Winter fashion is not known for experimentation—your energy during the bundle-up-and-bear-it season is better kept keeping warm than trying a newfangled fad. Besides, fall’s top trending silhouettes always trickle over, albeit with a greater emphasis on outerwear and boots that can handle slush and snow. The winter 2025 trends are no exception to the age-old routine; they re-hash what’s working for fall 2024 but offer compelling design iterations and textile tweaks to rationalize why round two is worth a try.
The baggy jeans brigade will be pleased to know the relaxed silhouette sticks around for another season, refreshed for winter with Gucci’s painted flowers and contrasting brocade cuffs at Valentino. Similarly, the barn jacket trend hasn’t yet been put out to pasture. However, winter proposes you shelve your cotton jacket and try a heavy-duty cargo coat like Stella McCartney’s in Carhartt khaki-colored suede.
One could argue that recycled trends from the previous season signal a lack of inspiration. But in reality, designers have honed in on the 2024 trends women actually wear and are simply providing customers with more of what they want. It’s a strategy that the Marie Claire fashion team wholeheartedly supports.
Ahead, the winter 2024 and 2025 trends worth integrating—or re-integrating—into your wardrobe. Sometimes things are even better the second time around.
Super Capes
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Great capes at Gabriela Hearst, Nili Lotan, Christian Dior, Max Mara, and Isabel Marant Resort 2025.
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Capes can be intimidating—the dramatic silhouette can quickly teeter into a costume-y, cosplay vibe. But winter 2024/2025 will start you out on easy mode with Max Mara’s draped camel coats at Max Mara, Nili Lotan’s cropped wool ponchos at Nili Lotan, and Isabel Marant’s open sherpa layers. Now is the prime time to dabble into the cape world, considering the free-flowing outerwear will continue to be a spring 2025 trend, too.
Ganni Hooded Pleated Wool-Blend Jacket
Max Mara Alpaca-Blend Cap-Sleeve Cape
’60s Mod
A modish mood seen at Tom Ford, Chanel, Versace, Givenchy, and Louis Vuitton Resort 2025.
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Whether you focus on Tom Ford’s sweet shift dresses, Louis Vuitton and Givenchy’s car coats, or the skirt suits at Chanel and Versace, there’s no denying that Jackie Kennedy-inspired fashion trends play a key role this winter. To start, try a tweed lady jacket and a sweet pair of classic Manolo Blahnik buckle-front Maysale pumps.
J.Crew Isabelle Lady Jacket in Tweed
Abercrombie & Fitch Long-Sleeve Tailored Mini Dress
Manolo Blahnik Maysale 50 Buckled Velvet Pumps
Double-Take Denim
Philosophy di Lorenzo Serafini, Stella McCartney, Gucci, Christian Dior, Valentino, and Tory Burch’s Resort 2025 all featured fresh denim.
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With peek-a-boo patchwork, hip cutouts with draped chain detailing, and studded diamanté piping—winter’s denim trends are so interesting and intricate that they demand a second, up-close look. As for the silhouettes, any form will work, from big jean jackets to denim trousers and split-front maxi skirts.
Gap High Rise Crossover Barrel Jeans
Rag & Bone Shea High-Rise Straight-Leg Combo Jeans
Stella McCartney Denim-Bouclé High-Rise Straight-Leg Jeans
Get to Work
A utility theme seen in Stella McCartney, Ferragamo, Burberry, Christian Dior, Hermès, and Tory Burch’s Resort 2025 collections.
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Winter 2025 urges you to get your hands dirty—or at least dress the part for manual labor. From Burberry and Tory Burch’s cargo pants to Stella McCartney and Hermès’s sturdy boiler suits, fashion and function find a fine-tuned balance this season.
Citizens of Humanity Marcelle Cargo Pant
Madewell Utility Coveralls
Toteme Cargo-Style Cotton Jacket
Bohemian Rhapsody
Valentino, The Row, Chloé, Paco Rabanne, and Max Mara shared a bohème muse.
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Fashion editors—and keyboard runway critics across the internet—have had a field day discussing the boho chic trend revival, heralded by Chloé creative director Chemena Kamali’s chiffon frills, wooden clogs, and romantic lace treatments from her fall 2024 show. Kamali ups the boho ante for winter 2025 with Chloé’s fringed frocks, breezy maxi gowns, and jingly gold jewelry. At the same time, Valentino co-signs a suede bag trend, while The Row and Max Mara showed laissez-faire ways of wearing fringe.
Dôen Claudie Alpaca-Blend Crewneck Cardigan
Madewell Suede Soft Grain Shopper Tote
Ulla Johnson Celia Paisley Shirtdress
Wild Cats
Stella McCartney, Versace, Sportmax, Givenchy, and No. 21 Resort 2025 all indulged in a wild attitude.
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Fall’s leopard print trend is still on the prowl—though it manifests primarily in outerwear for the coming season (as to be expected). Seen at Stella McCartney, Versace, Sportmax, and Givenchy, a conversation-starting winter jacket or coat in the graphic feline print is an easy way to earn compliments this season.
J.Crew Brushed Sweater Lady Jacket in Leopard Print
Jane Post Leopard Faux-Fur-Trimmed Car Coat
Ganni Betzy Leopard Stretch Organic Cotton Crop Jeans
Who’s Keeping Track?
Tom Ford, Stella McCartney, Sea New York, Burberry, Rag & Bone, and Tibi
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Seen in the early-aughts-era crushed velour at Tom Ford and Stella McCartney’s runways and the wind-breaking nylon at Tibi, track pants (and, in some instances, matching tracksuits) broke away from the pack as a Resort 2025 trend. As with any comfort-minded trend, the ‘athluxe’ attitude will surely have legs and will likely last well into spring.
Adidas Essentials 3-Stripes Recycled Polyester Track Jacket
Jacquemus x Nike Track Jacket
Bubbles and Balloons
Louis Vuitton, Max Mara, No. 21, Coperni, and Khaite
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You likely are familiar with the recent bubble skirt trend—perhaps you even bought a froth-hemmed mini this past summer. Winter 2024 keeps the voluminous momentum going, with more bubble hems appearing at Louis Vuitton, No. 21, and Coperni. Khaite and Max Mara also up the ante with sculptural, whipped silhouettes in foamy organza and balooning nylon.
Simkhai Kenlie Mixed Media Bubble Midi Dress
Dress Over Pants
How to wear dresses over pants, according to Ferragamo, Helmut Lang, Paco Rabanne, Courrèges, and Coperni.
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In recent showings, designers have gotten quite creative with their layering outfits and complex ways of wearing clothes. There were shirt sandwiches this past summer, pre-styled pieces for fall 2024, and now, for winter, maxi and mini dresses worn over pants. The styling harkens back to some early 2000s fashion fails,but modern layering takes on a more polished, less Y2k-era look.
Honor the Gift Asymmetric Slipdress
Theory Slim Fit Stretch Wool Trousers
Diesel Layered Straight-Leg Skirt Trousers
