Sabrina Carpenter: The It Girl of 2025
- Kaja Szeremeta
- Apr 9
- 2 min read
Every year, someone takes the reins in the world of pop culture. Someone whose songs are everywhere, whose style is copied by millions, whose name is on everyone’s lips. Who's wearing the crown this year? The answer is simple: Sabrina Carpenter.
Not long ago, she was mostly known to Disney fans—today, she's a global phenomenon. Her singles Espresso, Please Please Please, and Taste took the top three spots on the global Spotify chart within weeks. Espresso surpassed 2 billion streams and became not just a hit but a pop culture quote, echoing everywhere from TikTok to the fashion runway.
The music industry took notice fast. Carpenter earned six nominations at the 2025 Grammy Awards and walked away with two wins—Best Pop Vocal Album and Best Pop Solo Performance for Espresso. Her album Short n’ Sweet is a collection of clever, emotional, and immaculately produced tracks that immediately struck a chord with the younger generation.
But Sabrina Carpenter is more than just music. She’s the new definition of an it girl—a trendsetter, a muse, an inspiration. Her stage fashion has gone viral, and her looks from the Short n’ Sweet Tour have taken on a second life on social media. Satin dresses, lacy slips, bows, micro-skirts—all part of a sweet-pop aesthetic with a nostalgic twist.
Sabrina's image works like a carefully crafted universe. The pink blush makeup, signature bangs, and soft hairstyle have become one of the most copied beauty looks of the year. TikTok is full of “get ready with me: Sabrina edition” videos—from rosy cheeks to soft waves and sheer lip glosses. Her favourite blush? According to online sleuths, it’s usually cool-toned shades of pink.
The same goes for fashion—delicate dresses, vintage slips, hair bows, and ballet flats have become the new aesthetic code. Entire Pinterest boards are dedicated to her tour looks, while Instagram hashtags like #ShortnSweetStyle showcase thousands of attempts to recreate her concert outfits.
On stage, Sabrina can be bold, sensual, and direct. Her concerts are no longer just musical performances—they're pop spectacles that surprise even her most devoted fans. Sometimes with her words, sometimes with her moves. Some of her on-stage poses and gestures have stirred up buzz on social media, especially those on the edge of sexual expression. During her performance of Feather, she strikes provocatively confident poses—some see them as empowering and self-assured, while others call them unnecessarily provocative.
But it's this very tension that makes her so magnetic. She refuses to play the “good girl”. She consciously contrasts her soft, girly image with bold lyrics and gestures that flirt with pop exaggeration on the one hand and express feminine control and independence on the other. In a world that loves to categorise and comment, Sabrina consistently escapes labels. And maybe that’s exactly why no one can stop talking about her.
In previous years, the title of “star of the year” belonged to names like Taylor Swift—who invited Sabrina to open on her own tour. Now, the roles have shifted. It’s Carpenter who draws the crowds and the world’s attention.
Is this her moment? Absolutely.
