9 key fashion trends to know for spring/summer
Our 2025 fashion trends forecast has arrived! We have good news and bad news. The bad news is, the coldest months of the year are still ahead of us so we’re not going to be wearing them anytime soon, but the good news is, the days are only getting longer and spring is on the horizon. We don’t know about you, but we’re already looking forward to a change in our wardrobe the second the leaves start sprouting again.
The spring/summer 2025 runways have given us plenty of sartorial inspo to look forward to. For one thing, the demure trend is so 2024. This year, designers pulled out all the stops, sending 3D florals and bright green looks down the catwalk. Colours and collars are popping, and a new wave of romanticism has taken hold as the world falls back in love with craft and couture.
So what exactly are we all going to be wearing as soon as temperatures hit double digits? Here are the key 2025 fashion trends to know about for the upcoming season…
1. Good Sport
First we’ve had gorpcore, then athleisure permeated every brand and catwalk, but this season, sportwear is taking on a hybrid form. Instead of full tracksuit looks or luxe loungewear, we’re looking at parkas and visors worn over sequinned dress as seen at Prada, Burberry and Rabanne. Blurring the lines between formal and casual wear, this trend pretty much sums up, and embraces the dichotomy of every modern woman’s wardrobe.
2. Like A Lady
Move over Miu Miu micro-mini skirt, the midi skirt is back (thank goodness). A staple in many working women’s wardrobes, it’s been given the high-fashion spin thanks to the likes of Tory Burch and Michael Kors. In fact, the ladylike silhouette featuring a sleek top and matching skirt in delicate fabrics is back in favour, styled with office-appropriate pointy pumps, of course. Working Girl, but make it 2025.
3. Take A Bow
Bows have been taking over the bridal industry and hair trends for a few years now, but the lovely detail is starting to infiltrate ready-to-wear too. Bows big and small adorned gorgeous gowns all over fashion week, be it on Acne Studios’ sweeping mint green dress or Richard Quinn’s tulle confection. We love how the detail can add drama to a look without the use of a flashy print or colour. A fashion gift that keeps on giving.
4. Fairy Layers
We’ll never fall out of love with the sheer gorgeousness that is sheer outfits, but the 2025 way to way the barely-there look is to do it in pastel. Designers like Chanel, Sportmax and No.21 demonstrated just how to do that, layering fairy layers of tulle over one another to create a lightweight aesthetic that offers textural depth. Make sure to invest in some equally fabulous undergarments to go with!
5. Sculpture Garden
Bold blooms get even bolder this spring as designers give them the 3D treatment, embellishing coats and gowns alike in intricate buds. Bottega Veneta had flowers dripping all along a velvet slip dress, while Marine Serre had them practically growing on coats. At Carolina Herrera, blue daisy paillettes were sprinkled all over a simple black tube dress.
6. Make It Work
Designers reimagine the humble cargo fabric every season and this year, they’ve decided to give it a romantic spin. Think: cargo jackets turned dresses and deconstructed bomber jackets with princess sleeves. The utilitarian jacket has left the countryside and came dressed up for the office. Who knew khaki could be so formal?
7. Mocha Mousse
Last year, Pantone proclaimed “Mocha Mousse” the colour of 2025. Whatever your feelings about the soft, warm brown reminiscent of a certain airy French dessert, it’s an undeniable fact that brown has become a hero colour as we ended 2024, so it’s no big surprise that its lighter cousin would find the limelight come spring. It’s a comforting and versatile hue after all, one that pairs well with pastels as seen at Fendi and is just as sleek in suit form as shown at Tory Burch.
8. Pistachio
If you’re looking for a little more colour stimulation for spring, you’re in luck. A delicious green is coming your way. Pistachio is slated to be everywhere come spring, a bright, nutty hue somewhere in between milky match and forest green that makes any outfit immediately the centre of attention. It’s the new neutral, really.
9. Ruffle Collars
A little less pirate and a little more renaissance, Saint Laurent led the charge when it came to this trend. Their 80s-inspired runway had rusty, ruffled tops layered under boxy jackets and layered skirts, while Valentino’s fluttery collar sat on top of dresses and tights, throwing it all the way back to the ‘40s and ’50s. With fashion’s fascination with nostalgia, the ruffle collar was due for its comeback.
