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Scottish Sun
6 days ago
- Business
- Scottish Sun
I'm a fashion expert – Vogue's Glasto ‘essentials' list is costly & ridiculous… here's how to replicate it for pennies
Our round-up provides you with affordable alternatives that will save you £1,504.02 MUDDY FOX I'm a fashion expert – Vogue's Glasto 'essentials' list is costly & ridiculous… here's how to replicate it for pennies Click to share on X/Twitter (Opens in new window) Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) WHEN deciding what to pack for camping in a muddy festival field, does a £75 electric toothbrush and £80 eye mask spring to mind? No, us neither. Sign up for Scottish Sun newsletter Sign up 16 Alexa Chung wearing her vintage Barbour jacket at Glastonbury in 2022 - but you can rock the festival look for a fraction of the price suggested by Vogue Credit: Getty This month 200,000 people will descend on Worthy Farm — and Vogue magazine has decided to make sure its readers are well-prepared with a questionable list of 15 'Glastonbury Essentials,' worth £1,839. Gone are the days of practical wellies, denim shorts and a naff cagoule. The fashion bible instead recommends a £595 skirt from Isabel Marant and Vivienne Westwood sunnies for £225. While models and Glasto regulars Alexa Chung and Cara Delevingne get the VIP treatment, Vogue seems to have forgotten that the rest of the campers will spend five days squatting in a portable loo. Deputy Fashion Editor Abby McHale finds some affordable alternatives that you won't mind getting dirty — and saves £1,504.02. SHORTS 16 Fans won't be going short with savings of £42 here You'll be sitting in a mucky field, so swap the £60 denim longline shorts from Cos, left, for this pair from Tu at Sainsbury's, £18, right. SAVE: £42 DRESS 16 You'll be saving cash, not cutting back on style with the Boohoo dupe, left The black ruffle maxi from All Saints, right, screams festival chic, but it's £229. Boohoo has similar for just £42, left. SAVE: £187 TOP 16 Tie one on for less – Mango's £35.99 dupe nails the £119 designer look Tie-front styles are all the rage, but Aligne's design, left, is £119. Mango has a similar option for just £35.99. Fans slam Glastonbury as 'worst one ever' as full lineup announced SAVE: £83.01 BIKINI TOP 16 Spot the difference – Tesco's £12.50 bikini, right, is a wild match for Vogue's £27 pick If the sun comes out, Vogue suggests & Other Stories' leopard-print triangle top, £27, left. But F&F at Tesco's, right, is identical and less than half price at £12.50. SAVE: £14.50 WEATHERPROOF SHOES 16 These John Lewis dupes, right, are just £55.30 Doc Martens, left, are practical, but at £200 they are more than double the price of these from John Lewis, right, £55.30 on sale. SAVE: £144.70 SLIDER 16 Primark's £5 sliders, right, step in for Vogue's £44 pair To wear inside your tent, Vogue recommends these, left, for £44, from Free People. But Primark's sliders are only £5. SAVE: £39 WATER BOTTLE 16 Sip smart – Argos' £7.50 bottle, left, does the job just as well as Vogue's £35 pick Staying hydrated is key, but skip the Ocean Bottle for £35, right. Pick up this for £7.50 from Argos, left SAVE: £27.50 SKIRT 16 Paisley for pennies – Amazon's £32 dupe. right, rivals Vogue's £595 designer mini You can look stylish without splashing £595 on this paisley mini from Isabel Marant, left. Cider at Amazon has a dupe for £32.12. SAVE: £562.88 EYE MASK 16 No sleepless nights worrying about cash when swapping the £80 option for the Amazon £12.99 dupe, right It is supposed to protect your lashes, but forking out £80 on Drowsy Sleep Co's mask, left, would be enough to give us nightmares. Go for this silky one at Amazon, for just £12.99. SAVE: £67.01 SUNGLASSES 16 Primark's £4 sunnies, right, are a no-brainer for festival season They will likely end up lost or broken so swap this £225 pair from Vivienne Westwood, left, for Primark's £4 ones. SAVE: £221 JACKET 16 Windproof win – Stradivarius, right, has a £35.99 jacket that breezes past Vogue's £50 pick If you don't fancy blowing even more of your budget on Uniqlo's windproof jacket, left, £50, as per Vogue's list, you can get one for £35.99, from Stradivarius, right. SAVE: £14.01 BIG BAG 16 Patagonia's £55 sling, right, is stylish — but Asos' £21 version does the job for less This 8L sling bag from Patagonia, right, is wipeable, but it is £55. So pick up a saving with this one from Asos, £21. SAVE: £34 SMALL BAG 16 Vogue recommends this £20 water-repellent Uniqlo cross-body — and for once, we agree Credit: Supplied Vogue suggests this water-repellent Uniqlo cross-body bag for day- to-day use – and at £20, we do too. SAVE: £0 COCKTAILS 16 The Moth variety pack, £20 for 8 cans, left, features on Vogue's list — but Funkin's offer, right, is our pick The Moth variety pack, £20 for 8 cans, left, made it on to Vogue's list. But Funkin has similar for £13.10 at Sainsbury's. SAVE: £6.90 TOOTHBRUSH 16 Clean up with a toothbrush from The Range for £14.49 Most campers will stick to a cheap plastic brush, but if you insist on electric, The Range has one for £14.49. So skip Vogue's pick, right, which is £75 from SURI. SAVE: £60.51
