Summer
Festival Fashion
It’s that time of year again; the nights are longer, the days are warmer (although not always drier!)… summer is officially here!! That means festival season is upon us too, along with the ubiquitous ‘what to wear’ dilemma. Luckily, here at Style we are on hand to help with some festival fashion inspiration!
FESTIVAL HAIR Why not style your hair a little differently from your usual ‘do for your festival experience? You could experiment with a temporary colour change; hair chalk is a great way to add colour (or colours!) without commitment, as it will shampoo out easily when you get home. Violets, pinks and pale aquas look amazing on blonde or red hair, while deeper colours such as red, bottle green and deep blue compliment brunettes. Coloured extensions are also a great way to create a different look, by adding a flash of colour which can be removed when you get bored of it. Braids and plaits are always in vogue for festivals, allowing you to create a boho, relaxed look that will last all weekend, while ensuring your hair still looks good in whatever the British weather decides to throw at you. 2014 festival hair essentials: dry shampoo, kirby grips, hair chalk 40
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FESTIVAL CLOTHES Denim is always a festival fashion staple, whether in the form of cut-off shorts, dresses or dungarees, and looks great accompanied with this season’s style of 90’s crop tops or crocheted vests and waistcoats, or the classic festival uniform of vintage band t-shirts and checked shirts. Basketball jerseys worn as dresses fit in with this year’s sportluxe trend, or for the more girly fashionistas among us, maxi dresses are always a safe bet - to achieve a comfortable, casual boho look. Maxis’ look great at beach festivals where the sunshine and warm weather is pretty much guaranteed, although a maxi dress may be a risk at events such as Creamfields, where you may end up knee-deep in mud! At Beatherder festival (18th-20th July, Lancashire) there is always a ‘fancy dress’ day on the Saturday; the theme this year being the letter ‘H’, so again pretty much anything goes! Some of the suggestions my friends came up with when I asked for inspiration were hock of ham (?!), harlot or hula girl! 2014 festival clothing essentials: denim shorts, basketball jerseys, crop tops