7 spring/summer 2025 fashion trends you can actually wear RN
Things to love about spring: blue skies, temperatures above 12 degrees, and a whole load of new szn fashion trends. Yep, the novelty of days spent bundled up in winter outfits consisting of faux fur coats and knee high boots – or y’know, pyjamas on those wfh days – has well and truly worn off. And here on the Cosmo fashion desk, as much as we're longing for warmer weather, a new szn means so much more than a change in the forecast. We're also desperate to break out those spring summer 2025 fashion trends we first laid eyes on last September.
While we can’t do much about the current climate (we’re sad to say unlike Mean Girls’ Karen, our boobs can not tell when it’s raining), we *can* clue you in on what's in store for 2025 fashion trend-wise. We're talking the biggest styles, colours, prints and It-pieces that are set to dominate the season ahead, according to the designer catwalks. Plus, how to wear these spring summer trends right now. 'Cus we're impatient like that.
We've scoured the runways of New York, London, Paris and Milan to bring you a curated edit of the only trends you need to know this season. We’ve narrowed down our favourites to a list of just seven of the biggest and most wearable trends. And don’t worry, they all totally work for RN.
So without further ado, here are the best spring summer trends you don’t have to wait to wear:
Sheer layers
Athleisure with a luxury twist
Bubble hems and inflated silhouettes
Powder pink
Utility chic
Big, bold blooms
Sharp suiting
1. Soft Focus
Sportmax
Chanel
Stella McCartney
Brandon Maxwell
Alberta Ferretti
McQueen
Okay, you no doubt know that naked dressing has been a huge red carpet trend, beloved by celebrities including Kim Kardashian, Ice Spice and Maya Jama. If you've so far avoided trying it out for yourself – freeing the nip is all well and good, but maybe not the most appropriate for work or a trip to your local supermarket – the spring summer 2025 runways aimed to fix that.
Swathes of sheer chiffon in various shades of soft, pastel hues alongside brighter bursts of colour were draped over models at Chanel, McQueen, Stella McCartney and more. While daring to bare beneath is still totally an option, we'll be recreating the styling at Brandon Maxwell and layering our transparent tulle (dresses, skirts, tops, trousers, it's all acceptable) over tank tops and full-coverage knickers or bike shorts. The result? A lightweight aesthetic with textural depth that almost looks like you've applied a slightly blurred, retro soft focus filter to your look.
Constance Mesh Maxi Dress
Fairy Chiffon Trousers
Crystal Sheer Maxi Skirt
$130.00 at anthropologie.com.uk
2. Sports Luxe
The Attico
Christian Dior
Coperni
Salvatore Ferragamo
Gucci
Tolu Coker
Gorpcore was the dominating aesthetic of last year, and the collective athleisure love affair shows no signs of waning just yet. Although it is getting a little update, emphasis on “up”. Yep, prepare to elevate your sportswear and pair it with sequins (as at Coperni, Prada and Burberry) fancy fringing (see Dior) and feathered frocks (à la The Attico). Meanwhile, Tolu Coker reinvented the '80s shellsuit into a structured silhouette ladylike co-ord and Gucci accessorised party-ready mini dresses with fingerless racing and boxing gloves for a more subtle blurring of formal and casual wear.
We'll be following suit to get more wear out of our Christmas party dresses and dressing up our favourite tracksuit bottoms to see us from our desks to the dance floor – but definitely not the gym.
Care FP Like The Wind Colorblock Jacket
Sequin Top
Classics Track Pants
3. Float away
JW Anderson
Sinead O'Dwyer
Alaïa
Ganni
Chloé
Simone Rocha
Sorry to burst your bubble (hehe, see what we did there?) but two seasons on, balloon hems, peplums and exaggerated silhouettes are here to stay. If anything, they've gotten even more inflated with puffy, cloud-like creations at Alaïa, skirts that defied gravity at JW Anderson and bubble tiers at Chloé and Simone Rocha.
Forget overcomplicating your 'fit. Let all the focus be on your hemline. And tbh, if you're doing it right, it'll likely be hard to miss...
Scoop Neck Puff Ball Mini Dress
Jersey Balloon Skirt Midi Dress
Figure Form Bandage Knit Structured Puff Ball Mini Dress
4. Powder pink
Jil Sander
Bottega Veneta
Brandon Maxwell
Roksanda
Moschino
Akris
After a Barbiecore summer in 2023 (thanks Margot Robbie), the tides shifted in 2024 allowing a fiercer tone (read: red) to take the spotlight. However, for SS25 the fashion pendulum has swung well and truly back to pink, albeit a much subtler, softer hue of the girlie colour. Fittingly aligned with the abundance of romantic trends we saw on the runways, powder pink was everywhere to be seen this szn. Forget Barbie, your new fictional style icon is Glinda. Shout out, Ariana!
While colour drenching is the fashion set's preferred option, don't be afraid to have fun with this trend. Bottega Veneta played with texture, Roksanda experimented with proportion and Akris clashed silhouettes to make powder pink cooler than ever. If you try one trend, make it this one. Not least because it's the easiest to incorporate into your existing wardrobe.
Satin Maxi Slip Skirt
Merino Tie-Neck Jumper
Tyler Trousers
5. Utilitarian update
3.1 Phillip Lim
Hermès
Sinéad O'Dwyer
Mugler
Zimmermann
Cecilie Bahnsen
We're not talking boilersuits and countryside barn jackets here. Rather, practical pieces like multi-pocket cargo pants, rain-ready cagoules and D-ring embellished separates all in shades of khaki green and basic brown dressed up for, well, wherever you want to take it.
Cargo shirt dresses were updated with sequinned fringed hems at 3.1 Phillip Lim and beige drawstring jackets paired with flowing satin skirts at Zimmermann. Who knew the utilitarian aesthetic could be so chic and glamorous? Yet another trend optimising on the dichotomy that is the reality of most of our wardrobes.
Belted Patch-Pocket Jacket
Laurel Cargo Skirt
Archie Wide Leg Denim Cargo Jeans
6. Bold blooms
Versace
Carolina Herrera
Valentino
Ester Manas
Rokh
Schiaparelli
Florals, for spring? We know, we know, it's not groundbreaking. Except, the SS25 florals kinda are? Amongst the same old ditsy floral prints, the 3D floral corsage trend was reignited thanks to Rokh's exaggerated tactile designs while Carolina Herrera and Schiaparelli opted for sculptural styles with bejewelled embellishment.
Of course, if you want to keep things 2D, make sure you clash your florals with, you guessed it, another floral print. Valentino and Ester Manas stuck to black-backed prints to keep things cohesive, while Versace repeated the same print in different colourways. Yep, these florals are bigger and bolder than we've seen in a while.
Florere Multi Tiered Tie Neck Midi Dress
Figure Form Bandage Knit Woven Rosette Detail Jacket
Isabella Green Patchwork Floral Tie Neck Crepe Midi Dress
7. Well suited
Saint Laurent
Bottega Veneta
Jil Sander
Michael Kors
Stella McCartney
Paco Rabanne
The SS25 runways reignited our love of classic tailoring. While Saint Laurent and Jil Sander leaned into a masculine vibe with sharp shoulders, corporate ties and tailored trousers, Bottega Veneta, Stella McCartney and Paco Rabanne all added a feminine touch pairing oversized blazers with skirts. There's no wrong way to do it, as Ayo Edebiri proved in an androgynous Loewe suit at this year's Golden Globes.
You likely already own the fundamentals for this look. Namely, a well-cut blazer and collared shirt (white, blue, pinstripe – anything goes). We'll be styling with both a pair of wide-leg trousers and a midi skirt, depending on our mood.
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