Photo: Myles Hendrik
Photo: Myles Hendrik
Just after midnight, as the first day of the 2026 Coachella music festival began winding down in Indio, California, the party was only just getting started at the exclusive Guess compound.
Situated just beyond the festival grounds, the Guess Jeans enclave held its traditional kickoff party for the fifth year in a row—and virtually every star in town came out for the buzzy affair. Row after row of black SUV began pulling up around 1 a.m., carrying some of music’s biggest names, Coachella headliners, and those simply ready for some fun.
As for who could be spotted mixing-and-mingling in one of the compound’s sprawling private houses this year? The likes of Anya-Taylor Joy, Jennie, Sombr, Emma Roberts, Central Cee, PinkPantheress, Amelia Gray Hamlin, A$AP Nast, Evan Mock, Lila Moss, Teyana Taylor, Vittoria Ceretti, Damson Idris, and Cara Delevingne, all of whom rolled in for some late-night schmoozing in the indoor-outdoor space.
DJs Kaytranada, Kitty Ca$h, Rodaidh McDonald, D33J, and Sophie Gray spun tracks for the night, while guests sipped on Hennessy or Patron tequila-infused cocktails, including espresso martinis and spicy watermelon margaritas. The latter, in particular, proved to be a popular late-night desert thirst-quencher.
Meanwhile, a Sonic food truck was conveniently stationed outside the bash to satiate the midnight munchies—with no shortage of tater tots, corn dogs, and chicken bites up for grabs; the perfect snacks to indulge in for that 3 a.m. car ride home, after dancing the night away.
Below, see more exclusive photos from inside the Guess party.
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Photo: Myles Hendrik1/17Evan Mock
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Photo: Myles Hendrik2/17True Whitaker
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Photo: Myles Hendrik3/17Alix Earle
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Photo: Myles Hendrik4/17Central Cee
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Photo: Myles Hendrik5/17Jennie
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Photo: Myles Hendrik6/17Kaytranada
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Photo: Myles Hendrik7/17Jake Shane
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Photo: Myles Hendrik8/17Emma Roberts
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Photo: Myles Hendrik9/17Tyga
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Photo: Myles Hendrik10/17Amelia Gray Hamlin
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Photo: Myles Hendrik11/17Bretman Rock
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Photo: Myles Hendrik12/17Winnie Harlow
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Photo: Myles Hendrik13/17Dylan Minnette
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Photo: Myles Hendrik14/17Finneas and Claudia Sulewski
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Photo: Myles Hendrik15/17PinkPantheress
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Photo: Myles Hendrik16/17Laura Harrier
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Photo: Myles Hendrik17/17Sombr
This article was originally published on Vogue.com.
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Christian Allaire
Christian Allaire is a Canadian freelance writer, editor, and stylist who is based in New York. He currently serves as the senior fashion and style writer at American Vogue. He formerly served as a fashion editor at Footwear News. His work has appeared in other publications including Elle, Mr. Porter, Hazlitt, Refinery 29 & more. In 2021, he became a published author when his book called "The Power of Style" was released. He holds a Bachelor’s degree from Ryerson University where he studied journalism.