Editing Coldplay (section)

=== Fashion and aesthetic ===
While members of the band dress casually on their personal lives,<ref>{{Cite web |date=24 May 2023 |title=Coldplay Emboba en Barcelona: Pop Épico y Un Despliegue Tecnológico Deslumbrante |trans-title=Coldplay Stunned in Barcelona: Epic Pop and a Dazzling Technological Display |url=https://elpais.com/espana/catalunya/2023-05-24/coldplay-emboba-en-barcelona-pop-epico-y-un-despliegue-tecnologico-deslumbrante.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20230529063209/https://elpais.com/espana/catalunya/2023-05-24/coldplay-emboba-en-barcelona-pop-epico-y-un-despliegue-tecnologico-deslumbrante.html |archive-date=29 May 2023 |access-date=17 June 2023 |website=El País |language=es}}</ref> they have adopted multiple styles and visuals for each album's promotion.<ref name="HALL">{{Cite web |date=13 October 2021 |title=Coldplay Review: Ed Sheeran Joins the Stadium Titans for a Rousing, Intimate, Homecoming |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/music/what-to-listen-to/coldplay-review-ed-sheeran-joins-stadium-titans-rousing-intimate/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20211016151411/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/music/what-to-listen-to/coldplay-review-ed-sheeran-joins-stadium-titans-rousing-intimate/ |archive-date=16 October 2021 |access-date=5 January 2022 |website=The Telegraph}}</ref> Jon O'Brien from [[the Recording Academy]] observed Coldplay's fashion sense did not "extend beyond the student staple of hoodies and corduroys" during initial years.<ref name="OBRIEN">{{Cite web |date=10 July 2020 |title=How Coldplay's Parachutes Ushered in a New Wave of Mild-Mannered Guitar Bands |url=https://www.grammy.com/news/how-coldplays-parachutes-ushered-new-wave-mild-mannered-guitar-bands |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20230111131812/https://www.grammy.com/news/how-coldplays-parachutes-ushered-new-wave-mild-mannered-guitar-bands |archive-date=11 January 2023 |access-date=11 January 2023 |website=Recording Academy|type=Use the "Reader Mode" extension to see the archived page in full}}</ref> Martin often wore [[Make Trade Fair]] shirts and had multiple versions of the institution's logo written on the back of his hand.<ref>{{Cite web |date=25 October 2011 |title=El Estilo de Chris Martin |trans-title=Chris Martin's Style |url=https://www.revistagq.com/moda/galerias/el-estilo-de-chris-martin/7901 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20230617235805/https://www.revistagq.com/moda/galerias/el-estilo-de-chris-martin/7901 |archive-date=17 June 2023 |access-date=17 June 2023 |website=GQ España |language=es}}

* {{Cite magazine |date=30 September 2003 |title=Coldplay Fight for Fair Trade |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/coldplay-fight-for-fair-trade-238579/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20241209001154/https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/coldplay-fight-for-fair-trade-238579/ |archive-date=9 December 2024 |access-date=9 December 2024 |magazine=Rolling Stone}}</ref> In the marketing campaign for ''[[X&Y]]'' (2005), which featured a representation of the [[Baudot code]] on its artwork,<ref>{{Cite web |date=8 June 2005 |title=Coldplay's Album Cover Decoded (And You Thought the Lyrics Were Geeky...) |url=https://www.mtv.com/news/apwxlb/coldplays-album-cover-decoded-and-you-thought-the-lyrics-were-geeky |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20230618185525/https://www.mtv.com/news/apwxlb/coldplays-album-cover-decoded-and-you-thought-the-lyrics-were-geeky |archive-date=18 June 2023 |access-date=18 June 2023 |website=MTV News}}</ref> the group wore black shirts, jackets, suits and pants, accompanied by white shoes.<ref name="TIOBE">{{Cite web |date=27 May 2005 |title=The Importance of Being Earnest |url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2005/may/28/popandrock.coldplay |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211203121642/https://www.theguardian.com/music/2005/may/28/popandrock.coldplay |archive-date=3 December 2021 |access-date=5 January 2022 |website=The Guardian}}</ref> After being questioned about it, the singer commented there was a "great security" in feeling part of a team.<ref name="TIOBE" /> In 2007, they began to work with stylist Beth Fenton to make clothes fit the "universe" or the stories being told.