fall out boy if they were lesbians (aka the ybc musical)

(closeups under the cut)

Amazing work 💖💖

presenting the 2ourdust stage banter compilation!

once again there is a slightly longer version on youtube

(leg 1 comp here) (leg 2 comp here)

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!

An absolute darling and legend ily

rewatching the ybc and there is nothing funnier than the weird machine they hook patrick up to being called the "evil-meter". like yeah i guess so but wasnt there like any better word???

He’s a yapper he’s yappin

them: you better not be cunty patrick stump when i get there

my flamboyant ass:

this is actually how pete and patrick text each other

ok im still thinking about the ybc musical

i absolutely love how they changed the motivation of the vixens. in the original youngblood chronicles music videos the vixens didn't seem to have a clear goal besides "destroy music"; the fact that it was music videos with no dialogue doesn't help that vagueness

in the ybc musical, though, they specifically said that the vixens not just wanted to destroy music: they wanted to take music back to a time when it was all "sex drugs and rock and roll", they wanted music to glorify pain and suffering, they don't want music that heals to get out there. in the musical, instead of an apocalypse-demon, the briefcase holds the finished mp3 files of the album save rock and roll. the vixens want the briefcase because they don't want it to be released to the public.

the musical also implies that fob are not the first victim of the vixens: the vixen on the inside who gives pete and andy the bass machete and snare drum crossbow (the musical calls her tiffany) tells pete and andy that she used to be in a band too, she's the only surviving member.

just. the thesis statement of "they want to make money off your trauma, they want everyone to be miserable, they want you to be in the worst time of your life for the benefit of others, music that heals has no place in their new world order, so we need to be the change."

if u even care

thinking about her (miss missing you in the nyu production of the ybc musical)

making it a duet was so inspired i am so feral

and pete cradling patrick in his arms as they're dying... afahjshdgsjaja

I love hearing people’s takes tehehe

thinking about her (miss missing you in the nyu production of the ybc musical)

making it a duet was so inspired i am so feral

and pete cradling patrick in his arms as they're dying... afahjshdgsjaja

Fall Out Boy sent us flowers

Seeing my name on the card was one of the most surreal and crazy things - Ariana

Fall Out Boy sent us flowers

i must confess that the ybc musical has my heart going ba boom

Director and co-writer of the musical. These are beautiful and make my heart sing 🥹💖