#save rock and roll

[jordanelemus]

ybc musical costume in-depth analysis! 💥🎸🎱

hi! I'm jordan, the costume designer (and also an actor and co-writer) of "the young blood chronicles" musical! i posted this on instagram, but i thought it might be cool to post it here too!

my initial role in “the young blood chronicles” musical was costume design, which, as a fashion enthusiast, i was incredibly excited about. i spent about a month curating a huge pinterest board collection and creating individual moodboards. the show takes place in 2013, but i wanted to take inspiration from both pre and post-hiatus fall out boy looks! here’s an in-depth look :’)

patrick’s main inspo was his “soul punk” era, which lives distinctly in the hiatus. i wanted something that would remind us that years had passed since the last time the band had made music together; something cool and trendy, but a little too dressed up for a long day in the studio. even when not onstage, ybc patrick is performing. clothes can give you power and he knows that. the yellow sunglasses were our way of getting around patrick’s glowing yellow eyes from the music videos, but i really love how it makes it seem like he has a mask on. it makes the end of “miss missing you” even more heartbreaking.

pete’s main inspo came from both his early clandestine drops as well as his more androgynous looks (both pre & post-hiatus). pete really cares about fashion, but he still has a chill la vibe. 2013 pete could often veer more edgy, but i chose to move in a different direction in order to better distinguish pete and patrick’s styles. unless you’re a vixen or patrick, you don’t get a leather jacket! sorry pete! to me, pete’s fashion has always felt so current while still being forward-thinking. ybc pete’s outfit could be from 2006 or 2024 and that was very purposeful!

andy’s looks are mostly pulled from more recent years, but band tees never go out of style. the mesh top under the tee alludes to his tattoos, which make up the extent of his stage looks these days since he typically does shows without a shirt on. celia had this mesh top in her closet and i love the colors on her (it’s the only source of color in the heaven outfits!). andy’s outfit is maybe the simplest of the four on paper, but i think it’s sick. it’s laid back, but super specific and grounded. it makes me want to start wearing basketball shorts.

joe’s looks are pulled from both pre-hiatus and early post-hiatus looks! striped sweaters & cargo pants are things he’s worn before, so i'm lucky i had them in my closet (especially since i wasn’t originally joe!). joe, especially in recent years, really likes wearing dark colors onstage, but, similar to how i avoided leather jackets for pete, i wanted to very clearly differentiate the boys from the vixens. any black piece of clothing on any of the boys had to be broken up with a design or pattern. no all black outfits! sorry joe!

the goal with the heaven outfits was to make the exact same outfits in all white. i wanted the exact same silhouettes as before. i’d say we were pretty successful! we got really lucky when it came to finding these costume pieces.

my vixens! these costumes were a lot more nebulous throughout the process. many of the costume pieces came from the actors’ own wardrobes. it was really important to me that each vixen had her own distinct style. baylee’s vixen (whom she named blair) has a more feminine style, her main costume piece being a lacy leotard. she's sweet with an edge. ava’s vixen is second-in-command & her outfit really screams that. the lingerie top is so killer. alexa’s vixen is almost a mix of baylee’s & ava’s in terms of style. the outfit is sweet, but edgy with the ripped tights & lingerie-style top. lauren’s vixen is a little more utilitarian, actually dressed in a way that makes sense for kidnapping four people. she’s more sporty than the others, but her combat boots are incredibly threatening. hbic is all that and more. her outfit is simple, but powerful. she is terrifying.

tiffany had to feel a bit like an outsider. she’s wearing the vixen clothes, but her jacket has some color on it. it’s a little too big on her. the other vixens really live in & embody their clothes, but for tiffany, it's a bit more like a costume.

here’s how i describe the angels: 1) the hottest girls at the ren faire & 2) like that picture of the angel guiding the two kids that every latine family has in their house. they almost feel out of place; so incredibly fluid in a show that is mostly made up of harsh lines. texture and layers were really the name of the game here, but the angels still have an edge to them. to quote fob: “…angels choking on their halos, get them drunk on rose water. see how dirty i can get them, pullin' out their fragile teeth & clip their tiny wings.”

