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From Zürich Openair to Montreux Jazz – how to rock up at a festival this summer

8.7.2025

Translation: Jessica Johnson-Ferguson

Festival = denim shorts, right? Nah, you can go ahead and be more creative with your outfit.

Finally, the music festival season is here. This means it’s peak season for wellies, earplugs and rain ponchos. If you’ve got these essentials, but are still lacking inspiration for the rest of your outfit, here come the other headliners.

Montreux Jazz Festival

Against the beautiful backdrop of Lake Geneva, the legendary Montreux Jazz Festival kicked off on 4 July and will be running until 19 July. Musical icons including Elton John and Janet Jackson have performed at the event. The 2025 line-up is not be sniffed at either: Lionel Richie, Diana Ross, Grace Jones, FKA Twigs and Benson Boone are just some of the acts that are bound to knock your socks off.

Dress code: Mystical Magical, All Night Long

Sunglasses

CHF33.20

Invu Nanina

Earrings

Uzurii Little Rio Green earrings

Brass

Jackets

CHF64.95

Only ONLIDA Jacke Jacke

Blouses

Rouge Edit Pailletten Top

Blouses

CHF79.90

Selected Flowered blouse

Gurtenfestival

Bern city’s very own mountain is both a popular excursion destination and also the spectacular venue for the eclectic Gurtenfestival that takes place from 16 to 19 July. If you need to cool down your hot dancing feet during the day, a swim in the (rapid!) rapids of the ice-cold river Aare will do the trick. Later in the day, it’s time to head up the mountain again on foot or with the Gurtenbahn funicular that will drop you off right in front of one of the four stages. So who’s playing? Lola Young, Nina Chuba, Will Smith, Cro, Max Herre & Joy Denalane and many more ...

Dress code: «Messy» with a pinch of «Rage Girl»

Blouses

Vero Moda Safina

Handbag

CHF40.90

Kind Bag Cross Body Bag Red

Lotus Collier homme LS2140/1/1 (MAT BIJOU)

Necklaces

CHF59.–

Lotus Collier homme LS2140/1/1

MAT BIJOU

Casual trousers

Vero Moda VMKIM cargo trousers trousers

Sunglasses

Prada Sonnenbrille 17WS

Zürich Openair

Whether you’ll be chanting Hyper Hyper when Scooter comes on, borderline rioting to Deichkind’s set or swooning during Shawn Mendes’ show, the Zürich Openair line-up really does have something for everyone. You should definitely note down two weekends in your calendar: 22 and 23 August and 29 and 30 August.

Dress code: Señorita with a 2000s vibe

Decorative objects

CHF8.50

Fisura Handfächer FUCKING HOT

Skirts

CHF49.90

Only Mid waist long skirt denim skirt

T-Shirts

Desigual Repris Summer

Sneakers

CHF99.35

adidas Campus 00s Double

Belts

CHF169.90

B.Belt Belt leather

Header image: Desigual

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Laura Scholz

Senior Editor

Laura.Scholz@digitecgalaxus.ch

Always in the mood for good hits, great trips and clinking drinks.

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