While music is the most important aspect of Voodoo, fashion has to be the second most important thing.
Festivals allow for the opportunity for you to try a daring trend or dress up from the normal, day-to-day outfits.
Comfort is the first thing to keep in mind.
Whatever outfits you plan to sport, make sure they’re comfortable. Try on what you’re considering wearing and throw a little music festival in your bedroom. Walk, dance, sit — do everything you’ll probably be doing during Voodoo. Also, make sure to accessorize the outfit with comfortable shoes and noncumbersome jewelry.
If the outfit passes the mini-festival test, it should be a good fit for Voodoo.
Next, don’t afraid to be daring.
Voodoo lands on Halloween weekend, which means anything goes. If you want to wear a costume, do it. If you want to stick to what you’d normally wear, go for it, but dress it up a bit. Whether it’s a daring, trendy piece like a fur coat or statement jewelry, anything can work. Just remember to be memorable. Plenty of pictures will be taken, and you don’t want to be the person that wore a plain T-shirt and jeans all three days.
If you’re going to go the costume route, steer toward something cute or clever. Think about current pop culture celebrities, TV shows and movies, and use them as inspiration. If current isn’t how you want to go, try retro. Use classic clothing eras like the 1920s, 1950s and 1970s as outfit inspiration. The more creative a costume idea, the more you’ll stand out from the sea of school girls and superheros.
If you plan to not wear a costume, there’s still plenty of ways to have fun with your outfits.
Above all, use each day as an opportunity to dress differently.
Choose one standout piece to plan your outfit around, or plan each day as a theme. These can be based on the bands that are playing or just how you feel like dressing that way.
For example, Outkast will be playing the first day, and André 3000 is always dressed in out-there ensembles. Use his style as inspiration for your first day outfit as well.
However you decide to dress for Voodoo, each day will be an unforgettable blast.