New Look: Infographic on the Evolution of Festival Fashion*

Since I was little, I've always adored looking back at the past - whether it be history (I was obsessed with the Tudors and Egyptians, seriously) or the fashion scenes (you must have heard me talking about my mod dad by now), so when I had a little email introducing me to New Look's timeline of Festival Fashion,I was kinda intrigued. 

As we all know and witness, fashion is forever changing, adapting, repeating and inventing and looking back at the styles and trends that we once loved and obsessed over, always brings back that happy nostalgic feeling. 

I'm sure many of you have looked back at old photos of yourself as a 90s kid and noted the styles that took over the decade and your wardrobe (hello bomber jackets and popper trousers). Well the lovely guys at New Look have decided to focus on festival fashion, as of course the season is once again up us. They've created a festival fashion timeline which takes you from the 1960s to 2013: picking out the styles and clothes that made it that year. 

New Look are always bang on trend when it comes to festival fashion. Whether you're looking for your staple denim shorts or your must-have gold cat ears (because ever girl needs cat ears at a festival) so they definitely know a thing or two when it comes to festival styles.

Festival fashion will always be an interesting one. Music has always and will always have a huge influence over the way we dress or look - whether we admit it or not, we aspire to dress like the stars that we love, so, not surprisingly, the fashion of a festival is an echo of the genre of music. 

During the 60s, we had the hippy chic that was adorned by the long haired girls at Woodstock. Then, by the 80s, out comes the oversized tees and leopard print which was seen on stars like Madonna. 

The styles we see at festivals are so inspiring because each decade, they evolved. Over the years, we've experimented with colours, textures and materials. We've dyed our hair, pierced our ears/lips/belly buttons and brightened our lip colour, and continued to follow the trends that dominated that season. 

That's just a little snippet of the styles that New Look have focused on. Check out the timeline below or head to New Look Infographic where you can find it in full. 

So, I wonder what next year and the years to come will throw at us?


Festival Fashion Timeline by New Look