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<p><i>Vogue Australia may receive advertising or affiliate commission if you buy through our links. Read more </i><a href="https://www.vogue.com.au/affiliate-content"><i>here</i></a><i>.</i></p><p>What do you wear to a festival these days? The consensus that has emerged in recent years, especially in the wake of Coachella, has been, surprisingly, <a href="https://www.vogue.com.au/fashion/news/coachella-signals-the-end-of-a-fashion-era/news-story/e7a46ae4b34db96bd4ae23880764e75f" target="_blank" rel="noopener">minimal</a>. Naturally there was festival fashion at its most archetypal, an aesthetic that has made its way from the Empire Polo Club all the way to Splendour in the Grass in the southern hemisphere&mdash;from bejewelled and macram&eacute;d bralettes, to glittering cowboy hats (Clint Eastwood would shudder at the thought) to floating caftans fit for earth mothers and the Tanya McQuoids of the world.&nbsp;</p><p>But there has also been a quiet swell of something else, too. Kendall Jenner, a regular attendee of the festival, opted last year for a subdued two-piece: a tank by Australian label St. Agni, over a pair of trousers from the same label. Friend and fellow model Hailey Bieber opted for sporty basics and a white tee&mdash;not a face jewel in sight. And at this year&rsquo;s <a href="https://www.vogue.com.au/fashion/news/celebrity-street-style-glastonbury-2023/image-gallery/280eb60080592e4cfcb3286196e15dfc" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Glastonbury</a>, there was more of the same. Daisy Edgar-Jones paired a Carrie Bradshaw mini with Hunter wellies, while Anya Taylor-Joy wore a Rabanne tank and ruffled shorts.</p><p>Indeed, it seems like the currents of festival fashion are pulling guests in another direction, one rushing away from rainbow-hippie-overload of the 2010s and towards the tousled cool of the mid-2000s. Front and centre of the Gen Z festival-goer&rsquo;s moodboard are the poster girls of the noughties&mdash;trendsetters like Alexa Chung, Sienna Miller and Kate Moss who turned Hunter boots and Barbour jackets into a sartorial religion.&nbsp;</p><p>Here, ahead of your next gig-filled weekend, we revisit our favourite festival looks from the Glastonbury dreamgirls, and show you how to wear them.</p><p class="button-common"><a title="Vogue" href="javascript:rampart.signup('https://www.vogue.com.au/fashion/trends/festival-style/image-gallery/97a0da0ce5f0f1b577244e250250e097');" target="_self" data-cta="Vogue" data-editable="true">Sign up to our newsletter</a></p>
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What do you wear to a festival these days? The consensus that has emerged in recent years, especially in the wake of Coachella, has been, surprisingly, minimal. Naturally there was festival fashion at its most archetypal, an aesthetic that has made its way from the Empire Polo Club all the way to Splendour in the Grass in the southern hemisphere—from bejewelled and macraméd bralettes, to glittering cowboy hats (Clint Eastwood would shudder at the thought) to floating caftans fit for earth mothers and the Tanya McQuoids of the world. 

But there has also been a quiet swell of something else, too. Kendall Jenner, a regular attendee of the festival, opted last year for a subdued two-piece: a tank by Australian label St. Agni, over a pair of trousers from the same label. Friend and fellow model Hailey Bieber opted for sporty basics and a white tee—not a face jewel in sight. And at this year’s Glastonbury, there was more of the same. Daisy Edgar-Jones paired a Carrie Bradshaw mini with Hunter wellies, while Anya Taylor-Joy wore a Rabanne tank and ruffled shorts.

Indeed, it seems like the currents of festival fashion are pulling guests in another direction, one rushing away from rainbow-hippie-overload of the 2010s and towards the tousled cool of the mid-2000s. Front and centre of the Gen Z festival-goer’s moodboard are the poster girls of the noughties—trendsetters like Alexa Chung, Sienna Miller and Kate Moss who turned Hunter boots and Barbour jackets into a sartorial religion. 

