was @ weekend 2 this year and witnessed two (?) enterprising ladies going around sticking people with the HOT stickers, sort of a rave / PLUR social act. i got stuck mid-Green Day and felt very honored. they were doing serious work because by day 3 the stickers were simply everywhere
the hot stickers are like sprouts and kandi bracelets. people werenβt accessorizing themselves, they were accessorizing others. itβs a nice pro social thing.
phone cameras have made inroads at coachella every year. itβs getting worse and worse. :(
i like the lofi nature of the stickers. they're cheap af, you can buy a roll of 500 for like $20, and they're mostly paper, so less plastic waste than the sprouts. it's a good trend.
I like stickers too, though I personally struggle with the little bits of adhesive that get left to the skin when the sticker comes off π did you see any that didnβt say Hot?
Itβs funny because I wore some gold temporary tattoos recently to a party I threw (was inspired by my investigation into festival fashion) and loved them but struggled so much with the sensation of the lingering adhesive after hahahaha β obviously stickers are less sticky but just a funny aspect to this kind of festival accessory
At Woodstock in 1969 the concert attendees were naked and topless and not just wearing short shorts with cowboy boots; both men and women naked and topless. The drugs, mud, filth, trash, and very bad things happening like rape are rarely spoken of at Woodstock 1969.
These attendees here seem reserved tame and hardly worthy of condemnation for wearing βrevealingβ clothing while at a concert.
True. I may not wear what they wear but non in 2025 are similar to the debauchery of Woodstock in 1969.
I think people would be shocked as to the extent modern life is now dependent on connectivity. Disconnect payment systems, online inventory management and ordering and all forms of communicationβ¦most people would curl up in the fetal position, unsure of what to do. The move to a βcashlessβ society has made things even more difficult.
Cities would collapse immediately; we rural folk would quickly follow.
Iβve lost count of the groups of friends I see eating together while scrolling on their separate phones. Weβre well informed but tragically alone. I enjoy things like Substack but I fear they exacerbate things.
Sick to my stomach imagining the Gaga crowd face glued to their screensπ
Also so real that Valerie Steele has a quote and theory for literally everything
Master of the universe
Master of my universe
was @ weekend 2 this year and witnessed two (?) enterprising ladies going around sticking people with the HOT stickers, sort of a rave / PLUR social act. i got stuck mid-Green Day and felt very honored. they were doing serious work because by day 3 the stickers were simply everywhere
Wow!!!! I love that. Stickers as kandi!!!
the man in the second Couples! photo looks like Ginger Root?
things like this are really awesome to me, thank you American Style, thank you Biz Sherbert
the hot stickers are like sprouts and kandi bracelets. people werenβt accessorizing themselves, they were accessorizing others. itβs a nice pro social thing.
phone cameras have made inroads at coachella every year. itβs getting worse and worse. :(
Yeah itβs cool! Someone else shared their experience with this in the comments :)
i like the lofi nature of the stickers. they're cheap af, you can buy a roll of 500 for like $20, and they're mostly paper, so less plastic waste than the sprouts. it's a good trend.
the ones that were most prevalent wk1 were in this style:
https://www.chromalabel.com/products/flame-shaped-hot-labels
I like stickers too, though I personally struggle with the little bits of adhesive that get left to the skin when the sticker comes off π did you see any that didnβt say Hot?
at other events iβve seen other stickers. βin heatβ was a fun one
Itβs funny because I wore some gold temporary tattoos recently to a party I threw (was inspired by my investigation into festival fashion) and loved them but struggled so much with the sensation of the lingering adhesive after hahahaha β obviously stickers are less sticky but just a funny aspect to this kind of festival accessory
so real @ weekend 2 being the real music festival vibes-wise
At Woodstock in 1969 the concert attendees were naked and topless and not just wearing short shorts with cowboy boots; both men and women naked and topless. The drugs, mud, filth, trash, and very bad things happening like rape are rarely spoken of at Woodstock 1969.
These attendees here seem reserved tame and hardly worthy of condemnation for wearing βrevealingβ clothing while at a concert.
True. I may not wear what they wear but non in 2025 are similar to the debauchery of Woodstock in 1969.
Iβm convinced that if cell service was disrupted for a couple of hours the suicide rate would skyrocket.
Am I even alive if I lose connectivity?β
I think people would be shocked as to the extent modern life is now dependent on connectivity. Disconnect payment systems, online inventory management and ordering and all forms of communicationβ¦most people would curl up in the fetal position, unsure of what to do. The move to a βcashlessβ society has made things even more difficult.
Cities would collapse immediately; we rural folk would quickly follow.
Only the Amish would emerge relatively unscathed.
Iβve lost count of the groups of friends I see eating together while scrolling on their separate phones. Weβre well informed but tragically alone. I enjoy things like Substack but I fear they exacerbate things.
We need a Great War and a draft. Real soon.
Asses have ALWAYS been out at Coachella. It's got nothing to do with pants.
https://substack.com/@obsidianblackbird/p-147850538
THE GATHERING
girl making fun of the bandanas is crazy ahahah thatβs a chella necessity
We are lost!
So many good quotes here....as a millennial I will always be enchanted by Coachella and love watching the evolution.