2025 Fashion Trends: How to Stay Stylish While Dressing Modestly

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As you look ahead to 2025 and anticipate the arrival of spring, do you feel confident about your wardrobe? Or do some of your pieces feel shabby and outdated?

One way to refresh your wardrobe is to look at new trends and see how you can incorporate them with pieces you already own for an updated look. At The Main Street Exchange, we help out by providing customers with cute, modest clothing that is up-to-date and stylish. 

Today’s blog is all about 2025 fashion trends and how you can incorporate them into your wardrobe to refresh your style, even if you’re on a budget.

How to Incorporate Trends into a Modest Wardrobe

If you prefer to dress modestly, you probably have a love-hate relationship with following trends. 

On the one hand, it’s always interesting to look at what’s in style and play around with dressing in new, fun ways. On the other hand, getting too caught up in following trends can be exhausting and bad for both your wallet and the environment as you buy trendy, cheap things that will look shabby and outdated in a few months.

And unfortunately, many trends are difficult or impossible to incorporate into a modest wardrobe.

So here’s our guide to following trends in a sustainable, modest way:

• Step 1: Read this blog and see what trends seem fun and pretty and which ones you’d rather pass on. 

• Step 2: Look through your current wardrobe to see what you already have that fits into 2025 styles.

• Step 3: See if there’s anything in your closet that’s worn out and needs to be replaced or if there are staple items you need to purchase. For example, if you need new work shoes, it’s a good opportunity to buy a pair that’s a little more trendy and up-to-date. (You can find more tips for decluttering your closet on our blog.)

• Step 4: Finally, look for new clothing items that you can pair with the things you already have in your closet. Focus on pieces you love and can continue to wear for years. 

If you’re nervous about trying new things, try something small, such as an accessory or a new color, and see how you feel about it!

For more unique and bold trends, see if you can buy the items second-hand instead of new. That way, you can try the trend without contributing to overconsumption and waste if you end up not liking the look—especially since those trends tend to go out of style as quickly as they come in.

Finally, here are a few tips for making trends work with a modest wardrobe:

• Take note of general colors, fabrics, and silhouettes, and try to find similar things in a modest style

• Incorporate layering into your look for added coverage

• Wear classic clothing and use accessorizing as a way to incorporate trends

Now, let’s look at some popular styles for 2025!

Popular Aesthetics for 2025

Several different aesthetics are coming your way for 2025, some more niche than others. But here are a couple of aesthetics that are set to dominate this year:

Polished boho chic

The bohemian look is evolving into something more refined and feminine.

• Flowing maxi skirts

• Fringed and embroidered outerwear

• Layering

• Ruffle blouses

• Romantic, feminine silhouettes

• Airy, transparent materials like chiffon and lace

Overall, the 2025 boho chic look is less eclectic than the 2024 version and more wearable and feminine. This fits well with a modest wardrobe. Incorporate the trend into your wardrobe with modest, feminine skirts and blouses that have a boho flair, and modest layering pieces under transparent materials.

Elevated athleisure

Athleisure continues to be popular, as people want to look cute and comfortable at the same time. The 2025 version of athleisure takes it up a notch with:

• High-quality fabrics

• Matched sets

• Soft knits

• Feminine details

For a modest version, look for athletic skirts and cute modest tops in athletic fabrics. Matched sets are particularly popular—and yes, you can buy athleisure-matched sets that come with a modest skirt instead of a pair of sweatpants! Not only does that make your outfit more modest, but it also fits with the “elevated athleisure” aesthetic since a skirt instantly elevates the elegance of an outfit. 

Popular Colors, Prints, and Fabrics for 2025 

Now that we’ve examined the 2025 aesthetics let’s look closer at popular colors, prints, and fabrics you can expect to see this year.

Colors

• Pink is still on trend for 2025, but instead of the bright Barbie pinks of the last few years, 2025 will see a huge rise in pale, pastel baby pinks.

• Red will continue to be popular, especially for accessories like bags and shoes. Slightly darker shades of red are particularly in style for 2025.

• Earthy neutrals are on track to dominate 2025. Think colors we see in nature, particularly soft browns and olive greens.

Prints

Print trends for 2025 include:

• Pinstripes

• Animal prints

• Tropical florals

• Subtle patterns

Remember: only pick up an eccentric print if you genuinely love it. The more unique the print is, the more quickly it will look dated.

Fabrics

Suede will be very on-trend for 2025, especially in lighter hues. Other popular fabrics include corduroy and traditional, vintage-inspired fabrics like tweed. 

Denim is also on trend for 2025. Popular types of denim this year include:

• Dark wash denim

• White denim

• Midi and maxi denim skirts and dresses

Popular Accessories for 2025

Accessories are a great way to elevate your outfit to a modern feel without going over budget, buying a whole new wardrobe, or worrying if the new trends will look nice on your body type. Here are some popular accessories for 2025:

Bags

After a few years of smaller bags being in style, oversized bags are on trend again! Popular styles include suede oversized totes and woven leather bags.

Shoes

Shoe trends for 2025 include:

• Bohemian clogs

• Slim, retro-looking sneakers

• Peep-toe shoes

• Softer, more flexible loafers

• Mary Janes with low square block heels

Jewelry

Most of the jewelry trends this year are inspired by the polished boho chic aesthetic. In particular, beaded jewelry will be big this year. 

Layered necklaces will continue to be in style in 2025. Other jewelry trends include bangles and tassels.

How The Main Street Exchange Can Help

At The Main Street Exchange, we love to curate clothing that’s trendy and stylish while also remaining classic and timeless.

What does that mean, exactly?

On one hand, it means that you can dress modestly without looking outdated and frumpy. That includes stocking our shelves with pieces that look up-to-date with modern trends. We want to prove that it’s absolutely possible to look modest and fashionable at the same time! We believe that modesty provides a way to dress attractively while drawing attention to your inner beauty.

At the same time, we don’t want you to throw out your wardrobe and start fresh every year—that’s wasteful and unnecessary. That’s why we prioritize items that incorporate modern trends but also have a timeless elegance. That way, you’ll still be able to wear these items for years and years without looking dated. 

We’d love to help you curate a wardrobe that’s both trendy and timeless! To see the latest items and new trends we’ve stocked, check out our new arrivals page. 

And don’t hesitate to contact us if you have any questions—we look forward to hearing from you!