How to be the best dressed at Glastonbury! Which celebs have nailed festival chic at Worthy Farm - and who was a muddy mess...

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A sea of wellies, glitter, and bucket hats are about to descend on Somerset - as revellers have begun showing up in their finest festivalwear for Glastonbury.
And among them will be a myriad of familiar famous faces - A-listers that are always sure to make an appearance at the iconic music event.
British celebrities including Dua Lipa, Alexa Chung and Cara Delevingne have become near synonymous with Glasto, having curated a lasting legacy of sartorial prowess in the fields.
Tackling mud, camper van showers and the muggy summer heat and still looking good is no easy feat - but over the years, style queens have battled the elements to create chic simple ensembles that elevate shorts, rain boots and vests to a whole new aesthetic.
Supermodel Kate Moss, 51, is among those revered for her legendary noughties looks at Worthy Farm, with Vogue crediting her for 'single-handedly inventing festival fashion (it's not a coincidence that Hunter opened a store in New York the year after she first wore a pair)'.
Snaps of her effortlessly breezing through the VIP area, blonde hair tousled from dancing as she smokes a cig, are among some of the most famous images from the event.
Speaking to The Sun earlier this year, her daughter Lila, 22, admitted her mother's looks are so quintessentially Glasto, that she finds herself wading through her closet for inspiration when packing.
'I'll find something in my mum's wardrobe - borrowing a T-shirt,' she explained. 'Then I'll see something, and say, "Wait, can I borrow that for Glastonbury?" months in advance.
'At Glastonbury I have a lot of fun because there's that British energy and it's exciting and it's just more people I know.'
So lasting was her Glasto style legacy that Kate has even had a festivalwear line out with Zara.
Another fashion alum of the event is OG noughties It-Girl Alexa Chung, who is known for her love of the muddy fields.
Reflecting on her myriad of shimmery mini-dresses and micro shorts donned at Glasto over the years - including a particularly memorable flowy yellow gown - the model told British Vogue: 'I think at this time of my life I really enjoyed the role play of being like, a band girlfriend,' referring to her ex, Arctic Monkeys frontman Alex Turner.
'I was thinking about Anita Pallenberg, or women who supported men in bands in the sort of 60s and 70s and there is a blueprint for that I think.'
Wincing at a snap of herself in stockings and wellies, Alexa quipped: 'I think I thought that knee socks were really sexy... looking at them now they're pretty junior, aren't they.'
However, this year, the star, 41, wants to wear a 'latex top' for Glasto.
'I wore a latex dress in my forties and I want to wear a latex top for Glastonbury,' she told Interview Magazine.
Reflecting on her myriad of shimmery mini-dresses and micro shorts donned at Glasto over the years - including a particularly memorable flowy yellow gown - the model told British Vogue : 'I think at this time of my life I really enjoyed the role play of being like, a band girlfriend,' referring to her ex, Arctic Monkeys frontman Alex Turner. Both pictured in 2008
Alexa teamed a chic shimmery mini-dress with wellies as she attended Glastonbury festival in 2015
Kate, pictured at Glasto left and right in 2003 and 2004, has become a style icon for the festival over the decades
'Because I think it's quite practical. Glastonbury can be very rainy.'
However, the model has stressed that the key to dressing for the festival is not to overthink your look too much.
'A British music festival is unlike any other kind of festival,' she recently told the outlet, while shooting for a festival-themed Burberry campaign. 'People are usually too inebriated to worry about how they look.'
Other style queens that have attracted attention at Glasto over the years include Dua Lipa, who was cool as ever in a bikini top and sporty joggers in 2019, and singer Suki Waterhouse, who nailed boho chic in distressed denim shorts and a red zip-up top in 2017.
Elsewhere some celebs have been branded fashion 'fails' at the event - including James Corden who didn't quite wow fellow revellers with an avian-themed bucket hat.
Another instance saw singer Paloma Faith criticised for a loud poncho - teamed with leopard print boots, whereas presenter Jonathan Ross was panned for some experimental ankle length jeans worn with bright white keds.
Elsewhere, Florence Welch has delivered whimsical flowy looks with dreamy waistcoats and tasselled jackets, whereas Rita Ora has brought a pop of quirkiness to the event with her fun patterned ensembles.
Hundreds of thousands of people are descending Glastonbury this morning as the famous music festival in Somerset opened its gates for 2025.
Campers arriving at Worthy Farm in Pilton came with their tents, chairs and plenty of alcohol – with some already cracking open some cans while sitting in the queue.
The Met Office said they can expect a mixed bag of sunshine and rain this week with 'with sunny spells and scattered showers expected throughout the day' today.
Organiser Emily Eavis opened the festival at 8am while standing alongside her father Sir Michael Eavis, 89, who founded the event on his Somerset dairy farm in 1970.
They counted down and cheered with other members of the Glastonbury team, with Sir Michael sat in a wheelchair, as the festival opened while a brass band played.
This year will see headline performances from British band The 1975, veteran singer Neil Young and his band the Chrome Hearts, and US pop star Olivia Rodrigo.
Performing in the coveted Sunday tea-time legends slot this year is Sir Rod Stewart who previously said he will be joined by his former Faces band member Ronnie Wood, as well as some other guests.
His performance is to come after the Maggie May singer postponed a string of concerts in the US, due to take place this month, while he recovered from flu.
Speaking to BBC News about the performance, he said: 'I just wish they wouldn't call it the tea-time slot. That sounds like pipe and slippers, doesn't it?'
He previously said he had persuaded organisers to secure him an hour-and-a-half slot after initially being offered 75 minutes.
'Usually I do well over two hours, so there's still a load of songs we won't be able to do,' he said.
'But we've been working at it. I'm not gonna make any announcements between songs. I'll do one number, shout 'next', and go straight into the next one. I'm going to get in as many songs as I can.'
Organiser Ms Eavis has said the festival, which has capacity for 210,000 people, has sold 'a few thousand less tickets' this year in a bid to avoid overcrowding.
In an appearance on the Sidetracked podcast, Eavis outlined the changes that have been made to this year's festival and said music area Shangri-La is 'going full trees and green space' which is 'completely the opposite to anything they've done in the past'.
Among the acts expected to draw large crowds this year is alternative pop star Charli XCX, who will perform songs from her genre-defining sixth studio album Brat.
She is performing on Saturday night on the Other Stage, 15 minutes before the West Holts stage is graced by US rapper Doechii, another artist who has exploded in popularity in the last year.
Other performers include Irish singer CMAT, Prada singer Raye, US musician Brandi Carlile, Nile Rodgers and Chic, hip-hop star Loyle Carner, US pop star Gracie Abrams, indie outfit Wet Leg, Mercury Prize-winning jazz quintet Ezra Collective, US rapper Denzel Curry, and rising star Lola Young.
The line-up also features a number of acts listed as TBA, as well as a mysterious act called Patchwork, who will take to the Pyramid Stage on Saturday.
This year the BBC will provide live streams of the five main stages - Pyramid, Other, West Holts, Woodsies and The Park.
Tonight at 10pm the festival will open with a theatre and circus act set in the Pyramid Arena which will showcase acrobatic and circus performances, culminating in a fireworks display.
Forecasters have said Glastonbury-goers can expect a mixed bag of sunshine and rain this week.