Hats, hats, hats ... Photograph: Alice Fisher
Nothing says Glastonbury like a hat. For a fashion item that hasn't made any mainstream sartorial impact since the fifties, headwear is surprisingly popular come festival season. Of course, this is for practical reasons. Hats are warm. They're waterproof. And they are a great way of hiding hair that hasn't seen water, shampoo or a brush for days. Fisherman's hats, baseball caps and even waterproofed weekenders are headwear to be admired on site, and there are many wise people who've brought these to Glastonbury.
But festivals bring out the worst sort of occasional hat wearer. And this year's Glastonbury has far too many people wearing wacky hats. Presumably it's meant to indicate that they're fun people with a crazy take on fashion. Someone with personality. Though quite what a striped fedora, woollen beret or - worst of all - a straw Stetson says about its wearer is hard to fathom. Other than that they're happy to ruin a perfectly good hat in the rain, don't mind get getting wet and take their fashion cues from the Kooks or Justin Timberlake.
Wacky hats are an annoyance at any festival, but at a Glastonbury as rain-sodden as this year's, watching the fools in straw hats almost makes you pray for another shower. Just so you can watch them run for cover. Fashion at Glastonbury has to be practical to work. You can't wear clothes that work against you - and that includes hats. The festivalgoers with silly headwear really need to get their heads sorted.
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