Five on Friday – That Southern Game Day Style

It’s no secret that we love college football.  I mean, a) it runs in my family, b) it runs in B’s family, and c) we live in the south.  Brian and I were bound to be a college football obsessed couple!  As you aaaall know, we are die-hard Georgia Bulldog fans.  Brian and both of his sisters graduated from there, my grandfather graduated from there back in the 40’s, one of my cousins graduated from there a couple of years ago and has been working with the football team for the last six years, and another one of my cousins is currently in her sophomore year there.  Our love runs deep for the red and black and we have the season tickets to prove it.

We are three games deep already with still a few months to go, and we’re as happy as clams as you can probably imagine.  We’ve already been to one game, and we’re hoping to head to Athens for two more before this season is over.  In case you didn’t know, the game day style is almost just as important as the actual football itself down here in the south, and today I’m sharing my favorite game day staples. 

O N E – A Comfy Dress

Down here in the south, girls typically dress up for college football games.  And by dress up, I mean we literally wear dresses.  Or skirts.  Or leggings and dressy tunics.  Or rompers.  I had always assumed that was a college-football-wide thing, but it was recently brought to my attention that most people don’t do that anywhere else.  I had no idea!  I love that tradition, though, because… any excuse to dress up, right?!

The beginning of football season down here in Georgia is always brutal weather-wise as we are always dealing with temps in the 90’s and high humidity.  Therefore, short and light dresses are always welcome.  And it doesn’t get much comfier than a flowy sundress anyway!  For the colder games, we add tights or leggings and sleeves to our dresses and we call it a day!

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T W O – Cute, but Comfy Boots

All of the girls wear boots to the games.  Repeat after me.  All of the girls wear boots to the games.  Boots with sundresses, boots with rompers, boots with jerseys, boots with tunics and leggings.  We just do.  Unless it’s 99 degrees… then this girl doesn’t.  Because sometimes being cool is more important than fashion.  But only sometimes. 

Since we tailgate so far from the stadium, footwear has to be as comfy as it is cute.  We literally walk miles when we attend games, so I always wear flat boots or boots with a low heel.

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T H R E E – Cute Outerwear

It doesn’t get terribly cold here, so for those chillier months, adding a jacket and a cute scarf to your ensemble is typically enough to keep you warm.  I have been to a few games that were bitter cold and required toboggans and gloves, but those are few and far between.

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F O U R – A Small Clutch or Cross Body Bag

Ok, this is where I have a hard time.  On a daily basis, I carry a giant purse and it literally weighs probably seven or eight pounds, but I always downsize for the games because otherwise, my giant bag wears out my shoulder since I carry it around all day.  Not to mention that just this year a lot of NFL and college stadiums have implemented new rules for handbags anyway.  A lot of them now require either a clear bag (you can find them with handles in the makeup section of Walmart for $10, ladies!) or you can carry a small clutch no bigger than 4x6. 

So far, UGA hasn’t implemented these rules, but they do search all bags thoroughly upon entering the stadium, so it just makes things easier to have a small bag.  A lot of girls carry clutches, but personally they’re not quite big enough for me, and I also don’t find them very comfortable.  I prefer a small cross body bag because it frees up your hands, and you don’t have to worry about someone snatching it off of your shoulder since it’s around your body.

My game day handbag essentials typically consist of my license, a single credit card, a little bit of cash, my ticket for the game (duh), my compact, a lipstick and a lip gloss, gum, and a single tablet of either Pepto or Immodium.  #IToldYallIHaveAWeirdStomach  #IHaveToBePrepared 

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F I V E – Accessories

We’re big fans of team face tattoos down here as well, and I always wear one to the games.  Red lipstick is also fun just because I don’t have many other excuses to wear red lipstick.  Pom poms are great for rooting on the team during the game, and sunglasses are a must since we’re outside all day.

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And just for fun, here are a few of my past looks for games...

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There you have it, friends!  Who do you root for and what do you wear to games?

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