Instead of saccharine Barbie hues or punchy neons, we have steadily been seeing softer, more muted pinks come to the fore, which are more Glinda than Mattel. This all started in the autumn/winter 2024 collections with the likes of Chloé, Prada and Chanel, with pink styled either head-to-toe, with a dress or tailored suit, or as a pop of colour among neutrals. This colour story has unsurprisingly continued into the summer collections, with delicate rose petal hues seen at Alaïa, Khaite and Miu Miu. There is something undeniably balletic about this specific shade of pink, which Ferragamo leaned into with classic ballet wrap cardigans, pumps fastened with criss-crossed ribbon ascending up the calf and Royal Opera House-worthy stockings.
Tangerine
For those who like to stick to cocktail hues as soon as summer arrives, perhaps this zesty tangerine and clementine – resembling a rum punch or Aperol Spritz – will make it into your beach-bound suitcase. One of the stand-out items in Matthieu Blazy’s spring/summer 2025 collection at Bottega Veneta was an orange draped jersey dress with a caped sleeve – a colour story that was peppered throughout. We loved how a tiered tangerine skirt was worn with a chocolate-brown V-neck jumper – an unlikely pairing that paid off. Another dress of the season was a bright orange mini crafted by Jonathan Anderson in his final collection for Loewe, while Burberry was also feeling orange for 2025.
Icy blue
Blue is always a popular colour for summer months, because there is something undeniably soothing about dressing to match a seascape. Rather than a Maldives-esque aqua, this summer, designers stuck to cooler, icy tones, that look particularly alluring when realised in gossamer-thin dresses, tunics and blouses that all have a light-as-air quality. At Prabal Gurung, a sheer blue dress looked especially elegant when layered over ivory wide-leg trousers, while at Chloé this colour fused perfectly with the ’70s-inspired silhouettes.
