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Fashion in 2025: what to shop, visit and look out for

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Fashion in 2025: what to shop, visit and look out for

It is no exaggeration to say that 2024 has been a rollercoaster year in fashion, with a near-endless stream of designer departures and arrivals, leaving the lasting impression that fashion is currently in a state of flux. That said, with the announcement that Matthieu Blazy is set to head to Chanel – as one of fashion’s most powerful houses, the vacancy after Virginie Viard was keenly felt by the industry – and Sarah Burton’s tenure beginning at Givenchy, 2025 looks to be the year that fashion settles into a new era (though, if the rumours are anything to go by, the creative director merry-go-round will continue to spin well into the new year).

Here, we look forward to an exciting 2025 in fashion, a year which already seems to be embracing the new: whether the changing of the fashion guard at Chanel, Givenchy, Tom Ford, Bottega Veneta et al, or a fresh vanguard of on-the-rise designers set to define the year in style. Elsewhere, there are blockbuster fashion exhibitions at the V&A and the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York (the latter will be celebrated with the 2025 Met Gala in May), and a vast auction of the work of Maison Martin Margiela. Here’s everything to look forward to in fashion in 2025.

Witness a changing of the fashion guard

After a year of flux – 2024 was a year which saw creative directors depart en masse – 2025 will see a new guard of fashion designers begin to carve out their visions for fashion’s most venerable houses. Notably, Matthieu Blazy at Chanel (his appointment in December was perhaps 2024’s most high-profile hire), Sarah Burton at Givenchy, and Haider Ackermann at Tom Ford. Elsewhere, Louise Trotter will take over for Blazy at Bottega Veneta, Julian Klausner will replace Dries Van Noten after the designer’s exit from his eponymous label, and Michael Rider will take over from Hedi Slimane at Celine. As for which one of these appointments will catch fire remains to be seen, though even for the incidental fashion fan 2025 will prove a year full of intrigue. There will also be revealing collections from Alessandro Michele (his sophomore collection for Valentino, and a first couture collection), Sean McGirr (his third collection at Alexander McQueen) and the first Fendi show since the departure of Kim Jones. And with plenty of rumours abounding about further arrivals and departures, expect the musical chairs to continue into 2025.

Bottega Veneta S/S 2025 by Matthieu Blazy. The designer will start a new role at Chanel next year, while Louise Trotter will take over at Bottega Veneta

(Image credit: Courtesy of Bottega Veneta)

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