On Sunday night I found myself jumping up and down, waving my tuckshop arms in the air like I just didn’t care, as US singer Katy Perry belted out her hit single, Firework.
It would have been quite a sight really. A very sober, slightly hungover, 40-something woman in sea of other 30 and 40-something women, all there escorting their tween or teen daughters. All getting caught up in the colour and perkiness that is Mrs Russell Brand.
Katy Perry opens her second Brisbane California Dreams show
In my defence, I was there as a guest of ghd Australia’s PR reps* and DIDN’T insist on dressing up myself and my 14-year-old in matching mother-daughter blue Katy Perry costumes.
Who would dress up like that, you ask?
At least one mum and daughter I stumbled across did.
MY own daughter wouldn’t even let me photograph them, let alone consider donning a blue wig.
Now speaking of wigs … there were lots of them … and for those who didn’t go the wig option, there were ghd stylists on hand at the ghd Gingerbread House to make sure you had a good hair night.
It was all part of the ghd ambassadorship Katy’s signed.
Josh Walker from Suite Three for ghd at the ghd Gingerbread House
So, back to my attempts to embarrass my daughter with my off-key, “BABY YOU’RE A FIREWORK …” and air punching.
It didn’t work.
But photographing these gems did.
I so missed the coloured wigs memo
Damn it ... left my white platform boots at home as well
This would be great for the school drop-off, don't you think?
Been to a concert lately? Did you dress up in fancy dress?
*My daughter and I were guests of ghd Australia and Stellar Concepts.
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I spotted a girl in hot pink patent platform boots just like those at U2 in December. I volunteered to do the drinks run just so I could stand behind and photograph them with my phone.
Oh, and it was my misfortune (long story) to go to Britney Spears last year. I don’t know where everyone bought their clothes but they were almost universally two sizes too small.
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Ah, at U2 I stood behind an Ed Hardy t-shirt wearing bogue. And that trend you noticed at Britney (excuse me?), it was very much in evidence at Katy Perry!