Ariana Grande wears vintage gown to Focker-in-Law premiere

Ariana Grande attended the New York premiere of Focker-in-Law on November 11 wearing a vintage 1990s Badgley Mischka gown and arriving with Ricky Álvarez. The appearance marked her return to a major red carpet after a period away from public events and the pair’s first red-carpet appearance together since reports said they rekindled their relationship.

Grande wore a floor-length silver-gray dress with a subtle plaid pattern, delicate straps and floral beading across the bodice. Her stylist, Law Roach, selected the vintage gown for the premiere. He said its 1990s or early-2000s feel recalled the period when the original Meet the Parents was released in 2000.

The premiere took place in New York ahead of the film’s scheduled theatrical release on November 25. Grande plays Olivia Jones, the girlfriend of Henry Focker, played by Skyler Gisondo. The film also features returning franchise actors Ben Stiller and Robert De Niro. In the story, Stiller’s Greg Focker is uneasy about his son’s relationship, while De Niro’s Jack Byrnes is more welcoming.

Grande’s appearance followed a stretch of work that included the Wicked films and her Eternal Sunshine tour, which ended September 1,...