| As the summer season approaches, this can mean | | | | streams. Hooded-tops (known as hoodies) and |
| only one thing: the advent of Britain's best music | | | | t-shirts are a must, while jumpers are essential for |
| festivals. Whether you're anticipating muddy fields at | | | | the colder evenings if you don't want to catch a |
| Glastonbury or sunny skies at the V festival, why | | | | nasty festival bug. |
| should you compromise your fashion sense in the | | | | Some say that the most intriguing thing about |
| hope of greater comfort? After all, there's no reason | | | | festival fashion is the way singular trends arise at the |
| why you can't maintain your personal style and still | | | | festival itself, as thread-less individuals create their |
| brave the crowds and unpredictable weather with | | | | own style from items bought in the festival's many |
| confidence! | | | | stands or the nearby villages. A range of hats, crazy |
| When you're compiling your festival wardrobe, make | | | | sunglasses and fancy dress appendages - including |
| sure footwear is your priority. The unpredictable | | | | pirate get-ups - have made appearances at festivals |
| nature of British summertime means that it's probably | | | | in the past. |
| a good idea to pack both a pair of Wellingtons and | | | | However, it’s a sure-fire bet that for 2007, the |
| trainers, because it's always best to be prepared for | | | | festival fashion trends will show a clean breakaway |
| every eventuality. And while it may hurt your fashion | | | | from the winter goth-rock trend, with a fresher |
| ego to do so, invest in a mac or dig out an old | | | | colour palette, slim silhouette and a strong musical |
| raincoat to take with you - it'll be better than | | | | influence. For example, a fitted t-shirt adorned with |
| adopting a bin liner and will be preferable to shelling | | | | punk-style graphics, matched with a pair of light-grey |
| out for one at one of the festival stalls if it starts to | | | | jeans and a metal belt will make a bold statement |
| bucket down. | | | | and put some effortless fun into your look; while |
| Unlike girls, boys may find it easier to cope with the | | | | smarter alternatives for men's clothing and festival |
| possibility of muddy conditions, so make sure you | | | | outfits are offered in the way of fitted shirts, |
| pack a pair of shorts or three-quarter length | | | | bow-ties and trilby’s. But, whatever festival you |
| trousers; this way, you'll be able to keep cool if it's | | | | attend in 2007, remember that there’s more to |
| warm and sunny, and you'll also find it easier to keep | | | | festival fashion than just wellies and macs. |
| your clothes dry if the rain begins to create mud | | | | |