2025 Spring/Summer Color Palette: Soft pastel outfits add daily romance, while pistachio green and creamy yellow are simply drool-worthy | ELLE
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The color palette for Spring/Summer 2025 is predominantly vibrant pastel shades, influenced by the concept of "food associations," featuring tones like pistachio ice cream, cotton candy pink, butter yellow, lavender cookie, and frozen blueberry, creating a lively and playful atmosphere. Designers utilize these soft colors in fashion shows, adding a relaxed and joyful feeling to Spring/Summer. Whether it’s dresses or outerwear, they evoke the warmth and vitality of spring.
What color combinations are in style this spring and summer? As the weather warms and the days get longer, our spirits also seem to become more vibrant. A close analysis of the trends on the runway for Spring/Summer 2025 shows that major brands are presenting a palette of both colorful and understated "pastel colors." Combining with the recent popular concept of "food association," from pistachio ice cream and butter yellow to frozen blueberry, each shade evokes a wonderful blend of taste and visual delight, creating a lively and playful atmosphere. This article will collect the top 5 pastel color dressing trends, so take notes!
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Pistachio Gelato
The Spring/Summer collection seems to be a concrete representation of designers’ fantasies of enjoying desserts on sunny days. For instance, in a series created by one designer for a well-known brand, a practical funnel-collared jacket becomes soft through shiny patent leather, as if enjoying melting pistachio ice cream under the sun. In another show, an off-the-shoulder dress features layers of velvety pistachio green chiffon, adding a romantic touch to sharp cuts.
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Cotton Candy Pink
The #balletcore ballet trend that rose a few seasons ago reignites the popularity of pale pink. This year on the Spring/Summer runway, this color is infused with youthful energy. A model wears a soft and charming pink bubble skirt, leisurely walking inside an art museum, seemingly evoking the joy of enjoying cotton candy in childhood.
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Butter Yellow
This spring, another enchanting pastel color—butter yellow—has gained widespread attention. Although various shades of pale yellow have been in vogue for several seasons, they can still be seen in the designs of brands like Prada and Valentino. This soft pale yellow showcases a joyful atmosphere through various designs, making the models shine with a new brilliance on the runway.
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Lavender Shortbread
The arrival of spring allows us to don elegant colors, feeling a sense of healing as if eating lavender shortbread. This gentle hue integrates into everyday outfits, whether it’s an off-the-shoulder fringed gown or an oversized trench coat, reflecting the gentle style of spring and summer.
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Frozen Blueberry
The characteristic of this color is the combination of blue and icy blue, reminiscent of frozen blueberries. On bright summer days, icy blue can bring a refreshing sensation to the visuals. In a showcase by a certain Nordic brand, models even wore icy blue ruffled dresses, creating a unique atmosphere with sporty elements.
Though the materials used by different brands vary, the message conveyed is very clear: pastel colors will always be an indispensable part of the fashion world.