Going to the festival is both fun, wonderful and exciting and it is also an excellent opportunity to be outdoors and get some sun and fresh air. It feels good to be outdoors for several days in a row and you become more in touch with nature and its forces, even with such natural phenomena as rain, wind, hail and thunderstorms. Consequently, with this finding one can also conclude that it is quite difficult to dress for festivals. Are there any tricks when it comes to dressing right for the weather and still maintaining the style?
Many may associate festival costumes with colorful and crazy garments such as cardigans, hats and fluffy pants that appear to come straight from the seventies. Part of the festival life is just being able to let go and being a little crazy - not least when it comes to clothes. But festival attire can often be of inferior quality that hardly heats up during chilly summer nights or can cope in long concerts. We recommend that you buy real basic garments, which you can then supplement with fun party garments once you are in place.
START WITH A PAIR OF STURDY JEANS
No matter how tempting it is to skip to bring a pair of sturdy jeans into the pack, it is hardly regrettable when the rain is pouring down and all your other clothes are wet. With a pair of jeans and a few other pants in your backpack, you are ready for bad weather several days in a row. A pair of thinner trousers that one can wear under the jeans are good for cold waking nights or to be used as a pair of extra trousers to sleep in. They can also be worn under a skirt or shorts.
THINK LAYER-BY-LAYER
When you are at a festival, you have to be ready for all kinds of weather. Although the weather reports can give a clue as to how the weather should be. But if you bring clothes that can be combined and worn with each other, you are protected from unpleasant surprises. The classic layer-by-layer method means that you wear several thin and compliant garments instead of one large and shabby one. For example, you can wear a thin underwear closest to the body, a warming layer on top of it, and finally a thin layer on the outside that protects against rain and wind.
HERE'S HOW YOU CAN DRESS
These garments can be worn all together or in other combinations.
- Long sleeve shirt and a pair of leggings closest to the body.
- Shorts or skirt for sunny days.
- A thin knit sweater in cotton and a pair of jeans.
- A thicker wool sweater for really cold nights.
- Wind and rain jacket or anorak to put on in the evening.
- A simple rain poncho for really rainy days.
- A cap in case the summer weather comes.
- A thin shawl that can be used as both sun protection and warming garments and blankets.
