Incredible Fashion Wins Of 2025

From couture worn at ungodly morning hours to cultural statements that actually meant something, here’s a roundup of the looks that didn’t just pass the vibe check — they rewrote it. “2025 proved that fashion only works when it commits. The best looks weren’t safe or subtle — they were deliberate, opinionated, and fully aware that being remembered matters more than being liked,” says Aastha Sharma, celebrity stylist.

Morning Couture Moment

When Janhvi Kapoor arrived at the Homebound premiere in the morning — a time typically reserved for iced coffee and denial — she did so dressed like a woman who does not recognise daylight as a limitation. In a custom Anamika Khanna ensemble, Kapoor reminded everyone that couture does not require mood lighting, only nerve.

The gold-embroidered open-back top paired with a mint green skirt was elegant, yes — but elegance with a smirk. The real stunt, however, was the jewellery. A statement necklace cascaded down her bare back, fusing archival Indian jewels with jade and jadau craftsmanship. Heritage, but make it flirt. Mint-accented jhumkas and chunky bracelets finished the look, because subtlety was clearly not on the call sheet. This wasn’t dressing to please — it was dressing to be remembered.

One Look Several Serves

At Cannes, Alia Bhatt didn’t attend so much as curate an exhibition. As L’Oréal ambassador, she delivered a sequence of looks that said, “I can do restraint, I can do excess, and I won’t apologise for either.”

Her navy Giorgio Armani Privé gown from the Spring/Summer 2025 collection was old-school glamour sharpened to a point. Strapless, bejewelled, with gem-studded bands framing the bust and hem, it was elegant without being sleepy. The beaded hair cap anchoring her sleek bun nodded to 1920s flapper glamour — vintage, but not cosplay.

“Fashion in 2025 stopped asking for permission,” notes stylist and critic Belle Shroff. “Craft and identity weren’t supporting acts anymore — they were the headline.”

And then, because why stop when people are still watching, Bhatt delivered the Gucci sari moment. Nude-hued, monogrammed, plunging blouse, straight skirt, dramatic trailing drape — it was logo fashion with backbone. Soft glam, kohl-lined eyes, loose waves, and a diamond tennis necklace pulled it together. Maximal, yes. Messy? Never. This was branded dressing that knew exactly what it was doing — and enjoyed it.

When Deepika Padukone returned to the runway as Sabyasachi Mukherjee’s showstopper for his 25th anniversary, the message was simple: absence does not equal erasure. Draped in signature Sabyasachi opulence, Deepika didn’t chase attention — she absorbed it.

This wasn’t a comeback engineered for applause. It was the presence. Authority. The kind of walk that says, “I’ve evolved, and you can catch up at your own pace.” Motherhood didn’t soften her impact; it refined it. The phones came out. The cheering followed. Fashion remembered exactly who she is.

Stealing The Show

Priyanka Chopra Jonas attended Ralph Lauren’s Spring 2026 show in New York, staged discreetly at the brand’s Madison Avenue headquarters and strategically outside the fashion week circus — because power never waits in line.

Her bronzed metallic jacquard jacket-and-skirt set with a paisley print was rich, textured, and deliciously assertive. The blazer plunged, the shoulders were sharp, the waist cinched confidently before giving way to a floor-sweeping skirt that moved like it knew people were watching. Under the lights, the fabric shimmered between copper and gold, quietly reminding everyone

that American luxury still knows how to seduce. “When fashion knows who it’s dressing for, the confidence shows,” says Mumbai-based fashion writer Richelle Lobo. “That clarity defined the strongest looks this year.”

Dandyism, Dialled Up

And then there was Cardi B, because of course there was. Tackling modern-day dandyism at the Met, she wore an intricate Burberry suiting by Daniel Lee that said “theme understood” and then underlined it.

The green floor-length embroidered coat with an open back — because subtlety has never been her ministry — layered over a silk devoré shirt with ruffled collar and cuffs, finished with a silk-satin cummerbund and velvet jacquard trousers, was tailored excess at its finest. It was camp, it was couture, it was Cardi. No notes.

The Verdict

What made 2025’s fashion wins truly win wasn’t money, labels, or viral moments. It was the intention. These looks knew who they were for. They honoured craft, embraced drama, and refused to shrink themselves for palatability.

In a year when fashion finally remembered that it’s allowed to be loud, expressive, and a little unhinged, one truth became clear: when style commits fully, nobody looks away.