+ i made pete’s bass machete and tiffany’s/joe’s guitar axe! i don’t have much to say about them, but i loved getting to utilize my cosplay foam skills.

this was my first time ever costuming a show and it was such a dream. the entire cast was so willing to experiment with me and it was such a joy to revisit aspects of 2013 fashion, which i remember from my preteen years, but never got to truly participate in! :’)

- jordan <3

ig: @/jordanelemus

photos: @/cararittner on ig!

#ybc musical #young blood chronicles #fall out boy #save rock and roll #musicals #musical theater #patrick stump #pete wentz #andy hurley #joe trohman #i love fall out boy literally so much #ybc #costume design #theatre #fob

[x-poblo-x]

April Adness Semifinals

#my chemical romance #mcr #three cheers for sweet revenge #i brought you my bullets you brought me your love #fall out boy #fob #save rock and roll #so much (for) stardust #poll #polls

[amaliatheartist]

We’re ending it on the phone

#amalia's art #art #artists on tumblr #fall out boy #save rock and roll #where did the party go #fob #fob lyrics #srar #fob fanart #fall out boy fanart #fobcreators #fob art #fall out boy art #collage #collage art #analog collage #fanart #yes I finished it at 2 in the morning and didn’t post it then cause I wanted the colors to show better so you’re getting it now #happy (belated) 11 years to save rock and roll!

[kydeering]

love is a weapon, there’s no second guessing

rat a tat // fall out boy

#graphic design #collage #typography #fall out boy #save rock and roll #queer artist #queer #lesbian #transmasc #artists on tumblr #art #alternative #youngblood chronicles #fob

[omegalomania]

on this, the 11th birthday of fall out boy's esteemed fifth studio album save rock and roll, i just want to remind everyone of the one thing that never fails to Get Me about it.

there was a lot of scorn and derision about the title when it first got promoted, and fob was well aware this would happen. critics and caustic news outlets collectively scoffed about it, save rock and roll. like this four-piece from chicago, this dorky pop band, is gonna save rock and roll?

of course they missed the point, which is in the very god damn title. it's not a declarative statement. it's not a pronouncement of how we, fall out boy, saved rock and roll. it is a call to action. it is an earnest request for you, the listener, to participate in this act alongside them. it is an expression of desire to inspire creation in turn.

that's the ethos they've carried at the forefront of every creative endeavor they've undertaken since returning from hiatus. certainly that element was present before then, but save rock and roll marked the moment where they very deliberately centered that squarely in their narrative.

because fall out boy doesn't just want to save rock and roll. they want you to save rock and roll with them.

#fall out boy #save rock and roll #*making poasts #i didnt have time to draw anything for this (rip) even tho i did rly want to #im simply too busy alas #but this is the thing that still continuously gets me #and it resonates all the way through to 11 yrs later with pete saying at tourdust to make weird stuff #make weird stuff with your friends! make stuff! do whatever makes you feel alive! #thats the very same thing they were telling us 11 years ago and thats pretty neat!

[thetidegetshighatnight]

I always think about how a HUGE amount of hate for Fall Out Boy comes from homophobia and racism in the early 2000s. Like you look at old chatroom shit where people talk about why they don't like Fall Out Boy, most of what you see is "cuz Pete Wentz is gay". A lot of criticism for their music was (not explicitly, but pretty easy to extrapolate) about how they mixed punk with other, predominately black genres. IMO most modern hate for them is because people know we used to hate them but can't remember why, so they just go with it. Obviously people aren't obligated to like certain music if it isn't their thing, but I know damn well half of their discography would be ADORED today if people actually bothered to listen. The amount of people who I've shown FOB music to who were surprised that they actually liked it? They have been done sooo damn dirty, give these boys the legacy they deserve.

