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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.

See the Bonnaroo 2014 performer looks here »

While Toronto’s music lovers were getting ready for the MMVAs, festival goers from around the globe headed south to Manchester, Tennessee for the annual Bonnaroo music fest. With performers like Elton John, Kanye West, Vampire Weekend, Die Antwoord, First Aid Kit and Frank Ocean dominating the stage, the 3-day concert was a versatile music-enthusiast’s dream.

Always on the look for the latest music festival garb, this year’s Bonnaroo had us crazy for the stars. The performers totally brought it on stage with everything from First Aid Kit’s Johanna Soderberg’s hippie-chic dress to Cage the Elephant’s Matt Schultz’s eclectic rock & roll getup. Not to mention Kanye’s all-matching tie-dye outfit complete with chain and face mask (yes, face mask). Oh, and of course Kim was there cheering on her man in a barely (okay, literally not even) there top and white jeans.

See the Governors Ball 2014 photos »

While Toronto was busy with Field Trip, festival season was simultaneously visiting New York for the fourth annual Governors Ball music festival. Getting bigger and better every year, the festival came through with a stellar lineup headlined by Outkast, Disclosure, Skrillex, Jack White and The Strokes, making it a must-see for indie rockers and EDM-lovers alike. Sunny skies made for a perfect weekend for the music festival hosted yearly on Manhattan-neighbouring Randall Island, making sunglasses, hats and cut-offs must-wears for the festival’s attendees.

What really caught our eye this year was the high-end accessories game. Whereas festivals are usually grounds for rough and tumble basics like cotton messenger bags and backpacks, this year’s Governors Ball 2014 attendees sported Chanel, Céline and an Olympia Le Tan milk carton minaudiere like it was no big deal. (How else to carry around your water, phone and lipstick?). We’ve rounded up the best looks of the weekend and to be honest, the bags really take the cake. Although how could we ignore the sequin dressed twins, fingernails painted as braces and the all-gold-everything get-up? Click through for the best in Governor’s Ball 2014 festival style as photographed by Sidewalk Hustle bloggess Hawley Dunbar.

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No fashion challenge is quite as sticky (literally with temperatures at Pitchfork Festival nearing 40 degrees Celsius) as dressing for a music festival. With the weather and the crowds (don’t forget the likelihood of the grass quickly turning to sludge) the list of variables to consider is a long one. From coast to coast, the music festivals of summer 2013 have taken us far and wide. We snapped an array of stylish bohemians at California’s ever-popular Coachella and hip trend-setters at Chicago’s Pitchfork. We documented country’s most fabulous at Bowmanville’s newly established Boots and Hearts festival and young trendsetters and New York’s Governor’s Ball. We’re doing a festival style roundup- taking a look back at the ensembles that had set fashion senses a-tingling.

See the Boots and Hearts 2013 street style photos »

It’s time to get a little country! This weekend the Boots and Hearts festival brought some of the biggest country music acts to Ontario—as well as thousands of cowboy hat-wearing fans. Held in the Canadian Tire Motorsport Park in Bowmanville, the three-day festival rivalled Coachella in size with amusement park rides at one end and endless fields for camping at the other. And if anyone knows how to camp out under the stars in style, it’s country folk.

While festival style favourites—like crop tops—were plentiful, when you’re singing and dancing along to acts like Miranda Lambert and The Band Perry, the dress code is less flower crowns and more bandanas.

See the Osheaga 2013 street style photos »

Is the August long weekend the end of music festival season? Say it ain’t so! However, in order to keep you in the spirit of summer festivals, we have a whole batch of street style snaps fresh from Osheaga 2013. The three-day indie festival is reaching peak popularity, with bands like Mumford & Sons, Vampire Weekend and Kendrick Lamar drawing fans from across the country to Montreal. And, thanks to the style-spotting eye of photographer Phil Birnbaum, it seems like the festival fashion at Osheaga is just as strong as the musical line-up. This may have something to do with the Osheaga’s downtown location, allowing attendees to stay in hotels rather than camping onsite.

See the Pitchfork 2013 street style photos »

It’s hard to believe it, but summer music festival season has already passed its halfway mark. Tear! With just under a month to go for the big North American parties, Chicago’s annual Pitchfork Music Festival luckily hit several stylistic home runs for us to drink up.

Pitchfork 2013 attendees seemed to channel their favourite acts, with ladies donning all over prints, bright hues and overalls in the vein of Pitchfork performers Solange and MIA. Several others went the Sky Ferreira route in downtown-approved mesh black numbers and dark velvet. There was even a literal idol translation, with one Pitchforker showing up in a version of Björk‘s famed swan dress from 2001. As for the fellas, summer essentials were abound, including denim button downs, cropped shorts, bright T-shirts, and of course, statement sneakers.

