With fashion, sometimes too much attention is paid to details, instead of focusing more on how they make a big difference, which is why the Summer of 2025 is not an exception. Designers are going sensitive and frivolous: Lace, tassels, and shells inspired accessories are big this season. On the pages of Vogue, on the runways, and in their social feeds, such romantic accents are transforming how the summer will be dressed with soft glamor and a touch of seaside getaway.
So, how are we quietly being overwhelmed with these tactile touches during the season?
1. The Lace Trim revival
Lace, which once was used exclusively on vintage slips or in the lingerie drawers, has undergone a discreet yet powerful resurgence. In SS25, on breezy maxi skirts, airy camisoles, and flowing summer dresses, lace trims are appearing to add a level of femininity, without feeling too much.
Designers, such as Zimmermann and Chlo, are mixing lace with contemporary shapes and fabrics, and this has proven that lace is not to be sweet and feel old-fashioned. Even basic items such as a linen blouse with a lace collar or a cotton dress with a lace trim seem to be more luxurious this season.
Style Tip: Layer lace with solid denim, raffia, and chunky sandals to keep the look earthy and easy to wear.
2. Movement Tassels
Tassels are back not only at music festivals. Such influences are being incorporated more clearly: fastened to the ends of belted kaftans, or dangling on crochet bags, or framing the edges of floor-sweeping dresses.
The thing is, what is refreshing about this season is a harmonious ratio of boho and elegance. Tassels are also recessive and are usually employed with a tone-on-tone palette or natural fibre so that they are more boutique and resort-ready. It is more about textural and motion and less about the statement.
Style Tip: Add a tassel-bedecked bag or a low-key tunic to add just the right number of quirky flourishes.
3. Luxe Seashells
We can never have a summer without a taste of the sea, and shell jewelry is the perfect way to fall in love with the coastal aesthetic. Not like the cheap plastic puka shell necklaces of the early 2000s, though the shells of SS25 are adult, polished, and frequently accompanied by pearls, gold, and sculptural metal pieces.
Missoma and Alighieri are two brands that pioneer the trend and offer such accessories that lead somewhere closer to the heirloom rather than the souvenir. Be it a pair of cowrie drop earrings or a layered shell necklace, they are easy to wear and give a wanderlust effect as well as summer romance.
Style Tip: Shell jewelry is especially attractive in earth tone hues, paired with a natural background: sand, ivory, or nuances of rust, and this approach makes it look earthbound, yet elegant.
Final Thought
The nostalgia of this retrogression to romantic and sensory fashion is very comforting. Lace, tassels, and shells could be details, but there is something emotional about them, a kind of reminder of the slower summers, the ocean breeze, and the pure pleasure of intentional dressing.
You may be loading your suitcase with a short vacation in mind or simply to revamp your warm-weather wardrobe, but there is no doubt that you should be using these light elements as your guide. Fashion is a whisper this season, not a shout, and in the process, it is saying more than ever before.
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