Summer 2025 Fashion: City Escape

Ari Stark

Fri, June 27, 2025 at 5:19 PM UTC

Summertime and the livin' is easy, so the fashion should be too.

Before a brutal heat wave hit New York City, raising real-feel temperatures above 100 degrees, WWD made the most out of a cloudy day in Brooklyn to shoot the best of this season's resortwear.

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No sunshine? No problem. No trip booked to an exotic locale? Who says you can't dress like you're already on vacation right in your own neighborhood?

Montce ribbed terry bikini top; Diotima handmade crochet skirt; Tom Ford sunglasses; Hermès shoes; Khaite gold earrings.

To slip into that mindset, take swim pieces out for a spin on dry land. Here, WWD style director Alex Badia did exactly that, elevating a clam-shell bikini top from Montce by pairing it with Diotima's hand-crocheted maxiskirt for an island-meets-industrial-city vibe. Topping it off is the "It" shoe style of the moment: thong sandals. But make no mistake about it. This leather Hermès pair isn't just any run-of-the-mill flip-flop, so don't get them wet.

Chloé embroidered lace bralette, organic silk charmeuse pants, shoes, vintage gold brass and pearl earrings, vintage gold brass bracelet and vintage gold brass and pearl ring.

Lingerie needn't be confined to the bedroom either, especially when it's as sweet and idyllic as Chloé's ruffled lace bra and matching bloomers. A "fantasy of summer" is what creative director Chemena Chamali said she hoped to capture while designing the French house's collection. For a less innocent take, a patchwork slip from Moschino — thrown over a slouchy pair of men's jeans — channels a bit of '90s grunge attitude.

Equally playful is Miu Miu's remix on prep with clashing Varsity stripes. "Wearing things in the wrong way," Miuccia Prada told WWD of her modus operandi, "it was a way of being spontaneous."

Miu Miu jersey sweater, jersey shirt, jersey top and poplin and lace skirt.

Alaïa second skin viscose lingerie set and stonewashed denim pants; Sportmax metal bracelet; Retrouvaí 14-karat yellow gold earrings.A

Too hot to fuss with all that styling? Keep to a bare-bones look — as with Alaïa's second-skin tube top and balloon-waist jeans. And max out on one major accessory, a chunky gold cuff by Sportmax does just the trick.

When one just isn't enough, try two — belts, that is. Borrowing from the layered trend that's popping up on runways and in street-style, these silver-tone Adam Lippes waist cinchers are all the jewelry needed to turn a sporty leather Louis Vuitton track jacket and Dior cargos into an appropriate date night outfit.

Louis Vuitton draped leather bomber jacket; Dries Van Noten polyamide bra top; Dior pants; Adam Lippes and Brandon Maxwell belts; Courrèges shoes; Thom Browne socks; Hermès 18-karat gold Chaine d'ancre Danae earrings.A

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