Long-Haul Report: 10 Trends That Will Be Around Well Into 2025


Let’s be honest: Focusing on fashion right now can feel, well, downright frivolous. With so much political instability around the globe and many struggling to pay for household necessities, shopping isn’t necessarily a top priority at the moment. However, that doesn’t mean that everyone has decided to opt out of shopping altogether. If anything, the current state of the world has cemented the importance of making pragmatic purchases. Of course, it’s far more fun to indulge in the fantasy that we can buy into new trends every few months. But in this economy? It’s best to play the long game. For some, that translates into only investing in foundational basics, which is an admirable approach, but realistically, not everyone likes adhering to a capsule wardrobe. Therefore, you have to find a shopping strategy that reflects your style, budget, and values.

Although that differs for everyone, one of the easiest ways to begin to think long-term isn’t to swear off trends altogether but to be intentional about the ones we buy. The secret to being more pragmatic with your purchases comes down to choosing trends that can not only be incorporated into your current closet easily but will also be around for a while. It might seem like an oxymoron considering the very nature of trends, but the truth is that there are always a few that carry over from season to season. In an effort to help you identify the best fashion trends to invest in for the long haul, we spent hours sifting through the fall 2024 and spring 2025 collections. Ahead, we’re sharing 10 trends that are easy to incorporate into any wardrobe, transition well from winter to spring, and are safe long-term investments. No matter how much the world is currently shifting around us, these trends will stick around for a while.

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(Image credit: Launchmetrics Spotlight; PICTURED: The Attico F/W 24; Michael Kors F/W 24; Lacoste F/W 24; Baum und Pferdgarten S/S 25; Burberry S/S 25; Brandon Maxwell S/S 25)

Unless you’ve been off the grid, the current cultural obsession with all things sports-adjacent hasn’t blindsided you. After all, we’ve seen it reflected in the box-office success of films such as Challengers or the sudden obsession with Formula One on social media. However, the cultural influence of sports reaches farther than one might suspect, as we’ve seen it infiltrate the fashion world, too. Although these two worlds have always influenced each other—refer to the rise of sneakerhead culture, the creation of tunnel style, and even beloved style icons such as Victoria and David Beckham—recently, we’ve seen sports aesthetics play an even more pivotal role on the runway. No other long-haul trend is more symbolic of that relationship than what we’re calling “Sporty Spice”: the styling of sportswear and eveningwear together as a way to give pragmatic pieces a playful spin.