Electric Fashion

It’s an unwritten rule — if you want to see Festival Fashion at its finest, you’ve got to go to the Electric Picnic. Journalist Paula Burns teamed up with photographer Barry Cronin to capture the coolest EP fans last weekend

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Picture 1:

Jenny and Niall Carson, Raheny, with their daughter Lana

(Jenny): Top: Topshop €12; Skirt: A-Wear €30; Boots: NY €100. (Lana): Jumpsuit: Next €15; Ear Mufflers: www.hearing.ie (Hearing Healthcare) €20. (Niall): T-shirt: NY €15; Shorts: Abercrombie €50; Sunglasses: Ray ban €100.

Picture 2:

Graeme Finegan and Annemarie McCann, Newry

(Graeme): Shirt: Topman £20; Jeans: Topman £30; Wellies: Clockwork, Belfast £30; Hoodie: Topman £30; Bag: Charity Shop £12; Glasses: Ray Ban £110. (Annemarie): Jacket: Topshop £49; T-shirt: TK Maxx £10; Shorts: Penneys £8; Wellies: TK Maxx £19.

Picture 3:

Lucy and Rory, Lucy’s Lounge, Dublin

(Lucy) — Skirt: Antique Lace, over and under skirt: Lucy’s Lounge €49; Top: Thrift top, Lucy’s Lounge €10; Boots: Trippen €250; Bag: Vintage €30; Jacket: Lucy’s Lounge €25; Headband: Designer Mei Hui €200. (Rory) — Hat: Lucy’s Lounge €15; Shirt: Lucy’s Lounge €15; Jeans: Levi €50; Boots: Army Bargains shop €10.

Picture 4:

Lisa Allen (poet), Galway

Dress: Oxfam in Navan,€10; Boots: River Island €100; Bag: Boyfriend’s Army Bag; Sunglasses: River Island €20.

Picture 5:

Andrea Scott, Milltown, Dublin

Dress: Temple Bar €20; Tights: Georges Street Arcade €10; Socks: Penneys €2.50; Wellies: Hunter €80; Hat: Festival in Cork €10; Bag: Dingle €5; Glasses: London €10.

Picture 6:

Eva and Kurt Muller, Lough Ine, Skibbereen, West Cork

(Eva) — Jacket: Warehouse €90 Dress: Jane Norman €12; Tights: TK Maxx €7; Wellies: Dunnes €11; Sunglasses: TK Maxx €50; Headband: River Island €6 Earrings: Oasis €5 (Kurt) — Jacket: Tesco €20; T-shirt: Vietnam €1; Jeans: Barcelona€30; Wellies and hat: belong to his dad; Sunglasses: Thailand €5.

Picture 7:

Mairead Hurley, Dublin

Dress: Lucy’s Lounge €10; Wellies: Penneys €10

Picture 8:

Dervla O’Connor, Co. Down

Skirt: Ebay €5; Top: Morgan €25; Belt: River Island €12; Tights: Penneys €2; Boots: Gosh, Galway, €20; Headpiece: Australia €40; Bag: Penneys €5.

Picture 9:

Amanda Whelan, Monasterevin

Top: Penneys €9; Shorts: Penneys €11; Wellies: Tesco €13; Headband: EP €4; Glasses: Penneys €5; Bag: Argos €15.

Picture 10:

Meabh Malone, Galway

Top: Topshop €40; Shorts: Hollister €60; Glasses: Oakley €200; Wellies: Topshop €40; Socks: Elvery Sports €3; Headband: Penneys €2; Bag: River Island €30; Shirt: Topshop €40.

Picture 11:

Edwina Walsh and daughter Sarah Walsh Nolan, Louisborough, Mayo

(Sarah) Top: Penneys €3; Fairy Skirt: Online, Insanity €15; Wellies: Dunlop €10; Socks: Dunnes €3; Wig: EP €15; Eyelashes: EP €15. (Edwina): Top: States €10; Fairy Skirt: Online, Insanity €15; Wellies: Dunlop €15; Socks: Dunnes €3.

Picture 12:

Jane Patterson, Goatstown and Catherine Coughlan, Dundrum

(Jane) Dress: Zara €40; Hat: festival gift; Wellies: Farmers Shop €20; Bag: H&M €15. (Catherine): Dress: Gift; Cardigan: Oasis €30; Wellies: Heatons €9; Hat: Joke Shop €7

Picture 13:

Marie Veale, Waterford

Playsuit: Miss Selfridge €61; Wellies: Dunnes €16; Socks: Dunnes €5; Bag: Penneys €7; Sunglasses: €10.

Picture 14:

Marie Larkin, Ballyroan, Laois: Dress: New Look €18; Leggings: A-Wear €20; Shoes: Penneys €6.

Colette Murphy, Kilmurry, Cork: Top: Oasis €30; Shorts: Oasis €30; Wellies: Dunnes €15; Socks: Next €10.

Orela O’Leary, Killarney: Top: Dorothy Perkins €20; Shorts: Zara €30; Leggings: Dunnes €10; Wellies: Office €40. (All make-up done at the festival)