The only thing that unifies fashion at Glastonbury is the need for sensible footwear: no other festival is as much a walking holiday as it is a great day (and night) out. But other than that, all bets are off. From kimonos to fancy dress, these were the big trends this year.
Bucket hats are to Glastonbury what flip-flops are to the beach: absolutely everywhere, in every colour and permutation imaginable. But this year a new variation emerged: furry. Even as sunshine pounded the festival on Saturday afternoon, festivalgoers would not be parted from them. Pulling on a furry bucket hat is like slipping under a duvet – a safe place to hide from the crowds.
Is this Glastonbury or the Tour de France? Young, bucket-hat-wearing men were spotted everywhere in reflective wraparound sunglasses.
It gives me no pleasure to write this, but Y2K fashion is back in the form of chain belts. Bought from Vinted and Depop and last spotted on Kate Moss in Camden circa 2002, this iteration of the 00s staple is worn high on the waist, with cowboy boots and crocheted halter tops and dresses. None of the women sporting this look lived through the trend the first time around.
So much leopard print. Leopard-print suits and ties, leopard-print cycling shorts, leopard-print shirts. In a chapel in the campsite, a vicar in leopard print was marrying festivalgoers.
Always a festival staple, but this year with a twist: most of those wearing kimonos were men. Often, it was paired with a furry bucket hat.
Fans of the budget German supermarket were everywhere, spotted in branded shirts, Crocs-style foam footwear and, of course, bucket hats. On more than one occasion, festivalgoers were head to toe in Lidl.
Whether it was the Teletubbies trudging back from Shangri-La at 4am or a human fly buzzing around the toilets, the fancy dress did not disappoint. Many had knocked up some papier-mache, dressing as psychedelic eyes, ears, noses and mushrooms.