#fall out boy #fob #pete wentz #andy hurley #joe trohman #patrick stump #decaydance #so much (for) stardust #american beauty/american psycho #save rock and roll #mania #folie a deux #infinity on high #from under the cork tree #take this to your grave

[itshardtosayidowhenidont]

fall out boy albums as sanrio characters! 🎱🫧🔮🐑🐻

#fall out boy #fob #fob fanart #fall out boy fan art #patrick stump #pete wentz #joe trohman #andy hurley #take this to your grave #tttyg #from under the cork tree #futct #infinity on high #ioh #folie a deux #believers never die #save rock and roll #srar #abap #mania #so much for stardust #fob smfs #smfs #sanrio #hello kitty #hello kitty and friends #pompompurin #chococat #kerroppi

[tombstoneswerewaiting]

tttyg turning 20 the same year folie turns 15 the same year sr&r turns 10 the same year mania turns 5 the same year stardust is born is too much for me. that’s too many milestones actually

#SO MANY MILESTONES ALL AT ONCE WTF DO U MEAN #fall out boy #pete wentz #patrick stump #andy hurley #joe trohman #take this to your grave #folie a deux #save rock and roll #mania #so much for stardust

[wynsummers]

they posted this at the start of pride month... I'm not gonna say anything

#what an interesting lighting design. i have no thoughts about it #fall out boy #fob #joe trohman #pete wentz #save rock and roll

[roscoe-me-and-this-fuckin-kid]

okay but baby you were my picket fence, i miss missing you now and then, chlorine kissed summer skin, i miss missing you now and then, sometimes before it gets better, the darkness gets bigger, the person that you'd take a bullet for is behind the trigger, oh, we're fading fast, i miss missing you now and then

#fob #fall out boy #save rock and roll #miss missing you #joe trohman #andy hurley #patrick stump #pete wentz

[tomsmusictaste]

#sometimes an image just enters your head y’know… and you just have to make it #fall out boy #fob #meme #shitpost #patrick stump #pete wentz #joe trohman #andy hurley #take this to your grave #from under the cork tree #infinity on high #folie a deux #save rock and roll #american beauty american psycho #mania #so much (for) stardust #pop-punk

[nothnksfrthmmrs]

Fall Out Boy - Where Did The Party Go

#fall out boy #where did the party go #save rock and roll #emo lyrics #pop punk lyrics #pop punk #emo #my art #thatshowiroller #nothnksfrthmmrs #I haven’t drawn in ages much less posted anything idk what came over me tonight

[mortalfortaxpurposes]

this album is one that is particularly close to us. we recorded it in secret from the music industry, critics, and even our fans. an artists first record sounds the way it does because it is often made without expectations. this is not our first record. but because of the way we went about making this one in the shadows it is with out a doubt the first record in a new chapter of fall out boy. we made this music for ourselves and no one else at the end of the day. this is meant be played loud, with the windows down on summer nights. four friends with our backs to each other fighting in the darkness against anything and everything that is out there. we bowed our heads, took a knee and plugged back in. from the first strings to the last shouts- this is us. these incantations are meant to conjure realness, to unlock whatever the rock and roll is inside each of you- in each of us. put on your headphones, turn it up- this is what we have spent the last year and a half making. most importantly, thank you for wishing or waiting- because with out you, the most important piece, this record would never have been made. so we figured you have waited long enough… with out further ado, please listen closely fall out boy, 2013

#fall out boy #save rock and roll #my post #patrick stump

[thekidsarentalright]

"They sat back, laughing at the wounded city, each breath sucking in ashes and fumes. Oh, it bled alright, dryer than Moore County. All expatriate flames hurrying to found new nations of blinding dust. But the two of them, they just squinted at that pipe-cleaner skyline. And it burned hotter in their oil slick pupils. Knowing that they were paid to remember the past, he blew out a hot breath and said, 'Burn it all.'"

#happy birthday to one of the most special incredible perfect albums of alllllll time <3333 i love you forever srar #txt #c.txt #fob #fall out boy #fobedit #save rock and roll #p: 100

[beardtrick]

The Youngblood Chronicles // “Fall Out Boy Forever” - They Can’t Kill Us Until They Kill Us

#fall out boy #fob #youngblood chronicles #save rock and roll #ybc #fall out boy forever #do not read fob forever and then watch ybc right after its dangerous

[angelsarrm]

kindred / intertwined / fated destiny

#peterick #patrick stump #pete wentz #fob #ybc #youngblood chronicles #save rock and roll #myart #marsfobart