Coachella-goers shock with revealing, NSFW outfits – from skimpy chainmail to ‘melted breastplates’
EVERY year, Coachella attendees try to one-up each other with the most eye-catching outfits and this year was no different.
Thousands attended the music festival that took place over two weekends between April 14 to April 23.
The Empire Polo Grounds in Indio, California became its own fashion show as countless people showed off their highly-anticipated looks.
The brutal Californian heat became a great excuse for several revelers to strip down, leaving very little to the imagination.
One of the most brain-scratching pieces was the “melting” breastplates worn by influencers Lele Pons and Hannah Stocking.
“Coachella day 1,” the duo captioned their joint post on Instagram, showing off the silver and bronze pieces.
They strutted through the festival wearing the made-to-order breastplates, created by Jacque Label.
They paired the breastplates with skimpy jean shorts and wore their long hair in slicked-back ponytails.
Others also decided to go with a medieval look as influencer, Kyle Flentie, who describes himself as a creative director based in Los Angeles, wore a chainmail-inspired look.
Flentie wore dark bottoms with the thin chainmail that barely covered his chest.
Daniella Carillo, who boats more than 30,000 followers on Instagram sought inspiration from Pocahontas with her outfit.
She wore a gold bodysuit and a pair of tights that left her covered while still having a revealing look.
Carillo also wore blue and purple jewels with a look that also resembled chainmail.
Rapper Saweetie, known for her hits Icy Girl and Tap In, caused a stir at the festival.
She opted for a leather top and custom Stinson Haus leather pants that were excessively laced up with twine, showing off her figure.
LATTOCHELLA
Fellow rapper, Latto, also stunned, hearing a cherry red bustier as she performed at the Sahara Tent on April 23.
Latto got into hot water after fans pointed out an apparent Photoshop fail in a crowd picture.
She posted several photos from the performance for her more than 10million followers on Instagram with the caption: “LATTOCHELLA.”
At first glance, there seems to be nothing wrong with the photos but several eagle-eyed fans noticed that in one picture, showing Latto from behind as she stared at the crowd, some people in the crowd were replicated on the photo’s edges.
Taking to her Instagram Stories, Latto spoke out against the accusations.
“Never photoshopped a crowd lmao,” she wrote alongside the controversial photo.
“I expanded it so it would fit in my Instagram swipe without getting cut off but it was clearly f**ked up so I didn’t end up using it & just posted the wrong version by accident on Twitter babes.”
She ended her statement with a simple: “Next.”
HEADLINERS
While fashion plays a huge role in the festival, it all comes down to the music and the performers.
Coachella 2023 was headlined by Bad Bunny, South Korean girl group Blackpink, and Frank Ocean.
History was also made as Blackpink became the first Korean headliners since the festival began in 1999.
Frank Ocean, 35, caused controversy after the talented musician pulled out of the festival.
He performed his scheduled set last Sunday, despite showing up late and nixing a Youtube live stream at the last minute.
Fans were quick to share their anger on Twitter, as one fan wrote: “Hold up so they got frank ocean at Coachella, he showed up late, ended early, and they didn’t even live stream it.
“He HATE HATES his fans huh lol.”
Frank’s team has announced the withdrawal is due to two fractures and a sprain in his left leg.
Blink-182 took Frank’s place and headlined Weekend 2.
Other performers included Gorillaz, Becky G, Charli XCX, GloRilla, and Björk.