All the Spring 2025 Fashion Trends to Try This Season
Spring is kicking into high gear. We help you get your wardrobe ready for the season with all the best trends from the Fashion Month runways.
While it’s usually difficult to distill thousands of runways shows into a curated list of succinct and cutely named categories, the Spring 2025 fashion trends seemed to be more difficult to pin down than most. Why? Chalk it up to too much choice. But don’t fret — that’s not a bad thing.
It doesn’t take a fashion historian to tell you that gone are the days of one silhouette to rule them all, like the New Look defined the 1950s. In 2024, we’re being met with dozens of trends a day, thanks to TikTok and all its “cores” that often have the lifespans of bananas. And for a while, brands tried to keep up; to anticipate, if you will, what the next cottagecore, tenniscore, gorpcore and stealth wealth might be. The results were, as you can imagine, varied and mostly disappointing.
Instead, for the Spring 2025 season, designers seemingly returned to the idea of personal style while embracing the DNA of their houses. Chloé is perhaps the best example of this, as new-ish creative director Chemena Kamali honoured the brand’s boho roots to much success. Alaïa and Loewe were also among the standout shows of the season, with Alaïa’s Pieter Mulier emphasizing form and femininity and Jonathan Anderson celebrating his 10th anniversary with Loewe with gravity-defying hoop skirts that somehow felt accessible.
Of course we saw many repeats from fall last year: hot pants, sheer fabrications and boxy blazers remain a mainstay on the runways. But the overall message seemed to be embrace your own aesthetic, and fully commit to it. If you have aspirations to be an eccentric contessa à la Alessandro Michele’s Valentino, all you’re missing is a haunted Italian castle. If you’re still not over the Summer 2024 Olympics, Dior has some suggestions for your training gear. And if you’re undecided and are looking to the runways for your answer, then scroll below. You’re sure to find some inspiration in these Spring 2025 fashion trends, and advice on how to wear them.
On the fringe
Alaïa / Photography courtesy of Launchmetrics/Spotlight
Coachella may not be until April, but festival dressing was clearly on designers’ minds as fringe was one of the standout Spring 2025 style trends. Proenza Schouler and Ferragamo made a case for the return of tasteful tassel dresses. Isabel Marant took a trip back to the ’70s with boho-style vests. And Aläia took fringe to XXL levels. For those looking to tap into the trend now, COS served fringe-festooned handbags at its Fall 2024 show. Whether in delicate strands or in bold, voluminous clumps, the textured material added a giant dollop of drama to even the simplest of ensembles.
Blush blindness
Balmain / Photography courtesy of Launchmetrics/Spotlight
Thought blush blindness was only reserved for your cheeks? This season, the makeup affliction is spreading to your body and there’s no known cure — not that we’d want one anyways. Pink was peppered throughout the four fashion weeks, with show-stopping looks came from Balenciaga, Aläia, Stella McCartney, Simone Rocha and Khaite. Then at Balmain, Olivier Rousteing quite literally created a dress from blush, as part of this beauty-inspired collection. Just don’t confuse this particular hue for that of Barbiecore summer. Instead of lipstick magenta, opt for a lighter tint that might resemble something of a rosy flush — no powder required.
Tapered trousers
Andreas Kronthaler for Vivienne Westwood / Photography courtesy of Launchmetrics/Spotlight
Skinny pants: Is there an article of clothing that’s more contentious? Love them or what them, there’s no denying that the 2010s-defining style is currently in a renaissance of sorts, breaking free of its millennial connotations and — dare we say it? — actually becoming cool. Look to Marni, Sportmax and Andreas Kronthaler for Vivienne Westwood for your styling strategy of choosing a monochromatic colour scheme and playing with proportions. Or make like Missoni and embrace the chaos of an oversized print. Either way, you’re sure to present a winning argument.
The windy city
Prada / Photography courtesy of Launchmetrics/Spotlight
In case you need to be at a dinner party by 9 p.m. but are expecting torrential rain at 8 p.m., look to windbreakers as your outerwear answer. But that’s not to say all windbreaker outfit combinations are created equally. If you’re attending a Euphoria-inspired rave, look to Prada for inspo, as creative directors Miuccia Prada and Raf Simons paired a neon yellow jacket with a dress resembling a melted disco ball. If you’re getting drinks on the Upper West Side, Gabriela Hearst suggests a nylon cape paired with slouchy leather trousers. And if you’re trying to impress a fellow gym rat at Sweat & Tonic? Cecilie Bahnsen has some more athletically inclined options. After all, the wind never bothered us anyway.
Caped crusaders
Chanel / Photography courtesy of Launchmetrics/Spotlight
While The Incredibles’ Edna Mode may disagree, capes are due for a major comeback; just think less matronly superhero and more boho babe. The architectural outerwear style has been in hibernation for the last few years, but effortlessly cool It girl brands like Rokh, COS, Toteme and Tibi are decidedly waking it up, with billowy styles done in soft jerseys, taffetas and lace. Whether sewed into your shirt or thrown on as a topper, consider this a must-have from the Spring 2025 fashion trends.
Neck and neck
Richard Quinn / Photography courtesy of Launchmetrics/Spotlight
Gigi, Bella and Kendall who? This season, the only name on designers’ lips was Elizabeth — Elizabeth I, that is. Collars made a triumphant return for Spring 2025 and the inspiration spanned more than just a few decades. The Tudorian references were perhaps the most obvious at Richard Quinn, with ruffled necklines accenting mod gowns. At Chanel, baby doll collars were heightened by layers of tulle and fur. Then at Valentino, new creative director Alessandro Michelle presented a retro-mashup of the two befitting an eccentric contessa.
Annika Lautens is the former fashion news and features director of FASHION Magazine. With a resumé that would rival Kirk from "Gilmore Girls", she’s had a wide variety of jobs within the publishing industry, but her favourite topics to explore are fashion sociology and psychology. Annika currently lives in Toronto, and when she’s not interviewing celebrities, you can find her travelling.
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