The SS22 looks we hope to see at Coachella week two

Scrolling through Instagram on the first of two Coachella weekends, I felt an inescapable sense of déjà vu. Post after post of crop top/mini skirt sets (including that infamous Miu Miu iteration). Cowboy and combat boots. Crochet bikini tops and sheer or chainmail dresses. Teeny tiny jean shorts. Taking into consideration a headlining performance by Swedish House Mafia (no shade), I couldn’t help but wonder: what year is this?

In the three years since it last took place, Coachella’s aesthetic has not evolved. Instead, it remains a sort of immovable capsule of “festival style” – a mashup of hippie-dippy realness and techno future space rave. Sort of like if Woodstock and Burning Man had a baby, and that baby became an influencer.

While there’s something soothing about Coachella-core returning just as we left it, it would be thrilling to see an entirely new festival aesthetic take form – one that reflects the forward-thinking ensembles we saw onstage (hello, Conan Gray in Valentino). Below, five designers whose spring/summer 2022 runway looks we would love to see at next weekend’s festival.

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Charaf Tajer’s dreamy, pastel-hued SS22 Casablanca collection would bring a different sort of retro appeal to the festival grounds. Suave, sophisticated and just a little bit trippy, Casablanca’s relaxed suiting, silk scarves and après-sport appeal would transport Coachella into an entirely different era. Just don’t sit on the grassy grounds.

Picture this: a field full of festival-goers all wearing Cecilie Bahnsen's cloud-like creations. Surreal, fantastical and a little bit cultish. Precisely the sort of Coachella we would love to attend.

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The ankle-grazing silk frocks that opened Marques’Almeida’s spring/summer 2022 collection would delight and dazzle at the festival. Plus, easy to dance in.

Collina Strada’s modern take on hippie-adjacent attire would be palatable for the Coachella crowd – a forward-thinking approach to the current aesthetic. Plus, the emphasis on sustainable and upcycled materials will bring a hint of much-needed earth-consciousness to the more-is-more mantra of the festival.

This is a fantasy, OK?!