Fashion & Beauty

Bikini-clad Coachella bombshells vow to ‘bring back the boobs’ — but haters are blasting the ‘icky’ trend

For rocking barely there tops, haters want to bust their chops. 

Bikini-clad breasts were on parade during the opening ceremonies of Coachella 2025.

“I told you guys we were bringing back the boobs this year,” declared Alix Earle, 24, while suiting up for Charli xcx’s performance on Day 2 of the annual music festival Saturday. 

Alix Earle led the “bikini tops as a shirt” charge at Coachella this weekend, where the New Jersey-bred influencer wowed in the controversial fashion trend. TikTok/alixearle

With a coin-jeweled bikini topper as the only barrier between her bare skin and the Indio, California, desert air, the influencer proudly shook her eye-catching cleavage for her more than 7.4 million TikTok fans before hitting the concert grounds, where her fellow Gen Z fashionistas were, too, proudly wearing next to nothing. 

It’s the haute way to beat the heat

Described as “literal hell” by steamed attendees, this year’s Coachella celebration — headlined by Lady Gaga, Tyla and Missy Elliott — kicked off this past weekend with temperatures exceeding 102 degrees. 

But the blazing hot sun couldn’t stop well-endowed music fiends from having their annual fun. 

From animal prints and psychedelic tie-dye patterns to itty-bitty triangle cuts, bikinis dominated as the look-at-me look of the fête. A-listers such as Victoria Justice, Becky G and social media star Dixie D’Amelio even rocked the risqué tops — much to the delight of boobie buffs everywhere. 

However, not everyone appreciated the skimpy styling. 

Glamour gals boldly sported the controversial look for the annual fête, where loud music and even louder fashions collide. Instagram/sophadophaa_
Festivalgoers rocked and raved in barely there outfits during the weekendlong show. TikTok/alixearle
Ella Thomas, too, turned heads in a bikini top for the Palm Springs, California, showcase. TikTok/bela.hersh

“WTF are these Coachella outfits and why are they all half naked?” asked a cringing cyber critic. 

“Is it just me or are the Coachella outfits this year A–,” questioned an equally underwhelmed onlooker. “You are at one of the world’s biggest festivals and you are wearing that? It’s icky.” 

“These kids just be walking around with no clothes on at Coachella?! What in the world,” another spat on X

“These b–ches gotta be half naked and shake a– to show sex appeal. Boring #Coachella,” a separate cynic griped. 

Nags from the naysayers notwithstanding, unabashed belles, such as influencer Maura Higgins, 34, received rave reviews for her revealing festival finery — a cowboy-inspired two-piece that showcased her ample cleavage and “cheeky” cheeks. 

“Best Coachella outfit of 2025,” applauded a fan. “This look is everything!.”