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Gonzo Report: All for Nellie at Chloe Moriondo
Dressing up and feeling pretty for show at SOMA
Chloe Moriondo first gained notice by playing covers on YouTube; I think her breakout song was Fleetwood Mac’s “Dreams.” I’m not totally sure, because I didn’t really learn about her until my cousin Nellie told me about her album Blood Bunny. I liked her lyrics; she captured what it’s like to be a teenager and what it’s like to have a crush, right as I was becoming a teenager and having crushes. But at the same time, her lyrics were like nothing I’d heard before — very out there. “Don’t know if I hate you or if I wanna date you/ Put you in a body bag instead of my bed.” “I want your face, I’d maybe wear it to bed, or slip it over my head — and rob a bank.” Kind of creepy, but she doesn’t sound creepy. Her songs are poppy and catchy.
Video:
Chloe Moriondo: "Dreams"
Poor cousin Nellie. She couldn’t come with me to Chloe’s show at SOMA on May 8, because she lives in Kansas. I promised I’d have a good time for her. I started by getting into costume. When I went to see Sabrina Carpenter, I saw a lot of girls dressing the way Sabrina does when she’s on stage. I love Chloe’s style, and I love to dress up, and I don’t often have an occasion for it, so this seemed like a perfect time — especially since I’ve gotten more into makeup lately.
I watched videos from Chloe’s earlier shows on the tour, and I paid attention to what she was wearing and what the people at the show were wearing. The color scheme for her new album Oyster is very much light blue and white, and the texture is very flowy. I found a short, white, flowy dress at the Salvation Army thrift store for $8 and added a light blue piece of fabric at the neckline. I thought about looking for boots, because she had shown up in my feed wearing big puffy boots, but then I found a pair of silvery sparkly high tops that I had forgotten I had. For my eye makeup, I used three different shades of blue. I used the darker blue to make tear lines under my water line, because Chloe’s had a lot of breakups. And I had a minerally blue eye shadow that was kind of sparkly, because Chloe is sparkly. Then some light blue eyeliner to make my blue eyes pop. I also used that to draw a few spirals and stars on my face, to fit the whimsical vibe that she gives. I had some pale blue fake nails with different designs on them that I found at Hot Topic a while ago, and I had some bracelets from Target with seashells that fit the oyster theme. Finally, I made a necklace out of safety pins and fake pearls.
I felt really pretty, and I like feeling pretty. And I like getting compliments from other girls. I want them to be like, “Oh she’s so cool,” because that’s what I think when I see a pretty girl in a cool outfit, and I want people to feel that about me. Chloe got that. There were a lot of girls dressed up in her look at the show; I stood next to a girl who had knit her own fishnet top for the occasion. As Chloe looked out over the crowd, she said, “I love seeing your hair, and makeup, and outfits!” She said she liked watching the different ways we danced; there were a lot of standstill head-bobbers, but there were plenty of us who moved as we screamed along to the songs. She thanked us for being vulnerable with her. And she loved that someone had printed out bits from her lyrics — “At the pond with you,” “Angel blessings,” “Kiss!” etc. — copied them, pasted them onto sheets of construction paper, and passed them out to the crowd. When she sang the lyric, everybody held their paper high. It was awesome.
It also gave me an idea. I tore a sheet out of my notebook and wrote, “Please say hi to Nellie!” The crowd was packed in pretty tightly up front, but I slipped my way to the second row of bodies, and every time Chloe paused to talk to the crowd, I held my sign high. First time, nothing. Second time, nothing. Third time, nothing. But I knew I could not fail. Finally: “Someone over there is holding a sign that says, ‘Say hi to Nellie.’ Hi, Nellie!’” And of course, I got it on video for my sweet cousin in Kansas. And that gave me another idea. When Chloe started singing Nellie’s favorite song, “Manta Rays,” I FaceTimed Nellie. It was two hours later where she was, but I knew she’d be up. When she answered, I held my phone up so she could watch and sing along. She was so happy.