<ref name="FENTON">{{Cite web |date=19 November 2020 |title=Behind the Image: Beth Fenton on Clothes Speaking for You |url=https://models.com/oftheminute/?p=135084 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20230616234258/https://models.com/oftheminute/?p=135084 |archive-date=16 June 2023 |access-date=16 June 2023 |website=Models}}</ref> They met her through [[Stella McCartney]] and Sara Jowett, who helped Coldplay to produce uniforms for ''[[Viva la Vida or Death and All His Friends]]'' (2008).<ref name="FENTON" /> Inspirations cited include [[the Beatles]]' ''[[Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band]]'' (1967) and jackets worn by [[French Revolution]] armies.<ref>{{Cite web |date=12 June 2023 |title=Viva la Vida or Death and All His Friends: Behind Coldplay's Sonic Revolution |url=https://www.thisisdig.com/feature/viva-la-vida-or-death-and-all-his-friends-coldplay-album-story/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20230618022506/https://www.thisisdig.com/feature/viva-la-vida-or-death-and-all-his-friends-coldplay-album-story/ |archive-date=18 June 2023 |access-date=18 June 2023 |website=Dig!}}
* {{Cite web |date=22 June 2008 |title=Coldplay Turns Up the Heat with Viva la Vida |url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/la-ca-coldplay22-2008jun22-story.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20230104025323/https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/la-ca-coldplay22-2008jun22-story.html |archive-date=4 January 2023 |access-date=18 June 2023 |website=Los Angeles Times}}</ref> The piece Martin used at [[Wembley Stadium]] in 2009 was added to the [[Victoria and Albert Museum|V&A Museum]] permanent collection as well.<ref>{{Cite web |date=30 June 2010 |title=Chris Martin's Viva la Vida Costume |url=https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O1160566/chris-martins-iviva-la-vidai-rock-and-pop-jowett-sara/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230618183227/https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O1160566/chris-martins-iviva-la-vidai-rock-and-pop-jowett-sara/ |archive-date=18 June 2023 |access-date=18 June 2023 |website=Victoria and Albert Museum}}</ref> During recording sessions for ''[[Mylo Xyloto]]'' (2011), the band drew influence from graffiti and designed instruments, cover artworks and stages with street artist Paris.<ref>{{Cite web |date=4 April 2012 |title=Interview: Paris, Coldplay's Artist in Residence (Pt 2) |url=https://www.coldplay.com/interview-paris-coldplays-artist-in-residence-pt-2/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20230618194836/https://www.coldplay.com/interview-paris-coldplays-artist-in-residence-pt-2/ |archive-date=18 June 2023 |access-date=18 June 2023 |publisher=Coldplay}}</ref> Conversely, Mila Fürstová's melancholic etchings were adopted for ''[[Ghost Stories (Coldplay album)|Ghost Stories]]'' (2014).<ref name="FURSTOVA">{{Cite magazine |date=6 March 2014 |title=Pass Notes: Mila Fürstová |url=https://www.harpersbazaar.com/uk/culture/bazaar-art/news/a26201/pass-notes-mila-furstova/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20230618204927/https://www.harpersbazaar.com/uk/culture/bazaar-art/news/a26201/pass-notes-mila-furstova/ |archive-date=18 June 2023 |access-date=18 June 2023 |magazine=Harper's Bazaar}}</ref> Non-customised outfits returned, but with darker tones.<ref>{{Cite AV media |title=Ghost Stories |author=Coldplay |year=2014 |publisher=Parlophone |location=Europe |type=CD liner notes |id=825646305919}}</ref>

[[File:Coldplay - Global-Citizen-Festival Hamburg 14 (cropped).jpg|thumb|alt=Coldplay onstage with their respective instruments|Coldplay's aesthetic for ''[[A Head Full of Dreams]]'' (2015) reflected the bright, uplifting sounds on the album]]
Around the same period, Martin started to wear buttons from Love Button Global Movement, which became his signature accessory.<ref>{{Cite web |date=17 October 2014 |title=Jennifer Lawrence Spotted Wearing Chris Martin's Love Button |url=https://www.nowtolove.com.au/celebrity/celeb-news/jennifer-lawrence-spotted-wearing-chris-martins-love-button-26435 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20230618222705/https://www.nowtolove.com.au/celebrity/celeb-news/jennifer-lawrence-spotted-wearing-chris-martins-love-button-26435 |archive-date=18 June 2023 |access-date=18 June 2023 |website=Now to Love}}</ref> The organization is focused on transforming the world through individual and collaborative "acts of kindness".