Welcome to the desert rave where anything (and everything) goes: From half-naked angels to Day Of The Dead worshipers and sideshow freaks, take a look at the craziest costumes of the 70,000 festival-goers at Burning Man 2015
- The annual festival of arts and music near Black Rock, Nevada, wrapped up at the weekend
- This year's theme was Carnival of Mirrors... and some of festival-goers took the brief extremely seriously
- Revelers had to be mindful of sand storms, scorching sun and dramatic temperature changes when they put together their festival wardrobes
It's the annual festival of art, music and everything else, but there's no denying that Burning Man has become best known for the effort that revelers put into their outfits.
Months of planning goes into the many costumes worn by 'burners' in the ad-hoc city that rises from Nevada's Black Rock Desert each year.
The almost-anything-goes event dates back to 1986 and is based on principles of community, inclusion, creativity and anti-consumerism, and the fashions of those in attendance embody this.
Part-Mad Max, part-Gay Pride psychedelia, with some sideshow craziness and techno ravers mixed in - there was no limit to the realization of this year's theme, Carnival of Mirrors, by the 70,000 attendees.
Here the Daily Mail looks at some of the best-dressed burners of 2015...
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It's the annual festival of art, music and everything else, but there's no denying that Burning Man has become best known for the months of effort that 'burners' put into their outlandish outfits
Psychedelic: The festival, now in its 29th year, ended on Sunday, following the burning of the Temple of Remembrance
Burning Man is an annual music and arts festival that takes place at the end of August in the Nevada desert, where attendees - called burners - dress up in elaborate outfits to party for a week before burning the temporary city to the ground
The desert setting of the festival poses unique challenges for Burners, as temperatures can be as high as the 80s during the day and dip 40 degrees at night
Matching: This couple appeared to have coordinated their costumes so they were in theme with each other in black
Tens of thousands of brightly dressed attendees filled out the five-mile stretch of the Nevada desert known as the 'playa'
Although cell phone reception was said to be unreliable at the site, some revelers managed to beam out festival snapshots
On-point: The reveler appeared to have taken the 2015 Burning Man theme, Carnival of Mirrors, extremely seriously
'My boyfriend is out of town': Costumes that made bold statements were a common sight, such as this woman
The festival celebrates community, inclusion, creatively and anti-consumerism, and many cross-dressers were in attendance
Wild west: The country western and cowgirl look featured prominently among many female revelers
Pretty: Tens of thousands of brightly dressed attendees filled out the five-mile stretch of the Nevada desert known as the 'playa' for the week-long arts festival
Months of planning goes into the many costumes worn by 'burners' in the ad-hoc city that rises from Nevada's Black Rock Desert each year
The elabortate costumes that have become commonplace at the festival seem to have no limits in terms of creativity
Practical: When dressing for their days, revelers have to prepare for sand storms, scorching sun and dramatic temperature changes
Thousands of attendees have now left Black Rock City and the Burning Man festival, with the mass exodus lasting through Monday
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