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The whirlwind of fashion month for the fall 2025 season is finally over. The four fashion capitals — New York, London, Milan, and Paris — created buzz on all fronts (Fashion! Celebs! Designer debuts and drama!). But aside from the obvious, there were a handful of lowkey runway moments that, if you blinked, may have flown under your radar.
When it comes to trends, the girlhood aesthetic lived on in collections by Marc Jacobs and Cecilie Bahnsen, but a new silhouette is leading the movement. According to designers, we’re also entering the boxing ring — and we’ll soon be ditching our go-to leopard and cow prints for another furry creature. Music’s up-and-coming stars and The FADER faves from all over the globe also rose to the occasion, and arguably, dominated the front row. To close out the end of fashion month, we compiled our five biggest takeaways from on and off the catwalk.
The girlhood aesthetic lives to see another season
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Designers aren’t ditching the inner child concept any time soon. If anything, the fall/winter 2025 shows proved that we’re only diving deeper into the wonder. Marc Jacobs brought doll-inspired fashion to the runway through puffy silhouettes, babydoll gowns, and bow-adorned shoes.
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At London Fashion Week, Cecilie Bahnsen’s hyper-feminine collection was filled with florals and tulle, and also included a gorpcore-infused collaboration with The North Face.
So many breakout stars made their runway debuts
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Pop culture’s newest faces ran the show this season. Dsquared2’s 30th birthday show in Milan included jaw-dropping performances by Doechii, who was fresh off her stupendous Grammy run. The rapper sprinted down the runway to “NISSAN ALTIMA” and was joined by City Girls’ JT in the finale. “Doechii fashion week” didn’t end there — thanks to her stylist Sam Woolf, she made her rounds at a slew of shows. We’re still not over her corseted Schiaparelli gown and her bare-foot moment at Chloé.
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Other notable appearances include Chappell Roan (Her alien-esque glam at Rick Owens? Chef’s kiss.) and TYLA in hot pink tweed at Chanel. Unexpectedly, FADER faves Cortisa Star and Nettspend made their runway debuts on the final day of Paris Fashion Week for Miu Miu.
Speaking of celebrities, K-pop stars continued to be the talk of every show. We had our usual appearances from BLACKPINK, Stray Kids, and ATEEZ. But we also spotted a few new muses: Kiss of Life’s Natty took a motorcycle to Courréges, while MEOVV’s Gawon and Ella Gross made their first appearances at Prada and Miu Miu in true superstar style. Ambassadors, when?
We need to talk about Diesel
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What actually sets the vibe at a runway show isn’t just the attendees or the capital-F fashion, but the venues that bring the vision to life. Thom Browne set the bar high at NYFW; inspired by the art of ornithology, the designer surrounded attendees with over 2000 origami paper birds. But we can’t stop thinking about Diesel, who debuted the world’s largest graffiti installation ever.
Boxers and bambis
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Since last season, the boxing aesthetic quietly (re)entered the runway at shows by Yuhan Wang, Stella McCartney, and Miu Miu. It seems the trend — think high-waisted trunks and high-top sneakers — is finally finding its footing, as demonstrated by Gabe Gordon’s NYFW showcase.
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We also spotted a new print to watch out for: Bambi print, also dubbed fawn or deer print, which we think will be everywhere in the coming months. The freckled tan-and-white pattern got its much-deserved spotlight at NYFW à la Guvanch and Tory Burch. By next season, it will be the “it” print of the season — mark our words!
