What do I wear to a gig now I’m no longer a teenager?

What do I wear to a gig now I’m not a teenager any more?

As actress Kristen Wiig knows, bootcut jeans are always coolly à propos, no matter your age.Credit: Courtesy of Celine

There is, of course, no age limit on going to see your favourite band, whether it’s Oasis, Cub Sport or Taylor Swift. The great divide begins inside the venue when you realise that you’ve timed out of the crop tops, sequinned miniskirts and pink, glitter cowboy hats dominating the mosh pit. Find safety in stylishly remixing all the going-out classics: fun T-shirts, cool denim, statement accessories and shoes that won’t give you blisters from dancing and walking to the car park after the concert.

You might be a mum, but leave the mom jeans at home on this occasion and demonstrate your familiarity with trends by stepping into a pair of figure-flattering flares or boot-cut jeans (if you really want to push the envelope, iron a seam down the front). Flares tap into the easy-going chic of Kate Hudson as Penny Lane in the 2000 movie Almost Famous, but without the groupie connotations. If everyone at the gig is too young to get the Almost Famous reference, they’ll definitely remember Kendrick Lamar’s Super Bowl half-time performance back in February in those trend-sparking Celine bootleg jeans.

If you can’t find any vintage band tees from your younger days and would prefer to leave your One Direction relic in the bottom drawer, have some fun with a statement tee that expresses your values as well as a sense of humour. Then just swap your office blazer for a bomber jacket that can discreetly house a pair of earplugs as well as delivering a style encore at brunch on the weekend.

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