Glastonbury Festival has kicked off, so I am dedicating this blog to Glasto and ‘Festival Fashion’. I am sure in 1970, (the first Glastonbury) the last thing the revellers would be concerned about is what they were wearing, in fact clothes were not necessary, nakedness was the order of the day, with a few well placed flowers. At the last Glastonbury I attended, my clothes became irrelevant very quickly, as in the space of ten minutes, I was pushed into the mud head first by an over enthuisiastic festival goer, I looked like a Abzorboloff from Doctor Who, as my fellow festival friends tried to wipe me down with tiny squares of already rain soaked toilet paper, a muddy football came hurtling from nowhere, hitting me squarely in the face…ah what fun we had, we left soon after. My experience hasn’t put me off, I love festivals, I met my lovely husband at Glastonbury, thanks to the great Dave and his social experiment.

The majority of people if asked ten years ago, would have rather opted for a root canal, then queue for stinky toilets, sleep in a rain soaked tent and eat falafel and doughnuts all weekend, but now going to a festival is part of our summer. But whether your choice of festival this year is Bestival, Latitude, or one of the smaller festivals, you will need to dress practically, but with a little frou frou.

Avoid Flip Flops and sandals, ankles need to be covered for the loos and festivals can turn swampy in a nano second. Wellies are the best option, comfy trainers with good soles are a good option as you will be walking miles. All in ones, jumpsuits or dungarees or playsuits aren’t the best idea when you are waiting in the toilet queue for half an hour. I love a dress, then you can layer it up and stick a pair of tights in your pocket for when it gets chilly. Make sure the jacket you are wearing is really waterproof, you don’t want to find out it isn’t, when the heavens open. Bag-wise, a good sized cross over bag is essential, not too big or small. Layering is a good move, as you never know what the weather will do, so vests with a shirt over the top, and sweatshirts are good ideas then there will be no need to go back to your tent. And think ‘print’ as it hides a multitude of sins and ketchup!

 Glastonbury 2005