Kilby Block Party, hosted on the fairgrounds of Salt Lake City, started as a small block party outside a garage-esque venue. When I was younger, my mom would take me here, where I would sell handmade hair clips on a fold-out table. Now, Kilby Block Party is a full-blown, three-day festival hosting major bands from My Chemical Romance to Phoebe Bridgers. Kilby has become a Utah cultural hub where all people, young and old, gather together to enjoy music in the spring sun. Like all festivals, Utahns show out in their best outfits. I wanted to document what the Utah fashion scene looks like, and there’s no better place to do it than Kilby Block Party. This year, we saw a boom of 70s fashion: lace, knit, flared jeans and prairie dresses.
Ella Dial and Kaipo Hanamaikai wearing matching red boots.
Abyee Hemsworth and Anna Burke in colorful and feminine western getup.
A group of stunning women: Alison, Emmi, Karen, and Kali.
Ester in a stand-out metallic silver ensemble.
Sweet Isaac Kimball in the masc’s go-to piece of the season: short sleeved button ups.
Kalu modeled a casual and cool fit, complete with knee-length braids.
Gideon, all the way from Texas, in a complete 70s western outfit.
Anonymous guys from Alaska wearing colorful matching jumpsuits.
Javier, Carter, and Isaac in matching 100 Gecs merch.
Sydney in the perfect gingham prairie dress.
Stevo and Jules waiting at the barrier of Guided By Voices.
Maya Devris in an alternative dark take on the western trend.
Old friends Sammy and Elsie reconnecting in the parking lot.
