
Last weekend was the inaugural kickoff for Panorama Festival, Coachella's East Coast outpost, on Randall's Island. During the three-day music festival, PAPER was on hand to scan the attendees and pick out some of our favorite style looks to shoot and feature--and find out what their first concerts were, their style inspirations, and how they were vibing on Panorama. Check out the gallery below for all the Coachella-by-way-of-NYC looks.
Vivi
First concert?
Florence and the Machine in Brooklyn, 2016.
Describe how you're feeling in one word?
Free
Ariana
First concert?
It was a Greek concert, I can't remember who played, my Dad took me.
Style inspiration?
My mom.
Aurora
First concert?
Bob Dylan when I was 11. Or it was Slayer because I love heavy metal. My parents were really into music.
Describe how you're feeling in one word?
Majestic
Matt, Ryan, Cino
First concert?
Matt & Ryan: We went to see Death Grips at AfroPunk in 2015 and went crazy in the mosh pit.
Describe how you're feeling in one word?
Cino: Liberated
Brandon
First concert?
I can't even remember, I think it was TLC.
Describe how you're feeling in one word?
Electric.
Lydia Picoli
First musical memory?
I sang onstage at Madison Square Garden at a John Mayer concert, he pulled me onstage. I was 11 or 12.
Describe how you're feeling in one word?
Lit.
Lowhency
First concert?
It was probably Ne-Yo and Jay Z. I was 14 and it was pretty dope, it was in NY.
Style inspiration?
Jimi Hendrix.
Meena
First musical memory?
My mom is classically trained in Indian music so my whole life I've been surrounded by music. My Dad was a raver.
Describe how you're feeling in one word?
Ecstatic.
Zuri Marley
Describe how you're feeling in one word?
Grateful.
Style inspiration?
Grace Jones and Cyndi Lauper.
Melanie Martinez
First musical memory?
I remember being super obsessed with 'The Boy is Mine' by Brandy. I love writing poetry and I'm a writer first. When I was 14 I started to learn guitar. I taught myself by looking up cord diagrams online, then I paired them with my poems.
First concert?
I've only been to two or three concerts in my entire life and I'm 21! I'm such a homebody and I love staying home and creating things. I've only been to Florence and the Machine. My boyfriend got me tickets and we were in the first row.
Seven
First concert?
The Roots. I was 9 and it was at some college university with my dad. It was a wild experience.
Describe how you're feeling in one word?
Excited.
Timo Weiland
First concert?
I went to a Rolling Stones or a Beatles concert - I can't really remember because I was only 3.
Style inspiration?
I love Steve McQueen. He's definitely number one for me.
Sydney
First Concert?
It was Rob Thomas, I was 12 and I went with my mom.
How I feel?
Happy.
Arsema
First concert?
Blau & Carnage, heavy trap music in 2013
Style inspiration?
Weather, emotion and Zoe KravitzPhotographed by Jake Jones
Styled by Paul-Simon Djite
All photos taken in front of the American Express Experience
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