has a candid message for the haters who disapprove of her tour . In conversation with as one of their 2024 Time100 Next artists, the 25-year-old performer told her fashion critics to stay home if they’re not satisfied by her wardrobe choices. “To that I just say, don’t come to the show, and that’s OK,” she said in the article published on October 2.

The “Please Please Please” artist has presented a sequence of flirty, feminine fashion on stage since her Short N’ Sweet tour kicked off on September 23. Since then, Carpenter has worn a Swarvoski crystal-studded two-piece by provocative French designer Ludovic de Saint Sernin, a shimmery bodice and matching garters, and a black lace catsuit by Patou for her sold-out crowds of young girls, reluctant boyfriends, and even a few moms. While her wardrobe – styled and picked by Jared Ellner – flows synonymously with her allure and lustful ballads, a few showgoers and at-home viewers have expressed distaste for the outfit picks.

Still, Carpenter blocks out the noise by remembering how her role models – Madonna, Britney Spears, Christina Aguilera, and Beyoncé – used fashion as a mechanism for self-confidence on stage. “It’s unfortunate that it’s ever been something to criticize, because truthfully, the scariest thing in the world is getting up on a stage in front of that many people and having to perform as if it’s nothing,” the “Taste” singer noted. “If the one thing that helps you do that is th.