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Post by sparklybecca on May 1, 2008 11:27:45 GMT -5
Deep breaths alessia!!
well all i can say really, is anything goes!! i think you MAY regret wearing solid colors and more plain stuff, but if that is what you feel most comfy in, dont even stress it! as far as day to night, it does get a bit chilly at night, so think of bringing a hoody and i suppose you can wear jeans, for me i just get a bit more 'decked out' for night time. this doesnt mean the same thing as getting decked out to go out in the city tho. its more like..glitter and my fun stuff. i do have like..favorite dresses i like to wear at night at festies, but they are festy dresses, long and flowy and fun to dance in. im telling you tho, anything you wear, you will be fine. just have fun with it!! ;D
^^^ i'm the same exact way. i'm not crazy with patterns or anything. the wildest thing ive gotten is this brown dress that has a muted plaid pattern on it, and i felt awkward when i wore it out. im bringing my black dress for during the day, its a really light fabric so it wont be bad. oh and florida is getting pretty damn hot, so if you have access to a washing machine then you may as well pack some of your Roo clothes as Florida clothes and lighten the load a bit. where in florida are you headed btw?
I'll be heading down to Satellite Beach (on the east coast) Where are you in FL? Also I made a Long Island thread bc I have seen SO many ppl from here lol, I put it in the This Tent I was trying to plan my clothes to work for both staying in FL for a month and bringing some for Roo that's also why most of my stuff is very plain lol.
Post by Free Spirit Alessia on May 1, 2008 11:44:51 GMT -5
Becca you mentioned scarves, I've never really wear them but I always want to... any suggestions on how to wear them? (I've only worn them like a headband)
Becca you mentioned scarves, I've never really wear them but I always want to... any suggestions on how to wear them? (I've only worn them like a headband)
i just wear a scarf like a bandana and either let the bottom part go down my back, or tuck it all in in the back...
I have to say, aside from the roasting my shoulders got, the next worst was the burn where my hair was parted. Ouch. Hats and scarves are key. (though I'll probably ignore my own advice and suffer the consequences later - I look so weird with my hair/head covered )
Well, I know last year, both alieblue and I were sad that we didn't have brighter colors or more patterns. Not enough for it to dampen our time at all, but it is something we're thinking about for this year.
However, I'm still a dark color/solid fabric type of girl. So my plan is to get bandanas in bright colors and prints. Bring a greater variety of fun earrings (I found two awesome pairs at Target). I bought some Jibbitz for my boring gold Crocs. I also am bringing some scarves that I can tie around my waist or in my hair to add a little sparkle.
No need to go against type and you want to wear what you'll be comfortable in AND you don't want to spend tons on clothes you'll only wear for 4 days out of the year, but there are ways to bridge the two styles.
You will want to wear some of your dresses during the day. There's the whole air flow thing + it's a lot more fun to dance in a skirt. I'd do a balance of planning some for day and some for night.
And I think that most people change once the sun goes down. Many just throw a hoodie in their bag so they don't have to ever leave Centeroo, but for me, psychologically it's nice to go back and do a full switch. Jeans are fine for night - it does get that cold, although then you'll want to have layers on top. When you're in the middle of a crowd it can get pretty warm.
Becca you mentioned scarves, I've never really wear them but I always want to... any suggestions on how to wear them? (I've only worn them like a headband)
i just wear a scarf like a bandana and either let the bottom part go down my back, or tuck it all in in the back...
Agree with Becca. Also you can tie it around a ponytail. Wrap it around your head like Erika Badu. Use it as a belt. Get all 80's and tie it around one thigh. Tie one to your backpack for extra flair.
Post by plasticpepper on May 1, 2008 14:39:33 GMT -5
Yeah I regretted last year that I didn't have more...hippieish clothes? I dunno, I just saw so many bright colorful flowy skirts and dresses and generally AWESOME things and I was sort of in tanks and shorts. But then, I love colors and crazy patterns and shoes that don't match and crazy tights and all that stuff, so for me it's like...here's a chance to wear whatever crazy stuff I want to that I don't usually get to without looking weird. So if you're NOT like that then you might not regret it and you might feel a bit uncomfortable if you did wear things you don't usually. I dunno.
As far as day/night....last year I wasn't expecting it to be so COLD at night, so I didn't really change. I had some baggy green pants with me and I think I may have had jeans too, but I didn't wear them at all. I usually just put a hoodie on in the evening (over shorts and a tank) so it was still a little bit cold but not too bad. I'm thinking this year I might try to bring some cute leggings because then I can just throw them in my bag and pull them on under dresses/skirts when it gets chilly. Unless it's super muddy in which case that probably won't work.
If you have room to pack some extra stuff, I would bring a few choices so that if you find you want to be brighter you can, or if you need warmer stuff you have that too.
As for hats...man, now I feel like I need an awesome hat! I don't think I look good in hats usually but maybe I can find something cute.
