Olivia Rodrigo's Palestinian dress designer has said that political views rooted in punk should include Palestine, after creating a striking pink dress for the singer ahead of her appearance at the Daisy Chain Fields festival.
Yasmeen Mjalli, founder of the Palestinian fashion label Nöl Collective, made the comments during an interview about the creation of Rodrigo's custom dress.
The remarks have since been circulated online alongside references to singer Pink, with one Reddit discussion using the phrase 'Take Note, Pink' when sharing Mjalli's comments.
However, Mjalli did not mention Pink by name.
Nor does the interview suggest that she was speaking specifically about the singer. The Pink connection comes from the online discussion surrounding Mjalli's comments, rather than from a direct statement by the designer.
What Mjalli did say was: 'Your political views as a punk rocker should include Palestine.'
Her comments came as she discussed the relationship between punk, fashion and political expression, and the significance of creating a Palestinian-made garment for one of pop music's biggest young stars.
Rodrigo wore the dress at a press presentation in Santa Monica on 28 August 2026, one day before her Daisy Chain Fields festival appearance at Great Park in Irvine, California, on 29 August 2026.
Palestinian artisans created the embroidered details on Rodrigo's dress.
Challenges Before Design Was Brought to Life
The baby pink Nöl Collective dress featured embroidered birds and flowers, with the embroidery created by Palestinian artisans in the West Bank.
Mjalli used the story behind the garment to explain how difficult it had been to bring the design to life. She travelled from Ramallah to Bethlehem with her mother, carrying raw silk in the back seat of their car. Mjalli said that a journey which would normally take around 90 minutes took approximately three hours because of checkpoints.
The designer also described difficulties obtaining materials for the collection. She said a shipment of naturally dyed, handwoven wool from India had been held by Israeli customs for months before being destroyed. Mjalli said she later attempted to travel to Jerusalem to find replacement material but was turned back when roads out of Ramallah were closed.
The setbacks left her questioning whether Nöl Collective could continue.
'I was genuinely like, maybe we should stop, maybe this is our last effort. I was just so tired,' she added.
Then Rodrigo's team commissioned the dress.
Mjalli described the opportunity as 'divine intervention.'
With less than a week to complete the garment, the team sourced baby pink raw silk in Ramallah and transported it to artisans in Bethlehem, where it was cut, sewn and embroidered. The finished dress then had to make its way to Los Angeles.
People eventually volunteered to carry the garment in their luggage to help ensure it reached Rodrigo in time.
For Mjalli, the dress became more than a fashion commission. It was an example of Palestinian craftsmanship reaching an international audience despite the difficulties involved in producing and transporting the garment.
Mjalli's comments about punk and Palestine were later linked to Pink online.
Why Pink Has Been Brought Into the Conversation
Mjalli's comments came while she was discussing Rodrigo's fashion direction and the influence of punk aesthetics. The babydoll-style dress has long been associated with punk-influenced figures including Courtney Love and Kat Bjelland, and Mjalli drew a connection between that visual history and the political expression associated with punk.
'Your political views as a punk rocker should include Palestine,' she said.
She also described fashion as inherently political.
'Fashion is political no matter where you are,' Mjalli said, adding: 'We're still here, we have not been forgotten.'
Those remarks have since been shared online alongside references to Pink. The Reddit post behind the 'Take Note, Pink' framing presents Mjalli's comments in relation to the singer, but it does not establish that Mjalli was addressing Pink directly.
There is no report of any disagreement between Mjalli and Pink, and the interview contains no response from Pink.
That distinction is important.
The verified story is about Rodrigo's dress, Mjalli's Palestinian fashion label and her belief that punk's tradition of political expression should include Palestine.
The Pink connection is an interpretation that has emerged from online discussion, not a direct call-out from Mjalli.
For Nöl Collective, the significance of Rodrigo's dress lies in the craftsmanship behind it and the international attention it brought to Palestinian artisans.
And for Mjalli, the commission provided a powerful platform to make the case that fashion and political expression cannot always be separated.
