Ever stand in front of your jam-packed closet, staring at more than enough clothing options, and think: I have nothing to wear? Same. But perhaps the issue isn’t that you’re out of viable outfit choices. You just need a fresh dose of inspiration — say: festival outfit ideas — to help you see your wardrobe in a new way. That’s where Outfit Dump comes in. We supply you with enough ideas to fuel your style until the next drop comes along.
Festival season is upon us, and it’s kicking off with what is arguably one of the most fashion-forward events: Coachella 2024. Celebs, influencers, and music lovers are all descending upon the desert of Southern California, offering us months worth of outfit inspo in the process. hot-weather wardrobe.
Because any music festival should be your time to shine as brightly as the acts on stage.
Festival Outfit Idea: Hot Pants
Take a page from Olivia Rodrigo’s on-stage fashion, and hit up your chosen festival in a pair of trendy hot pants — bedazzled or not. You can also style them with a pair of personality-forward tights for both the aesthetic and extra protection from the elements.
Festival Outfit Idea: Crochet Mini Dress
Not only is a crochet mini dress colorful and fun, but it’ll also keep you cool during a long day spent outdoors (and is easy to layer with should you need to). Extra points here for the red cowboy boots — yeehaw!
Festival Outfit Idea: Fringe
Lean into the Western trend with fringed, well, everything. Go head-to-toe fringe, or, if you want to be slightly more subtle, make one fringed piece the star of your outfit.
Festival outfit idea: cowboy boots
Western-inspired fashion has long been a pillar of Coachella fashion, but we have entered the golden age of the festival cowgirl. We love these bright red, butterfly motif cowboy boots paired with a simple feminine skirt-and-tank combo.
If the thought alone of wearing leather in the summer has you breaking a sweat, then look away — because two-piece sets in the durable fabric (and/or its vegan alternatives) are proving to be fashion's glossiest outfit formula for the season ahead.
Festival outfit idea: cowboy hat
Not feeling the boots? Cowboy hats are still very much a festival staple that can be recycled for a great horse girl fashion moment this summer, but it's the floret, shoulder-bearing top here that's really caught our attention (swipe right for a closer look).
Festival outfit idea: swimsuit as a top
Looking to style your easiest, breeziest button-down this summer? Wear it open over a black bikini top and some jeans.
Festival outfit idea: swimsuit as a top
Make your best one-piece swimsuit your hottest summer 'fit — just add sneakers instead of water.
Festival outfit idea: scarf top
Gen-Z style queen Storm Reid is paying homage to the early-2000s scarf top trend, and we're not mad about it.
Festival Outfit Idea: Animal Print
Leopard print is the neutral of 2024 (really!), which makes it a no-brainer for your festival looks this season. But if you want to stand out from the crowd even more, you could also try a different animal print (like tiger, zebra, or cow) in an array of bold colors.
Festival outfit idea: florals
Wondering if you're overdoing it on the florals? Fear not, fashion friends. There's simply no such thing.
Haven't you heard? The early aughts are back in fashion. So, the more butterflies, the merrier...
Festival outfit idea: Y2K butterflies
Haven't you heard? The early aughts are back in fashion. So, the more butterflies, the merrier...especially in the form of the Dua Lipa-approved butterfly top.
Festival outfit idea: chunky sneakers
Consider this a masterclass in dressing down a sparkly kaftan by adding some chunky sneakers and funky patterned socks to the mix.
Festival outfit idea: babydoll dress
Black bow, black boots, and a baby doll dress. Now there's a sweet and summery outfit trifecta if we ever did see one.
Yes, it was the neon mini dress here that caught our eye, but it's those ultra-on-trend platform flip-flops that got us staring.
Festival Outfit Idea: Chunky Sneakers
Let’s face it: You’re going to need some form of comfort while standing on your feet all weekend. Pick your favorite pair of chunky sneakers, style the rest of your outfit around them, dance away, and thank us later.
