The 2025 Vacation Edit: Every Cool Trend and Brand to Pack in Your Suitcase

With summer on the horizon, there’s only one thing on the brain: vacation. Whether you’re planning a Euro summer in the French Riviera or Balearic Islands, a tropical escape to one of Mexico’s rustic surf towns, or just a quick weekend getaway nearby, an upcoming vacation on the calendar calls for a wardrobe refresh, and we’re coming in hot with every cool fashion thing you could ever want or need for your next trip. There are plenty of summer trends that feel tailor-made for a warm-weather vacation, from the statement-making stone jewelry pieces that are made for the beach to the delicate lace and crochet items that can double as swimsuit cover-ups and going-out attire to the inventive ways fashion people are wearing their printed scarves.

Since we consider it our duty to bring you the very best shopping curations, we couldn’t stop at the overarching vacation trends of the season. No, we’re taking things a step further and highlighting five brands that are unequivocally “it” as far as warm-weather wardrobes are concerned. If you peeked into a fashion person’s suitcase, these are the labels that you’d be guaranteed to find in their vacation-bound luggage.

Ahead, dive into every fashion-related thing to pack in your suitcase for your most stylish getaway yet.

The runways predicted the rise of a much softer and more romantic way to dress for spring and summer 2025, and that’s taking the shape of airy cotton pieces with lace, eyelet, and crochet elements. Whether that’s an embroidered maxi dress, a pair of lace-trimmed bloomers, or a delicate tie-front top, it’s all about those vintage handiwork details this season, like Matteau’s broderie anglaise dresses and Dôen’s lace-trimmed slips.

Step aside, diamonds. Jewelry is getting… craftier. The vibe is your quirky aunt who lives in the desert or your high school art teacher. That’s the mood when it comes to the burgeoning wave of stone jewelry that’s bubbling up everywhere we look. Summer and vacation dressing are both the times when we tend to get a little freer and more whimsical with our outfits, and these lapis lazuli, carnelian, and agate stones definitely fit the bill.

The pendulum is swinging to the opposite direction with swimwear these days. While we’ve had several summers of microscopic and barely-there bikinis, we’re calling it now: Summer 2025 will be marked by the rise of more coverage, not less. Specifically, swimwear shorts. Like many of the ready-to-wear trends of the moment, these high-rise, full-coverage silhouettes are reminiscent of looks from the 1960s.

And now, a trend you probably already own. Satin and printed scarves are set to be the key accessory of the season. They come back around each summer, but fashion people are wearing them in so many fresh and innovative ways that they’ve never felt quite as versatile as they do now. Wrap one over your hair to make your beach outfits look so elegant, or tie one diagonally across your waist to break up a monochrome look—it’s well worth the suitcase real estate.