2025 Fashion Trends: Your Ultimate Guide to What’s In and What’s Out
As a personal stylist, I believe you don’t need trends to be stylish. Instead, trends are a way to understand what’s in stores and take advantage of items that align with your personal style or color palette. They also help you rediscover pieces already in your wardrobe and have fun experimenting with new looks. This trend report will help you stay informed on Winter 2025 and Spring/Summer 2025 trends so you can make them work for you.
Winter 2025: Luxe Textures, Bold Colors, and Patterns
Winter is all about texture, color, and statement pieces that keep you warm while looking polished. Key trends to embrace include:
Textures and Fabrics: Leather and suede are winter staples, seen in jackets, skirts, and trousers. Sheer layering pieces—like shirts, skirts, and dresses—add sophistication and dimension to cold-weather looks. Maxi skirts are trending across all seasons, offering a versatile, elegant option.
Outerwear: Long tailored coats, teddy material or faux fur, and barn or bomber jackets provide warmth with a trendy twist. Wraps and capes add an extra layer of coziness and drama.
Jeans: Ditch skinny jeans for wide-leg, barrel, or slim-straight cuts with raw hems for a modern vibe.
Patterns: Animal prints (especially leopard), pinstripes, and plaid will continue to dominate the season. These patterns add timeless appeal to skirts, trousers, and outerwear.
Footwear: Tall leather or suede boots are essential. Pointy or square-toe shoes refine any look.
Colors: Burgundy, red, camel, chocolate brown, cream, olive green, and Pantone’s Color of the Year, Mocha Mousse, will continue to dominate the season.
What’s Out: Overly distressed denim, oversized blazers (opt for tailored or cinched-waist styles), and basic white sneakers. Instead, try sneakers in bold colors, retro designs, metallics, or animal prints.
Spring/Summer 2025: Romantic Details and Elevated Feminine Style
As the weather warms, Spring/Summer trends highlight romance, elegance, and playful experimentation. Expect to see:
Fabrics and Textures: Sheer fabrics stay strong, with shirts, skirts, and dresses adding an airy lightness. Lace joins the romantic trend, perfect for blouses, skirts, and dresses. Satin skirts and soft cottons remain go-to choices.
Romantic Silhouettes: Romantic florals, billowy ruffles, and layering pieces create soft, dreamy looks. Maxi skirts continue their reign, versatile for day or evening. Bubble skirts and wide-sleeve styles bring playful, voluminous shapes to outfits.
Ladylike Dressing: Tweed jackets, lady jackets, and refined tailoring keep ladylike dressing at the forefront. These polished pieces work seamlessly with wide-leg trousers or elevated denim.
Denim Updates: Basic denim jackets are out—opt for cropped jackets, raw hem designs, or denim bomber and barn jackets for a modern upgrade. Cream-colored jeans are also trending for the season.
Sport Luxe: Luxe athleisure is thriving, with tailored joggers, elevated polos, rugby shirts, and sporty bomber jackets.
Footwear: Ballet flats are back, offering a comfortable yet chic alternative for warm-weather dressing.
Patterns and Colors: Romantic florals, pinstripes, and plaid add variety to the season’s styles. For colors, pistachio green, butter yellow, powder pink, coral, earthy tones like mocha and camel, and cream take center stage.
What’s Out: Basic white sneakers and overly branded items are fading out, with quiet luxury and timeless, elevated pieces leading the way.
Accessory Trends for 2025
Accessories elevate any outfit, and this year’s trends bring a mix of elegance and boldness.
Jewelry:
Layered Jewelry: Layering continues to trend, but pieces are becoming chunkier, and lengths can vary more for a bolder look.
Pearls: Pearls are everywhere, often mixed with chains or layered for a contemporary twist.
Statement Jewelry: Statement pieces like bangles, bracelets, colorful gemstone necklaces, and cocktail rings are must-haves.
Bezel Settings: With diamonds, the bezel setting—a sleek design where the gem is encased in a thin metal rim—has become increasingly popular, offering a modern, secure way to showcase sparkle.
Bags:
What’s In: Handle bags, shoulder bags, and clutch bags are leading the trend, offering versatility and sophistication.
What’s Out: Crossbody bags are falling out of favor as more structured and refined silhouettes come into play.
Maximalism: A “More is More” Approach to Style
One of the biggest overarching trends for 2025 is maximalism. This style ethos is about layering bold patterns, mixing textures, and adding statement accessories for a vibrant, expressive look. Maximalism invites you to embrace creativity, let go of “rules,” and showcase your personality in every outfit.
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Want to incorporate these trends into your wardrobe in a way that feels authentic to you? At Style Elevation, I specialize in helping women discover how to elevate their style without stress. Whether you need a wardrobe refresh or guidance on how to make these trends work for your unique style, I’m here to help.