The other night was a big one for me as I attended the Sheryl Crow concert at Red Rocks. Having seen other shows, I was prepared for the “Sherylites” in their traditional garb of tank top with turquoise jewelry, boot cut jeans, boots and straw cowboy hat. But like all ladies of rock, Crow had a brand new look.

The dangling “love” sign over the stage made one remember the “J5” sign of long ago. And Crow’s opening ode to Motown while wearing skinny jeans, sequined jacket and low heeled boots made the vision complete. As I said to my friend, the only thing missing was the sequined glove.

Yes, Sheryl Crow is paying homage to the King of Pop on her latest tour and who better than one of MJ’s former back-up singers. But the look doesn’t harken back to Jacksons’ glory days; rather it is quite fashion forward in delivery. The sequined jacket (hers was silver) is everywhere. Doncaster showed a black version in its spring collection and Nordstrom is showing a gold one this fall. The shiny look is perfect with hair that is long, lose and flowing — an ode to ‘70’s dancing queens. And taking the boot to a flat heel gives the look a fairy quality rather than the hard edge of a stiletto heel.

Crow’s latest album may be “100 Miles from Memphis” but her style is groovy NYC.

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