Earlier this month, I attended the Carrie Underwood concert at Chaifetz Arena. Aside from a few technical glitches, the concert was great... the fashion, not so much. As we all know Carrie is gorgeous, so even though she has had some fashion mishaps in the past (shorts under cut-away ball gown skirts), I expected her wardrobe to be amazing. The fashion overall was underwhelming to say the least. Not that she should have come out looking like Britney Spears circa 2000, but a little wow factor and a tad more style would have helped.
Cowboy Casanova
Above is the first look she wore. I really didn't get what the tuxedo had to do with anything. Especially, since she kicked the show off with Cowboy Casanova. On top of that, the pants were ill fitting and the shiny material made her tiny legs appear much larger than they are. However, the hair was phenomenal as always.
This hat was one of the fashion highlights. Love the feathers.
Just a Dream
When she first appeared from the back of the stage this outfit looked awesome. From far away it looked like layers of white eyelet and yellow chiffon. Then she got closer and it got tragic. Up close it looked like Tweety bird had gotten stuck in grandma's crocheted table cloth and left feathers all through it in an attempt to get out. It was a nice idea for a look just poorly executed.
All-American Girl
This look was the dullest of them all. I get that she was trying to go for the casual all-American look, but when you are major country star headlining a stadium tour that is a pretty large production, dark denim Rich and Skinny skinny jeans and a denim top is just not going to cut it. Total snoozefest.
So Small
This was the definite showstopper of the night. Again, it was not figure flattering because the top had to maintain a flat look for the screen, but the effect was totally worth looking a little wide up top. This was like Katy Perry's LED gown at the Costume Institute Ball taken to the tenth degree. The entire dress was an LED screen that was synced with the image on the back drop so that she became part of the changing background that included starbursts and skyward flying doves. It was amazing, obviously the best look of the show.
Undo It
This look was decent. In addition to the look above, it was a look that was appropriate for the scale of show she had. It was fun and sassy and went with the upbeat songs she sang with it on. The only issue I had with it was the large belt of bronze sequins that went through the middle wasn't very flattering. For someone who is always concerned with figure flattery this was the second look she wore that did not flatter. I also didn't like that it was the same outfit she wore in the Undo It video, only she added pants to it since for one song she went floating above the crowd in the back of a pickup truck, so pants were needed. On the bright side, the shoes were to die for: black leather over-the-knee boots with a crystal covered heel. Looooove.
Last Name
This dress started out as a long evening gown with a chiffon skirt that was removed after a few songs. This dress was one of the worst of the show in my opinion. It looked like a cheap prom dress. For someone who tried to stay classy throughout the entire show the tight fit and high unnecessary slit made this look somewhat trampy. Not a fan.
Overall, the performance gets an A-. Wardrobe gets a C-. Looks like Carrie needs to ask Santa for a new stylist this Christmas.
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