Festival outfit idea: denim
We're calling it: the denim mini vest will continue to dominate.
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Whenever I wear gingham I experience a mild panic before I leave my home, worried that I look too much like a picnic blanket. The two-toned checkered pattern makes me think of grassy lunches and yellow brick roads and the fabric shops my grandma used to take me to as a child. But it’s this nostalgia, paired with its general versatility, that makes gingham such a timeless print. While I only own a handful of gingham pieces — a red Ganni maxi dress, a second-hand overshirt and headscarf, and an overnight Baggu tote — this is a spring trend that I’m definitely co-signing.
These days, gingham has been adopted into micro-trends like the coquette aesthetic, often complemented by Peter Pan collars and bow details. Last year, Greta Gerwig’s Barbie featured Margot Robbie as the titular character in a baby pink gingham sundress; significant to the film’s depiction of girlhood innocence. On the spring/summer 2024 runways, designers used gingham in various formats, from handbags to dresses to head-to-toe separates.
This pattern isn’t just restricted to hyper-feminine (or thin and white) bodies either. It’s actually the kind of pattern that’s so versatile you can find it everywhere — from your favorite second-hand shop to your boyfriend’s wardrobe. Whether in the form of an oversized shirt, wide-leg pants, or a ridiculously-sized scrunchie, gingham’s superpower is that it doesn’t need to be the centre of any outfit.
To incorporate this summery pattern into your life this season, here are the styling tips you need to know.
Pair a gingham top with jeans.
Bring vintage-style gingham into the 21st century with any kind of denim. “To not get this Petite Maison dans la Prairie [Little House on the Prairie] vibe, style it with your favorite pair of denim jeans and a pair of boots or ballerina flats,” Dewet says.
Opt for gingham bags, headscarves and other accessories.
The power of the accessory shall never be underestimated. As seen in Anna Sui’s SS24 collection, gingham handbags, headscarves and scrunchie are subtle enough to make a bold fashion statement — without the impression you’re picnicking with a tin man and scarecrow.
Layer your gingham accordingly.
To style my red gingham maxi dress for busy (and chilly) London this spring, I’ll layer it with a more casual top or leather jacket, along with a pair of sneakers or boots. When I want my gingham to make a statement on its own (and the weather’s warm enough) I’ll wear it solo.
Gingham from head to toe.
This is a gingham endorsement if I’ve ever seen one. On holiday last summer, I paired my go-to checkered dress with some simple sliders for a full patterned look. A fashion rule of thumb? There’s always room for maximalists. Get your hands on a gingham co-ord, suit or separates.
Perhaps the best thing of all is that this pattern will always have a use in your home. When you’re eventually ready to move on, you can upcycle it into a chic headscarf, tablecloth or (dare I say it), picnic blanket.
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Ever stand in front of your jam-packed closet, staring at more than enough clothing options, and think: I have nothing to wear? Same. But perhaps the issue isn’t that you’re out of viable outfit choices. You just need a fresh dose of inspiration — say:spring work outfits— to help you see your wardrobe in a new way. That’s where Outfit Dump comes in. We supply you with enough ideas to fuel your style until the next drop comes along.
Getting dressed every day — for work, in particular — can be a chore. Fashion decision fatigue can make it feel like you have nothing to wear, when really your style inspiration has just run dry, especially when we’ve transitioned from one season to the next and your closet hasn’t caught up to the changes in weather. But the solution doesn’t have to be stuffing shopping bags (or virtual carts) full of new clothes (though adding a few thoughtfully selected items might not hurt); instead, you just have to try to style your existing wardrobe in fun and creative ways.
Thankfully, there’s plenty of inspiration to be found on our Instagram feeds, which are full of the hottest spring trends — think: patchwork denim, leopard print, and tenniscore must-haves — and fashion staples, like oversized blazers and crisp button-front shirts. Ahead, find 22 spring-ready outfits that you can wear to the office and beyond.
