The first weekend of Coachella 2016 came and went like a flash. The annual Coachella Valley Music and Arts Annual Festival was filled with major celebrities seen at the hottest day parties and over‐the‐top events. Checkout our roundup of the hottest people, places and parties at Coachella.
By: Aphua Larbi‐Amoah
The Levi’s Haus & Suki Waterhouse Day Party
The Levi’s brand and Suki Waterhouse hosted a Saturday Day Party for 400 media, influencers and celebs at the Avalon Hotel & Bungalows in Palm Springs. The event featured DJ sets by Hannah Bronfman and Teen Vogue’s Andrew Bevan. Celebs in attendance included Freida Pinto, Kiernan Shipka, Camilla Belle, Jamie Chung, Icona Pop, and more. There were private fittings and tailors on site to customize (pin, patch, and chain stitch) Levi’s, as well as a pop‐up shop for guests to customize their favorite Levi’s product.
H&M Loves Coachella
This year H&M celebrated their seventh year as a Coachella sponsor. Jamie Chung, Hailey Baldwin and Ashley Greene helped them celebrate by bringing their squads to H&M’s installation tent‐on site at the festival grounds. Actors including Darren Criss, Olivia Holt and Peyton List also stopped by this year’s installation titled “Reborn”, which engaged festival goers in interactive digital and social media experiences. Attendees were treated to the H&M pop‐up shop that sold essential pieces from the H&M Loves Coachella Collection.
Photo Credit: Mike Windle for Getty Images
POPSUGAR Cabana Club & CFDA Brunch
POPSUGAR returned to Coachella and took over Avalon Hotel for two days providing guests the ultimate destination combining music and style, kicking off with a poolside party Friday night hosted by Emily Ratajkowski and a Saturday fete featuring a performance by Jhene Aiko. POPSUGAR also hosted a brunch with the Council of Fashion Designers of America (CFDA) to celebrate the return of the popular CFDA POPSUGAR Must Have Box, the limited‐edition box featuring a curated assortment of items from CFDA members, where fifty percent of POPSUGAR’s profits from each box is donated to the CFDA to strengthen American fashion in the global economy. Hosted by fashion designer Jonathan Simkhai, celebs in attendance included Emma Roberts, Ashley Geene, Diego Boneta, Olivia Holt and Mia Moretti.
Photo Credit: Getty Images
theAudience Social Club
theAudience Social Club, presented by Wildfox, Fool’s Gold, BMW, Paul Mitchell, Stella Artois and Patron Tequila, kicked off the festival by welcoming influencers, celebrities and socialites for a unique, immersive social experience at the iconic Merv Griffin Estate. Put on by both 117Live and theAudience, the event featured performances by Bonobo (DJ Set), Tasty Treat, London Bridge, Venessa Michaels and friends. Alongside Emma Roberts and Leo DiCaprio, the Saturday Wildfox pool party featured swimming mermaids in pools, poolside Wildfox carnival games, an emoji sculpture garden and elite models donning the Wildfox vintage‐inspired festival attire. Partygoers were also able to interact with the clubs unique social environment including a bike‐powered blended margarita station, where guests could customize fruit‐infused Patron margaritas.
Photo Credit: Phil Sanchez
REVOLVE Desert House
REVOLVE hosted two days of aspirational style and entertainment experiences at its REVOLVE Desert House with performances by Travis Scott, A$AP Rocky, A$AP Ferg and Pusha T. The two days saw brand activations from companies such as Birch Box, ColourPOP, Project September, Ale By Alessandra and GRLFRND Denim. Celebrity hair artist and master braider Castillo partnered with fashion‐forward beauty brand Joico to bring Castillo’s take on festival hair to the desert. Celebs like Bella Thorne, Peyton List, Camilla Belle, Shay Mitchell and Alessandra Ambrosio stopped by the Joico InstaTint booth at to get styled with color. Other A‐listers in attendance included Kendall Jenner, Kylie Jenner, Tyler Posey, Leonardo DiCarprio, Kiernan Shipka, Russel Simmons, Zoe Kravitz and Ashley Benson.
