The Capsule Festival Fashion Guide

Hello!

I realised Primavera is next week, and then the festivals and fun summer days just keep rolling in (who’s going to Glasto?!). With that in mind, I’ve pulled together some festival outfit inspiration for you. As always, this is of course not limited to dancing around in a field. In fact, the playfulness, freedom, and creativity born out of those moments would do very well to be transported to other parts of your life.

Big love to you this week,

Holly x

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Here’s what kind of summer you are having…

First things first, I wanted to share back the results from last week’s poll asking what kind of summer you are having this year. In case you missed it, here were the options:

And for the results:

• In the lead: 33% of you voted for Miley Cyrus (being sober and loving it, turning down extra work, having a great selection of sunglasses, Pilates, dressing for your mood)

• Next up: 23% of you voted for Dua Lipa (travelling, eating the cuisine of the place you’re in, cocktails, having a ciggy with your bf)

• Then it was Lorde, with 20%. Lorde summer involves periods of reflection in nature, coming off the pill, reading literature by women, cycling everywhere, and dress androgynously

• And the remainders: Addison Rae (12%), and Brat 2.0 and HAIM (both 5%). Read more about each summer type here!

‎‧₊˚✧🪩˚₊‧ Festival fit guide *ੈ🎡‧₊˚

I want to start off by saying it is very EASY to get carried away with outfit planning for a fun event like a festival. Of course you already have a wardrobe full of stuff that will just work, especially if you add some fun accessories, and this guide might serve to remind you what’s already there. Or it might inspire you to try something new, something that makes you feel good, which may just help you enjoy the event ahead a little more…

1. Your practical go-to

The most tried-and-tested formula: it is of course your big comfy denim shorts and a little vest or bandeau. It’s pretty much all you need, but there are endless ways to jazz it up. A bandana scarf is good, as is a good belt, as is a colourful crossbody bag.

Links: Jorts (Pull & Bear), bandeau top (Cotton On, available in too many colours to choose from), bandana scarf (HAY), belt (Weekday), bag (Free People), boots (Dr Martens)

2. For when you’re ready to take it up a notch

You’ve settled in. You know the lay of the land. The weather is good. You’re ready to debut that pocket belt you told yourself was an investment purchase. This is your fun little skirt/skort (I want you to know that this Free People one does have shorts built in), paired with a comfy t-shirt. Maybe it’s even a band t-shirt you just bought on site.

Links: Oasis t-shirt (Urban Outfitters), sunglasses (Le Specs), pocket belt (Free People), mini cowboy boots (vintage via Rokit), skort (Free People)

3. For when you’re ready to play

You’ve remembered you’re here for a good time and that you are young and beautiful. Seize the day!

Links: Top (Motel), sunglasses (Weekday), bag (Topologie), cowboy boots (Rokit), micro shorts (Weekday)

4. For your big night out

To enjoy some serious dancing, you need to be: in comfy shoes, hands free, and wearing something you feel good in. I think this fits the bill!!!

Links: Dress (Motel), sunglasses (Le Specs), bag (Free People), trainers (Asics)

5. For when you’re in recovery mode

You’re feeling a bit fragile. But you’re determined to make something good of the day ahead. You need to feel comfy but also put together. That’s where the linen blend trouser comes in, complete with Birks to give your feet a break. But you’re going to jazz it up with a cute top, a bandana if you’re up to it, and a good necklace.

Links: Top (Urban Outfitters), bandana (HAY), necklace (Parfois), bag (Helliker), trousers (Free People), Birkenstocks (currently on sale via Schuh)

6. The next level: when you’re in spiritual relaxation mode

Listen to me: you can wear a kaftan and a bikini at a festival. You literally can (assuming you get some good weather). Especially if you’re in an environment with access to saunas and cold plunges and all of that. This is for when you’re very much in that “at one with the earth” stage. Your Lorde Solar Power era. You’re thinking getting a crystal wouldn’t be a bad idea actually. You’re not running from stage to stage but rather wafting around, letting your spirit be moved by whatever (it’s a craft tent), and spending more time than usual gazing up at the sky.

Links: Dress/kaftan (Pull & Bear), bikini top (& Other Stories), bikini bottoms (& Other Stories), necklace (Mango), Birkenstocks (via Schuh)

7. And finally: for when you want to have that textbook festival feeling

It takes a real commitment to carry a pair of wellies all the way to a festival. But if you make it, you reap the aesthetic rewards. They are of course best with a mini dress, and these studded hip belts are a great addition.

Links: Dress (Mango), bandana (HAY), studded hip belt (Free People), wellies (Hunter)

And finally…

News you may have missed this week:

• Kylie Jenner’s latest khy collab might pull in more of the fashion crowd…

• Lorde popped up at a Lorde club night in Sydney. Very Timothée Chalamet at his own lookalike contest coded

• Hailey Bieber sold rhode to E.l.f. Beauty for a billion dollars

• Miley Cyrus performed at the Chateau Marmont for her fans (remember she said she’d prefer this over touring?) and it looked great. Highlights include a performance of ‘The Climb,’ an audience proposal, and her endless charisma

• Looks like Margaret Qualley gave us a first look at Matthieu Blazy’s Chanel

• And more moves: Maria Grazia Chiuri is leaving Dior after almost a decade

• Maggie Rogers gave NYU students (and the rest of us) some graduation advice

• Just hearing about “Ozempic teeth”…

• And for those who care: HAIM’s new single cover was shot in Manchester Piccadilly

This week, Tara Nome Doyle popped into Capsule to share what’s 🔥hot🔥 and what’s not 🙅‍♀️ …

Tara is a singer-songwriter with Norwegian-Irish roots based in Berlin. Her first single ‘Down with You’ was released in 2018 and has since been streamed over 6 million times. When Tara released her debut album in 2020, Der Spiegel described it as “like Kate Bush singing songs by Nick Cave at Berghain”. Her third studio album Ekko is out now!

📺 Watching: Forever on Netflix, Addison Rae’s Popcast interview, Jensen McRae covering Ethel Cain, and HAIM at Radio 1’s Big Weekend.

📖 Reading: This article from Ellen Atlanta on why celebrities deny having cosmetic work, and this article from Daisy Jones on why she stopped trying so hard to make new friends as an adult.

🎧 Listening to: In songs: ‘Afterlife,’ the new Alex G song, ‘Man of the Year’ by Lorde, and ‘Honey Blonde’ by Joe Jonas (bear with me). And in albums: caroline 2 by caroline, and Getting Into Heaven by Sedona.

Sam was delighted to learn that “strawberry picking near me” has been the #3 trending “near me” search this May in the UK. If you have some free time this weekend it might not be a bad idea to join the rest of the crowd looking to touch grass. 🍓

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See you next week 💋

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