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.
