{"id":91760,"date":"2024-06-12T16:56:27","date_gmt":"2024-06-12T16:56:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/us\/?post_type=articles&p=91760"},"modified":"2024-06-12T16:56:27","modified_gmt":"2024-06-12T16:56:27","slug":"rock-out-with-your-frock-out-music-festival-fashion-grazia-usa-summer-2024","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/us\/articles\/rock-out-with-your-frock-out-music-festival-fashion-grazia-usa-summer-2024\/","title":{"rendered":"Music Festival Fashion: Rock Out with Your Frock Out"},"content":{"rendered":"
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American Alternative Rock musician Kim Gordon, of the group Sonic Youth, plays bass guitar as she performs onstage at the World Music Theatre, Tinley Park, Illinois, July 15, 1995. (Photo by Paul Natkin\/Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Words by Faran Krentcil\u00a0<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

I was really mad at John Galliano, so I wore his pink princess dress in the dirt. It was designer dirt, I guess\u2014backstage Coachella soil, anyway\u2014but the finely-tailored whiffs of pink Dior chiffon didn\u2019t care. They wilted as The Kills blared \u201cBlack Balloon\u201d in the fading desert sun, and by time Arcade Fire climbed onto the main stage around 8 p.m., my frock was coated in a not-so-fine layer of silt, about the same color as Bumble and Bumble Blondish hair powder. I screamed along with the band\u2019s classic song \u201cRebellion\u201d\u2014it\u2019s easy even if you don\u2019t know the words; you just yell \u201cLies! Lies!\u201d at the top of your lungs until you get really mad at every teacher you\u2019ve ever had\u2014and glanced down at the ruins of my once-hallowed frock. It was a grimy whirl of earth and fire (well, cigarette ash, anyway) that Kills\u2019 frontwoman proclaimed \u201cvery rock n\u2019 roll, actually\u201d when we collided in the port-a-potties later that night. I was thrilled.<\/p>\n

I was also in my 20s, the time of life when \u201cadulting\u201d feels like a faraway verb instead of a daily practice. And while a love of too-loud music continues to thump through my veins, the idea of dressing like a pixie in a snit no longer feels fun, cool, or rebellious. Actually, it feels like a costume\u2014the last <\/em>thing I want to wear as an actual grown-up who is finally confident in her body, her style, and her ability to understand the fine print of a mortgage as well as the finer points of the new Maggie Rogers album. (Verdict: It\u2019s excellent, and one of the few records that celebrates female friendships with the same undeniable pulse as romantic love. Get into it.)<\/p>\n

At the same time, it\u2019s undeniable that after four years of pandemic dormancy, capital-C Concerts are back<\/a>. Last year, Ticketmaster sold over half a billion <\/em>tickets for in-person events worldwide, a 13 percent increase from the year before. Live Nation reported that 2023 was its biggest year ever for concerts and festivals, with 145 million people showing up for over 50,000 events. Taylor Swift alone grossed over $1 billion from her epic Eras Tour, while Beyonce\u2019s iconic Renaissance tour reported a $579 million intake, and over 2.7 million fans showing up\u2014including Timothee and Kylie, obvs\u2014to proclaim they were crazy in love with the pop empress. Tiny shows are back, too, at least according to The Coolest People in the World, otherwise known as underage art school students. \u201cI go to at least one live show a week, usually more like two or three,\u201d said Layla Blue Rudolph, 21, who studies photography and printmaking in New York City. \u201cThe underground music world is so alive right now.\u201d Rudolph has just completed her latest music zine, a compilation of interviews with bands we mortals are not hip enough to know anything about. (Weathergirl? Le Bang? Mmmkay.)<\/p>\n

Rudolph and her friends wear thrifted baby tees and threadbare dip-dyed cargo pants that would make any Blumarine designer throw a jealous fit. Other fashion infants don vintage prom dresses to scream their guts out on Olivia Rodrigo\u2019s Guts Tour. For those of us who buy concert tickets and Botox sessions in equal measure, the question remains: How do we dress like adults and also dress like we belong at the festivals where we sport our hard-earned wristbands?<\/p>\n

The Look: <\/strong><\/h3>\n

Blue Jeans<\/em> by Lana Del Rey<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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GLASGOW, SCOTLAND – MAY 09: Kacey Musgraves performs on stage at O2 Academy Glasgow on May 09, 2024 in Glasgow, Scotland. (Photo by Roberto Ricciuti\/Redferns)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

“You can\u2019t go wrong <\/i>with a white tank top <\/i>and an amazing <\/i>pair of jeans”<\/i><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

\u201cI feel like you can\u2019t go wrong with a white tank top and an amazing pair of jeans,\u201d says Rachel Antonoff<\/a>, the New York-based fashion designer who has dressed singing starlets like Zooey Deschanel and Hailee Steinfeld for various performances, along with musical theater babes like Tony-winner Ali Stroker. A veteran of New York\u2019s underground punk scene in the late \u201890s, Antonoff has also traded her trademark vintage satin heels for a sturdy pair of Converse. \u201cYou need closed-toed shoes if you\u2019re short like me,\u201d she says, \u201cbecause if it\u2019s a concert, you\u2019re going to get stepped on.\u201d Antonoff can often be seen backstage at concerts with her brother, Grammy Award-winning producer Jack Antonoff, the frontman for the rock group Bleachers who also helps Taylor Swift and Lana del Rey craft their well-loved albums. But she views the most divisive of all concert accessories\u2014the backstage lanyard pass\u2014as less of an in-crowd fashion statement and more of a memory token. \u201cI think keeping any memento of a fun experience is cool!\u201d she says. \u201cPlus, I\u2019m a pack rat.\u201d This summer, Antonoff\u2019s daisy-embroidered denim jumpsuit has been in especially high demand with concertgoers, thanks to its hippie vibes and hidden pockets, a quiet blessing when you need to stash an extra phone charger, a joint, and both of your Rhode lip gloss colors because you can\u2019t make up your mind.<\/p>\n

