Purple feathers get caught in the wind after the rain on the corner of Sixth and Broadway in Nashville, Tennessee. Its downy underside floated and swooped, the purple flash disappearing into the bustling mouth of the Oral Crossfire that would become Bridgestone Arena on Saturday night. To the left is Music City's famous neon honky-tonk promenade, blaring with bachelor cheers and Pat His Benatar covers. To the right, there's a catwalk snaking through thousands of teens adjusting butterfly clips and marabou boas, before taking selfies in front of Olivia Rodrigo's “Guts” world tour bus. He was pointing his cell phone camera straight ahead for the final inspection of the jewelry.
Beneath a sea of thick platforms, loose feathered leaves are trampled and forgotten. But for modern concert-goers, the resurgence of showing off through clothing is here to stay.
“This is what I want to look like every day,” Adriana Montalvo, 25, told Fashionista, gesturing to her rhinestone fishnets and matching fingerless gloves.
Montalbo's crocheted top, which she laughingly designated as a “kid's shirt,” is cut out by hand. Her cheeks are dotted with purple glitter, just like her best friend from college, Edwin Arce, 25, who flew in from Puerto Rico for her two-year reunion. is.
“I don't usually put this much effort into my everyday outfits,” she admits. “That’s why I like concerts, because it’s okay to give it your all.”
From Taylor Swift to Beyoncé, “All Out” aptly captures the costume craze that has descended on concert venues in the wake of the pandemic.
Music's influence on the way we dress is nothing new, but platforms like Instagram and TikTok provide an accessible way to share outfit vision boards and Get Ready With Me (GRWM) clips, allowing fans to You can connect there, bookmark inspiration for your own ensembles, and if you're especially lucky, even get approval from your favorite artists. But in an age where trends cycle rapidly and orders flood in overnight on Amazon, going all-out for one event can leave your clothes crammed with peeling faux leather and metal fringe. They can be left tangled on the shelves of thrift stores, leading to the wasteful ephemerality of prom or Halloween. -Season Shayne.
While waiting in a crowded line, watch as throngs of Zoomers and Gen Alphas take note of Rodrigo, a self-proclaimed vintage enthusiast, excitedly showing off their DIY accessories and repurposed clothing. is fresh.
London Flugel (14) will be trying embroidery for the first time at the show. It's a lyrical tribute to Rodrigo's song “Pretty Isn't Pretty” stitched in purple thread.
“I practiced a little bit, but not too much, because I like to work on things directly,” she explains. “My mom is a bit good at sewing, so she helped me, but I did most of the work. I’m really bad at tying knots, so her mom just tied it for me. ”
Flugel was accompanied by her friends Karin Arnett and fellow 14-year-old Cora Riggs (both pictured at the top of this article). They pushed their hair back to reveal custom earrings Riggs had made from clay. This is reminiscent of the Lisa Frank-inspired motif that appears throughout Rodrigo's album visuals. Their sunglasses have letter beads hot-glued to them, and on their wrists they wear friendship bracelets with song titles, a nod to favors from the craft party they had the night before.
“We had specific ideas about what we wanted to build, but they weren't all things we could buy,” Riggs says. “All three of us, he and I, love building things, so we thought it would be really fun to make something ourselves and add details like that.”
From maxi skirts fastened to dresses with belts to ribbons fastened with safety pins (both a reference to the song “Lacey” and a current trend that's very easily managed, the saturation of the coquette Many outfits, ranging from surviving the thought pieces that condemn them, rely on resourceful customization rather than wasted quickness. – Fashion shopping.
Allie Close, 25, who wears dazzling cowboy boots repurposed from a Taylor Swift outfit, cites indecisiveness within trend cycles (she's a Libra) as a key factor in her spending choices. There is. Most of her ensembles are from her subscription-based clothing rental service, Nuuly.
“I think it's more of a sustainable fashion cycle than fast fashion, so it's perfect for events,” she insists. What's next on Close's costume planning calendar? Tonight's tour opener, Chapel Lawn, rose like a meteor with a costume theme for each night of the tour. “There were some middle schoolers who were wearing much cooler clothes than me, so I'm going to try harder,” she says, looking out over the crowd of her decorated fans.
Keep scrolling to see some of the best outfits Revise wore to the singer's show in Nashville, Tennessee.
Photo: Lindsay Thomaston/Fashionista
Photo: Lindsay Thomaston/Fashionista
Photo: Lindsay Thomaston/Fashionista
Photo: Lindsay Thomaston/Fashionista
Photo: Lindsay Thomaston/Fashionista
Photo: Lindsay Thomaston/Fashionista
Photo: Lindsay Thomaston/Fashionista
Photo: Lindsay Thomaston/Fashionista
Photo: Lindsay Thomaston/Fashionista
Photo: Lindsay Thomaston/Fashionista
Photo: Lindsay Thomaston/Fashionista
Photo: Lindsay Thomaston/Fashionista
Photo: Lindsay Thomaston/Fashionista
Photo: Lindsay Thomaston/Fashionista
Photo: Lindsay Thomaston/Fashionista
Photo: Lindsay Thomaston/Fashionista
Photo: Lindsay Thomaston/Fashionista
Photo: Lindsay Thomaston/Fashionista
Photo: Lindsay Thomaston/Fashionista
Never miss the latest news from the fashion industry. Sign up for Fashionista's daily newsletter.