£50 Festival Wear with Boohoo

Hola, hola and welcome to today's post.

Boohoo have challenged me to create a little festival wishlist for under £50 for those of you who might be feeling nostalgic for summer!

Before I get carried away, I want to tell you a little story about a magical place called Glastonbury. I've been to a fair few festivals in my time - 10 to be exact. From my first festival experience of Leeds' fest - a teenage angst filled field - to Benicassim - oh the sunburn - none have quite had the gripping vibrance and excitement of Glastonbury. The saying goes, that regardless of how many times you have been, you'll never be able to see all that it has to offer. Which, I can definitely vouch for! It's also said that the festival site just so happens to sit on some ye olde spiritual leylines which make Glastonbury magical - all I know is that there is just nowhere else on earth that makes me quite as happy. Tickets for next year come on sale on the 4th October, and the panic has already started!

One of the reason's that I love festivals so much is definitely the variety of people in attendance. There's nothing better than sitting down on the grass, pint in hand, and just people watching for a good half an hour. I'm forever making mental notes of other people's outfits so that I can try it out for myself when I next get chance. Festival fashion is so diverse and so colourful and so beautiful, it's hard not to be totally inspired by the people around you in the crowd.

My go-to style tends to be reminiscent of this exact look - a pinafore or a casual dress, layered with jewellery and accessories. It's just the perfect thing to throw on in the tent for an effortless festival look! The camel suede of the pinafore is a gentle nod to the seventies craze of this year, whilst the crochet top is just the perfect layering piece!

Maybe the best part is that the total cost of this outfit comes to the grand total of £42! Each piece is so versatile - I'll definitely be wearing the body chain to the beach (a la RiRi) and the pinafore just about goes with everything else in my wardrobe. Make sure to check out the rest of Boohoo's festival shop, they have some beautiful pieces that will see you through the end of the festival season, right through to the start of next year's! You can shop my look here:

Onika Faux Suede Pinafore £18

Felicity Crochet Top £16
Faith Body Chain £8

Festival Season

Oh hey Glastonbury! It doesn't seem five minutes since I was sat in the car park queue to leave after last year!

For those of you who have never experienced Glastonbury - nobody is joking when they say it's the best, most magically incredible place on earth. I don't think there'll ever be a point where I don't want to go. It's addictive and it's HUGE. You could go for 10 years in a row and still not experience everything it has to offer. 

I'm planning on taking rolls upon rolls of camera film with me, so hopefully (if they don't get submerged in mud floods) I'll have a colourful post of my week there for you within the next few!

This will be my tenth music festival and I am still as giddy as the first time I ever went to Leeds fest. Even with a forecast of rain, nothing can dampen my excitement for wandering around Worthy Farm to the soundtrack of some of my favourite musicians. I thought as a little intermittent post, I'd sort of round up my own personal Glastonbury lineup, and who I'm most excited to see:

Kanye West

Obviously. The whole story about that petition that garnered thousands of signatures to axe Kanye and replace him with 'a rock band' really irritated me. Glastonbury is about variety, not just rock and roll. Glastonbury is a festival for contemporary arts, and some might argue Kanye is the single most contemporary artist there is right now. Also, who doesn't know every single word to Gold Digger, hmm?

Chet Faker

I recently chose to go see Joey Bada$$ over Chet Faker, but I think seeing him at Glastonbury might just top the Manchester Ritz. Thinking In Textures is an absolute first class album and I canny wait to see it live.

Milky Chance

I love these guys. They're like a mega chilled out Black Keys and I've had their debut 'Sadnecessary' on repeat for the majority of this year so far. Plus, they're pretty much the last act I'll see on Sunday night, which I think will just complete my line-up!

Django Django

Because I missed them two years ago! I didn't even realise they were playing until I watched the Glastonbury footage on BBC a week after the festival! If their first album is anything to go by, their second (which admittedly I haven't listened to yet - obviously I'm saving myself for the full experience...) will be insane live.

Jamie XX

Don't get me wrong, I'm sad that the Foos won't be playing but luckily we saw them play Old Trafford a couple of weeks ago! There's no chance I'm watching Florence wail her way barefooted around the Pyramid stage, so I'll be off to Jamie XX to see In Colour in all of it's beautiful, beautiful glory.

Run The Jewels

You can't experience the extent of Glastonbury's variety without spending a few solid hours at West Holts during a hip hop act. Last year was Jurassic 5 - who hands down gave the most incredible festival performance I've ever seen - this year it's Run The Jewels. I'm excited.

Fatboy Slim

Even though he plays like 17 times every single year, you can't not really!

There are many, many more artists I know I'll catch over the weekend, but this is just a snippet of who I want to see. But that's the great thing about Glastonbury - you end up seeing things you ordinarily wouldn't - example - last year we stood in the rain dancing to the Mariachi's! Hopefully the weather next week will be as glorious as it was on these photos back in 2013 - a girl can dream!

Croatia Style File #5

I have incredibly fair skin, so apart from picking up a few freckles here and there, my tan is unfortunately pretty non-existent! But at least I didn't burn. I did, however, get eaten alive by the mosquitoes of Croatia - repellent wipes didn't even work!

This oversized, vintage shirt is maybe the best thing I ever bought. I love ASOS marketplace but I hardly ever purchase anything from it - this was a complete impulse purchase and I'm so happy with it! It's just the right amount of Hawaiian shirt without me looking like a complete douché (I hope!)

Shirt - ASOS Marketplace

Shorts - Monki

Belt - Amsterdam Markets

Birks - Office

THROWBACK

JUNGLE FEVER

FOREVER 21 WISHLIST

The only thing I've ever bought from Forever 21 is a camel blazer which has had a hell of a lot of wear. I don't why I don't shop there more often to be quite honest! It's pretty much my ideal summer wardrobe all under one roof/site. 

These pastel pink and black floral numbers are beautiful, I'm not a fan of maxi skirts as they tend to make me look shorter than I am, but the high slits and waistlines make up for the length! I'm going to have to start sneaking these into my everyday wardrobe, because at £12 for the skirts it'd be rude not to really.

These styles are making me even more envious of everyone who's been to Coachella this year!

1. Romantic Bloom Maxi Dress

2. Daisy Print Maxi Skirt

3. Blooming Maxi Skirt

4. Goddess Floral Maxi Dress