Community Through Fashion on the Wishbone and Secret of Us Tours
By Bethany Mikrut
When attending a Gracie Abrams concert, you may notice the trails of bows leading up to the venue paired with ballet flats and long white skirts. Since the 14th century, fashion has been a symbol of society as a whole. Even today, an individual's fashion style is a form of expression, and that does not stop at concerts and live musical events. From the tie-dye movement of the 1960s to the polka dot trends of 2026, fashion has been a form of community for many music fans. Since fans can connect with other fans over shared outfit details or learn more about them through their outfits, fashion has become a crucial part of concert culture and will forever be an important part of the music industry.
In this article, we will be doing a deep dive into two contemporary tours from the past few years. To begin, we will analyze Gracie Abrams' "Secret of Us Tour" and "Secret of Us Deluxe Tour," in addition to Conan Gray's "Wishbone World Tour."
Gracie Abrams
After the release of her album, The Secret of Us, in the summer of 2024, Gracie embarked on the first leg of the "Secret of Us Tour," before embarking on the "Secret of Us Deluxe Tour" the following year. Fans across the world started planning outfits based on social media trends and album aesthetics. The major trends of these tours were the iconic Gracie bow and wearing accents of the album color, including yellow and blue, depending on which tour they attended. According to multiple fans, they choose to wear bows because it was "Gracie Core."
In addition, many fans also included unique elements based on lyrics in songs and certain parts of music videos. Karly Ramnani (pictured below) included an "asshole of the year" sash, which was pictured in the "I Love You, I'm Sorry" music video.
During the following summer, Gracie played a set at the iconic Glastonbury Music Festival in England. During this time, fans noticed she began wearing bandanas instead of her iconic bows. Fans began to wear bandanas on her deluxe leg of the tour to reflect the growing fashion styles of Abrams herself. Anh Phan (pictured below) is seen wearing a bandana in the Los Angeles show, "because Gracie has been wearing a lot of them to (maybe) tease her upcoming album."
Overall, Gracie fans have adapted their concert styles to the current era of the album. Even if it's a simple yellow or blue accent color to match the album cover, or wear an outfit representing a moment in a music video, fashion has made the fandom a community rather than just a concert. After the release of her newest album, Daughter from Hell, we look forward to seeing a new wave of unique styles and fashion trends on the upcoming "Look at My Life Tour."
Conan Gray
Conan Gray embarked on two legs of tour following the release of his album, Wishbone. The first leg was in the fall of 2025, around North America, called the "Wishbone Pajama Show Tour." As the title mentions, Conan encouraged his fans to dress comfortably in pajamas and sailor-inspired outfits by stating, "pack your sailor caps and pajama pants." Ultimately, the majority of the fans listened and arrived to concerts in their best sailor or pajama inspired apperal.
Fans took to creating their own album cover-inspired looks by crafting their own sailor hats and selecting their finest pair of light blue and white striped pajamas.
Caroline Potts (top) and Romania Kilgore (bottom) both attended the Long Island, New York, show at UBS Arena, wearing sailor inspired ourtifts and stated the Wishbone album cover inspired them. Potts states, "On the Wishbone album cover, Conan wears a sailor hat with red ribbon on it! I decided to create my own version when I saw him in New York." In addition, Romania explains, "My best friend Stella (on the right) wore PJS because this is the wishbone pajama world tour! I wore a sailor hat because this is the wishbone era, and I think the hat symbolizes the theme perfectly. Also, on the Wishbone album cover, Conan is wearing a sailor hat, which gave my friends and me our inspo." For many Conan fans, the similarities and differences between different outfits gave fans opportunities to connect with people who had similar interests, fashion styles, and more. Especially as fans navigated to the venues, they were able to see fans from across the street, due to the recognizable styles and outfits.
Similar to Gracie, color palettes are also used for fashion trends. In this case, the Wishbone color pallete was simple, navy blue with red accents. This pallete is seen in Monroe's and Rammani's outfits. Monroe summarizes it perfectly by expressing, "My outfit is a reflection of the emotional and dreamy aesthetic of the 'Wishbone World Tour!" I chose a white and navy blend to show the soft feeling of the era, with a mix of comfort and storytelling. I also tried making the look feel more personal and expressive rather than just a costume." Rammani adds to this by describing her outfit to include, "blue and white colors to match the album, star hair clips also felt super on theme, and a sailor aesthetic," and even mentioning that she wore Adidas shoes, since Conan has been seen wearing them frequently.
In addition to sailor-inspired outfits, fans also crafted and designed unique outfits based on songs. Lexi Dixon (pictured above) attended two shows in Hollywood and Orlando, Florida, during separate legs of the tour. During the first concert, pictured below, they are seen wearing matching outfits inspired by his song, "Eleven Eleven," and the second show, pictured above, is inspired by "Romeo." Dixon states, "My girlfriend and I saw Conan twice on his Wishbone tour (9/22/25 & 3/7/26). In September, we made shirts with the number "11" on them for his song, "Eleven Eleven," and wore black cat PJ pants for the black cat lyric in the song. In March, we dressed as Romeo & Juliet in honor of his song, Romeo, and my girlfriend made a sign that said "you're no Romeo," which is a lyric in the song."
Fashion is proven to be a crucial part of fangirl culture. It encourages fans to get excited, to plan, research songs, and encourage fans to connect to each other over their outfits and favorite songs. During your next concert, make sure to notice what the community around you is wearing and try to make new memories and friends with those around you.
*Individuals provided consent and submitted their photos to be used in this analysis.