Check out this rad batch of Pitchfork 2013 street style as shot by Sidewalk Hustle‘s Hawley Dunbar and let us know which looks you love!

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For its second summer, Keloha, Kelowna’s music and arts festival, brought bands and their fans to Waterfront Park on Okanagan Lake for three sizzling days (truly, temps hovered around 30°C) July 5 to 7, 2013. MGMT, Matt & Kim, Mutemath and Capital Cities were among the big name, across-border acts brought in, alongside a strong true north contingent including The Trews, Arkells, Shad and Yukon Blonde.

With one stage just feet from the beach, the music festival style took a less is more approach with most attendees sporting not much more than bikinis and board shorts. Yet even with that little to work with, there was a mélange of fashion genres represented, from boho-chic to rockabilly. There was even a Miley Cyrus (current pretty-punk incarnation) doppelganger. While cut-offs were ubiquitous, long, flowing skirts are making a charge for most valuable bottoms. The through line: cool style consistently comes in pairs. Commence Keloha 2013 slideshow!

See the Bonnaroo 2013 fashion photos »

While music lovers in Toronto were enjoying their sounds in breezy, comfortable settings, their southern counterparts were sweating it out at Bonnaroo, the 3-day music festival held just outside Nashville, Tennessee. As performers including Paul McCartney (Paul McCartney!), Wilco, Björk and R Kelly hit the various stages, so did their legions of hippie’d out fans. Bonnaroo attendees often take aesthetic inspiration from their country surroundings, with flower child meets cowboy style running rampant throughout the weekend. Bonnaroo 2013 was no different, with that carefree fashion extending to their attitudes as well. Need proof? Just peep the chick mid hula hoop dance! Good ole’ Bonnaroo.

See the NXNE 2013 fashion photos »

Toronto became music central this past weekend for the 18th annual North By Northeast. With NXNE 2013 happenings sprawling every end of the downtown core and even into private homes (Friday’s daytime BBQ concert at the legendary 159 Manning was a highlight), it was urban answer to festival season with jam-packed free performances by the likes of Ludacris and The National rocking Yonge and Dundas square. Luckily for us, stylish music fans were aplenty across the city’s various NXNE hubs and we caught some seriously awesome style moments with ease. Less flower child inspired than other festivals of the season, the NXNE 2013 vibe felt decidedly punk. Tattoos, ripped T-shirts and jean shorts were mainstays as were too-cool-for-school facial expressions (yeah, you know who you are). Our favourite accessory? A hearty smile.

See the Governor’s Ball 2013 photos »

While Toronto’s music lovers were busy at Arts & Crafts’ Field Trip festival, New Yorkers—as well as the many whom flock to their city for summertime hangs—headed to nearby Randall Island for the third annual Governor’s Ball. As has been the trend for most of 2013 thus far, the weather didn’t cooperate, with Mother Nature hurling the side effects of tropical storm Andrea at attendees. Despite it all, festivalgoers acted as Kate Moss before them and harnessed Hunter wellie boots, stylish raincoats and 3.1 Phillip Lim T-shirts as armour. Things got messy, but it didn’t stop ‘em. It didn’t stop the myriad of A-list performers including Kanye West, Guns’ and Roses, The XX, Kendrick Lamar and Azealia Banks either.

Governor’s Ball has a nice mix of international attendees, which makes for interesting apparel choices. Take Alia from Egypt’s skeleton T-shirt or David from Columbia’s barefooted choice or Kjersti from Oslo’s low-slung peace symbol earrings as just a few examples. To capture it all, we had two photographers, Style Panelist Gabrielle Lacasse and Sidewalk Hustle‘s Hawley Dunbar snapping the Ball’s best dressed.

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This past Saturday, Toronto’s finest music label and 10,000 of its biggest fans turned out at the downtown Fork York and Garrison Common to celebrate ten years of Arts & Crafts goodness. The one-day concert may be considered a mini music festival in comparison to its much larger companions (Coachella boasts over 75,000 attendees per day, for one), it felt real maxi complete with a hula hoop party, Norman Wong photo exhibit and tricked out food trucks. Many of A&C’s current and formerly-repped bands returned home to play at one of two stages, including Feist, Trust, Stars and 24 members of Broken Social Scene, who thrilled the crowd with their entire landmark You Forgot it in People album from beginning to end.