Spring Work Outfit Idea: Oversized Blazer + Skirt
Lean into your preppy side with a classic skirt suit (necktie optional), but add cool factor with an oversized blazer. We love how dynamic the extra-long sleeves seen here are.
Spring Work Outfit Idea: Two-Tone Blazer
Have the kind of job where wearing a blazer is a must? Bring more variety to your look and make things more interesting by opting for a two-tone option instead.
Spring Work Outfit Idea: Two-Tone Suit
Or go the extra mile and make your entire office-ready matching set two-tone.
Because denim is definitely more dressed up and work-appropriate when it comes in the form of a midi skirt, right?
Spring Work Outfit Idea: Dressed Up Patchwork Denim
You can even take it a step further and push office-attire boundaries with a trendy patchwork denim set or dress. Bonus points for the equally on-trend colored tights and matching shoes.
Spring Work Outfit Idea: Black + White
It’s hard to go wrong with a classic black-and-white look — we love the shade contrast between the outfit and accessories in this Paris street style look.
Spring Work Outfit Idea: Trench Coat
Because any outfit feels a tad more sophisticated when topped up with a trench coat.
Spring Work Outfit Idea: Dress + Collared Top
Style your go-to workwear dress by layering it over a top with a statement collar. It’s a simple way to make a tried-and-true piece feel new again.
Spring Work Outfit Idea: Waistcoat
We’ve already called it: vests and waistcoats are going to be everywhere this spring, and, luckily, this is a trend that makes perfect sense in an office setting.
Spring Work Outfit Idea: Sweater Vest
If a structured waistcoat feels a bit too stuffy for your liking, try putting on a stylish sweater vest over your favorite white button-up.
Spring Work Outfit Idea: Touches of Leopard Print
The leopard-print trend is, undeniably, harder to incorporate into a work-ready outfit. But if you’re all in on the print, fret not: Sprinkle touches of it into your look — on a collar, a handbag, or even a pair of shoes — and you’re good to go.
Spring Work Outfit Idea: Matching Suit Set
Picture this: It’s a sunny Monday morning and you want nothing to do with work. Put on a matching suit — in whatever pattern or hue you prefer — and you’ll instantly feel ready for the week ahead, even if you’d rather be on vacation.
Spring Work Outfit Idea: Oversized Button-Up
Because nothing says “effortlessly chic” like an oversized button-up shirt.
Spring Work Outfit Idea: Pastel Midi Dress
Midi dresses are rightfully a workwear staple. Add some seasonal fun to your wardrobe by opting for one in a pretty pastel hue.
Spring Work Outfit Idea: Puffy Sleeves
Voluminous sleeves will ensure the only drama you’re creating at the office is through your outfit.
Spring Work Outfit Idea: Peplum Top
We don’t mean to alarm you, but the early 2010s are calling and telling you that it is indeed time to break out the peplum tops again.
Spring Work Outfit Idea: Metallic Shoes
Why not make the shoes the star of your outfit — especially when you have a covetable metallic pair to work with.
Spring Work Outfit Idea: Collared Mini Dress
This Lauren Chan look is the ideal spring fashion inspo: a warm weather-ready dress and cute ballet flats. Pro-tip: Experiment with the color and pattern of the socks to bring a bigger pop of personality to your outfit.
Spring Work Outfit Idea: Tenniscore
Tenniscore is blowing up again, largely thanks to Challengers and Zendaya’s highly fashionable press tour. Channel the trend by throwing a blazer over a sporty dress.
Spring Work Outfit Idea: Floral Jumpsuit
Do we really have to say anything more?
Spring Work Outfit Idea: Ruffles
Because how could you not have a good day while wearing frills and ruffles?
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While Jean Paul Gaultier is best known for being a visionary fashion designer, his first love was movies. At the age of 13, Gaultier became infatuated with the drama of a fashion show after he saw Jacques Becker’s 1945 film Falbalas (Paris Frills), which follows the story of a couturier. That stayed with him for the next decade as he went on to apprentice with names like Pierre Cardin and Jean Patou in the early ‘70s, before launching his eponymous line which would become marked by innovative trademarks like conical corsetry and trompe l’oeil.
