Concerts: The BEST of Fashion, The WORST of Fashion

Yes, that is me with Christina Perri!!! She was feeling sick that night,  so kept a distance but I still got a picture with her! Eeee!!! 

So in case you haven't noticed lately, it is concert season. Not to mention the fact that the weather has warmed up nicely so most females will be showing off a bit of leg. I have gotten to go to two concerts so far this season and both had some impressive displays of incredibly cute outfits and the worst displays of clothing choices I have ever witnessed. One of my favorite past times is to people watch, and there really is no better place for this than at a concert. To set the background for you, I went to two very different concerts in very different environments. The first:

Christina Perri!!! AAAAHHHH!!!! I love her so much!

(Okay, now that I have that out of my system...)
We also went to a country music concert featuring Craig Morgan and Joe Nichols. Unfortunately, I didn't take nearly as many creeper pics at this event so you will have to take my word on some of the outfits.

In my opinion there are three categories of fashion at concert: "absolutely amazing", "tried so hard, but fell so short" and "why did you leave the house wearing that?!"

Absolutely Amazing

I really adored some of the outfits I saw at the Christina Perri concert. As it was early May (in Colorado) it was still rather chilly so most chose to wear warmer clothes, maybe layered w tights or jeans and a cute top. We will start off with some creeper pics I took of some of my favs.

I totally loved this girls outfit (Ignore the unpleasant look on her face. She's actually completely stoked to get to see Christina Perri in concert...) Just take a look at her totally fun skirt, paired with a neutral top and a jacket for some added warmth. Not to mention the basically adorable boots complete with tights (properly worn of course). She kept the makeup and hair simple and natural and added a simple necklace for a little bit of jewelry. All in all, I give this a 9 out of 10. The only thing that would make this better in my opinion would be a jacket with a little more structure. Because the skirt is so fun, you don't want to over-do the rest of your ensemble (by adding too much jewelry or a scarf).

She has definitely achieved boho chic status.


Next on our list:



(Sorry this is the best pic I could get...)

Check out her jacket!!! Love.
and I really loved her dress too, it was just very tasteful. I love the simple style in a good material. I give her a 8 out of 10.
Reason for being bumped down a notch: I think she could have worn some cuter boots (although these are practical seeing as how she would be standing all evening). And I'm not entirely crazy about the color of the tights. Its a lot of neutral in one outfit, but she is definitely making it work. (I'm not one to speak against neutrals, personally I love the earth tones.)

I would like to think I made the cut for "absolutely amazing" in my outfit for the Christina Perri concert. You can see the white blousy cotton shirt I wore, paired with skinny jeans and some amazing burnt orange wedges (which I ultimately swapped for my TOMS I packed in my purse). I kept my hair and makeup fairly simple but still sexy, and paired with some fun accessories: very boho scarf and flower in my hair :) I added some fun bangle bracelets, big metal earrings and a leather bomber jacket. Not going to lie, I really loved my outfit that night ;)

And in case you are curious, Christina Perri's outfit for the night: oversized red boyfriend cardigan, dark skinny jeans, military-style boots and lots of bangles. Simple but still adorable :)

At the Craig Morgan & Joe Nichols concert there were some incredibly cute outfits. Most of my favorites consisted of a cute dress paired with cowboy boots. Looking back on it, I probably fell into the "tried so hard" category on this one. I mean, I didn't look bad, but I could have done better...

Moving on...

Tried so hard, but fell so short:

We are going to begin with a lady who broke the cardinal legging rule: "never wear leggings as pants"

I mean truthfully the top isn't THAT bad, but look at what the leggings are doing to her figure. They are bunching right at her butt. And white? not the best choice here. It would have been so much better if she had worn this top with dark skinny jeans. She is obviously really making an effort to look awesome here, she's just not quite making it. And the hair needs a bit of an update, still a couple of decades behind on that one... I'm giving this one a 3/10...


This next lady also clearly thinks she is doing pretty well. Unfortunately, some people are under the impression that just because you are wearing animal prints you look like a knock out.

Sorry for the wake up call.


