Alix Earle Lay Flat in a Car for an Hour to Keep Her VMA Dress Flawless
- Sep 7
- 2 min read
7 September 2025
Alix Earle is no stranger to going the extra mile for a fashion moment, but her journey to the 2025 MTV Video Music Awards at New York’s UBS Arena was couture-level dedication. As she prepared to walk the red carpet in a Tom Ford mini dress notorious for its susceptibility to creases, the 24-year-old TikTok sensation opted for an unconventional commute: reclined in the backseat of a car for a full hour. In a behind-the-scenes Instagram video, she revealed just how seriously she takes the art of looking flawless for these high-stakes glamour moments.
In the clip, Earle lies rigidly across the back seat, explaining that “we have this Tom Ford dress, which I can’t wrinkle, so we have an hour-long car ride while I’m just lying back here like this.” The scene alone, an influencer determined to preserve her sartorial statement is enough to spark both fascination and amusement. To make the ride bearable, her glam squad even provided what she dubbed “roadside drink service,” offering a red cup with a straw at stoplights while ensuring the ripple-prone fabric stayed pristine.
When the red carpet glimmered under the camera lights, the payoff was clear: Earle stepped out in her bold mini, sleek and sculpted, with no wrinkles in sight. Her look, tailored for impact, featured daring side cutouts that revealed dramatic side-boob, complemented by patent black slingback heels, layered silver jewelry, peach-toned makeup, and tousled blonde waves parted in the center. A masterclass in red carpet composition.
Earle’s fashion hustle didn’t stop at the car door. At 24, she’s stepping onto another star-studded stage this time as a burgeoning talent on Dancing with the Stars. Amid the makeup and the lights, she shared that training for the show has been tough “bruised and beaten” even but thrilling, with steady progress that fuels her excitement. “I’m giddy every day I wake up,” she admitted to E! News, crediting her boyfriend, NFL pro Braxton Berrios, with much-needed emotional support when she struggles with being “sexy” on the dance floor. A FaceTime pep talk from Berrios has become her go-to reset.
In this moment, Earle embodies the modern celebrity choreography how every outfit and every entrance can become digital theater. The hour spent flat in a car, the meticulous avoidance of a wrinkle, the supportive partner and the backstage glimpses all are part of a carefully constructed narrative that defines how we consume celebrity today. Her transparency about the discomfort, humor about sipping from the backseat, and the sheer will behind preserving her look make her instantly relatable in a world where fashion is both spectacle and strategy.
Media and fans alike couldn’t help but notice the lengths she went for style and how those efforts paid off visually. In a world of fleeting TikTok trends and disposable celebrity content, Alix Earle showed that crafting a memorable moment sometimes means literal sacrifice of comfort, of stealth, and of the easy path. She laid down so the camera didn’t have to.
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