“[Falbalas] was for me like a dream. It was theatrical,” Gaultier said during a talk at SCAD before the opening of the exhibition, which runs until September 30. “I didn’t go to a fashion school, my school was that movie.”
As such, Falbalas gets the prime spot at the two-floor showcase which welcomes visitors with a clip from the movie and a black-and-white tuxedo-style gown, inspired by the fashion show scene, from Gaultier’s 1999 collection. Marcel Rochas — Falbalas’ costume designer and inventor of the guêpière corset — gets his credit with an original ’40s corset that’s juxtaposed against the prototype of the cone brassiere designed by Gaultier for Madonna’s 1990 Blonde Ambition Tour, a job the designer got when he approached the star after seeing her wear a black corset during a performance.
“I said, ‘For the next show you do, it’s not necessary to make a copy of my clothes,” he said. “‘You ask me, I will do even better.’”
“If [a director] asks me to make clothes for a movie, it’s not my story — it is their story. So I have to adapt my style… When I am doing my own collection, it’s my own story… it’s my choice,” Gaultier said during a walkthrough of the exhibition when asked about the difference between designing for a film and a fashion show. “I am more spontaneous for my collection. Sometimes a mistake can be good because it can be something different that I didn’t expect. [In film, it] is very strict.”
Memorable looks from Gaultier’s collections inspired by movies rather than worn in them round out the costumes: a James Bond-influenced black kilt from the men’s spring/summer 2006 show (the designer was one of the first couturiers to design skirts for men), a skull-adorned top and leather skirt from the Mad Max-themed fall/winter 1995 showcase, and a Clockwork Orange-esque harness look from Gaultier’s final spring 2020 collection. While the mariniere (a Gaultier signature), featuring a bare back with the illusion of the tattoos, takes influence from Rainer Werner Fassbinder’s movie about a sailor, Querelle, it also commemorates an important moment for Gaultier, who made waves at the time for eroticizing men in his 1983 collection titled “L’Homme Objet” (Boy Toy).
“I was shocked by the woman [seen as an] object. Around me, I was seeing strong women, they were not the object at all. So it’s why, when I did the men’s collection, I wanted to show the male object, because if there is a woman object at that point, it has to have a male object,” says Gaultier.
But while his transgressive designs that often featured nudity have earned Gaultier the moniker of L’Enfant Terrible, the designer says that he was simply depicting the freedom and societal changes that were happening around him. “When I did those things — like, for example, the corset for Madonna — I didn’t do it on purpose so that people [would] speak about me,” says Gaultier. “I was showing only a reflection of what was going on, so it was not provocation… the time was changing, the people were changing.”
William Klein, whom Gaultier has long been inspired by and met in the ‘80s when the fashion photographer-filmmaker was commissioned to make Mode In France documentary, also gets a large chunk of the exhibit space. In particular, Klein’s 1996 film Who Are You, Polly Maggoo?, a parody of the fashion world, was a source of influence for Gaultier. “He didn’t like fashion. That’s why he did a very good movie,” Gaultier said. At one point, a clip from the film shows a model getting her arm cut while putting on an over-the-top dress made of sharp metal, a nod to Paco Rabanne’s 12 Unwearable Dresses show in 1966: “It was sarcastic which is good. We need critics in any profession.”
In the same room, Gaultier‘s first employer Cardin — whom Gaultier says he learned “freedom” from — gets a mention with a dress, made from synthetic “Cardine” fiber that could be molded at a high temperature, worn by Lauren Bacall. It’s fitting not only because Cardin taught Gaultier to experiment and “to show fashion like a play, like a theater, even if it was showing something that has to be a reality,” but because, in a full-circle moment, the exhibition is housed in a former property of Cardin, who resided in Lacoste.
