Coachella brings an evolved take on bohemian style, where dancing with these trends and figures like Bretman Rock, Lorin Bektas, and Kylie Verzosa helps you find a way to create a look that speaks to your individuality.
Under the Valley sun, music, art, and style play amongst several influential figures who donned wanderlust style. It’s a free-spirited spectacle where wearing bohemian fashion pulsates in their beats: pop, hip-hop, EDM, alternative rock. At times, it’s a singular style, brought together through fringe, fedora hats, distressed denim, soft cardigans, and cowboy boots. It almost becomes classic wear for an outdoor event. How else can you inspire adventurous dressing without encompassing the style that made you want to experience adventure in the first place?
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Then, as trends converge into its singularity, there’s this rather unusual take on outdoor concert dressing: a space cowboy come to life, sporting metallic jumpsuits and cowboy hats; renaissance ravers wear ornate corsets while adorned with glow-in-the-dark accessories; and steampunk sirens toggle goggles and leather boots that evoke science fiction charm with tropical foliage like neon feather boas. It’s an alternate reality, a fleeting yet exhilarating experience that leaves you glad you dipped your toes into the chaos, only when the genre shifts again. It’s modern bohemian fashion.
Bohemian, Reimagined
At its core, modern bohemian fashion is a mindset—a celebration of individuality, creativity, and a yearning for exploration. It adopts the unconventional, the eclectic, and the whimsical, all while looking chic. Traditionally, bohemian fashion has been synonymous with flowing fabrics, earthy tones, and a penchant for vintage-inspired pieces. However, this aesthetic, especially at Coachella, experiences a contemporary reimagining, animated by melding influences across the fashion spectrum. What is a micro-aesthetic once it becomes a macro-aesthetic?
Social Influential
The influence of social media platforms like Instagram and TikTok has reshaped the landscape of fashion, including all the cores. With millions of users scrolling through feeds daily, these platforms have become virtual runways where trends are born, shared, and celebrated. For enthusiasts, social media serves as a dynamic hub for inspiration—whether they like it or not—allowing individuals to explore diverse interpretations of an aesthetic, connect with like-minded creatives, and discover new brands and designers pushing bohemian style out of their comfort zone, even when the point of boho fashion to get out of its comfort zone.
Free Spirit
Boho-chic influencers sharing their latest thrift finds and DIY tutorials on creating bohemian-inspired accessories allowed social media to democratize fashion, empowering individuals to express themselves authentically. Moreover, the visual nature of these platforms lends itself perfectly to the colors, textures, and patterns interchangeable with bohemian style, creating an arresting feed that draws followers into the world of wanderlust and free-spiritedness—and there is a lot of spirit involved in this.
Own Your Look
At events like Coachella, celebrity sightings often set the tone for festival-style trends. From flowy maxi dresses and crochet tops to layered jewelry and statement hats, the influence of celebrities on modern bohemian fashion is undeniable. Lorin Bektas, Bretman Rock, and Kylie Verzosa all don boho styles in their own ways, incorporating the modernness of the aesthetic.
Modern bohemian fashion celebrates the unquenchable thirst for exploration, where there is no judgment zone out of this comfort zone. With its roots in flowing fabrics and earthy tones to its contemporary reimagining animated by a fusion of influences, the bohemian style continues to evolve, adapt, and inspire.
As social media platforms democratize fashion and celebrities set the tone for festival-style trends, the spirit of wanderlust and free-spiritedness prevails through eclectic ensembles spotted at Coachella or the boho-chic inspirations shared online. Modern bohemian fashion remains an idea of self-discovery and unbridled imagination—a ticket to welcome the chaos, even if just for a moment.
Photos: BRETMAN ROCK, ANDREA BRILLANTES, LORIN BEKTAS, and KYLIE VERZOSA (via Instagram)
