How To Throw An Aussie 4th Of July Party Like You’re A Budget Taylor Swift

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Taylor Swift, for some reason or another, has no problem getting her friends together for a rager. My guess is that she’s either a) legitimately likeable or b) has pals who, much like Gretchen Wieners, knows it’s better to be in the plastics hating life than not be in it at all. Did you see her 4th of July blowout? Case and point.

While we’ll never have the fame, money or fear-instilling qualities of Swift to have a party with fire crackers, blow-up slides and boyfriends like Ryan Reynolds (who wanted to be literally anywhere else), we can definitely have a crack at throwing something memorable this 4th of July.

If Kiera from ‘The Bachelor‘ gets to be a budget Lara Bingle then yes, we too can be budget Taylor Swifts. If you’d like to take a leaf out of her book and dress like a twenty-something school girl, that’s your call, but we’re talking party standards.

While we don’t typically celebrate the 4th of July holiday here in Australia, the other part of us thinks well, why the fuck not? It’s a pretty good excuse to wear stars and stripes and play beer pong, no? Read below on how to get this party started.

LOOK THE ALL-AMERICAN PART

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We’re not asking you to wear a flag on your back. This isn’t an Australia Day hootenanny for fuccbois. Weirdly, being patriotic in the USA can be really chic – the white, blue and red colour palette teamed with vintage American denim is a laidback luxe that can be worn time and time again. Tommy Hilfiger, for example, has the ~all-American cool~ thing downpat. Check their 4th of July / Tommy Jeans 3.0 collection above, fronted by Sofia Richie and Lucky Blue Smith, and watch out for launch updates on their FB page HERE.

DECK THE PLACE OUT

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This is your big opp to do it like they do in the movies – beer pong, red cups (HERE) and heck, while you’re at it, get a keg. Extra points if you do it upside down like that time I saw it on ‘The O.C‘ pilot. Welcome to my party, bitch. Again, no need to go overboard with flags but you can should you feel you need to. It’s your party and you’ll flag if you want to.

DISH OUT YANKEE FOOD + BEV

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THIS IS YOUR CHANCE, YOU GUYS. Your chance to eat the greasiest, most satisfying food in the name of theming. Think fried chicken, corn dogs (aka pluto pups or dagwood dogs, usually reserved for your 11pm fuck-eyed festival binge), cheesy sliders and well, anything greasy.

While you’re at it, there’s no reason you can’t go all-out with the grog choices too. Good US options available in Aus are Coors and Budweiser

SORT OUT THE GUEST LIST

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The most difficult part of being a budget Swift is the friends part. And, if you’re trying to do something a little out of the box like a 4th of July shindig, the stakes are a little bit higher than if you just had mates over for an everyday BBQ.

Send the invite out far and wide (to people you know, of course), because some of your mates will already have plans thanks to that thing they call a life. Follow up with people who are sitting in the “maybe” of the FB event, and if numbers are looking dismal, spread the invite out to your very own “maybes”.

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Always rely on your roommates and friends for extra numbers too. Combine your party with them somehow so you don’t look like a joke.

It alleviates the pressure of the whole party off of you as well.

Win-win.  

HAVE OCCASION-APPROPS CHOONS

Music is the be all and end all for any house party. Make sure you’ve got beats that are appropriate to the occasion – songs like Kim Wilde‘s ‘Kids Of America‘, Miley Cyrus‘ ‘Party In The USA‘ and Lenny Kravitz‘ ‘American Woman‘ should work as a base, but make a playlist that progresses with booze levels.

The first hour or three should be chill until you start ripping out the bonafide bangers and singalongs that are hard not to dance / get up to. If you don’t trust your music taste then put that ball in someone else’s court, or check Spotify. Spotify is bae. As for the Aussie classics like ‘Land Down Under‘? Leave those for another night, obviously.

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Photo: Instagram / @Taylorswift.

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