This is WAY too much leopard print. And the bag? I'm not even sure what kind of print this is, but it clashes with the jacket. Her next prominent mistake is wearing such a bulky jacket with bulky shoes. It just adds too much volume. She isn't a bulky person, she added that much with her outfit choices. No part of this is slimming, and let's face it, isn't that what we are all really going for? Tried so hard....  3/10

There are two main people I want to look at in this picture. First, the girl wearing the patterned top, cami underneath, and jeans. This girl was actually really cute. She had great taste in style, hair, and makeup as well as shoes (if I remember correctly).

So you may be asking yourself, "why is she in this category?"
Well because she made the all-too-common mistake of not dressing her body and her true size. All of her clothing pieces were too small. Even this top (which should be very flowy) was pulling in areas I am quite sure she didn't want accentuated. Her cami and jeans were again too tight and unflattering. If all of this had been the right size, I would have put her in our "absolutely amazing" category... but as is I am forced to give her a 6/10.

The next example of poor fashion is the girl you can barely see just the past our other subject. See her shoulder? Can you see the "clear" bra straps she is wearing?! This girl is in her late 20s early 30s. She should really know by now that "clear" bra straps are not clear at all. In fact, they are very visible and only point out the fact that you can't wear a truly strapless bra, making you look about 12. Her other major flaw: not dressing age-appropriate. The top isn't that bad but take a look at how short her skirt is. (I think it was a skirt; maybe they are shorts, but regardless....) All things considered, I give her attempt a 4/10 and I think that's generous.

We are going to take a side-tour for a minute while I ask the question why do some people make the cut of going back stage? This girl was chosen by a band member to get to go downstairs and hang with the band. Now my question, is why her? She really isn't that hott, and seeing as how she doesn't have a back-stage pass she was obviously selected as someone "special". I know it isn't a great picture (again, sorry about that. I tried...) but she's wearing a black top with off the shoulder sleeves, a belt at her waist, skinny jeans, and heels. But it really isn't that great of an outfit. I mean, white spaghetti straps? Its distracting from the top, which wasn't that cute to begin with. It was an awkward outfit all around, and didn't really work for her. I definitely put her in the category of "tried so hard, fell so short" and yet I envy her for getting to hang with the band... I give it a 5/10 at most...

...and now for my favorite category...

Why did you leave the house wearing that?!

Most of the ladies entered into this category simply aren't wearing enough clothing. I am going to save my favorite for last hehe...
The country concert was an outdoor event, which always leads to far less clothing than necessary.
The first girl I am going to discuss, I don't have a picture of, but if you can imagine....
She was a bigger girl, well endowed (if you know what I mean). So what did she do? Wear a dress quite a few sizes too small so that the girls were completely hanging out of the top. And I don't just mean it was too low, no they were not even contained in the least. It was so bad... and not only that but the dress was so small and so tight in this area that it practically sectioned off her boobs. Oh man... I just wish I had a picture. And the worst part? You know she thought she looked drop down sexy.

And then there is the entire crowd of girls wearing shorts/skirts so tiny they barely cover the essentials.

Sometimes, though, your actions put you in this category more than anything else. There was a lady at the country concert wearing a dress (not distasteful in itself) who was trashed before the concert ever began. She was so drunk, she had to lean against her husband (? at least 5-10 years younger than she was) in order to stand/try to grind up on him. She started getting more attention than the bands on stage, which is really quite a feat. at one point, she lifted up her dress and gave everyone a nice drawn out flashing of her underwear. Oh man... why didn't you just stay home?! I know she didn't remember an ounce of that concert the next day...

Cardinal error: Wearing clothing that is far too small.
I mean, come on! The shorts can barely be seen from underneath her jacket!!! The jacket is cute though... not so much the shoes (you can't see them well at all in the pic).  But at least she made a pretense of putting something more on her legs, albeit sheer tights. None the less, she is doing better than our next lovely lady... I give her a 2/10.

Last but certainly least:

This chick was my favorite from both concerts combined. It was such an impressively slutty outfit. I mean, wow. I saw her while waiting outside in line, and I can assure you it was no where near warm enough for this. Its just so short, and absolutely nothing on her legs. Take a look at her heels. Talk about some stripper shoes! By the end of the night, she had them in her hands. Not that I can really blame her... also, hair and makeup? Way overdone. Just altogether a terrible choice... 1/10 for the lady of the night.