It’s a new year and a chance to refresh our wardrobes in January sales.
But what are the key trends for Spring 25 and what looks should we be spending our Christmas money on?
We’ve compiled our three favourite Spring trends for the new year for both men and women, with a couple of helpful links we’ve picked out for where to shop the look.
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Colourful Couture
Exuberant colours are at the heart of our first women’s trend. Saturated reds, violets, greens and yellows were very popular on the ss25 runway. The best bit about this trend is you can take it as far as you want, as throughout different shows these colours were used in many cases from accents on more neutral outfits, to entire ensembles as seen above. Many brands are pushing this at the moment, including but not limited to Louis Vuitton, Stella McCartney and Miu Miu. This is used on a wide range of pieces, but we particularly love it on long-flowing trench coats and shoulder bags. Some ways to get this look on the high street are with this shoulder bag from ASOS or with this green dress from New Look.
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Office Chic
Menswear generally is shifting towards more formal or proper aesthetics, however, this doesn’t mean you have to lose out on comfort. Our first pick takes the best of both worlds, with relaxed silhouettes meeting office-appropriate attire for a take on formalwear that isn’t so structured and rigid. Key tones and colours include deep hues of blue and green combined with neutral sepias and greys. Designers pushing this look include Martine Rose, Feng Chen Wang, Prada, and more. Essential pieces are soft, flowy blazers, straight-leg trousers and cardigans layered over button-up shirts with ties. Some high street ways to get this look are with this Zara cardigan or with these trousers from H&M.
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Formal Flare
Much of the women’s ss25 runway follows men’s with a shift to a more professional formal style. However professional women don’t need to be strung up in boring pant suits all day, and comfort, style and professionalism can coexist. With a colour palette often consisting of greys, whites and blues the colour palette perhaps isn’t the most experimental, but the fun with this trend is using the bases of traditional office wear and having fun with oversized shapes and interesting wool textures, as well as accessories. Pivotal brands include the likes of Thom Browne, Dior and Saint Laurent. Essentials include formal trousers, oversized oxford shirts, large blazers and formal footwear with whatever bags and jewellery you see fit. Some bargain ways of accessing this trend could be with this H&M jacket, or sizing up on this shirt from NEXT.
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Icons reinvented
Every season menswear fans are searching for more and more options, often getting more experimental with every passing year. This trend uses techniques like trompe l’œil, asymmetrical zippers, exaggerated wide silhouettes and cut-outs to provide a modern, fun take on classic pieces. Many pieces for this trend on the runway are tan, navy or black but this trend is more defined by shape and texture than colour. Proponents of this look include Maison Mihara Yasuhiro, Comme Des Garcons and Dries Van Noten. Denim jackets, polo shirts and knitwear are some of the most common pieces associated with this trend on the runway, but this trend is not defined by the base of each specific piece, more by how the designers reworks and has fun changing up the classics. Some pieces to get this look include these double waisted Bermuda shorts from Zara and this faux leather bomber jacket in a boxy cut from Bershka ,but this one may be a bit more difficult to get the look for at a high street level.
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Romantic Revival
Some fashion brands are paying their respects to dressmaking’s history and looking back on the romantic period. Brands like Valentino, Rodarte and Chloé use voluminious silhouettes, lacey details and elaborate patterns to do this and provide a way for fashion history fans to access this often maximalist aesthetic, however, t doesn’t have to be all bold prints and can use tones of cream, pale yellow or pink by themselves. Essential pieces are voluminous maxi dresses, dainty heels and statement earrings. What’s key to this trend is to have the dress or skirt be light and flowy looking, and this dress from H&M does that well, as does this skirt if you would rather use a top you already own.
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Fluid masculinity
Gender in fashion is something that’s constantly shifting and evolving, and, of course, menswear is no different. Across the SS25 runway collections we have seen this new ever-changing definition of self-expression is put forward through ornamental finishing, sheer fabrics, desaturated pale pastel tones and loose drapery. As previously mentioned pastel tones are a core part of the identity of this trend, so pale pinks, greens and purples are key. Hermes, Tom Ford and Issey Miyake are some of the names pushing this trend at the moment. Once again cardigans are a big part of this trend, this time accompanied by lace shirts, wide fit shorts and contrast-stitched jackets. Some ways to get this look could be with this lace shirt from BoohooMAN or with these shorts from ASOS.
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