I agree with Charles – the guys who are being Dusty Downers on this article are equally as fashion-deliberate as Lauren was. Only the sad truth is their harsh critiquing implies they aren’t comfortable with themselves, and thus dump on others to in order to feel better. Which makes me wear sadpants for these folks.

Are sadpants okay guys? I don’t want to get mauled for what I wear while I post comments…

But I don’t understand what people are complaining about when they say “you’re there for the show, not the outfit.”
Hello?! This is NOT an article about the show. It made no mention of who was playing or the type of music they were playing. What’s with all the assumptions?

Anyway, I agree with Charles. Wear what you want.

Frankly, those of you dissing the author for being too fashion-conscious are being every bit as fashion conscious as she is, if not moreso. The only difference I can see is that you’re ascribing far more importance and meaning to how one dresses than the author did in the first place. I don’t see her talking about how a certain fashion is a requirement to go to a show, enjoy music and be ‘taken seriously,’ whereas the rest of you who are prescribing a set uniform of ‘jeans-and-tshirt’ are pretty snobby about it how only people who don’t care about fashion can ‘appreciate’ music.

Geeze. Where what you want. If you want to dress up, dress up. If you want to schlep around, schlep around. Stop caring about what other people are wearing.

I understand that fashion is very important to you, and it’s great that you’re so enthusiastic about embracing new things, but beware of going to an event like that again, looking like you did. It’s a dead give-away that you’re not into music, or the band in question, and the only attention you’ll get will be negative. “Trendy and fabulous” was the absolute wrong move. Wearing that, you should maybe have gone to a martini bar for a Jazz trio. Nobody wearing leggings should see a band that has a drummer.

The people who are there to see the band will think you’re a hipster, or a poser. The band will not necessarily appreciate that your there, if it’s not specifically to check them out. Most will assume you’re only there to be seen and get picked up, and they’ll act accordingly, either with disdain, or by picking you up and using you. The story they’ll tell their friends later will not be flattering, or mention your clothes, except to say that they were how they knew you were easy pickings. And all they had to mention was how they loved your boots and thought it was cool you were into Pearl Jam and Green Day.

To get a positive reaction, for the next show you check out, I’d recommend comfortable jeans and a tshirt. It can be mildly cool or ironic if you REALLY want, fine, but no concert and/or band tshirts, especially not depicting the band you’re going to see. That sends an “I’m clueless and only want to be seen as someone who knows about music” message. No boots, no heels, wedges, sandals, etc. The area in front of the stage is crowded and can be awkward enough without you stepping on someone with those, or getting stepped on. Try some comfortable flats. Nothing too stylish, and no Converse. That gets you pegged as a poser as well. For an outer layer, wear a hoodie or a denim or leather jacket with all the pockets you’d need to fit the essentials. Go ahead and pick one up from a vintage clothing store if you have to, but don’t TRY to be trendy or cute: the musical crowd will hate you. If the venue is a bar, DO NOT carry a purse. ID, credit card, mobile, cash and lip gloss in your pocket is all you need.

Bottom line though, if you’re not interested in the show, go find a different bar. Don’t be THAT girl.

Ladies, you made me smile – it was a cute outfit.

Gents – you made me grin, because at the rate you’re going, I might get that bonus for Most Page Views yet! Keep up the good work fellas, and tell your friends what a horrible person I am.

And for the record, I have never claimed to know anything about music, but that doesn’t mean I can’t enjoy it – in a pair of tall leather boots.

Seriously? You guys can’t handle that she decided to dress up for a night out at a show? Where does that train of thought even begin?

She wasn’t making a stance for women, she wasn’t trying to portray a sect of society, she was just dressing up for what some could argue is worth a night to get dressed up over.

Get over yourself and allow her to enjoy her first rock concert.

I am by no means a tom boy, but I would NEVER in a million years wear what you wore to that show. And yes, it was a show. A Jonas Brothers concert will never be classified as a rock show. I can only assume that’s the show you went to because only stupid hipster girls would put together an outfit like that and consider it “cute” or “hip”.

Word of advice: don’t wear something sparkly if you don’t want beer spilled on it. Unless of course, that would make your night because then you were in a “rough” situation and can text about it your friends later. Lame.