Field Dressing

What will Kate Moss be wearing? Sienna Miller? Daisy and Pearl Lowe?

Another summer, another festival season, with Glastonbury kicking off on June 23 for a four-day extravaganza that includes musicians ranging from Dizzee Rascal to Stevie Wonder, with lots of jazz, world and folk music thrown in for good measure.

Of course, it's not just about the music, because there's the threads too, man (sorry, going a bit Dizzee there). The style pages are already desperate to know what our peculiarly British style icons will be wearing – and, as with much quirky fashion, we Brits do it better than all other nations. This is probably because the fashion-meets-camping nature of festival wear appeals to our inventive imagination and suits our eccentrically down-to-earth temperament.

This summer, expect to see lots of maxi dresses – the season's runaway success story – as we all discover just how darned easy they are to wear and how they can be accessorised to give lots of different looks, plus the fact that they can be worn easily with flats, as the long dress does the elongating, so we don't need high shoes to slim our proportions. And they look as good at a rock festival as they do at a classical music event.

In recent years, a rock-chick festival uniform has evolved – shorts, long graphic T or floaty top, scarves and wellies – and it's actually become one of the dominant looks of the last decade, at least for the young. More mature festival goers can adapt the look by swapping the shorts for utility trousers rolled up at the ankle, or for harem pants (yes, I know men say they hate them, but since when did that matter? I've just bought a fab black pair for 10 in the GIVe sale, and I love them).

Accessories hold the key to getting the festival look right, and feathers are massive, with elaborate feather necklaces and headpieces all over the High Street chain stores, with more specialist pieces often available on their websites. Think Pocahontas meets Kate Humble,