While a good number of Gaultier’s looks fill the rooms, it’s interesting to see the subject of an exhibition give so much space to other creatives, ranging from filmmakers to photographers. Much like Gaultier handed over the reins of his brand to guest designers like Haider Ackermann, Glenn Martens, and, most recently, Simone Rocha — “It’s interesting to see their vision of Gaultier… to change some of my codes in their own way,” says Gaultier — he has no qualms about highlighting art that continues to inspire him today: “I love fashion so I love to see all the expressions.”
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Like every year before it, the lead-up to Fashion Christmas the 2024 Met Gala was rife with speculation. Everything from the guest list, to the theme, to how said guest list would interpret said theme have been up for debate. Now, finally, the first Monday in May is upon us and all of our questions have been answered, care of The Metropolitan Museum of Art's sprawling staircase.
The theme for this year's Met Gala is "Garden of Time," and like previous years, it's a celebration of the Costume Institute’s annual spring exhibition, which this year is ‘Sleeping Beauties: Reawakening Fashion’. The exhibition (which opens later this week, on May 10) will span 400 years of fashion history and includes roughly 15 historically significant and ultra-rare pieces that are too delicate to be worn again — and these are the sleeping beauties the exhibition is named after (apologies to any Disney fans). Perhaps the most spoken-about piece in the exhibition is an evening cloak worn by Charles Frederick Worth in the 1800s, called 'Tulipes Hollandaises', and hints to a darker and moodier take on florals in spring (which might actually be... groundbreaking).
Early predictions from what we can expect from the red carpet suggested more than one interpretation of the theme, which is customary of the event. Some said a literal interpretation of "time" might see celebrities wearing entire dresses made from vintage watch faces or embracing a clock motif — and while the latter was true of one or two attendees, "sands of time" was a more abstract take on the "time" aspect of the theme. Other predictions included gowns adorned with real, live, growing flowers and foliage, which didn't eventuate; crystalline looks inspired by J.G Ballard's 1962 short story, also titled The Garden of Time, which did. And of course, the expectation of florals, florals, and more florals turned out to be correct.
Loewe is also an official supporter of the exhibition at The Met, and with the House's creative director Jonathan Anderson being named as an honorary chair of the Met Gala this year, we expected to see quite a bit of Loewe on the carpet as well. (Though there were no oversized anthuriums, hand-beaded and embroidered designs from the autumn winter 2024 show on the carpet did appear.)
Keep on scrolling to see all the best looks from the 2024 Met Gala.
Zendaya
Zendaya wearing Maison Margiela Couture.Photo: Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images for The Met Museum/Vogue
Jennifer Lopez
Jennifer Lopez wearing a Schiaparelli Haute Couture dress, Tiffany & Co. jewelry, and Tyler Ellis clutch.hoto: Gilbert Flores/Variety via Getty Images
Da'Vine Joy Randolph
Da'Vine Joy Randolph wearing a custom Gap dress by Zac Posen and Chopard jewelry.Photo: John Shearer/WireImage
Taylor Russell
Taylor Russell wearing a Loewe dress, Fred Leighton jewelry, and Jimmy Choo shoes. Photo: Theo Wargo/GA/The Hollywood Reporter via Getty Images
Queen Latifah
Queen Latifah wearing Thom Browne.hoto: Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images for The Met Museum/Vogue
Ashley Graham
Ashley Graham wearing a Ludovic de Saint Sernin dress and Jared jewelry.hoto: Aliah Anderson/Getty Images
