Carmen wears cut up blue jeans and a sweatshirt to a formal wedding. What is she engaged in and what do her actions imply?

Carmen is most probably engaged in deviance and her actions imply that she does not bother herself with the opinions of others.

Explanation:

The way Carmen has chosen to dress for a formal wedding explicitly clarifies that she has opted to not restrict herself to the norms and conventions accepted by society. It seems that she feels good to stand out and deviate from society by doing strange, non-conventional dressing and by exhibiting deviance.