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Gonzo Report: All for Nellie at Chloe Moriondo
Dressing up and feeling pretty for show at SOMA
Gonzo Report: All for Nellie at Chloe Moriondo
Dressing up and feeling pretty for show at SOMA
Chloe Moriondo first gained notice by playing covers on YouTube; I think her breakout song was Fleetwood Mac’s “Dreams.” I’m not totally sure, because I didn’t really learn about her until my cousin Nellie told me about her album Blood Bunny. I liked her lyrics; she captured what it’s like to be a teenager and what it’s like to have a crush, right as I was becoming a teenager and having crushes. But at the same time, her lyrics were like nothing I’d heard before — very out there. “Don’t know if I hate you or if I wanna date you/ Put you in a body bag instead of my bed.” “I want your face, I’d maybe wear it to bed, or slip it over my head — and rob a bank.” Kind of creepy, but she doesn’t sound creepy. Her songs are poppy and catchy.
Video:
Chloe Moriondo: "Dreams"
Poor cousin Nellie. She couldn’t come with me to Chloe’s show at SOMA on May 8, because she lives in Kansas. I promised I’d have a good time for her. I started by getting into costume. When I went to see Sabrina Carpenter, I saw a lot of girls dressing the way Sabrina does when she’s on stage. I love Chloe’s style, and I love to dress up, and I don’t often have an occasion for it, so this seemed like a perfect time — especially since I’ve gotten more into makeup lately.
I watched videos from Chloe’s earlier shows on the tour, and I paid attention to what she was wearing and what the people at the show were wearing. The color scheme for her new album Oyster is very much light blue and white, and the texture is very flowy. I found a short, white, flowy dress at the Salvation Army thrift store for $8 and added a light blue piece of fabric at the neckline. I thought about looking for boots, because she had shown up in my feed wearing big puffy boots, but then I found a pair of silvery sparkly high tops that I had forgotten I had. For my eye makeup, I used three different shades of blue. I used the darker blue to make tear lines under my water line, because Chloe’s had a lot of breakups. And I had a minerally blue eye shadow that was kind of sparkly, because Chloe is sparkly. Then some light blue eyeliner to make my blue eyes pop. I also used that to draw a few spirals and stars on my face, to fit the whimsical vibe that she gives. I had some pale blue fake nails with different designs on them that I found at Hot Topic a while ago, and I had some bracelets from Target with seashells that fit the oyster theme. Finally, I made a necklace out of safety pins and fake pearls.
I felt really pretty, and I like feeling pretty. And I like getting compliments from other girls. I want them to be like, “Oh she’s so cool,” because that’s what I think when I see a pretty girl in a cool outfit, and I want people to feel that about me. Chloe got that. There were a lot of girls dressed up in her look at the show; I stood next to a girl who had knit her own fishnet top for the occasion. As Chloe looked out over the crowd, she said, “I love seeing your hair, and makeup, and outfits!” She said she liked watching the different ways we danced; there were a lot of standstill head-bobbers, but there were plenty of us who moved as we screamed along to the songs. She thanked us for being vulnerable with her. And she loved that someone had printed out bits from her lyrics — “At the pond with you,” “Angel blessings,” “Kiss!” etc. — copied them, pasted them onto sheets of construction paper, and passed them out to the crowd. When she sang the lyric, everybody held their paper high. It was awesome.
It also gave me an idea. I tore a sheet out of my notebook and wrote, “Please say hi to Nellie!” The crowd was packed in pretty tightly up front, but I slipped my way to the second row of bodies, and every time Chloe paused to talk to the crowd, I held my sign high. First time, nothing. Second time, nothing. Third time, nothing. But I knew I could not fail. Finally: “Someone over there is holding a sign that says, ‘Say hi to Nellie.’ Hi, Nellie!’” And of course, I got it on video for my sweet cousin in Kansas. And that gave me another idea. When Chloe started singing Nellie’s favorite song, “Manta Rays,” I FaceTimed Nellie. It was two hours later where she was, but I knew she’d be up. When she answered, I held my phone up so she could watch and sing along. She was so happy.