Hot on the heels of the Milan and Paris menswear shows, Copenhagen Fashion Week, Berlin Fashion Week and couture week, it’s time for the Autumn/Winter 2025 womenswear shows in New York, London, Milan and Paris.

While the power of flash-in-the-pan micro-trends is waning and consumers embrace the vibe, the runway remains a key marker for what we’ll be wearing come Autumn/Winter. Focused on moods, colours, textures and silhouettes rather than specific items (or a specific TikTok video), the runway trends for AW25 leave room for interpretation, with multiple ways in. Many are revivals of more common seasonal trends like fur. Others are more esoteric, from aquatic influences to medieval escapism. Notably, designers will throw out the rule book when it comes to decade-assigned aesthetics this season, blending influences and favouring creativity above all.