Shoot Happens: Fest-Dressed

The Irish festivalscape has changed a whole lot in the last five years, as the classic rock-show-in-a-field set-up expands to include boutique castle-side weekenders, sizzling city centre bashes, multi-venue urban crawls and remote beachside sessions.

Instead of a one-look-fits-all festival uniform of jeans, wellies and parka, music lovers are now subject to a whole list of head-scratching wardrobe challenges – ever tried to cater for yoga on the grass, a spot of air guitar in a heaving mosh pit, and an after-show dance in a city centre club, all in the one outfit? It ain’t easy!
Of course, it’s also a great excuse to get creative in putting your festival looks together, and High Street behemoth River Island is a veritable mecca of functional and eye-catching separates.
Females can stay on trend with elegant kimonos, roughed-up shorts, keep-cool maxi dresses, fun playsuits, statement bags, retro dungarees, larger-than-life headpieces and the most essential of all festival essentials, the Wellington boot, modernised as a rain-proof Chelsea boot.
Meanwhile, the male of the species can pick up print tees, dirty denims, field-friendly shorts, statement accessories, killer shades and the all-important rain gear.