The Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival is underway and for some music fans, it’s a way to express their style with the Empire Polo Club in Indio acting as one big grass-covered runway.
In 2023, we saw lots of metallics, fringe and bright colors pop on the polo field.
Even the musicians are into the fashion for 2024. Tyler, the Creator, Saturday night’s headliner, has multiple fashion brands to his name in addition to his musical credits.
Take a look through the photos to see some of the stylish festival-goers at Coachella and some of the best festival fashion we’ve seen this year.
Becca Quimbar, of Palm Springs, rocks a custom tube top, floral bell-bottoms, and a handcrafted hat she made herself.
(Christina House / Los Angeles Times)
Zurie Joseph, of Riverside, wears an aqua ensemble.”The skirt is my favorite part, I love the flowiness.” (Christina House / Los Angeles Times)
Kirby Johnson, of Santa Monica, wears a sequined seashell dress at Coachella. (Christina House / Los Angeles Times)
Brenda Ramirez, of Chula Vista, glistens in the desert sun wearing a cow print ensemble.
(Christina House / Los Angeles Times)
Bobby Nguyen, of St. Louis, says his fringe bandana is his favorite part of his outfit. “It’s classy old-school Coachella-meets-Western vibes.” (Christina House / Los Angeles Times)
Jake Gonzales, of Los Angeles, wears a Southern-inspired zebra print ensemble. “My favorite thing is the chaps.” (Christina House / Los Angeles Times)
Julia Aidnik, left, Bri Corallo and Zayna Green of San Diego describe their look as “fairy-core.”
(Christina House / Los Angeles Times)
Aquaria poses for a portrait wearing fashion inspired by a desire to wear oversized items and a revival of some older pieces at Coachella. (Dania Maxwell / Los Angeles Times)
Deb Akin poses for a portrait wearing an outfit inspired by her desire to feel free in her queer identity, be out and do what she wants at Coachella. The skirt and hat are pieces by clothing designer Eda Birthing. Akin has a clown outfit planned for the following day. “I like dressing up,” Akin said. (Dania Maxwell / Los Angeles Times)
Catch up on what happened at Coachella on Friday and follow along with Saturday’s live coverage from our team in Indio.
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Assistant editor Vanessa Franko oversees audience engagement for the Los Angeles Times’ Entertainment and Arts section. She was previously the digital director of entertainment and features at the Southern California News Group.
Dania Maxwell is a staff photographer at the Los Angeles Times. Before joining the newsroom in 2018, she worked in Colombia, South America and at the Naples Daily News in Florida. Her work has been awarded an Emmy, POYi, Sigma Delta Chi and Edward R. Murrow. Maxwell received a master’s degree in visual communication from Ohio University and a bachelor of arts from Sarah Lawrence College.
Christina House is a staff photojournalist with the Los Angeles Times. She officially joined the visual journalism team in 2017 after 10 years as a freelance photographer. House grew up in Long Beach and is a graduate of Cal State Fullerton. Her love for photography started when she visited the Philippines, her mother’s native country, at age 7. That unforgettable experience inspired her to pick up a camera. House won the 2023 Pulitzer Prize for Feature Photography and the 2022 Robert F. Kennedy Journalism Award for Domestic Photography for “Hollywood’s Finest,” an intimate look into the life of a pregnant 22-year-old woman living on the street. She received the 2021 Cliff Edom New America Award and was honored in the portrait series category for her work on “Game Changers: A Celebration of Women in Sports” from the 2021 National Press Photographers Assn.’s Best of Photojournalism awards.