2025 Spring/Summer Color Trends Revealed: Pastel Colors for Everyday Life, Pistachio Green and Creamy Yellow Bring a Romantic Flavor | ELLE
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The 2025 spring and summer color trends mainly focus on vibrant pastel shades, such as pistachio green, cotton candy pink, buttercream yellow, lavender, and frozen blueberry. These hues not only provide visual pleasure but also evoke taste associations. Major brands' designs showcase a sweet and playful atmosphere, making these soft colors the highlights of the spring and summer seasons.
What color combinations are trending this spring and summer? As the weather warms and the days grow longer, people's moods seem to lift as well. By analyzing the 2025 spring and summer fashion shows, major brands' palettes showcase a vibrant yet understated "pastel color scheme." Additionally, the recent trend of "food associations" has also come into play, with shades inspired by pistachio ice cream, butter yellow, and frozen blueberries, each hue combining taste with visual appeal, adding a lively atmosphere. Here are five major trends in pastel color styles; please continue reading for your notes.
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Pistachio Gelato
The spring and summer collections reflect the designers' fantasies of enjoying desserts in the sunlight. For instance, in one brand's second collection, a designer created a soft funnel neck jacket that resembles enjoying melting pistachio ice cream under the sun. At a fashion show in Copenhagen, a pistachio green chiffon off-shoulder dress styled in soft layers was featured. Other brands' bags also incorporated the gentle pistachio green hues.
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Cotton Candy Pink
In recent seasons, the ballet-inspired wave has brought pale pink back into focus, especially in this year's spring and summer shows. The pink puff dress worn by the models exudes a nostalgic feeling of childhood, reminiscent of the joyful emotions of cotton candy. In another show, a tiered pale pink transparent tulle fluffy dress showcased a playful spring vibe.
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Butter Yellow
Designers' enthusiasm for light yellow seems to remain strong, as seen in multiple spring fashion shows. A certain brand's spring and summer collection exudes a joyful butter yellow atmosphere, with models showcasing elegant curves in light yellow shawls and ruffled skirts, resembling the feeling of butter sliding in a pan. This color can exhibit its unique charm in both minimalist and intricate designs.
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Lavender Shortbread
With the arrival of spring, soft colors not only elevate one's mood but also convey a sense of healing. These gentle hues are used in everyday wear, such as popular off-shoulder tassel dresses and oversized coats. Against the backdrop of spring and summer, these light shades appear particularly gentle.
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Frozen Blueberry
The fusion of icy blue with blue resembles the frosty surface of frozen blueberries, adding a refreshing touch to the overall look under the summer sun. At a show by a Nordic brand, models showcased sporty styles in ice blue ruffled dresses, leaving a strong impression. Regardless of material changes, pastel colors always play an important role in the spring and summer seasons.
Pastel colors are undoubtedly an indispensable part of future fashion—come try these trends!