Greta Lee
Greta Lee wearing a Loewe dress and De Beers jewelry.Photo: Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images for The Met Museum/Vogue
Bad Bunny
Bad Bunny wearing custom Maison Margiela.Photo: Jeff Kravitz/FilmMagic
Ayo Edebiri
Ayo Edebiri wearing Loewe.Photo: Theo Wargo/GA/The Hollywood Reporter via Getty Images
Elle Fanning
Elle Fanning wearing a Balmain dress and Cartier jewelry.Photo by Jamie McCarthy/Getty Images
Lana Del Rey
Lana Del Rey wearing custom Alexander McQueen.hoto: Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images for The Met Museum/Vogue
Amanda Seyfried
Amanda Seyfried wearing custom Prada.Photo: Dia Dipasupil/Getty Images
Lil Nas X
Lis Nas X wearing a custom Luar, David Yurman jewelry, and custom Jennifer Behr brooch. Photo: John Shearer/WireImage
Lena Mahfouf
Photo: John Shearer/WireImage
Gabrielle Union
Gabrielle Union wearing a couture Michael Kors dress and Tiffany & Co. jewelry.hoto: Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images for The Met Museum/Vogue
Aya Nakamura wearing custom Balmain.Photo: Gilbert Flores/Variety via Getty Images
Tyla
Tyla wearing Balmain.Photo: John Shearer/WireImage
Ben Simmons
Ben Simmons wearing Thom Browne.Photo: Lexie Moreland/WWD via Getty Images
Hari Nef
Hari Nef wearing custom H&M.Photo: John Shearer/WireImage
Sarah Jessica Parker
Sarah Jessica Parker wearing a Richard Quinn dress, Benedetta Bruzziches bag, Briony Raymond jewelry, and a Philip Treacy hat.Photo: Jamie McCarthy/Getty Images
Karol G
Karol G wearing a Marc Jacobs dress and and Messika jewelry.hoto: Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images for The Met Museum/Vogue
Olivier Rousteing
hoto: Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images for The Met Museum/Vogue
Rita Ora & Taika Waititi
Rita Ora and Taika Waititi wearing Marni.hoto: Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images for The Met Museum/Vogue
Gigi Hadid
Gigi Hadid wearing a Thom Browne dress and Chopard jewelry.Photo: Kevin Mazur/MG24/Getty Images for The Met Museum/Vogue
Laufey
Laufey wearing a Prabal Gurung dress and custom Jennifer Behr veil.hoto: Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images for The Met Museum/Vogue
Alex Newell
Alex Newell wearing Christian Siriano.Photo: John Shearer/WireImage
Dua Lipa
Dua Lipa wearing Marc Jacobs dress and Tiffany & Co. jewelry.Photo: Dia Dipasupil/Getty Images
Venus Williams
Venus Williams wearing a Marc Jacobs dress and De Beers jewelry.Photo: John Shearer/WireImage
Keke Palmer
Keke Palmer wearing a Marc Jacobs dress and Almasika Fine Jewelry.Photo: Kevin Mazur/MG24/Getty Images for The Met Museum/Vogue
Willow Smith
Willow Smith wearing Dior Haute Couture.Photo: Kevin Mazur/MG24/Getty Images for The Met Museum/Vogue
Riley Keough
Riley Keough wearing Chanel.hoto: Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images for The Met Museum/Vogue
Sabrina Carpenter
Sabrina Carpenter wearing Oscar de la Renta.Photo: Lexie Moreland/WWD via Getty Images
Kendall Jenner
Kendall Jenner wearing archive Givenchy 1999 Couture dress and Lorraine Schwartz jewelry.Photo: Dia Dipasupil/Getty Images
FKA Twigs
FKA Twigs wearing Stella McCartney.Photo: John Shearer/WireImage
Nicki Minaj wearing Marni.hoto: Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images for The Met Museum/Vogue
Eva Chen
Eva Chen wearing Robert Wun.Photo: Gilbert Flores/Variety via Getty Images
Emily Ratajkowski
Emily Ratajkowski wearing Atelier Versace FW01 Haute Couture dress from Tab Vintage and Briony Raymond and Chopard jewelry.hoto: Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images for The Met Museum/VogueWisdom Kaye
Wisdom Kaye wearing Robert Wun.
Lea Michele
Lea Michele wearing Rodarte.Photo: Gilbert Flores/Variety via Getty Images
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