Power on

As erratic winds of change take the world in strange new directions, spring/ summer ’25 was about taking back control. The best shows hummed with a revolutionary undercurrent as designers excavated new codes of empowerment as varied as they were exciting, as contradictory as they were captivating. Take command

Alice Birrell

When we feel pushed around, sometimes the only option is to push back. Or so designers seemed to recognise as chaotic sociopolitical and economic forces make themselves keenly felt in the middle of a decade. Spring/summer ’25 capitalised on the idea that the dominion of our wardrobes is a stronghold of personal choice and so dressing to assert something became the most engaging idea of the season. Rather than one overt code, however, designers looked to sharpen other implements in a woman’s toolbox for getting dressed, teasing out the options to feel good, and feel ourselves. That didn’t always look like the expected tropes of self-possession: assertive dressing duelled it out with softer power and a desire to have fun. Some were evolutions of ideas simmering along from previous seasons.…

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Vogue Australia (Digital) - 1 Issue, March 2025

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