Leggings IS a great idea! That way, if you don't have an opportunity to go back to camp before it gets cold, you can just pull them on under your dress, and they don't take up much room at all in your bag! Good thinking PP
Alessia, don't worry too much about how you're going to look. We all like to play and have fun planning our outfits, but in the end everyone is sweaty and kinda gross and not caring too much about how they and others look! I like colors & patterns and things because they are fun but that's just me. Wear what makes you happy & comfortable! Flowy skirts & dresses are good for keeping cool during the day and its a bonus that they are cute, but if you think you'd be more comfortable in shorts & tanks during the day, then wear your dresses at night... though you might need leggings & a hoodie. Oh and about black: I keep going back and forth. I have a black dress that is light & breezy & very cute that I might wear during the day, but it usually isn't smart to wear black when the sun is still out at Roo.
About hats: I am getting a cowgirl hat to wear I'm worried a floppy hat would interfere with sound and just feel too heavy, I think that's been discussed here before. ???
I loved dresses for the day. I would think pants or leggings would work for the night, whether under a dress for convenience, or with a tank/t-shirt, and then something long-sleeved in case it gets chilly. I was real cozy in my hoody.
As cute as maxi dresses are, I didn't like the one I had last year. I think knee-length dresses or skirts are the best (just enough length for sitting but not too long for the heat)
As for fun outfits for night, I'm not sure what I'm going to do yet. I've got some crazy tights, I may or may not wear these, but I'd figure I'd share: www.welovecolors.com/Shop/LycraSplashColorTights.htm They've got some other fun stuff worth checking out as well
Post by plasticpepper on May 1, 2008 18:26:59 GMT -5
I've been thinking of getting these tights: www.footraffic.com/page227.html ...or like EVERY SINGLE PAIR ON THAT SITE. Haha. There are some patterns that would be really trippy for roo. I dunno if I want tights for roo or not...I usually just wear flipflops and tights wouldn't work with them. Even if I had Tevas or something on I feel like my feet would look a bit bizarre. But I dunno.
I've been thinking of getting these tights: www.footraffic.com/page227.html ...or like EVERY SINGLE PAIR ON THAT SITE. Haha. There are some patterns that would be really trippy for roo. I dunno if I want tights for roo or not...I usually just wear flipflops and tights wouldn't work with them. Even if I had Tevas or something on I feel like my feet would look a bit bizarre. But I dunno.
see if that website has footless tights ;D or just google footless tights and youll get aalloot of options. Or you could cut the feet off of them yourself. ;D
ok i know so random..but i think for the sake of fashion we should pick a night late night and all wear cute dresses and have a dance party at the silent disco. club inforoo much? the silent disco is always fun and i think we should all take it by storm!
Post by plasticpepper on May 1, 2008 20:12:13 GMT -5
OH, that would be fun! Once the schedule comes out we can try to pick a time when there's no shows we're dying to see...or we can just go during Metallica's set.
I'm trying to decide whether or not to get this for late nights. I'm not one for full-on costumes, and this is just so fun and bright and NEON. With lots of glowsticks, it could look pretty snazzy.
I defintely need to get a new floppy hat. I have a few cool straw hats but I think they might be too heavy. I want something lightweight. I may try a scarf on my head one day and see how that works out since it is hard for me to wear my hair up with a hat and it'll way to hot to wear it down. My granda has some rad scarfs I might borrow.
All I know is I'll be coated in the highest SPF possible b/c I have porcelain white skin that burns within literally minutes. If I drive with my wondow rolled down my arm will burn during just a 15 minute drive down the street. RIDICULOUS!
i would do dress during the day and maybe sme jeans at night. it does get chilly and i learned that the hard way.
like not bringing a real blanket for at night.... bad bad mistake. i was a chivering fool.
I'm going to ditch jeans all together. Leggings do sound like a good idea though...just toss them in my bag. How cold does it get? Where I live June nights are still stifling hot, but I bet the chilly nights are great after sweating all day!
Post by plasticpepper on May 2, 2008 0:22:24 GMT -5
I dunno an exact temperature, but it does get quite chilly at night. Every single night we pretty much collapsed in our underpants...woke up a couple hours later shivering so hard we basically looked like we were having seizures...dove into our sleeping bags...and woke up a couple hours after that convinced we were on fire and frantically trying to claw our way out of the sleeping bags. Haha.
I dunno an exact temperature, but it does get quite chilly at night. Every single night we pretty much collapsed in our underpants...woke up a couple hours later shivering so hard we basically looked like we were having seizures...dove into our sleeping bags...and woke up a couple hours after that convinced we were on fire and frantically trying to claw our way out of the sleeping bags. Haha.
and we wonder why we all got roofloo last year!!!!!! that on top of the dust, the other bad stuff we are doing all weekend - uhggg
I highly recommend bring sheets and using your sleeping bag as a comforter. I did this last year - air mattress, fitted sheet, flat sheet, sleeping bag. At night, it was great to curl up under all of that and then in the morning I could just get rid of the whole, stifling sleeping bag but not be just on the plain air mattress.
Post by anicwilliams1580 on May 2, 2008 8:02:51 GMT -5
I have all these hippie type dresses and scarves that I love to wear but I usually get weird looks for it. So I love that at roo I can wear the craziest things and everybody is totally nonchalant(sp?) about it. I have some bright patch pants that I made just for night at roo, I plan on rolling em up like capris and wearing really crazy leg warmers like the 80's. So excited!