Pre-Fall 25: Womenswear Trend Round-Up
Published 05 February 2025
The pre-seasonal collections offer the first tantalising glimpse of what we can expect to see on the RTW runways later in the fashion calendar, be it new colour or fabric direction or the items that are going to create the bankable looks on the high street. The key takeaways for Pre-Fall 25 are for saturated colour, textural fabric mixes and easy oversized layering.
Colour
Fabric
Print & Pattern
Key Looks
Key Items
Details & Trims
The first indications of A/W25’s colour palette were unveiled at the latest round of Pre-Fall shows where the focus was on a level of rich winter darks and the quiet luxury of all-white dressing, all highlighted with an unexpected pop of soft rose pink and electrifying aqua.
The first indications of A/W25’s colour palette were unveiled at the latest round of Pre-Fall shows where the focus was on a level of rich winter darks and the quiet luxury of all-white dressing, all highlighted with an unexpected pop of soft rose pink and electrifying aqua.
Summary
Colour | The first indications of A/W25’s colour palette were unveiled at the latest round of Pre-Fall shows where the focus was on a level of rich winter darks and the quiet luxury of all-white dressing, all highlighted with an unexpected pop of soft rose pink and electrifying aqua. |
Fabric | The Pre-Fall 25 fabric directions revolve around texture and finishes, creating a commercial mix of the everyday and the decorative. Think nubbly tweeds and crinkle effects played off against plush-touch furs and statement lace or cutwork, lustrous gilded finishes and the down-to-earth contrast of pale denim washes. |
Print & Pattern | Pre-Fall print and pattern directions are a happy balance between commercial tried and tested options like all-over rose patterns or classic skin prints and the more directional, but still familiar, foulard-style scarf prints. Watch too for updated Paisley motifs worked in Pre-Fall’s rich dark palette. |
Key Looks | Off-season collections are more about updating core wardrobe pieces than developing any directional new trends but the latest Pre-Fall shows played into an emerging mood built around effortlessly easy understated layers. Watch too for the offbeat mix of luxe glamour meets, casual along with the ongoing influence of the 60s. |
Key Items | A concise check-list of the top 12 Key Items for Pre-Fall 25, comprising the new must-have pieces that will shape the upcoming season and beyond. Jackets take on a new focus, from soft leather blousons to nipped-waist New Look inspired silhouettes, all to team with calf- skimming skirt lengths. And while knitwear may be low on the pre-season agenda there are plenty of commercial pant shapes to take us through to Fall |
Details & Trims | Pre-season collection offer the opportunity to create a sense of newness through the use of season-ready design details or trims and the latest showings confirmed gold or metal button as an ongoing trend for Pre-Fall and beyond. Other key messages include simple knot and drape effects, creating subtle surface interest on simple dresses and tops. |
Pre-Fall 25: Womenswear Trend Round-Up
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