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MOST STYLES-ISH

15 Looks That Did the

Most at Coachella
The music festival had plenty of memorable
fashion. Most (but not all) of it was
ostentatious.

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By Anthony Rotunno

Published April 15, 2024

Updated April 17, 2024, 9:18 a.m. ET

There was no shortage of celebrities

onstage last weekend at the first
installment of this year’s Coachella Valley
Music and Arts Festival in Southern
California, where Doja Cat, Billie Eilish and
even Will Smith performed.

Ms. Eilish surprised spectators by joining

Lana Del Rey for the folk-rock singer’s first
Coachella set since 2014. Mr. Smith, who
started his career as a rapper, also shocked
many in the audience by performing a
rendition of his song “Men in Black” with
dancers dressed as aliens during the
reggaeton singer J Balvin’s set.

But some of the highest-profile performers

at the festival weren’t there to work:
Rihanna and ASAP Rocky, along with
Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce, came as
spectators, even if neither couple could
exactly blend in with the crowd.

At Coachella — an orgy of brand

activations, parties and musical
performances — celebrities are but one
reliable component. Another is fashion,
which typically tends toward the
ostentatious. That was mostly the case last
weekend, during which these 15 looks stood
out — some for being opulent, others for
being over-the-top and a couple for being
surprisingly simple.

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T W E N T Y ~ 4 A U T O M AT I C

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Doja Cat: Most Harebrained!

Hair with boots to match. Valerie Macon/Agence France-

Presse — Getty Images

Of the many outfits worn by the singer and

rapper during her set, this get-up involving
few clothes and strategically arranged
extensions might have stolen the show — if
only by a hair.

Gwen Stefani: Most Hollaback

Girl!

No doubt she was feeling good in this outfit. Arturo

Holmes/Getty Images

The singer, who reunited with No Doubt at

Coachella, harked back to her punk style as
the band’s lead singer in an ensemble that
mixed plaids with mesh.

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Jon Batiste: Most Bubblegum!

Barbie would approve. Amy Sussman/Getty Images

A jeweled choker and a silver bracelet

added sparkle to the musician and band
leader’s iridescent pink suit.

Ice Spice: Most Tied Up!

Icy hot. Matt Winkelmeyer/Getty Images

Instead of copper curls, the rapper had

flowing orange-red locks, which she wore
with a skintight, lacy I.AM.GIA bodysuit
with ties at the legs, arms and chest.

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Shakira: Most Unraveled!

All the colors of a flame. Valerie Macon/Agence France-

Presse — Getty Images

The singer, who at Coachella announced a

world tour promoting her new album, took
the stage in a fiery shredded minidress that
exposed plenty of skin and resembled a
knitting project.

Lil Uzi Vert: Most ‘Seinfeld’!

Completing the look was a sizable pendant

necklace. Arturo Holmes/Getty Images

A difference between this voluminous

white top and “the puffy shirt” that inspired
punchlines on “Seinfeld”? The rapper wore
this version with bravado.

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Paris Hilton: Most ‘Cowboy

Carter’!

Yee-haw! Presley Ann/Getty Images

While Beyoncé was not present at

Coachella, her presence was felt in
Western-inspired outfits, like this pairing of
flirty dress with cowboy hat and boots by
the heiress who has moonlighted as a
singer and D.J.

Simu Liu: Most Unassuming!

Easy breezy. Gilbert Flores/WWD, via Getty Images

Yes, the sleeveless top flaunted the actor’s

toned arms, but his festival attire was still
relatively simple compared with what
many others wore.

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Lauryn Hill: Most Electric!

Embracing jolts of color. Arturo Holmes/Getty Images

Among the visually stimulating elements of

the rapper’s look were silver hair beads,
heavy blue eye makeup and a vibrant
yellow Balmain suit.

Barry Keoghan: Most Logos!

Branded from basically head to toe. Tommaso

Boddi/Getty Images

Somehow, the actor’s gratuitous

combination of Burberry check scarf,
Versace top, Burberry check shorts and
Nike sneakers … worked.

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Xin Liu: Most Tin Woman!

Tinsel, but make it fashion. Frazer Harrison/Getty Images

The Chinese singer’s metallic top and pants

evoked space-age garments by Thierry
Mugler and Paco Rabanne. They were
made by Syban Velardi-laufer, a costume
designer in London.

Brittany Howard: Most Stained

Glass!

Catching the light. Emma McIntyre/Getty Images

Glowing would correctly describe the way

the singer looked onstage in this colorful
patchwork-style sequined caftan.

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