While strong notions of femininity prevailed in the spring/summer collections, the spring/summer 2025 fashion trends we’re predicting to take over the fashion landscape are less ethereal and dreamy as they are practical and empowering. Rooted in a sense of “soft power,” which Vogue’s Laird Borelli-Persson connected to designers encouraging “an openness to a sense of wonder” in her analysis of the shows, these trends can be embraced in more ways than one. And key themes can already be incorporated into your wardrobe.
Consider spring’s outerwear stories, which reimagine lightweight jackets of all types, particularly sporty styles for the season ahead. For inspiration on how to wear these jackets from now, look no further than Bottega, where an elasticated windbreaker was styled with fluid trousers. A zip-up à la Gucci works equally well here—just throw an overcoat on top. Suede will continue to trend as well, so if you invested this fall, keep wearing it! At Prada, caramel suede was paired with dark grey—a new go-to winter color combo to try in the new year.
Speaking of the new year, it’s the perfect opportunity to refresh your work staples. For the office and beyond, we’ll be seeing new takes on tailoring—both oversized and shrunken—to suit your 2025 style resolutions. There are plenty of relaxed suiting options to add to your rotation right now—make it full look for that inimitable Saint Laurent swagger.
As for the print that reigned supreme on the spring/summer runways? It wasn’t a floral or an animal but plaid. The autumnal pattern was already a favorite this fall, but it seems like fashion wasn’t done with it for spring, rendering it in softer colors and shapes. If plaid was already a trend you incorporated this season, look to the runways for ideas on how to print clash—we saw it styled as full ensembles in various checks, but also contrasted with polkadots and stripes.
Below, a look at the three key spring/summer 2025 fashion trends you can wear now—a running list we’ll continue to update as spring’s coveted deliveries land in stores.
Spring Outerwear Stories
A sporty sensibility carried over from fashion’s Olympics fervor pervaded the spring/summer 2025 runways. Sabato de Sarno showed various fitted zip-up jackets at Gucci, while Bottega and Miu Miu reimagined the wind breaker—Matthieu Blazy notably lined his in plaid, a carryover from fall we’ll get into next. But other kinds of lightweight outerwear were anlso introduced. At Prada, Miuccia and Raf Simons showed a suede style, proof that fashion’s ongoing obsession with the texture isn’t going anywhere. A cropped leather cape made an appearance at Loewe, upleveling the boho staple we were reacquainted with last spring. Investing in next-season outerwear now doesn’t mean you have to wait until March to wear your pieces—layer similar styles from Gucci and Loewe under heavier coats to maximize their cost per wear.
Checks and Balances
Plaid may be synonymous with fall—where it indeed saw a resurgence this season—but its presence in the spring collections takes on a softer tune. Borelli-Persson described these checks best as “Nirvana meets Country Living… for any season or type of weather” in her trend report. The Row’s ‘Tavishina’ coat in look 29 exemplifies the fashion mood, with an energizing combination of beige, black, and baby blue squares that was styled with pinstripe pants and a plain white button-up for a harmonious, minimalist-approved take on print mixing. Blazy meanwhile played with a classic color scheme of browns, greys, and white, but showed it as an oversized shacket meets coat hybrid. At Tod’s checks were playfully introduced once more, worn inside out as a full ensemble. In New York, Daniella Kallmeyer furthered the artful drape with a fluid blouse, while Acne Studios dabbled in the art of the clash (nails included!) and incorporated another theme seen in the resort 2025 trends: the bubble hem. This ’90s-inspired look can be achieved now with printed pieces from the likes of Massimo Dutti, Ralph Lauren, or Zara—and styled with pattern opposites for a true runway-coded look.
New Business Codes
We’re leaving the office siren behind for spring, and embracing new tailoring codes for 2025. Simone Bellotti suggested a nipped in peplum shape with drop shoulders at Bally, Stella McCartney went ’80s oversize, Tory Burch introduced a collarless, belted, and wrapped silhouette, and Blazy showed an almost cartoonishly oversize take at Bottega. A happy medium can be found at Saint Laurent, where the many full suiting looks in the collection were inspired by the house founder, and meant to convey “control and power,” as designer Anthony Vaccarello told Vogue’s Mark Holgate post-show backstage. Until these spring deliveries land, find inspiration for your own uniform refresh with current season styles from Saint Laurent, Tory Burch, Bally, and more.
