Everyone has a “fashion don’t” moment in life. For Jessica Simpson, it was those unfortunate high-waisted jeans she was photographed in a few years back. Two words: mom jeans. God, they were hideous.
And believe it or not, Style Me Thrifty has off days, too.
My latest “fashion don’t” was this past weekend at the Lil Wayne concert at the Verizon Center.
(I dare you to read that sentence with a straight face, it cannot be done! ME at a Lil Wayne concert?! Gah!)
My BFF Robin begged me to see Wayne, who is on tour with Nikki Minaj, Drake, and a slew of other baby faced rappers I’ve never heard of. You see, Robin has a thing for 5″-nothing rappers with gold teeth and face tattoos. What girl doesn’t love that look?!…
I had a feeling Robin and I were going to stand out at this concert… we are 28 years old and white, after all… but I definitely was not prepared for the scandalous outfits we encountered.
It was as if each girl at this concert was trying to one up each other with the height of their heels — some were teetering on heels so high they could not walk. I saw spandex mini skirts, plunging necklines, thigh high boots, skin tight jeggings, and a whole lotta skin. The Verizon Center made us go through metal detectors but I couldn’t help but wonder, where would a girl hide a gun in these hoochie outfits?!
I’m sad to say that my go-to “concert chic” outfit was a little casual and boring for this occasion. I wore a brown leather jacket, scarf, jeans, flat boots, and glasses. I was essentially an emo girl at a hip hop nightclub. Sure, I was comfortable but there was nothing particularly unique or sexy about my getup.
While I still maintain that I looked cute, I don’t think Wayne’s future baby mammas got it right either. What exactly does one wear to a rap concert anyway? For the next one I attend (ha), I’ve come up with a do-over outfit below. What dya think?
The moral of this fashion story is this: we all make fashion mistakes, especially when we’re taken out of our comfort zone. I could find an outfit for a bridal shower in my sleep… but a rap concert? Not so much. My advice is to plan ahead and embrace these new experiences as a chance to experiment with a new look!
Where to shop: Waterfall Detail Blue Top from ShopFirstDate.com (what a fun web site!) for $59; Really Skinny Pants from Gap for $59.50; Diamond Dust Coin Earrings from Charlotte Russe for $4; Marguerite Platforms from Nine West for $99; Metallic Snake Skin Clutch from Charlotte Russe for $14.90.
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