I'm a fashion expert – Vogue's Glasto ‘essentials' list is costly & ridiculous… here's how to replicate it for pennies

Scottish Sun

03-06-2025

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
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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.
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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.
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SAVE: £83.01
BIKINI TOP
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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Vogue recommends this £20 water-repellent Uniqlo cross-body — and for once, we agree
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Vogue suggests this water-repellent Uniqlo cross-body bag for day- to-day use – and at £20, we do too.
SAVE: £0
COCKTAILS
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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
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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