A tie with a song lyric, a bright Knicks jersey pulled over office clothes: fans outside Madison Square Garden used small, visible details to show who they came to see. The outfits appeared on two consecutive nights, at a Harry Styles concert and a Knicks preseason game—not as a single crossover event. Vogue’s report from the two nights, by Christian Allaire, captures the different ways attendees dressed for each.
On Wednesday, Styles played the 19th night of his 30-day New York City run for the Together, Together Tour. His fans wore ties—plain, striped or decorated with song lyrics—an accessory Styles has embraced on tour. Others chose athletic-style shorts with “I Love Harry” tees, in a nod to the runs he has been taking from Brooklyn to the venue.
The looks were not attempts to replicate Styles’s stage clothes. He has worn custom Celine and Prada on tour; fans referenced his style with their own choices. If you’re putting together a concert outfit, a tie or a lyric detail is one source-supported way to signal your enthusiasm without copying a full stage look.
Knicks Colors, Different Reasons to Go
The following night, the Knicks faced the Washington Wizards in a preseason matchup at the same arena. Some fans arrived in office clothes and changed into orange jerseys or Knicks capes. Vendors nearby were calling out Knicks and Liberty shirts before the game.
The attendees Vogue spoke with showed that fan clothing can reflect very different relationships with a team. Legal assistant Jason Brancato, a lifelong Knicks fan, wore a Karl-Anthony Towns jersey and Knicks-colored sneakers. He said he had been going to games with his father since 2007.
Radio City Rockette Christina Naslund had a different reason for attending: it was her first Knicks game, and she said she knew little about basketball but wanted to see the Knicks dancers. She wore a friend’s Knicks tee.
Those examples offer two practical starting points for dressing for a game: wear team gear you already own, or ask a friend if you can borrow a shirt. If you’re heading straight from work, the reported jersey-over-office-clothes change is another option. The article describes what fans wore; it does not establish a dress code or say that any item is required.
The outfits differed, but both evenings brought fans out of MSG dressed to show what they had come to see. For your next concert or game, which feels more like you: a small reference, such as a tie or borrowed tee, or a more prominent team jersey?
Source image: Vogue.