Glastonbury. A hub of mud, music, and, historically, some of the most eye-popping fashion statements this side of Woodstock. If you close your eyes and picture "festival-core," you're probably imagining a riot of colour, fringing, and enough crochet to make your grandmother weep with envy.
But 2024 has thrown us a curveball. As the festival weekend came to an end, and I eagerly anticipated the celebrity fashion rollout, my hopes were dashed. Goodbye to the crochet crop tops and cover-ups.
Tie dye? Practically extinct. And body glitter? Not a single sparkle in sight. It seems that everything that makes a festival a festival (like the stacking of a necklace with more necklaces) had been rejected, and instead been replaced by boring neutrals.
The age of beige This year it was like the fashion world hit the snooze button. The Glastonbury fashion was so understated it was practically hiding in plain sight. Beige, black, white, olive and taupe dominated the scene, as if celebrity stylists had a backroom meeting and collectively decided that standing out is so last decade.
The bold prints and daring designs of yesteryear have been swapped for loose-fitting jumpsuits, low-effort tank tops, and cargo pants. At first, I thought it was because Glasto is more rock and roll Bohemia and hasn’t yet reached the glitter and sequins status of its counterpart, Coachella. But that’s not the case since I recall being sorely disappointed by this year’s Coachella fashion as well.
Fashion roun.