Here, ahead of your next gig-filled weekend, we revisit our favourite festival looks from the Glastonbury dreamgirls, and show you how to wear them.

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<h2><b>Alexa Chung</b></h2><h3><b>The blue mini dress</b></h3><p>Not that she ever went anywhere, but Alexa Chung proved at 2022&nbsp; Glastonbury that the fields in Pilton are well and truly her demesne. She stalked the grounds in a look that Jane Birkin might have worn if she&rsquo;d had a taste for the mid-aughts: a Pleats Please Issey Miyake shift dress in a brilliant cobalt, with a check-lined Barbour jacket thrown over the top. To complete the look? Celine sunglasses and a pair of lace-up Saint Laurent boots. They&rsquo;re labels that might have seemed overly polished on another festival-goer, but Chung wears them with an undoneness that&rsquo;s worth mimicking. Replicate it with your own electric blue mini, below.</p>
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Alexa Chung

The blue mini dress

Not that she ever went anywhere, but Alexa Chung proved at 2022  Glastonbury that the fields in Pilton are well and truly her demesne. She stalked the grounds in a look that Jane Birkin might have worn if she’d had a taste for the mid-aughts: a Pleats Please Issey Miyake shift dress in a brilliant cobalt, with a check-lined Barbour jacket thrown over the top. To complete the look? Celine sunglasses and a pair of lace-up Saint Laurent boots. They’re labels that might have seemed overly polished on another festival-goer, but Chung wears them with an undoneness that’s worth mimicking. Replicate it with your own electric blue mini, below.

<h3><b>The floaty midi dress</b></h3><p>A breathable dress, quintessentially British outerwear, and boots: if we had to condense Chung&rsquo;s taste for festival garb into a single formula, it might look a little something like that. It was certainly the recipe she turned to in 2024, when she was spotted in a yellow midi dress, cardigan and parka &mdash;tall patent boots, peeking out from underneath the hem. Present were the elevating elements&mdash;sunglasses, of course&mdash;but there&rsquo;s a practicality too that Chung relies on, that&rsquo;s key to her style. A look to take to Glastonbury or the grocery store.</p>
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The floaty midi dress

A breathable dress, quintessentially British outerwear, and boots: if we had to condense Chung’s taste for festival garb into a single formula, it might look a little something like that. It was certainly the recipe she turned to in 2024, when she was spotted in a yellow midi dress, cardigan and parka —tall patent boots, peeking out from underneath the hem. Present were the elevating elements—sunglasses, of course—but there’s a practicality too that Chung relies on, that’s key to her style. A look to take to Glastonbury or the grocery store.

<h3><b>Jeans and a top</b></h3><p>Sometimes, it&rsquo;s the simplest combinations that work best. The age-old coupling of the jeans and a nice top gets a festival-ready spin from Chung here, who chooses the cut of each piece carefully: straight-leg, true blue denim paired with an eggshell button-down. Flipping the collar over the Barbour jacket is a subtle move, but makes the outfit appear more considered, as is the decision to leave the cuffs overlong under the jacket sleeve. And perhaps white high-tops are unorthodox for festival fields, but the slight grime is part of the look&mdash;clothing is designed to be lived in, after all.</p>
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Jeans and a top

Sometimes, it’s the simplest combinations that work best. The age-old coupling of the jeans and a nice top gets a festival-ready spin from Chung here, who chooses the cut of each piece carefully: straight-leg, true blue denim paired with an eggshell button-down. Flipping the collar over the Barbour jacket is a subtle move, but makes the outfit appear more considered, as is the decision to leave the cuffs overlong under the jacket sleeve. And perhaps white high-tops are unorthodox for festival fields, but the slight grime is part of the look—clothing is designed to be lived in, after all.

