Snooping Out Style at the Cabooze

By Emma Lyons

It’s Tuesday afternoon on January 25th, 2011 and the bartenders and security guards at the Cabooze are busy preparing for the sold out Snoop Dogg shows. Ice is being filled, stools are pulled from the tables, and bartenders are arranging bottles to prepare for the hundreds of incoming Snoop fans. The line for the sold out show is wrapped around the block as the excited fans wait for the doors to open. As the doors open, fans rush in to find the prime spot to enjoy this well-known rap artist.
Being employed with the Cabooze gives me the opportunity to have a backstage look at the festivities, fashions, and fans. I was very interested in seeing who would come out for this electrifying show, and, more importantly, what are they wearing. Working at the coat check gave me a prime opportunity to see outerwear fashions as well as the styles underneath the many layers we wear just to get by on an average, below zero, Minnesota night.
Many women wore ¾ length down coats with faux fur wrapped around the hood. More popular jacket trends include the military styled structured wool pea coats and bomber jackets. The men wore a lot of similar jacket style but I also say some plain sweatshirts, and canvas military-inspired jackets. After the removal of the necessary layers, I saw many similar fashions.
Women adorned themselves in many of the latest fashions. Skinny jeans and leggings paired with tunics and over-sized jersey knit tees were at the height of popularity for this hip happening. More sizzlin’ styles include; leather biker-inspired jackets, ankle high combat boots, black stiletto boots, fingerless gloves, exposed zippers, lace tights and tops, various plaid apparel, long necklaces, sequined swag, and miniskirts all combined with an excessive amount of cleavage.

The men on the scene were wearing various colored hooded sweatshirts, plaid shirts, baseball caps, sweat suits, metallic sunglasses, straight-legged jeans, and black brimmed glasses. Snoop himself wore a do’ rag, sunglasses, and lots of bling. It is easy to say that the fans knew Snoop well. Snoop Dogg had many women go on stage with him to dance and let me tell you, every woman invited on stage were ‘shaking what their mama gave them.’ Snoop was even guilty of making various comments about the women including "It's not your beauty, it's your booty" and “I need to take some vitamin D's”. Aside from consistent objectifying of women, the show was really amusing. Everybody seemed well behaved and was having a blast. Needless to say, this event was a hit and Snoop was really appreciative of having a sold out show.
The show came to a close, the guests all collected their jackets as they left the venue, the stools are returned to the table tops, the ice is melted in the bins, and the staff all enjoyed a deep sigh of relief as they counted their sizeable earnings. There were some fashion misses but overall, the night with Snoop Dogg was a fashion hit.
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