Everyone From London to Copenhagen Will Wear These 7 European Fashion Trends in 2025

As Who What Wear’s fashion editor, I spend a lot of time searching through runway trends to pull together edits of the looks you really need to see, but often it becomes clear that the go-to place for everyday inspo is really street style. Aside from a handful of buzzy new pieces, the street style set often make heroes out of pieces we already own but with a fresh new spin, and their new season outfits are no exception. Wondering what all of 2025’s biggest trends have in common? We spotted them on the streets of Europe in outfits way ahead of the curve.

Before you book a flight to get in on a piece of the action, stylish Europeans are all over our feeds, bringing plenty of outfit inspiration from their countries and reminding us just how fun it is to get dressed up again. Wondering to how French women make skirts look so chicl? Impressed by how the Scandis play with proportions? You’ve come to the right place. After hours and hours of very careful research, I’ve rounded up the biggest fashion trends that Europeans have already started wearing, and there’s no doubt these will be everywhere over the next year or so.

To dive into a mix of current trends, classics and those yet to be adopted by the mainstream, keep scrolling for year-round-friendly looks that are worth screenshotting for later. There’s a lot to look forward to in 2025.

1. The Trend: Sized Up and Structured Bags

The Location: Spain

Style Notes: Everyone from The Row to Ferragamo have been focusing on making their bestselling bags even bigger this year, and, knowing you can never have too much of a good thing, you can often find women in Spain trading in conservative cross-bodies for sizeable, chic totes. If its big enough to hold all of your essentials and strong enough to support top handles while doing it, you’re onto a certified winner.

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2. The Trend: 90’s Knee Skirts

The Location: France

Style Notes: Tired of maxis but too cold for minis? No problem, Parisians are adopting a 90’s silhouette, and trying simple, knee-length skirts reminiscent of Carolyn Bassette Kennedy and Courtney Cox. Perfect for wearing now with a cosy knit and a pair of tights, this demi length skirt is the chic bridge between showing a little skin and keeping it classy, a non-neogotional for French women.

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3. The Trend: Masculine Suiting

The Location: Denmark

Style Notes: Think of some of the best brands to come out of Scandinavia—Filippa K, House of Dagmar, and Toteme all immediately spring to mind. What do they have in common? Their minimalist approach to looking polished of course, and what could be more elegant than a tailored suit, tucked in a dressed up with a tie to match? Jeanette’s look might feel like a bit more Copenhagen fashion week than Croydon high street, but it’s easy to take elements from her look for an easy, everyday ensemble too—just look for wide-leg trousers, boxy blazers and oversized shirting.

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4. The Trend: Sherpa Boots

The Location: France

Style Notes: Now for a trend you didn’t see coming, that is, unless you live in Paris: the sherpa boot. Cute, cosy and impossibly comfortable, we’re happy to get behind any trend that mixes fashion and functionality, and this shearling lined boot is a great choice for winter 2024 and into the year ahead too. Keep it casual with jeans or sweats, or step things up a notch with a short skirt or dress for spring. So cute, non?

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5. The Trend: Pinstripes

The Location: Norway

Style Notes: Business suits back at the ready, once you’ve worn your full suit on the streets of Copenhagen or Oslo, mix and match the separates with cosy knits and camel coats to create a brand new look that champions the professional-looking pinstripe wherever you go. For a cool-girl spin on corporate energy, try a pointed toe shoe or boot on the bottom half, and keep things a little more casual up top.