The Defining 2025 Color Trends You'll Want to Wear All Year Long

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Ferragamo spring/summer 2025

If 2024 had an official color, it'd be a mix of chocolate brown and burgundy. The adjacent colorways made magic last year when designers and brands alike embraced the deep and delicious moodiness both tones projected. However, as fashion turns away from minimalism and toward a more vivacious way of dressing for 2025, color trends are following suit.

For the Bottega Veneta spring/summer 2025, designers bet on a bolder and more striking color palette that ushered in the memo that fashion was done with playing basic. While Pantone announced a demure color—Mocha Mousse—as its official pick for 2025, the runways dazzled us with rich tones of emerald and true red, as well as bright shades of citrusy tangerine. On the more subdued side of things, brands also displayed dusty rose garments and accessories that still play into fashion's lavish and maximalist agenda.

After years of color palettes that tapped into the more serene and quiet versions of luxury, the runways are calling for unabashed fun to happen once again. Designers like Saint Laurent's Anthony Vaccarello and Prada's Raf Simons and Miuccia Prada, for example, put on a masterclass in color-blocking, while names like Ferragamo's Maximilian Davis and Brandon Maxwell played with the tension between bold and subdued with their hues.

Ahead, are the five 2025 color trends that everyone will be wearing all year long.

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Mocha Mousse

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Pantone's Color of the Year may seem like a call from the quiet luxury's past. But the runways revealed a different story. At Gucci, for example, the lush tone served as a backdrop for gold jewelry, displaying a subtle dance between bold and modest that's hard to top. Other designers that embraced Mocha Mousse for 2025 include Prada, which paired the soft tone with bright separates, and Max Mara, which gave it a sexy twist via hot pants.

a model wearing a pair of mocha mousse hot pants with a white button down blouse
Max Mara spring/summer 2025.

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True Red

A model walks the runway during the Salvatore Ferragamo Ready to Wear Spring/Summer 2025 fashion show as part of the Milan Fashion Week on September 21, 2024 in Milan, Italy.
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Gucci spring/summer 2025

Burgundy may have been 2024's defining shade. But this year, the color wheel is spinning toward a truer shade of red, igniting everything we love about the classic tone. The memo coming from the runways is that this fiery color will be everywhere, from asymmetrical dresses at Ferragamo and flowy skirts at Bottega Veneta to structured satin-finished numbers at Balmain.

A model, shoes detail, walks the runway during the Balmain Womenswear Spring-Summer 2025 show as part of Paris Fashion Week on September 25, 2024 in Paris, France.
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Emerald Gem

Model on the runway at Saint Laurent RTW Spring 2025 as part of Paris Ready to Wear Fashion Week on September 24, 2024 in Paris, France.

Bottega Veneta spring/summer 2025

Trench Coat Outfits Youll Want to Bookmark Wicked, but green shades are turning emerald for 2025. The lush gemstone color is one of the season's most exciting palettes, on display at runways like Saint Laurent, Prada, and Dries van Noten. Similarly to burgundy's 2024 reign, the transformation from olive green tones to emerald hues is a seamless one for 2025. And judging from the runways, there's no shortage of ways to wear it, whether it's color-blocked with burnt orange at Saint Laurent or worn as a polo shirt under a sheer blouse at Prada.

A model walks the runway during the Dries Van Noten Ready to Wear Spring/Summer 2025 fashion show as part of the Paris Fashion Week on September 25, 2024 in Paris, France.
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Gucci spring/summer 2025

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Dusty Pink

A model walks the runway during the Brandon Maxwell Ready to Wear Spring/Summer 2025 fashion show as part of the New York Fashion Week on September 6, 2024 in NY.

Gucci spring/summer 2025

Soft tones of pink were one of the protagonists of the spring/summer 2025 runways, with designers like Miu Miu, Jil Sander, Khaite, and Brandon Maxwell ushering in its arrival to the trend cycle. After a few years of shocking pink tones, the dusty pink trend comes with a more relaxed nature, easing wearers and viewers into it rather than giving a full-blown eye-sore. Whether worn head-to-toe or mixed in with darker, more neutral separates, this color trend is all about embracing a quieter approach to maximalism.

A model walks the runway during the Miu Miu Ready to Wear Spring/Summer 2025 fashion show as part of the Paris Fashion Week on October 01, 2024 in Paris, France.

Gucci spring/summer 2025

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Seeing Tangerine

A model walks the runway during the Bottega Veneta Ready to Wear Spring/Summer 2025 fashion show as part of the Milan Fashion Week on September 21, 2024 in Milan, Italy.
Bottega Veneta spring/summer 2025.

Often a summer-leaning shade, tangerine took on interesting shapes at the spring/summer 2025 shows. Designers like Bottega Veneta's Matthieu Blazy and Loewe's Jonathan Anderson provided alternate views to the same bright idea. While Blazy focused on breezy, billowy, and easy-to-wear frocks that evoked summertime sunsets, Anderson took on a more structured approach with a gravity-defying mini dress covered in sequins.

A model walks the runway during the Loewe Ready to Wear Spring/Summer 2025 fashion show as part of the Paris Fashion Week on September 27, 2024 in Paris, France.
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