text & photos by JEVPIC
Star power generates the stages at Coachella but the semi-grassy fields have a unique shimmery energy all their own. Boys and girls alike adorned their bodies with gems and jewels bedazzling and accenting body parts into mini-treasures. While backstage was more like “sequence city.” Outfits were constructed entirely of tinsel and shiny lil objects, from Beyonce’s Balmain knee-high sparkle boots, to festival goer’s capes, shorts, skirts and/or any other damn thing they could super-glue some pizazz on to. Speaking of… what’s up with people walking-around-looking-like they got slapped in the head with a glittery paintbrush? I know “Earthers” despise glitter and bath beads due to the irreversible damage they do to our planet, but take a deep breath of fresh desert air bc God invented biodegradable glitter this year. Eucalyptus cellulose that shimmers to be exact, (blah blah blah I won’t bore you with the details) but you should no longer feel guilty dab’n ur face, lips, scalp and chest with glitter, because it will no longer kills the plankton. Back to “Kill’n It,” 2018’s grassy runway conjured up 70’s sex-rock vibe, with body jewelry, sparkly wardrobes and cosmetic glitter. When in Coachella, do as the Coachellians do.
