The Bachelor’s Litia Garr didn’t get the final rose. Instead, she got fashion revenge.
All of Bachelor Nation was on the edge of their seats as Garr, 29, confronted Grant Ellis about being blindsided on After the Final Rose. She didn’t mince words; she made a statement in a pair of rose-heeled shoes that you didn’t see on TV.
As revealed in an exclusive interview with Norberg Styling — made up of three sisters, Shayna, Megan and Samantha, who helped dress the season 29 runner-up for the hit ABC show — Garr jumped at the idea of wearing vintage Loewe rose-petaled mules to send a sartorial message to Ellis, 32, and audiences everywhere: She can buy herself flowers.
It was so subtle that the cameramen completely missed the moment. Had it been seen on air, it would have gone down in Bachelor history as fashion revenge footwear at its finest.
It was hardly the first time that Garr set the bar with her curated sense of style. She immediately became a frontrunner on night one when she stepped out of the limo with a bedazzled basketball in hand, but that’s not what caught the former athlete’s attention; he immediately complimented her dress and shoes. And can you blame him?
Both Garr and her styling team’s Instagram DMs and comments sections were flooded with messages from fans praising her outfits, desperate to know where they came from, including one follower who admitted that they’d spent “two hours trying to find” a Western-inspired coat that Garr wore in between filming on a girls’ trip to Montana’s Yellowstone National Park, as seen on the then-contestant’s Instagram, “because they were so obsessed with it.” (Garr thoughtfully replied to the comment, promising to send the fan a DM with a link to the jacket.)
According to Norberg Styling, “It was all Litia,” as nearly every single one of the gems Garr was seen in on the show were rare vintage pieces that she’d had in her closet for years. An avid shopper on The RealReal and Vestiaire Collective, her love for the thrill of finding the perfect Loewe shoe, for example, is symbolic of how she came onto the reality series looking to find the perfect love. After all, she’s all about timeless, forever fashion to last a lifetime.
Since Garr won the finale, sartorially speaking, she has been earning other accolades, including a spot on Us Weekly’s 2025 Reality Star Style of the Year Awards for “Best Vintage Looks.” Suffice it to say, the winners in every category were fiercely contested, which serves as further proof that the runner-up truly made her mark this year.
Below, a rewind of all the reasons why we’re still swooning over Garr’s predominantly pre-loved luxury wardrobe, as seen on The Bachelor.
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Love & Basketball
Garr won the season 29 premiere from a fashion-and-accessory perspective, pairing a Mirror Palais strapless dress with a bedazzled basketball inspired by Ellis's former career as a professional basketball player.
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House of Aama
Eschewing the usual prom-esque gowns contestants wear for rose ceremonies, Garr was a breath of fresh air at the mansion. Case in point? This House of Aama vintage dress was cool, contemporary and delivered just the right amount of "trying."
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Diamond of the Season
Garr's Self-Portrait dress in mint with diamante embellishments dazzled Us and fashion insiders everywhere, as the cult-favorite brand has been worn by countless celebrities, including real-life and Hollywood royalty alike, from Kate Middleton and Meghan Markle to Zendaya and even former First Lady Michelle Obama.
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Bottega Barbie
Garr hit a high-low fashion note in a hot-pink dress from Kylie Jenner's label, Khy, juxtaposed with vintage Bottega Veneta platforms in a bold, bright orange hue. “This is giving the essence of Kylie that you're after," Megan shared. "And she got it tailored to fit her perfectly. It’s a jaw-dropping moment for sure.”
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Joy Ride
Garr made riding a donkey look decidedly high-fashion, thanks to her vintage Loewe tank with the iconic Anagram logo at the center.
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Zen in Zimmerman
Garr stood out in a Zimmeran full-sleeve gown with a sun-and-cloud motif. The print itself is called "Vanilla Sky." The look was decidedly more covered up compared to the other contestants, as seen here, but that's her signature. “She's very demure. Very classy," Samantha said. "I've seen so many comments about how classy she presents and articulates herself. Her clothing is an extension of that." Garr's stylist added: "Many of her looks were the perfect balance of sexy. They're still sexy but in a classy way."
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Oscar Worthy
Garr doubled down on pre-loved luxury pieces in an Oscar de la Renta strapless gown and snakeskin Bottega Veneta platforms that took rose ceremony style to new heights.
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Fantasy Chic
On the fantasy suites episode, Garr looked nothing short of dreamy in Robert Aeiner's Mermaid Knit Dress, which fit her aesthetic perfectly. "She wore it on vacation before," Shayna told Us. "It's so unique, beautiful and totally goes with her essence of ‘I'm just being a mermaid princess.’" We couldn't agree more.
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Caribbean Queen
As for her best vintage look of the season, both Us Weekly and Norberg Styling agree that it was the Silvia Tcherassi dress worn during the rose ceremony in the Dominican Republic. "It was perfect for the Dominican, and she found it on The RealReal two-and-a-half years ago when we were going to Greece,” Shayna recalled. “She knows a good piece and how to make them work again and again. Especially with vintage."
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Gucci Gold
For the finale, Garr's vintage Gucci Malaga platforms with interlocking "G" studs seemed like a sweet nod to Grant before he ultimately blindsided her. Still, she stood her ground (and stood tall, literally), delivering a powerful speech in response to Ellis' shocking flip-and-switch, which prompted a collective "You go, girl!" reaction from viewers everywhere.
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She's So Gucci
The Gucci shoes were so good, they were the first thing that audiences saw as Garr stepped out of the black suburban — and they are well worthy of a second look.
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I Can Buy Myself Roses
During the After the Final Rose episode, Garr wore a dress by Mirror Palais, the same designer she sported on night one, which Norberg Styling explained was her way of making this a full-circle moment. The pièce de résistance was the pair of vintage Loewe mules with a rosebud heel she scored on Poshmark at the last minute after her stylist, Shayna, suggested the statement shoe. Garr immediately "loved the idea."
