John Lewis’s Shop Live Look 2024 report came out this week and chronicled what’s up and what’s down year-on-year, as well as the changing tastes of its customers and their shopping habits. According to the report, in 2025, the fashion landscape is getting a shake-up with a pared-back colour palette, a focus on sculptural and playful jewellery and Y2K-inspired denim, from baggy, vintage-inspired silhouettes to boyfriend jeans. Two of the most important fabrics from 2024 – sheer and suede – will continue to be key for 2025. 

Where 2024 was all about the sheer skirt, 2025 looks set to embrace the sheer dress – whether that’s as a sophisticated evening option or a dark, billowing, romantic style. Suede bags and jackets were a major part of 2024’s boho trend, but for 2025, it’s all about suede ready-to-wear, with brown and pastel-toned suede shirts, tailoring and trousers making a mark on the spring/summer 2025 catwalks.

Pre-loved fashion will continue to grow in 2025, with many luxury and high street retailers, including Selfridges, Net-a-Porter and John Lewis, all offering rental and pre-loved pieces for sale.

Here are our six predictions for 2025.

Vibrant and sophisticated tones of red, berry, brown and burgundy were everywhere in 2024, but John Lewis’s 2025 colour is pistachio, while Pantone’s colour of next year is ‘mocha mousse’. There were jewelled pistachio evening looks styled with silver brogues at Erdem, soft pastel green vinyl jackets at Chloé, minty-green polo shirts at Emilia Wickstead and pistachio midi skirts styled with burgundy knits at Tibi in New York.

Mocha mousse was also prevalent on the spring/summer 2025 catwalks: the shade dominated daytime and evening looks on the Max Mara catwalk, while dark brown evening separates could be seen at 16 Arlington, shades of mocha adorned the plaid patterns that dominated the Acne Studios show in Paris, sheer espresso bodysuits and dresses were on display at Victoria Beckham and minimal mocha-toned tailoring was in evidence at Tory Burch. Elsewhere, there was an abundance of complementary colours, including caramel and butter yellow. All in all, 2025 is shaping up to be a terribly chic year.

After years of the straight-leg silhouette dominating the jeans market, designers have been experimenting with bolder and wider shapes, notably the barrel, which nips in at the waist and curves out around the knees, before tucking back in at the ankle. The style was John Lewis’s hero for 2024, with searches for the silhouette up 60% on last year.

Cult California denim label Agolde’s V-waist baggy jeans are already gaining traction with influencers and buyers and launches at Net-a-Porter on 6 January 2025.

Karen Phelps, creative director at Agolde, says: “Agolde’s V-waist jeans balance edge with wearability. With a sharp, angled waistband that nips at the waist, a fitted top block and a relaxed straight leg, they offer an effortless but adventurous silhouette. Made from a regenerative cotton blend with a hint of stretch, they’re designed for all-day comfort. Drawing inspiration from Y2K fashion, this style combines the sculpting effect of high-rise jeans with the bold attitude of low-rise, making them the ultimate statement piece for modern wardrobes.”

The boyfriend jean will also be a feature of 2025, and Citizens of Humanity launches its Winslow jeans early next year – a new boyfriend shape that sits just above the hip with a vintage-inspired leg shape.

As a continuation of this breakout trend, John Lewis name-checked sheer as one of the major trends to look out for in 2025, and it’s something we saw plenty of on the spring/summer 2025 catwalks. In New York, Ralph Lauren showed all white and ecru looks with floor-grazing sheer white maxi skirts; in London, Nensi Dojaka showed sheer raspberry evening looks; in Paris, Dries Van Noten gave us pastel green sheer layers over neutral tailoring.

‘Excessories’ will continue to be important in the new year, and the standout jewellery trends of 2025 look set to focus on making a statement: charm bracelets, necklaces, marine-inspired earrings and rings, modern pearls and sculptural oversized earrings were all seen on spring/summer catwalks at Chanel, Louis Vuitton, Gucci, Chloé and Bottega Veneta. 

These key pieces are already coming through in jewellery collections from more shoppable jewellery brands: one of Pandora’s hero collections includes charm carriers, while Rachel Boston, Otiumberg and Minka Jewels have some incredible charms in their collections. By Pariah and Otiumberg’s modern pearls strike the perfect balance between on-trend and sophisticated, and Ysso’s sculptural, oversized earrings are already causing a stir on social media.

YSSO founder Alexia Karides says: “I think sculptural jewellery is going to continue to trend in 2025 because people are investing in pieces that elevate their existing wardrobes that they can also mix and match with the most basic of outfits. I think it’s a translation of the ‘lipstick effect’, where people cut down spending but splash out on little luxuries that allow them to feel good, express themselves.”

One of the more wearable ways to channel 2024’s boho trend was with suede jackets and accessories, and John Lewis predicts the fabric will continue to be important next year. On the catwalks, we saw a move away from the useful and stylish pieces we have been wearing this year with the introduction of chocolate suede shirts at 16 Arlington, soft blue suede collarless jackets at Chloé and suede suiting at Boss.

The most expensive item of fashion that John Lewis sold over the past year was secondhand: a £4,699 Chanel diamond-quilted shoulder bag, originally released in 2020. The retailer’s report explains: “The secondhand market has undergone a revolution in recent years, with consumers increasingly willing to pay premium prices for rare, authenticated haute-couture items that they know will hold their value. Yes, paying £2,000 is a lot of money for a bag, but if you can sell it after six months for nearly the same price it makes sense for many shoppers. Expect to see this trend surge as GlobalData estimates that globally we’ll be spending $350 billion (£274bn) on secondhand items in 2028, up from $197 billion (£154bn) in 2023.”

Images: Pandora; courtesy of brands