Photo Credit: Getty Images for A‐OK Collective
The Retreat at Korakia Pensione
The Retreat returned to the iconic Indio music festival, offering VIP festivalgoers a serene and luxurious oasis in a relaxed, intimate setting amidst the mediterranean‐style Korakia Pensione. The exclusive three‐day event offered a unique escape from the hectic opening weekend activities, allowing celebs like Kristen Stewart, Emma Roberts, Jared Leto, Twin Shadows, G‐Eazy and Zoe Kravitz to unwind while indulging uniquely curated cuisine, cocktails and luxury spa services, away from the fast‐paced festival and surrounding parties. Spa services were provided by The Glam Squad, Caudalie Paris, Baxter Finley and Iris+West and Vanity Fair provided the snaps in their on‐site portrait studio. Cocktails were curated by Tenants of the Trees and Out of Order, while The FareTrade served as the culinary curators featuring a new seasonally‐inspired cuisine by guest chefs each day.
Las Vegas #WHHSH Party at The Music Lounge
The What Happens Here, Stays Here: #WHHSH party presented by Las Vegas brought out Joe Jonas, Amber Rose, G‐Eazy, Karrueche Tran, Icona Pop, Kat Graham and Kellan Lutz who partied poolside during the 2-day Vegas inspired event which featured performances and DJ sets from G‐Eazy and DNCE. Diadora had a dedicated sneaker gifting area for VIPS in the Style Cabana alongside Related Garments, who is known for being the world’s first matching socks and underwear company. Flower Children Only created custom‐made flowers for partygoers, while SPLAT Hair offered temporary hair coloring services using their “SPLAT Chalk.” V‐MODA had a headphone display and showcased their collection of luxury headphones. Absolut provided specialty sips to keep the party going, while others opted for signature coffee cocktails provided by High Brew Coffee and water courtesy of Essentia.
Photo Credit: Vivien Best/ Getty Images
Pandora’s Indio Invasion
Pandora came back with their third installment of Indio Invasion. This year’s event featured aquatic performances from the world famous synchronized swimmers, The Aqualillies. This year featured break out rock group Walk The Moon for an exclusive DJ set. Guests were treated to delectable bites and drinks in Pandora’s desert oasis, along with lawn games and a flower crown station.
Photo Credit: Rachel Murray/Getty Images for Pandora Media Inc.
The dFm House
Rockstars like Lenny Kravitz stopped by The dFm House two‐day BBQ and pool party that showcased creative talent in music, social media,and food. Guest snacked on Burgers by Kronner Burger, lobster rolls by Alma, and specialty cocktails by Snow Leopard Vodka. MTV News was onsite capturing partygoers best and worst Coachella stories via a confessional booth. The second day embraced the digital, and social media’s most influential ladies and gents. Niki Takesh and her “girl gang” hosted the second day, which embraced the digital, and social media’s most influential ladies and gents in partnership with WEDIDIT Collective and Niki Takesh.
Nylon Magazine’s “Brunch Me Baby”
The new emerging trend that came out of Coachella this year was led by ShoeDazzle, the brand that created a perfect Coachella‐esque blend of flowers, paint and glitter with Floral Foot Painting. The brand launched their Floral Foot Painting station at Nylon Magazine’s “Brunch Me Baby” Sunday Recovery Party.
1OAK and Up&Down Party
1OAK and Up&Down returned to the dessert with a celeb‐filled day party including The Weekend, Miranda Kerr, Bella Hadid, Ruby Rose, Alesso, Kendall Jenner and Kylie Jenner who all partied at the exclusive private pop‐up party. Guests enjoyed an impromptu performance by Post Malone and snacked on tacos by Wine N Dine, while VIPs partied in the Bumble cabanas. Photo Credit: Madison McGaw/ BFA
