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Summer is here, and that means it’s time to break out your best festival outfits. Whether you’re headed to Field Trip, Veld or Osheaga, music festivals are the perfect venue to show off your unique style. And with so many different types of events — from country fairs to electronic dance parties — the fashion […]

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My first music festival experience remains, for the most part, undocumented. It was Coachella 2012, and I did not (gasp!) have an Instagram account yet. The only photo I have is a selfie (taken with a MacBook) in which I’m wearing a homemade floral crown. With my fake flowers and white vintage cowboy boots, I […]

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Breathing in fresh air, checking out 360 degree mountain views, and hearing multiple stages going off with some of the best musical acts around, I stood at the 2016 Pemberton Music Festival, while girls passed me by left and right sporting the most of-the-moment beauty trends that have taken over Instagram. French braids, double topknots, […]

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With festival season upon us and Field Trip (Toronto’s annual music and arts festival) taking place this weekend, we’re sure figuring out what to wear is on the top of your list. But with festival style becoming summer’s go-to look, we’re not surprised if you find it harder to rock season after season. Sure, there […]

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What to wear to a music festival »

While the elaborate getups outside fashion week rule the roost in terms of year round inspiration, during the summer months, festival style is the only street stylthat matters. But just like the streets, the green, oftentimes muddy, festival fields are a bona fide battleground for the most stylish outfits done in the most nonchalant way.

With an almost dizzying list of festivals to attend this summer, music aficionados worldwide will no doubt be satisfied. We’ll be satisfied too, with endless street style images of dos, don’ts and everything in between. With tens of thousands (sometimes hundreds of thousands!) of people in the crowd it’s easy to get lost in the sea of denim cut-offs and crop tops. Standing out in a festival crowd can be a breeze—as long as you know what to avoid. There are plenty of failsafe options that have a proven festival track record (flower headbands or Hunter rain boots come to mind) but in order to set yourself apart from the swaying crowds, we offer up this guide. With looks for every type of music junkie, from Indie to Country to EDM, we’re here to tell you what to wear to a music festival, from Toronto to Tennessee and beyond.

This weekend, “Toronto and surrounding areas” (St. Vincent’s words, not mine) got a dose of its first honest-to-goodness festival, as the inaugural WayHome hit Burl’s Creek fairgrounds in Oro-Medonte, Ontario. Even with new festivals cropping up daily, it seems to follow that if you build it, music lovers will come. 35,000 of ‘em showed up […]

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Festival season kicked off with one heck of a bang at Coachella 2015 this weekend. From the onstage make outs to the star-studded pool parties; there were many chances to flaunt fringed vests and floral crowns. Year after year, those good old festival style staples prevail, which we guess shouldn’t be a surprise—after all, the […]

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While festival season continues through October, the last major stop on a music lover’s summer travel list will be Osheaga, the three-day music and arts jam hitting Montreal this weekend. And while the flower child meets-rock star girlfriend dress code has been set, we’re raising the bar on festival style with this plus size guide courtesy of our resident expert, Mo Handahu and her favourite source for all things unique: Value Village.

A haven for oversized, DIYable summer-ready pieces, Value Village, especially the men’s section, is a haven for festival style staples. With a little patience, you’ll find crop tops, knit vests, vintage tees and retro wash denim ready to be distressed.

To inspire you to hit the thrifting aisles, here are three looks that are street style ready for the festival circuit.

See the Pitchfork 2014 style photos »

Over 40 acts and more than 50 thousand festival-goers took over Union Park in Chicago for the 9^th annual Pitchfork Music Festival this past weekend. Pitchfork marks a bittersweet point in the summer festival calendar. On the one hand we have a plethora of festival style to peruse (insert dancing-lady emoji), on the other, it means festival season is nearly half over (appropriate emoji: super cry face).

From rare kicks to platforms attendees were seen pairing statement footwear with even bolder handbags. Teddy packs and bare-all translucent bags were the perfect festival piece to lug around outdoor concert essentials. This collection of festival sunnies includes the whole gamut, from heart-shaped to cat-eye. This year’s Pitchfork style is all about the details; footwear, bags and frames.

Underground Pizza Party pics »

If you had told me back in the early ‘90s that, one day, I’d be at a pizza party hosted by Macauley Culkin, I would have never believed you. And then, obviously, I’d have done this. Well, this very far-flung fantasy came true last Friday when the actor-turned-singer hit Toronto to perform as part of NXNE 2014 with his band Pizza Underground. Just as the name implies, the band exclusively covers The Velvet Underground but replaces lyrics with pizza-related references (“Stephanie Says” is now “Papa John Says,” for example). So, there we were on a sunny Friday afternoon, eating pizza while being serenaded by Culkin and his band, all the while scoping for outfits on the appropriately dressed guests. Local pizza-enthusiast Natalie Petozzi (she just launched a pretty epic pizza blog) went so far as to wear a pizza sash while snacking on the deep-dish delight. Safe to say, it was a pretty epic way to start off the weekend.

See our NXNE 2014 style shots »

Is it just us, or does North by Northeast just get better and better every year? This year’s nine-day Toronto takeover brought hip titans like Sleigh Bells, Juicy-J, Spoon and St. Vincent to venues as varied as a private backyard to a makeshift pizza party (but more on that later). Similarly, NXNE 2014 fashion was seriously on point, with music lovers stepping it up in asymmetrical skirts, ugly chic platform Birks and with pastel-dyed dos. In these photos shot in and around one of NXNE 2014’s biggest stages, Yonge-Dundas Square, we spy stylish summer lovin’ at its best, from actual make-outs to just really good fashion.

See the shots from Field Trip music festival in Toronto »

Festival season had its official Canadian start this weekend, as the second annual Field Trip music festival hit Toronto with a series of cacophonous bangs. Run by indie label Arts & Crafts, the two-day festival brought together homegrown darlings and international favourites like Interpol, The Kills, Austra, Washed Out, Cvrches and The Constantines. As is a now two-year tradition, local gods Broken Social Scene closed out the weekend with a 46-person set, as the crowd didn’t let the rain spoil the lively mood.

In what had to be the most perfect weather day of the year so far, Saturday’s almost 30 degree high had festivalgoers making use of the skin-baring assets of shorty short jorts, crop tops (with this season’s update: the thin strap) and protective oversized hats. In stark contrast, Sunday’s drizzle had attendees piling on the waterproof layers and creative makeshift ponchos out of colourful woven blankets.