With Festival season already in full swing, H&M marketing an entire Coachella collection, Forever 21 selling every type of cheap bohemian crop top imaginable and the abundance of flower crowns, I decided to dedicate an entire blog post to Festival style…More specifically expectation vs reality.
I will start with making fun of myself:
This photo is from 2014 – the year I first attended Electric Forest. (It was not my first camping festival). But, like any college girl, I decided I would go all out with the “festival” themed clothing.
Lacy bralette = check
Crop top = check
Flower crown = check
Jorts = nailed it
I did actually wear this outfit to the festival…and it lasted maybe two hours.
Some of my actual thought during those two hours:
“It is way too humid for a bra, bralette & this crop top”
“I think this flower crown is leaving a mark on my forehead”
“Is that a new freckle on my leg? Oh no, just dirt”
“Sweating in jean shorts is a nightmare”
If you have ever been to a camping festival you may understand. As much as I would love to look great everyday, that isn’t going to happen. Especially not when I’m sleeping maybe 3-4 hours a night, on a camping online pharmacy india mat, outside a tent and showering every other day because they cost $10 and I have to hold the water handle on the whole time. That’s right my friends – a one handed $10 shower.
Not to mention your bathroom options are porta potties. Yep, all 4 days. Pure joy really.
I applaud you, ladies who somehow manage to do a full face of makeup, glitter and body paint in their tent every day. You are the strong ones.
As for me – I’ll be over here in my Nike pro athletic shorts & a tank top. Or in this year’s case – this awesome Fabletics crop top.
BUT – I did find these lightweight shorts & this plunge bralette from Aerie that will be coming. So I’ll try to look cute the first day and give up after that.
Somerset Music Festival – August 2013 (comfy & sweat wicking. double boom!)
Disclaimer: Music festivals are actually a ton of fun and I look forward to them every summer. Please don’t let me sarcasm dissuade you into thinking they suck.
Happy Festival season my friends.
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Thanks Nermisa 🙂
Great post! Although I’ve never been to a festival like those, since I’ve lived in Alabama pretty much my whole life, I agree with you about the whole “Expectation vs. Reality” thing. I feel that way about concerts at the Wharf here, which is outside. Yes, the sexy jeans and flirty tops are cute, but when it’s 90F with 80% humidity and you’re crammed shoulder-to-shoulder with strangers, those athletic shorts and sweat-wicking tank tops are sounding SO MUCH BETTER!
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Amen sister. I cannot stand sweating through denim & lace. it is the worst!
Love the honesty of this post. My first festival I had a similar realization. I remember getting all ready with my layers and flannel tied around my waste. The when I arrived & it was 100 degrees plus humid I realized I had made a huge mistake.
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haha yes, the media & fashion industries market “festival style” but it really isn’t that useful if you’re actually camping at a festival!