.

From its originators (Madonna and then Janet Jackson) to its mainstays (Beyonce and Taylor Swift) the bedazzled, form-fitting bodysuit has been solidified as pop girl standard. But, I posit, that many factors have played into the shrinking use of leotards on stage.

Some (myself included) might argue that pop stars expectations have shifted overwhelmingly. They aren’t dancing anymore the way they were early 2000s and even 2010s. We’ve seen a lot of our favorites step into “show girl” and stage work performances that allow for more freedom for fashion exploration.

With her latest tour, Ariana seems to have put a fine point on the change, with all of her looks featuring bespoke dresses. Her show is divided into five acts, with songs from Positions and Eternal Sunshine, as well as the debut live performance of “Hate That I Made You Love Me,” the single off her new album, Petal.

And while this is surely worthy of an Eras Tour-esque fashion lineup featuring style callbacks from each album, Ariana and her stylist Law Roach focused instead on a lot of dresses from designer brands like, Alexander McQueen, Wiederhoeft, Givenchy, Vivienne Westwood, and Ludovic de Saint Sernin. The evolution from leotard to gown feels noteworthy on this tour, especially since Ariana herself was a bodysuit pop girl during Dangerous Woman and Seven Rings.

Gracie Abrams is a key part of this movement. The “That’s So True” singer loves a good dress, ranging from Chanel to Bode. Her concert looks seem to focus on renaissance glamour versus the motion-focused bodysuits of the past.

Olivia Dean has been out here on this limb, too. The “Man I Need” singer loves a whimsical midi dress to skate around stage in and does her two-steps and simple choreography in custom Chanel and Etro.

Personal style, now more than ever, is what’s shaping a lot of the pop stars of today. In the former pop girl era, there was a pop-star and a superstar aesthetic. It was glamorous and theatrical. From now on, my guess is that there will be less uniformity across the board, the connecting dots becoming gorgeous, gorgeous dresses—looks these artists might even choose for a red carpet. The overall effect feels more whimsical, delicate, personal, and intimate (enter the Olivia Rodrigo babydoll dress discourse), a more authentic and organic way of expressing the star’s current personality, bringing them possibly even closer to their fans.