<ref>{{Cite web |date=16 March 2023 |title=Coldplay Levará Pessoas em Situação de Rua para Assistir ao Show da Banda em São Paulo |trans-title=Coldplay Will Take Homeless People to Watch Their Show in São Paulo |url=https://www.cnnbrasil.com.br/entretenimento/coldplay-levara-pessoas-em-situacao-de-rua-para-assistir-ao-show-da-banda-em-sao-paulo/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20230531114952/https://www.cnnbrasil.com.br/entretenimento/coldplay-levara-pessoas-em-situacao-de-rua-para-assistir-ao-show-da-banda-em-sao-paulo/ |archive-date=31 May 2023 |access-date=31 May 2023 |website=CNN Brasil |language=pt}}</ref> Clothes made for ''[[A Head Full of Dreams]]'' (2015) then included details based on [[tie-dye]] and [[kaleidoscope]] visuals reminiscent of the 1970s decade.<ref>{{Cite web |date=29 December 2017 |title=Chris Martin de Coldplay Tiene Exactamente 8 Prendas en Su Armario |trans-title=Coldplay's Chris Martin Has Exactly 8 Pieces in His Closet |url=https://www.revistagq.com/moda/fashion-news/galerias/chris-martin-coldplay-looks-camisetas/11163 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20230616235057/https://www.revistagq.com/moda/fashion-news/galerias/chris-martin-coldplay-looks-camisetas/11163 |archive-date=16 June 2023 |access-date=20 June 2023 |website=GQ |language=es}}</ref> Berryman's jacket and shirts worn by Buckland and Champion also had the [[Overlapping circles grid|flower of life]] as a reference to the album cover,<ref name="AHFODFILM">{{Cite AV media |people=Whitecross, Mat |date=2018 |title=Coldplay: A Head Full of Dreams |type=documentary |location=United Kingdom |publisher=Trafalgar Releasing}}</ref> while Martin drew media attention for using custom-made [[Air Jordan]]s.<ref name="AJFOOT">{{Cite web |date=18 August 2016 |title=The Story Behind Chris Martin's Signature Air Jordans |url=https://footwearnews.com/fashion/celebrity-style/chris-martin-coldplay-story-behind-crazy-air-jordan-sneakers-photos-248350/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20230616233305/https://footwearnews.com/fashion/celebrity-style/chris-martin-coldplay-story-behind-crazy-air-jordan-sneakers-photos-248350/ |archive-date=16 June 2023 |access-date=16 June 2023 |website=Footwear News}}</ref> Additionally, instruments were decorated with stickers, some of which featured the names of the band's children.<ref name="AHFODFILM" /> In 2016, Fenton stated Coldplay's pieces are typically sourced from [[Rag & Bone]] and [[Levi Strauss & Co.|Levi's]].<ref name="AJFOOT" /> Three years later, a photograph of Buckland's great-grandfather spawned the old-fashioned imagery of ''[[Everyday Life (Coldplay album)|Everyday Life]]'' (2019),<ref name="WHISKY">{{Cite web |date=22 November 2019 |title=Coldplay 酷玩樂團 / 偉大日常 |trans-title=Coldplay / Everyday Life |url=https://www.warnermusic.com.tw/products/coldplay-everyday-life |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20230621013845/https://www.warnermusic.com.tw/products/coldplay-everyday-life |archive-date=21 June 2023 |access-date=21 June 2023 |website=Warner Music Taiwan |language=zh}}</ref> characterised as "a sepia-tinged 1919 jazz band".<ref name="HALL" /> Nods to the [[Arab world]] were prominently made as well.<ref name="WHISKY" /> To promote ''[[Music of the Spheres (Coldplay album)|Music of the Spheres]]'' (2021), they incorporated a "cosmic" edge to all items and photoshoots.<ref name="HALL" /> Wardrobe was provided by fashion label Applied Art Forms, which Berryman designed in the previous year.<ref>{{Cite web |date=16 October 2023 |title=Noch Ein Musiker Mit Einem Modelabel? |trans-title=Another Musician with a Fashion Label? |url=https://www.welt.de/iconmagazine/fashion/article247774598/Coldplays-Guy-Berryman-Noch-ein-Musiker-mit-einem-Modelabel.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231016231532/https://www.welt.de/iconmagazine/fashion/article247774598/Coldplays-Guy-Berryman-Noch-ein-Musiker-mit-einem-Modelabel.html |archive-date=16 October 2023 |access-date=17 October 2023 |website=Welt |language=de}}</ref> Each member chose the basic pieces by themselves, later modifying them with embroidery or patches.<ref>{{Cite web |date=3 September 2024 |title=Guy Berryman: Ο Μπασίστας Των Coldplay Στη Vogue Greece |trans-title=Guy Berryman: Coldplay's Bass Player in Vogue Greece |url=https://vogue.gr/living/guy-berryman-o-mpasistas-ton-coldplay-sti-vogue-greece/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240906023257/https://vogue.gr/living/guy-berryman-o-mpasistas-ton-coldplay-sti-vogue-greece/ |archive-date=6 September 2024 |access-date=6 September 2024 |website=Vogue Greece |language=el}}</ref>