WHAT do festivals like Coachella and Lollapalooza have in common? They’re not just about music, they’re also an opportunity for fashionistas to strut their stuff.

From Vanessa Hudgens to James Charles to Kylie Jenner, the fashion forward do their best to flaunt the fact that they’ve got style. Of course, Filipinos don’t disappoint– that much could be seen from the outfits at the UP Fair. 

Though there was an abundance of flannel and Uniqlo polos as far as the eye could see, there were also a handful of people that caught our eye because of their unique style. 

Upon talking to them, we came to realize something: no matter what you’re wearing–be it a shirt worth a thousand pesos, shoes you got at the thrift store for a hard bargain, or accessories given to you for free–style is something that comes from your creativity. 

We asked some people that stood out to us how they got the inspiration for their fits and just how much they spent to look that good. 

How did you decide on what you were going to wear tonight?

Charie, 22

• Top: P500
• Skirt: P200 [Thrifted]
• Boots P1,000
• Estimated total: P2150
  

Actually ang binili ko lang talaga for this event is yung top, ‘tas everything else is binagay ko lang dun sa top. Yung top is binili ko lang last week of January, so I planned it around two weeks in advance for this event.

Karla, 25

• Top: P250 [Second hand]
• Skirt: P350 [Second hand]
• Boots: P600 [Second hand]
• Estimated total: P1, 200

Na-put together ko lang siya nung binili ko siya. So feeling ko since it’s been long since the last UP Fair, naisip ko isuot siya today.

Rebecca, 17

• Dress: P350
• Boots: P250
• Socks: From her mom!
• Estimated total: P600

Actually, I just came up with this kasi Chinese New Year, diba? And then I just found this online. Thrift, ganun. 

Ulap, 21

• Dress: P50 [Thrifted]
• Boots: P300 [Japan Surplus]
• Bag: P300 [Japan Surplus]
• Estimated total: P650

Nag-roulette lang na white or black, tapos white. So white yung pinili kong clothes ngayon. Pero thineme ko siya around… alam niyo ba yung Neon Genesis Evangelion? I themed it around Asuka’s clothes. So yung dress, and yung choker, and the hair. 

Lola Monching, 66

• Shirt: Donated by a friend to help pay for their medicine – 0 PHP
• Chain: Given during Sir Ricky Santa Ana’s Dutdutan – 0 PHP
• Rings: Given by a friend – 0 PHP
• Estimated total: 0 PHP!

Kasi po, punkista po ako. Punk… 1980’s pa ho. Punk na po ako nun. Tsaka enjoy ako sa mga concert. Yun ang aking kaligayahan. Kahit na matanda ako, enjoy ako sa mga concert ng rakrakan.