THE STAKES HAVE never been higher when it comes to festival fashion.
Gone are they days where denim hot pants and a flower crown a la Kate Moss would suffice. No – this year it’s all about mesh, cycling shorts and as much glitter as you can flake on to yourself.
However, there’s a argument been made both online and off that, while women tend to pull out all the stops with their festival garms, men put in decidedly less effort. (Sure, throw on a Hawaiian shirt and you’re good to go, Jack).
But, is it a myth? Are lads actually spending hours slaving away on their #looks and receiving no praise for it whatsoever? DailyEdge.ie decided to conduct some investgative journalism at Longitude to find out.
“How long did it take you to get ready?”
Robyn, Lauren, Anna, Lucy, Vickie and Katie
“Five hours.”
Shiprim and Lavdim
“Ten minutes.”
Rian, Eoghan and Peter
“Ten minutes.”
“15 minutes.”
“I’ve been ready since birth.”
Leah, Katie, Ciara and Luke
The girls said they started getting ready at half 6, and given that gates open at 1pm and the first act starts at 2pm, that roughly equates to almost eight hours of prep work.
Luke, on the other hand, took ten minutes to get ready.
Jaz
“15 minutes baby!”
Hannah
“45 minutes? Wasn’t that bad today.”
Claudia and Megan
Claudia: “Half an hour, just ’cause I was so hungover.”
Megan: “I wasn’t that bad today, only took an hour.”
Alicia
“15 minutes babes.”
Andy and James
Andy: “10 minutes.”
James: “I was born ready.” (A common answer among the lads).
Dara, Leanne, Nikki, Anthony and Craig
Dara: “Ten minutes.”
Leanne: “Two and a half hours.”
Nikki: “Half an hour.”
Anthony: “Four days.”
Craig: “I’m still not ready.”
Chloe, Hannah and Sarah
“An hour and a half – we did our hair the night before.”
Daniel
“About an hour. I wanted something with feathers but couldn’t find anything.”
Dan, Geadel and Oisin
Dan: “15 minutes.”
Geadel: “Five minutes.”
Oisin: “15 minutes.”
Cian, Niamh and Jade
The girls took an 2 hours to get ready, saying that they’d been planning their outfits months in advance. Cian said it took him an hour, joking that he needed the time to “put some ab oil on.”
Hollie, Rachel, Niamh and Andrada
Some of the girls took two hours, the others took up to four getting glam.
So, there you have it folks. Nothing gets n the way of the glam, ok?
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