Dressing for a Festival: 4 Tips for an Outstanding Outfit
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Are you planning to attend a festival this summer? Have you thought about the outfit you’re going to wear? In recent years, there has been a small revolution in festival outfits. No more rain boots and ponchos, now the style is sophisticated, refined, and original. The it girls and Instagrammers have understood this, and it’s at Coachella that they show off. If you aspire to create a remarkable outfit to go listen to your favorite artist, stay with us. In this article, we share with you 6 tips for dressing for a festival so that no one misses your look!
Get inspired by the boho chic style to create a suitable outfit
To dress for a festival and be trendy, you need to be inspired by what works, or at least by the outfits that are in vogue at festivals. And unsurprisingly, it’s the boho chic style that prevails! Inspired by the hippie years, the festival dress code consists of timeless pieces such as long crochet cardigans, flower crowns, mini denim shorts, folk boots, and cowboy hats.
To be trendy at a festival, we favor clothes with floral prints or psychedelic patterns that recall the 70s. We also focus on materials and colors that evoke Native American culture, such as suede, braided details, or natural shades (white, beige, brown, ochre).
And if you feel comfortable, you can even dare to wear clothes that reveal a bra or a swimsuit. It’s the little detail that will bring a twist to your look.
Dress for a festival: remember to accessorize your outfit
To give character to your festival outfit, it is important to accessorize it. It’s all these little extras that will make your look stand out. If you wear shorts, a pair of sneakers, and a tank top, your outfit will be nothing special, it will be basic and won’t attract anyone’s attention. On the other hand, if you add a few accessories, it might become remarkable! For that, you can wear jewelry of different sizes, shapes, or colors, a nice belt, flashy sunglasses, and even a sheer tulle skirt that reveals a bodysuit.
Hats, sunglasses, handbags, jewelry, bandanas… no matter the accessories you choose, the important thing is to coordinate them with your outfit so that the result reflects your image.
Dare glitter, rhinestones, and colors
In your hair, on your eyes, your lips, or your top, dare to use color and glitter! It’s a great way to bring pep to your look and make it unique. For that, there are several inspirations. You can create a vibrant makeup based on color blocking or add a few rhinestones to the corner of your eyes or around your eyebrows.
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Do you have the soul of an artist? Upcycle your favorite shorts by sewing a patchwork in the shape of a butterfly or flowers on one of the back pockets. It will bring uniqueness to your festival outfit. And for your hair, you can create a beautiful braided hairstyle and add a few butterfly hair clips or wear a headband.
Your festival outfit should reflect your personality
Last but not least, your outfit should resemble you! Even if the overseas inspiration with Coachella and its influencers gives a lot of ideas in terms of looks, it is possible that you don’t recognize yourself in them.
Think first and foremost about yourself and your personality. What do you want to convey, what image do you want to project? In which clothes do you feel comfortable? These questions will help you give direction to the look you are going to create.
And inspiration can also come from your own closet! Open your wardrobe and see how you can bring your festival outfit to life with what you already own. It’s an excellent exercise to unleash your creativity!
Bonus: select comfortable pieces in which you feel good
We’re ending this article with a golden rule: comfort.
Going to a festival is an adventure that is not the most restful. We wait, we stand, we dance, we wander from stage to stage… Our legs are well solicited, so if there is one thing to prioritize, it’s practical clothes.
Put away your high heels and opt for a pair of flat-soled shoes like sneakers, ankle boots, espadrilles, etc. The same goes for clothes, avoid tight-fitting garments in which you are not free to move. You will dance, jump, and get hot. Fluid and lightweight materials will therefore be welcome. By the same token, avoid wearing pieces from your wardrobe that are dear to your heart or fragile. A spilled drink or a cigarette burn can happen faster than you think…
As you can see, to dress for a festival and make your outfit remarkable, all you have to do is awaken the festival-goer inside you. Mix bold pieces together, accessorize them with a handbag, jewelry, or a hat, add some glitter, and you’re good to go!
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