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Music Artist Change in the Fashion Industry

Here are some examples of how music artists have changed fashion and set new trends plus bringing back old ones.

Billie Eilish at Annual Critics Choice Awards Credit: Shutterstock/Kathy Hutchins

Many music artists have had such an impact on what we listen to today, revolutionizing it so much today; however, as they change history in the studio, they also change it outside of their works.

With the fame that comes with music artists, they have the power to change many things around them, like fashion, for example. When fans and people see something an artist wears, they want to recreate that fashion. They will wish to the excellent start they wear to be like those artists, embodying what.

Most of the time, what artists wear on stage gives it a trend. When a specific theme follows what a person is supposed to wear at a concert, people are likely to follow along with what the artist is wearing.

Cowboy Hats and Boots

Country music has become more prevalent among many artists. It is the one genre that many people still need to tackle.

Beyoncé presenting her speech at the iHeart Radio awards.
Beyoncé wearing a hat in the iHeart Radio Awards. Credit: iHeart Radio.

With her most recent two albums, cowboy hats have been a present theme in how Beyonce dresses. In her album “Renaissance,” Beyonce displayed cowboy hats and boots during her tour. Eventually, wearing a “Renaissance” cowboy hat became required. It was even offered on her website and merch bus on tour.

This hat, decorated with glitter and jewels, perfectly matched Beyonce’s dance theme for the Renaissance album.

However, the cowboy theme was present in her last album, “Cowboy Carter.” “Renaissance” was just the Kickstarter for the theme. Now, with her latest album, it is clear that cowboy hats and boots are a must for the next tour.

Beyonce’s album cover Cowboy Carter Credit: Beyonce

Bows

Bows are a huge trend today. Many people include this accessory in their wardrobe. It is such an easy item to add to an outfit. It can bump out an fit. So many artists have included bows in their own outfits on stage.

Examples of artists are Lana Del Rey. Who has always included bows; however, due to her recent success lately, it has become more of a well-known item for it.

Lana Del Rey poses for her album cover Credit: Billboard Neil Krug
Lana Del Rey poses for her album cover Credit: Billboard/Neil Krug

Other artists like Gracie Abrams and Laufey have also included bows in what they wear. It has grown so much that their fanbase also wears it when attending their concerts.

This has grown with many artists over the years; yet, Rey seems like she was the first to pose the idea. Since then, bows have become so significant with people. One of the trends to come out of it is coquette. It is an aesthetic full of cute and romantic color, clothes, and bows.

Laufey performing on Youtube Channel Tiny Desk Concert Credit: Youtube/Tiny Desk Concert
Laufey performing on the YouTube channel, Tiny Desk Concert. Credit: Tiny Desk Concert

Curtain bangs

Bangs have become a vast trend ever since the pandemic. Since the lockdown, many people needed haircuts, and this was the perfect opportunity to change up a look.

Curtain bangs are longer than regular bangs. It is long enough to give the hair a swoopy look, which is why so many people loved it at first.

One person who has made curtain bangs a bigger hit is Sabrina Carpenter. She is one of today’s it girls. Her last album brought attention to the singer; however, she got her big break when she opened up for Taylor Swift on her Eras Tour from 2023 to 2024. From there, she gained tons of popularity, especially with the release of her songs Feather and Espresso.

She gained more popularity with her outfits, makeup, and hair. Many people have recreated her hair and makeup. In Carpenter’s new music video, Espresso, her hair made such a good impression on people that they wanted to redo the style—which they ended up doing!

Color Pink

Pink has not always been the biggest color to wear. The bright and flashy color made it hard for some people to style. Other artist took this challenge and decided to incorporate it into their album. Harry Styles is a perfect example of using pink in his concerts.

Styles is well-known for being in the band One Direction, which already gave him status. So when he left, many people followed him afterward. His fans enjoyed his music and his creativity in fashion. He had a drastically different taste in style than most men, which is what stood out to people.

One of his albums, “Fine Line,” directly uses pink. It is all over the album, which helped bring the color back into style. When Styles used the color for his album, it also made it automatic that people wear it to his concert.

After that, people made it okay to wear the color outside his concert. It made it a much more popular color to style. Styles opened the gates for people to wear more color into their fits.

2000’s

The 2000s have slowly made a comeback into this decade. One artist who has taken a lot of inspiration from the 2000s is Olivia Rodrigo. She has brought back the retro style that comes with the decade.

Rodrigo has a mix of styles, and she combines them with the 2000s aesthetic. For example, her last album reflects a lot of this. Skirts are one of the big things she likes to wear. Sometimes, she likes to keep it basic and wear a plain black dress. Other times she wears a cheetah or silver skirt to mix it up.

She combines this bottom with a tank top or a baby tee. Rodrigo likes to stay playful with how she wears clothes. This type of wear has grown on many people, especially at her concerts.

Baggy Clothes

Baggy clothes also came out in the 2000s. This has been a hit ever since; however, it would not have started without one artist. Billie Eilish is a famous artist with Gen Z. She got her first start with her song “Ocean Eyes.” Ever since then, the singer has been on a role.

She has won many awards, including Grammys and two EGOTs. Another prominent feature of Eilish is her style of clothing. This was one of the things that stood out to people when they were first introduced to her music.

A screenshot from an interview of Billie Eilish by Entertainment Tonight.
Billie Eilish in baggy clothes. Credit: Entertainment Tonight.

She was noted for wearing baggy jeans and shirts. At the time of her introduction, this was not popular, and she received some hate for it; however, it worked out in her favor. People ended up liking her fit style.

Once people realized how baggy clothing could fit into their wardrobe, they saw where she came from. From then on, it became a trend and has stuck with people.

Future of Fashion

Overall, fashion has changed throughout the past few years. It has taken some time for people to catch on to certain ones, but it worked out in the end. Many music artists have had a significant hand in these trends and will continue so on and so forth.

Being in the music industry has put celebrities on a big platform, which they use wisely. They like to ensure that what they wear is brand new and will inspire people to change their outfits. This goes for inside and outside concerts. A big hand in what most people wear today is due to music artists and their works.

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