<h2><b>Sienna Miller</b></h2><h3><b>The Canadian tuxedo</b></h3><p>Sienna Miller, reigning queen of the bohemian, spent last year at Glastonbury showing the kids how it&rsquo;s done. Behold lesson number one: a Canadian tuxedo never goes amiss. These days, the style set is doubling down on denim in new ways; no longer are we dealing with chambray shirts and skinny jeans, but fresh, sharply cut silhouettes that draw from the sophistication of a monochrome ensemble. Here, Miller pairs her cropped jacket with matching hot shorts, adding a signature dash of groove with a snakeskin belt and cowboy boots. You can tell it&rsquo;s not her first rodeo.</p>
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Sienna Miller

The Canadian tuxedo

Sienna Miller, reigning queen of the bohemian, spent last year at Glastonbury showing the kids how it’s done. Behold lesson number one: a Canadian tuxedo never goes amiss. These days, the style set is doubling down on denim in new ways; no longer are we dealing with chambray shirts and skinny jeans, but fresh, sharply cut silhouettes that draw from the sophistication of a monochrome ensemble. Here, Miller pairs her cropped jacket with matching hot shorts, adding a signature dash of groove with a snakeskin belt and cowboy boots. You can tell it’s not her first rodeo.

<h3><b>The &rsquo;90s mini</b></h3><p>Save your LBDs for the evening&mdash;in the day, Miller is all about a little brown dress. She took this square-necked frock from Mango for a spin at Glastonbury in 2022, grounding the look with Dear Frances ankle boots and lashings of gold Missoma jewellery.</p>
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The ’90s mini

Save your LBDs for the evening—in the day, Miller is all about a little brown dress. She took this square-necked frock from Mango for a spin at Glastonbury in 2022, grounding the look with Dear Frances ankle boots and lashings of gold Missoma jewellery.

<h3><b>The statement coat and trousers</b></h3><p>Don&rsquo;t be afraid to embrace some colour. You needn&rsquo;t delve into a radioactive palette&mdash;the 2010s Coachella heyday produced some eye-wateringly saturated looks&mdash;but a statement shade, like the crimson on Miller&rsquo;s overcoat, will suit the mood. A clashing of prints doesn&rsquo;t have to be in the pursuit of maximalism either; the stripes on Miller&rsquo;s jacket and trousers are far from garish, though they do catch the eye.</p>
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The statement coat and trousers

Don’t be afraid to embrace some colour. You needn’t delve into a radioactive palette—the 2010s Coachella heyday produced some eye-wateringly saturated looks—but a statement shade, like the crimson on Miller’s overcoat, will suit the mood. A clashing of prints doesn’t have to be in the pursuit of maximalism either; the stripes on Miller’s jacket and trousers are far from garish, though they do catch the eye.

<h2><b>Kate Moss</b></h2><h3><b>The shift dress</b></h3><p><span>Think Kate Moss at Glastonbury&mdash;hell, think Glastonbury, and you&rsquo;ll probably call this look to mind. The image of the supermodel stomping through Pilton in a metallic shift dress, leather jacket and wellington boots has become synonymous with noughties festival style&mdash;the ultimate embodiment of the era&rsquo;s aspirationally sleazy, laissez-faire attitude.</span></p>
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Kate Moss

The shift dress

Think Kate Moss at Glastonbury—hell, think Glastonbury, and you’ll probably call this look to mind. The image of the supermodel stomping through Pilton in a metallic shift dress, leather jacket and wellington boots has become synonymous with noughties festival style—the ultimate embodiment of the era’s aspirationally sleazy, laissez-faire attitude.

<h3><b>The waistcoat</b></h3><p>And so the Hunter wellies return, this time &rsquo;round, coupled with a waistcoat and ultra-mini tweed shorts. Style the pieces as Moss has, with a belt and a leather bag, slung nonchalantly across the body. Fear not if your boots are muddy&mdash;that&rsquo;s what they&rsquo;re made for.</p>
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The waistcoat

And so the Hunter wellies return, this time ’round, coupled with a waistcoat and ultra-mini tweed shorts. Style the pieces as Moss has, with a belt and a leather bag, slung nonchalantly across the body. Fear not if your boots are muddy—that’s what they’re made for.

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