The Irish Sun
6 days ago
- Business
- The Irish Sun
I'm a fashion expert – Vogue's Glasto ‘essentials' list is costly & ridiculous… here's how to replicate it for pennies
WHEN deciding what to pack for camping in a muddy festival field, does a £75 electric toothbrush and £80 eye mask spring to mind? No, us neither. 16 Alexa Chung wearing her vintage Barbour jacket at Glastonbury in 2022 - but you can rock the festival look for a fraction of the price suggested by Vogue Credit: Getty This month 200,000 people will descend on Worthy Farm — and Vogue magazine has decided to make sure its readers are well-prepared with a questionable list of 15 'Glastonbury Essentials,' worth £1,839. Gone are the days of practical wellies, denim shorts and a naff cagoule. The fashion bible instead recommends a £595 skirt from Isabel Marant and While models and Glasto regulars Alexa Chung and Cara Delevingne get the VIP treatment, Vogue seems to have forgotten that the rest of the campers will spend five days squatting in a portable loo. READ MORE FASHION NEWS Deputy Fashion Editor Abby McHale finds some affordable alternatives that you won't mind getting dirty — and saves £1,504.02. SHORTS 16 Fans won't be going short with savings of £42 here You'll be sitting in a mucky field, so swap the £60 denim longline shorts from Cos, left, for this pair from Tu at Sainsbury's, £18, right. SAVE: £42 DRESS 16 You'll be saving cash, not cutting back on style with the Boohoo dupe, left The black ruffle maxi from All Saints, right, screams festival chic, but it's £229. Boohoo has similar for just £42, left. Most read in Fabulous SAVE: £187 TOP 16 Tie one on for less – Mango's £35.99 dupe nails the £119 designer look Tie-front styles are all the rage, but Aligne's design, left, is £119. Mango has a similar option for just £35.99. Fans slam Glastonbury as 'worst one ever' as full lineup announced SAVE: £83.01 BIKINI TOP 16 Spot the difference – Tesco's £12.50 bikini, right, is a wild match for Vogue's £27 pick If the sun comes out, Vogue suggests & Other Stories' leopard-print triangle top, £27, left. But F&F at Tesco's, right, is identical and less than half price at £12.50. SAVE: £14.50 WEATHERPROOF SHOES 16 These John Lewis dupes, right, are just £55.30 Doc Martens, left, are practical, but at £200 they are more than double the price of these from John Lewis, right, £55.30 on sale. SAVE: £144.70 SLIDER 16 Primark's £5 sliders, right, step in for Vogue's £44 pair To wear inside your tent, Vogue recommends these, left, for £44, from Free People. But Primark's sliders are only £5. SAVE: £39 WATER BOTTLE 16 Sip smart – Argos' £7.50 bottle, left, does the job just as well as Vogue's £35 pick Staying hydrated is key, but skip the Ocean Bottle for £35, right. Pick up this for £7.50 from Argos, left SAVE: £27.50 SKIRT 16 Paisley for pennies – Amazon's £32 dupe. right, rivals Vogue's £595 designer mini You can look stylish without splashing £595 on this paisley mini from Isabel Marant, left. Cider at Amazon has a dupe for £32.12. SAVE: £562.88 EYE MASK 16 No sleepless nights worrying about cash when swapping the £80 option for the Amazon £12.99 dupe, right It is supposed to protect your lashes, but forking out £80 on Drowsy Sleep Co's mask, left, would be enough to give us nightmares. Go for this silky one at Amazon, for just £12.99. SAVE: £67.01 SUNGLASSES 16 Primark's £4 sunnies, right, are a no-brainer for festival season They will likely end up lost or broken so swap this £225 pair from SAVE: £221 JACKET 16 Windproof win – Stradivarius, right, has a £35.99 jacket that breezes past Vogue's £50 pick If you don't fancy blowing even more of your budget on Uniqlo's windproof jacket, left, £50, as per Vogue's list, you can get one for £35.99, from Stradivarius, right. SAVE: £14.01 BIG BAG 16 Patagonia's £55 sling, right, is stylish — but Asos' £21 version does the job for less This 8L sling bag from Patagonia, right, is wipeable, but it is £55. So pick up a saving with this one from Asos, £21. SAVE: £34 SMALL BAG 16 Vogue recommends this £20 water-repellent Uniqlo cross-body — and for once, we agree Credit: Supplied Vogue suggests this water-repellent Uniqlo cross-body bag for day- to-day use – and at £20, we do too. SAVE: £0 COCKTAILS 16 The Moth variety pack, £20 for 8 cans, left, features on Vogue's list — but Funkin's offer, right, is our pick The Moth variety pack, £20 for 8 cans, left, made it on to Vogue's list. But Funkin has similar for £13.10 at Sainsbury's. SAVE: £6.90 TOOTHBRUSH 16 Clean up with a toothbrush from The Range for £14.49 Most campers will stick to a cheap plastic brush, but if you insist on electric, The Range has one for £14.49. So skip Vogue's pick, right, which is £75 from SURI. SAVE: £60.51
