I’ve never been to Coachella, and for the most part, never really had a deep desire to go either. However, I am a cultural arbiter of the human experience, soooo if I ever found myself with free weekend passes for me and my friends, you’d best believe I wouldn’t pass up on a prime people-watching event.
There are times when being aspirational is the only way to go. Dress for success, as they say. Coachella weekend is not one of those times. I cannot stress this enough: if there were ever a time, more than any other time before, to dress for the body you have, not the body you want, then it would be now!!! The days are long, the nights are chilly, and you’re bound to end up in the background of someone’s 2025 Coachella vlog. I truly cannot imagine anything worse than spending a full festival day in an outfit I’m uncomfortable in, and worse, realizing there’s more of the same packed in my suitcase. Shudder.
The good news? The bar is in Coachella this year. Not a single week one look stirred anything within me. No one’s doing it like baby V did back in the day. Most of the fits felt like steampunk and Burning Man procreated and spat out lace, fringe, and grommets. And I’m not even talking about T-Pain, who actually showed up in full steampunk gear.
Amongst the celebs, my favorite looks (far and few in between ) came from Jodie Turner-Smith, María Zardoya, Jennie, Gaga, and Teyana Taylor. That’s about it.
It’s a bit tragic when you consider how much these brands shell out. Gifting $1000-plus looks to hundreds of influencers in the hopes of turning a dime. And still, they can’t even style them properly. You had one job, actually. And in this coin toss, they’re all coming out losers.
So if serving was mandatory and money really was no object, here’s an edit of what I’d pull from the LuisaViaRoma showroom.
