🍂 What’s On Trend This Fall: 2025 Fashion Forecast
Fall 2025 is all about mixing the familiar with the unexpected, classic pieces reimagined, bold colors, and playful textures. Whether you lean preppy, minimalist, or a bit eclectic, there’s something this season for your style. Drawing from the latest runway looks and fashion editor reports, here’s what’s commanding attention:
1. Color Comes Alive — Especially Brown + Greens
Neutral tones are evolving. Chocolate browns, moss greens, and rich earthy hues are serving as the new foundations. InStyle+3The Wardrobe Consultant | Hallie Abrams+3Harper's BAZAAR+3
Chocolate brown is no longer an afterthought- it’s a star. Expect it in outerwear, tailored pieces, and tonal layering. People.com+2The Wardrobe Consultant | Hallie Abrams+2
Green accents (especially deep or muted greens) are being paired with neutrals to give fresh life to fall palettes. Harper's BAZAAR
Designers are using bright coats (like forest, pea, or apple green) as statement pieces over otherwise neutral looks. Harper's BAZAAR+1
Style tip: Pair a rich brown blazer with a cream knit and olive trousers, you get depth, contrast, but still cohesion.
2. Pattern Play & Bold Mixing
This fall, the rules are loosened. Designers are mixing plaids, florals, stripes, and checks in surprising ways. You’ll see “intentional chaos” in pattern layering. Cosmopolitan+2Glamour+2
Think mixed prints but in a unifying color story (same base tones across patterns).
Oversized checks (especially in coats or shackets) are back, often paired with unexpected textures like satin or leather.
If pattern mixing feels intimidating, start small: add a striped scarf, or pair a checked blazer with a subtle floral accessory.
3. Modern Tailoring & Elevated Workwear
The concept of “office wear” is evolving. Tailoring is getting softer, more relaxed, but still sharp. Harper's BAZAAR+2The Wardrobe Consultant | Hallie Abrams+2
Blazers and coats have new silhouettes, elongated lapels, relaxed shoulders, sometimes even cutouts. Harper's BAZAAR
“New corporate codes” are emerging: you might see skirts with soft drape, trousers with adjustable waists, and blouses with structural but wearable elements. Harper's BAZAAR
Tip: Upgrade a classic blazer by swapping the buttons or combining it with athleisure elements (e.g. blazer + knit pants + crisp loafers).
4. Textures That Matter: Suede, Draping & Fringe
This season is rich in tactile appeal. It’s not just about color, it’s about how things feel.
Suede revival is strong. Suede jackets, skirts, bags, often in earthy tones or unexpected colors- are making their way into collections. The Wardrobe Consultant | Hallie Abrams+1
Draped dresses and tops add fluidity to tailored shapes, giving softness and movement. Harper's BAZAAR+1
Fringe is back, whether in bags, edges of jackets, or accessories. It’s a playful nod to boho and western influences. InStyle
Mixing textures is the key- suede + satin, fringe + knits, or drapey silk with structured denim.
5. Preppy & Heritage Aesthetics
Preppy elements are strong this fall, but with modernization. Think: polo knits, more refined argyles, and nods to “academia” style.
Polo sweaters are replacing sweater vests as a more polished layering piece. Real Simple
Town & country chic and “preppy academia” vibes are trending- blazers over midi pleated skirts, loafers, and elegant layering. Glamour
Vintage / thrifted pieces get renewed attention (e.g. classic blazers, wool trousers) as people lean into sustainability.
6. What’s Fading Out (Let’s Retire It)
To help you focus your energy, here are a few trends that many fashion editors argue are losing steam:
Sweater vests: They had a big moment, but now many are pivoting to polo knits or layered knits instead. Real Simple
Oversized jackets are getting dialed back. Instead, cropped or mid-length outerwear is preferred. Real Simple+1
Scarf coats (coats with built-in scarf styling) are seen by some as a bit passé; simpler, cleaner coat lines are trending. Who What Wear
Don’t ditch all your pieces- just be intentional about investing in what’s likely to shine and letting go of what feels overplayed.
đź“ť Final Thoughts & How to Use These Trends
This fall is all about balance: structure + softness, earthy tones + pops of color, and familiar silhouettes refreshed. As you experiment:
Add one trend piece to ground your outfit (e.g. suede jacket, printed scarf, or green blazer).
Use texture to elevate basics -a knit, a suede accessory, or subtle fringe.
Stay within a color story so your mixing feels intentional, not chaotic.
Don’t overdo it, trends should enhance your style, not dictate it.