The Look: <\/strong><\/h3>\n

Aurora<\/em> by Daisy Jones and the Six<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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PARIS, FRANCE – MARCH 04: A model walks the runway during the Zimmermann Womenswear Fall\/Winter 2024-2025 show as part of Paris Fashion Week on March 04, 2024 in Paris, France. (Photo by Victor Boyko\/Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

\u201cDo not wear something super-tight!\u201d advises Nora Kirkpatrick<\/a>, film director, TV writer, and the accordion player for the band Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros. Even on a blustery day, the California native says the heat generated by dancing crowds will make you sweat\u2014and make clingy or non-porous fabrics like \u201cvegan\u201d (read: plastic) leather pants and elasticated tube tops a bad bet. \u201cLately, I\u2019ve been wearing vintage lace blouses under suit vests,\u201d she says, with shirts from Isabel Marant, Zimmermann, and Roberto Cavalli coming out on top. Kirkpatrick recommends layering them with a leather miniskirt and boots you don\u2019t mind getting dirty\u2014Doc Martens or old Balenciaga motorcycle stompers will do. Ensuring you have a good floppy sun hat is also key, perhaps a straw version from Gucci that does the double duty of holding back hair and blocking rays (or hiding tears) during your favorite songs. And if Kirkpatrick\u2019s recommendation of swingy vintage eyelet tops and mud-caked black boots sounds like a Daisy Jones and the Six <\/em>reference, you\u2019re not wrong. Kirkpatrick is one of the Emmy-nominated writers and producers on that music-centered show.<\/p>\n

The Look: <\/strong><\/h3>\n

Glitter<\/em> by Tyler, the Creator<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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LOS ANGELES, CA – FEBRUARY 10: Actress Elle Fanning attends SAINT LAURENT At The Palladium at Hollywood Palladium on February 10, 2016 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Allen Berezovsky\/Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

“Most of the <\/i>people will <\/i>be seeing your <\/i>face more than <\/i>your clothes”<\/i><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

\u201cYou have to remember that a concert is essentially a light show,\u201d says Violette Serrat<\/a>, the Guerlain creative director and former Dior makeup maven who has seen concert queens like Rihanna and Madonna on two continents. \u201cAnd really, most people will be seeing your face more than your clothes.\u201d Serrat pairs black jersey dresses from Celine and The Frankie Shop with a deep red lip and glitter scattered across her cheekbones and in the outer corners of her eyelids. \u201cYou want your favorite features to catch the lights,\u201d she says, \u201cand honestly, you do not want to wear foundation if you can help it, because you will probably get very sweaty, and a heavier makeup look could lead to breaking out. Just do sunscreen, concealer, a lip if you want, and then the glitter. It\u2019s much more modern and fun, and when you take selfies during the show, you will have all the highlighter you need in the glitter itself.\u201d As for shoes, Serrat says a good sneaker like Veja or a cowboy boot are both great\u2014as long as there\u2019s no heel. \u201cWhatever you do, go flats,\u201d she said. \u201cThat is how to be an adult woman at a concert, I think. You know how to feel good on your own two feet.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Look:<\/strong><\/h3>\n

I Wanna Be Kate<\/em> by Ben Folds<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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Model Kate Moss and singer Pete Doherty walk backstage during the 2005 Glastonbury Festival being held at Worthy Farm in Pilton, near Glastonbury on June 25, 2005 in Somerset, England. The festival, founded in 1970, has grown into one of the largest outdoor green field festivals in the world.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

“She really <\/i>mixed it up, <\/i>because of <\/i>course she <\/i>had a <\/i>wonderful <\/i>relationship <\/i>with <\/i>so many <\/i>designers”<\/i><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

For those still determined to live out their Kate Moss-at-Glastonbury moment<\/a>, an interesting thing to note: When Moss was wearing her teeny golden tunic and Wellington boots in 2005, the famous dress was a hand-me-down from longtime friend and classic rock muse Anita Pallenberg. \u201cShe really mixed it up, because of course she had a wonderful relationship with so many designers like Yves Saint Laurent and Burberry,\u201d says Pallenberg\u2019s son, Marlon Richards, whose father is Keith Richards<\/a> of The Rolling Stones. \u201cBut she would also drag me down to Canal Street to go shopping and come back with, like, $5 sunglasses that she thought were amazing!\u201d Richards recommends using a similar high-low strategy as his mother at concerts and festivals, though not for aesthetics alone: A great music show is basically the ultimate party, and if you\u2019re dancing with wild abandon, a stack of bangle bracelets, a barrette, or a scarf can easily tumble into the crowd. That\u2019s a small offering for the rock gods if it\u2019s a plastic bauble from H&M\u2014but a far different type of sacrifice if the lost pair of shades come from Gucci instead of CVS. Be a grown-up: Leave the $600 sunglasses at home.<\/p>\n

Read GRAZIA USA’<\/em>s Summer Issue featuring cover star Sienna Miller<\/a>:<\/strong><\/h4>\n
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