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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Alicia Canter

Glastonbury festival: The wacky outfits of Shangri-la

Portraits from Shangri-La: Portraits from Shangri-La at Glastonbury 2009
Performance artists in the Shangri-la area – the new Lost Vagueness – which took 'dyscotopia' as its theme to create 'a retro-futuristic citadel, a Bladerunner-inspired city of pleasures gone wrong: a mono-state of quarantined and enforced utopia'. But what were its citizens wearing? Photograph: Alicia Canter
Portraits from Shangri-La: Portraits from Shangri-La at Glastonbury 2009
Priscilla goes for flowers and gingham Photograph: Alicia Canter
Portraits from Shangri-La: Portraits from Shangri-La at Glastonbury 2009
Francesca for a blue wire necklace Photograph: Alicia Canter
Portraits from Shangri-La: Portraits from Shangri-La at Glastonbury 2009
Ellana, aged three, dares to clash in pink shoes and a red-spotted dress Photograph: Alicia Canter
Portraits from Shangri-La: Portraits from Shangri-La at Glastonbury 2009
Alkisti is looking very mellow ... Photograph: Alicia Canter
Portraits from Shangri-La: Portraits from Shangri-La at Glastonbury 2009
... while 'Miss Communication' has a wire coming out of her head Photograph: Alicia Canter
Portraits from Shangri-La: Portraits from Shangri-La at Glastonbury 2009
This unnamed denizen of Shangri-la is going for the 'longest feather at the festival' award Photograph: Alicia Canter
Portraits from Shangri-La: Portraits from Shangri-La at Glastonbury 2009
White could be an unfortunate choice for this young man, who reveals a more practical streak by sensibly storing his belongings in a purse around his neck Photograph: Alicia Canter
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