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A Fashionable Girl's Guide to Braving Bonnaroo

Rachel Siegel

The annual Bonnaroo music festival is right around the corner, taking place on June 9-12 in Manchester, Tennessee. And the lineup is stellar--some of our favorite acts include School of Seven Bells, Ratatat, Lil Wayne, Sleigh Bells and Best Coast. So if you're going, you'll need to master that really dressed-down, but-still-look-cute look. Of course you want to look festive for the festival, BUT I recommend avoiding these extremes: all-out grungy hippie, or wearing an outfit that is the sartorial equivalent of a sign on your head that says, "I'm a hipster." Think of this as Coachella-lite, in terms of taking the fashion down a notch. Check it:

First and foremost, use protection, people!

Grab a hat and some fancy sunblock. Lucky beauty editor (and my roomie) Simone Kitchens won't let me leave home without them--thanks, Mom! Go with a Stevie Nicks-ish floppy because it provides the most shade (side note: I've implemented a ban on the fedora).

Forever 21 floppy straw hat, $11, Forever21.com

Sunscreen-wise, my favorite is by Josie Maran with an SPF of 40. I know that people are really into SPF150 right now, but if I want to look pasty, I'll just wear a mask over my face and stand under a tree. Come on, it's summer, and it's a festival. Live a little (but not too much, because then you'll be all wrinkly).

Josie Maran Argan Oil Infused SPF 40 To Go, $14, Sephora.com

What to wear?

This bird-print crop top with a Peter Pan collar (can't resist) is so '70s songstress. And it's under $40, so if you spill beer on yourself it's not the end of the world. Let's not be too fancy, okay?

Asos Oriental Bird Print Shirt, $36.93,Asos.com

Another must: a new pair of denim shorts, of the longer variety. The tomboy element throws off the sexiness of the top.

Madewell Denim Wader shorts in Riprap wash, $69.50, Madewell.com

Pack it up, back it up--it's the backpack!

This is a cooler, also hands-free alternative to the fanny pack. This isn't my dorky ex-boyfriend's Jansport that he paired with his suit all over Manhattan (to my dismay). It's a chic, sporty, lightweight, perfect-for-wearing-to-a-festival backpack. You'll need something to carry your camera, your sunblock, a flask of ... apple juice.

Reece Hudson No. 7 Sling Bag, $1,500, Kirnazabete.com

Grab some shades.

These are the glasses that all of the cool girls wear. (Seriously, every cool girl that I know wears these.) They're from Moscot, and the reason they are so cool is that this company continues to produce its original styles from the 1920s, withno tweaks. Today everything is so "modern" and "fresh," but I'd rather kick it old school.

Moscot Miltzen glasses, $255, moscot.com

Now top it all off with something you can actually walk in.

Let me preface this by saying I never wear flats. That is, unless I know I'm going to be on my feet all day. I once attempted a wedge at SXSW and still have the scars on my feet to prove it. Bad idea. So, opt for something summery but not beachy. Take this multicolored huarache from Opening Ceremony, for example. It says, "I'm comfortable, but I still care enough not to show up in an orthopedic shoe."

Hixsept Colaba Shoes, $195, Openingceremony.com


What are you wearing to Bonnaroo?

 

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