Spring 2025: Athletic Glam

Last June, I wrote about the increased interest in athletes on the part of fashion brands (The Sporting Life), which is why it’s no surprise that one of the most popular images from the Spring 2025 collections is Prada’s feather embellished shift dress topped with a bright orange windbreaker. For Spring 2025, designers and creative directors embraced whimsical combinations to make polished pieces feel more casual and vice-versa: there were football jersey dresses at Tory Burch, sporty bandeaus at Alaïa and Courreges, and hot pants at Hermes and Bally. And for evening, while Ralph Lauren paired a track jacket with an evening gown at The Attico, it was a funnel neck windbreaker over a feather-strewn gown. And don’t expect this to be a one-off trend for the season; as sport fans around the world gear up for next year’s Winter Olympics and World Cup, fashion’s interest in sports is anything but temporary.