Glastonbury is starting to feel desperate. The rain and mud have taken their toll on the spirits and wardrobes of the festivalgoers. Nothing is clean. In these gruelling conditions, it takes a certain dedication, perhaps unique to Glastonbury, to really make a statement. Particularly when your natural instincts suggest that the easiest thing to do is to zip up your cagoule and keep your head down.
But while Kate Moss - the undisputed style icon of previous years - played it safe in rock chick black, a new playful element took centre stage at this year's festival. Though the Lost Vagueness field with its dressing-up box and flamboyant party spirit is a Glastonbury institution, more people than ever seemed to have packed ball-dresses, costumes and tuxedoes than ever before to hit the main festival drag.
Even the stars joined in, with Lily Allen and members of the Klaxons and Arctic Monkeys trooping around the water-logged fields dressed as a mushroom, a goose and a crocodile. The musicians claimed the costumes afforded them anonymity, so they could watch the music incognito, but this behaviour just wouldn't happen at V festival.
It was uplifting to see so many game music-lovers going that extra sartorial mile. The acts come and go, but the Glastonbury spirit can never be dampened - even by three days of torrential rain.
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