FlickrFestivals are notorious for the wear and tear they can apply to your general belongings and specific hygiene. It’s not hard to imagine that bringing expensive items with you could be a bad idea, especially if the weather isn’t expected to hold up during your stay there. In fact, you might even be tempted to forgo the niceties completely and simply bring things that you don’t mind getting destroyed by some drunken stupor or terrible weather condition.
This would be a mistake. It’s important to look and feel good at a festival, because this is a celebration of life with your friends, and you should do all you can to make yourself feel happy while you’re there. One of the presumptions you would have made though is that style equals expense, and in many circumstances, that’s just not true.
The following festival style tips can help you look good, stay frugal and squeeze the most enjoyment out of your festival proceedings.
Tent
Your tent is an integral part of the festival going experience. If the weather is bad, you will be taking refuge here while you enjoy the time spend with your friends in the camp. If the weather is great, it can simply be used as a method of storing your belongings while you’re out and enjoying the festival. #
It’s important to choose a tent that’s functional, but it’s also great to choose a tent that’s stylish. Your tent isn’t an expression of your fashion taste, but having a distinctive and cute one will at least help you find it, and will help you feel more at home in it than some standard ubiquitous one found throughout the festival.
Fashion
Festival fashion ideally needs to be light, breathable and more importantly, wearable. This means that you need to be able to dance to your heart’s content in it, without worrying about wear and tear or general misuse of the item. Wearing light sun dresses with sleeves can help you look great due to the patterns and beautiful fabrics they possess, but also help you channel your inner hippy when you’re dancing around a field.
Wellingtons
It might seem silly to purchase beautiful wellington boots when they’re only going to be caked in mud anyway, regardless of the weather. Many people dancing in the same sports will eventually overturn even the most stable ground, so you are bound to get mud on you at some point. However, your wellingtons needn’t clash with your fashion statement.
Why not try furry pink/purple wellingtons to provide some much-needed color to your summer wardrobe? Correctly chosen, wellingtons can become a fashion statement in themselves, even if they do find themselves plastered in mud a few days into your adventure.
With all the emphasis placed on your looking good during the festival, it’s easy to forget that you’re there to have fun. Have a good time! Don’t be afraid to dance like an idiot, make friends and sing your heart out to the music you’ve gone to witness. You’ll be a better person for it.
