Ariana Grande, Ricky Alvarez Make Red Carpet Debut in New York

Ariana Grande and Ricky Alvarez dated for about a year the first time around. A decade later, they finally made it to a red carpet together.

Grande and Alvarez made their debut as a couple at Universal Pictures’ “Focker In-Law” world premiere at the Beacon Theatre in New York on Wednesday, with the actress and singer reaching into the 1990s for the occasion.

Styled by Law Roach, Grande wore a vintage Badgley Mischka gown in a pale silver-gray plaid. The spaghetti-strap dress featured a scoop neckline and fitted bodice scattered with white floral embellishments before opening into a full, floor-length skirt. Grande kept her jewelry minimal and pulled her hair into a sleek updo, which let her white, feather-like earrings shine.

Alvarez took a considerably more casual approach beside her, pairing a black blazer and open-collar white shirt with dark cuffed jeans, a black belt and brown shoes.

The appearance marks a first for a relationship with considerably more history than Wednesday’s carpet suggests. Grande and Alvarez met when he worked as a dancer on her Honeymoon Tour and dated from 2015 to 2016. They remained friends after their split and were linked again this summer, nearly 10 years later. By August, Grande had made their rekindled relationship Instagram official.

The premiere also comes as Grande begins venturing back into public-facing work after a deliberately quieter fall. She wrapped her “Eternal Sunshine” tour on Sept. 1 and had previously announced plans to take a break from public appearances afterward, while still honoring commitments surrounding “Focker In-Law.” She returned to television on Sunday alongside costars Ben Stiller and Robert De Niro on “The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon” earlier this week, foregoing her usual long ponytail for a new curled bob hairstyle.

Her return to the carpet also picks up an archival streak she and Roach have been building for more than a year. During the “Wicked: For Good” press tour, Grande cycled through vintage pieces including 1950s Gilbert Adrian and Lilli Diamond gowns and a 1990s Bob Mackie design. In January, Roach pulled an early-2000s Vivienne Westwood look for Grande to wear to the AFI Awards.

Roach has kept digging through fashion history with other clients, too. Kim Kardashian’s “All’s Fair” press wardrobe has included archival Rabanne from the mid-1990s and a spring 2008 Louis Vuitton look.

For Grande, though, the Badgley Mischka came with a different kind of throwback. The last time she and Alvarez were dating, neither had ever walked a red carpet together. Ten years later, apparently there was a vintage dress for that.