The Biggest Men’s Fashion Trends 2025 Has In Store, According to GQ Staffers
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The trend cycle moves at a breakneck clip, and keeping up can be a royal headache. From runway to social media, the fashion cognoscente to the millions of microtrends, the whiplash is real. It’s a good thing we’ve got the cure. Below, you’ll find a not-quite-comprehensive list of all the weirdest, wildest menswear moves we’re itching to make this season—along with a handful of brands doing them best—hand-picked by the GQ Recommends squad.
To predict the can’t-miss men’s fashion trends 2025 has in store, we scour runway stills, street style shots, and our very own mood boards to make sense of where the state of our highly specific union is headed next. Are these the only things we’re going to wear for the next six months straight? Probably not. But they’re definitely the only things we want to wear right this very minute.
As temperatures continue to skyrocket further into summer territory, outfits become more bare just to handle the heat. But it’s not just about wearing less. Nor does it mean summer gets less stylish. Our hot weather predictions see an all-out embrace of flip-flops, a big return of beaded jewelry, not to mention shorts that look more like underwear, striped polos, and rimless eyewear. If this is all reading a little OC, that’s because it is. Prepare for an indie-preppy summer. For the rest of our summer-y insights, keep on scrolling.
9 Red-Hot Summer Trends We’re Eyeing
- The Hang-Ten Flip-Flops:Â Hari Mari Fields Leather Sandal, $65
- The Easy, Breezy Jeans:Â Levi’s 555 Relaxed Straight Linen+ Denim Jeans, $98
- The Under-Exposed Shorts: Todd Snyder 5″ Poplin Triple Stripe Short, $198
- The Floating Sunnies:Â Dita TRYSIM.75 Glasses, $660
- The High-Volume Cargo Shorts:Â Beams Plus Straight-Leg Cotton-Ripstop Cargo Shorts, $215
- The Y2K-Heartthrob Striped Polo:Â Balenciaga Laurel Classic Fitted Polo, $850
- The Belt-It-Out Bag:Â Proenza Schouler Belted Tote,Â
$850Â $510 - The Podiatrist-Approved Steppers:Â Jacoform 360 Shoe, $235
- The Beaded Bling: Éliou Mambo Bracelet,Â
$130Â $95
Flip-Flops Era
Fashion’s been flirting with the idea of a full-on flip-flop comeback for a few summers, and we’re glad to say that it’s finally here. Banish your fear of putting the full set of piggies out on, and with it the notion that flip flops are just for the beach. Lean into the SoCal getup and prop them up with cargo shorts and a striped polo, or bring them into high society with slouchy slacks and a linen button-up. You know what—just replace your loafers and wear ’em on the daily with your regular fits.
Havaianas
Top Flip Flop
Auralee
Leather Thong Flip Flops
Ancient Greek Sandals
Ancient Greek Sandals Solo Flip Flops
Hari Mari
Fields Leather Sandals
Kewpie-White Jeans
White jeans for summer isn’t a novel idea, but the discourse surrounding them this time is. As bros debate where their shorts should hit, one switched-on sect is avoiding that riveting convo altogether and going instead for this sun-reflecting, leg-shrouding jean shade.
Buck Mason
Omaha Flyweight HBT P-43 Cargo Pant
Levi’s
555 Relaxed Straight Linen+ Denim Jeans
Stan Ray
Double Knee Cotton Painter’s Pants
Dries Van Noten
Straight-Leg Embroidered Denim Jeans
Shorts That Look Like Boxers
The war on inseams has fractured into a handful of camps, but the real trend in shorts is maybe about the fabric than the length. More and more, we’re seeing shorts rendered in stripes, checks, and tartans. They’re preppy, they’re ’90s revivalist, they also look like boxers. Wearing actual underwear and bloomers as fashion swept through womenswear a few seasons back, so it only makes sense that the guys get a swing at it too.
J.Crew
8″ Relaxed Cotton Poplin Short
Todd Snyder
5″ Poplin Triple Stripe Short
Acne Studios
Straight-Leg Checked Twill Drawstring Shorts
Martine Rose
Tartan Tailored Gym Shorts
Accountant Glasses
What do E-40 and your accountant have in common? Rimless glasses. Ditch the acetate frames outright and opt for some rimless or semi-rimless eyewear. Tap into a geek-chic moment with a button-up shirt, pleated pants, and loafers, or try a Y2K look with a tight vintage shirt, big jorts, and Birkenstocks.
Dita
TRYSIM.75 Glasses
Our Legacy
Adorable Sunglasses
Oakley
Clubhouse 52mm Semi Rimless Optical Glasses
Ray-Ban
RB3183 Rectangular Sunglasses
Cargo Shorts
As the preppy mall brands of the aughts come all the way back, they’re bringing cargo shorts with them. Don’t fight it: After multiple depressing summers of five vs. seven-inch short length anxiety, there’s something truly freeing—not to mention practical—about letting good old, six-pocket cargos sway gently across your knees.
Gap
11″ Relaxed Cargo Shorts
Beams Plus
Straight-Leg Cotton-Ripstop Cargo Shorts
Stone Island
Straight-Leg Garment-Dyed Stretch-Cotton Tela Cargo Shorts
Jacquemus
Le Cargo Bermuda Shorts
Striped Polos
If you put a lot of these summer trends together, you might notice something. It’s basically an OC redux. Adam Brody-core, if you will. Think nascent indie sleaze, with palm trees. To complete the look, get yourself a slutty striped polo and throw it on with the cargo shorts above, or slim jeans and Chucks. Californiaaaaaaaaa!
Gap
Pique Polo Shirt
Alex Mill
Polo Stripe Sweater
Lacoste
Men’s Original L.12.12 Striped Polo Shirt
Balenciaga
Laurel Classic Fitted Polo
Beaded Jewelry
Short of puka shells, we’re leaning into the beach-y brohemian vibes withe candy-coated beaded jewelry round our necks, wrists, and even our ankles. Summer’s got us wearing a whole lot of nothing, so we’ve got to get our fashion where we can get it. Beaded jewelry gives us the texture and layering we’re missing from the cooler months and is just that cherry on top of your hot-weather outfits that brings everything together.
Éliou
Mambo Bracelet
David Yurman
Spiritual Beads Faceted Bracelet
John Hardy
Heishi Bracelet
Celine Homme
Silver-Tone, Leather and Multi-Stone Necklace
Orthopedic Sneakers
As the slim, flat sneaker continues to torpedo its way through the zeitgeist, a rival faction of footwear enthusiasts—unsettled by that style’s lack of support—are going the entire opposite direction, and doubling down on health and safety, with some far more robust pairs. To be clear, these trending styles aren’t cushy like Hokas or bouncy like Ons. They’re simply supportive, stable, and let’s be honest: Kind of great-looking, too.
Mephisto x Body of Work
Match
New Balance
MT10
New Balance
993
Jacoform
360 Shoe
Belted Bags
A funny thing is happening towards the luxury end of the daily carry landscape. Suddenly, every bag has a belt on it! What makes this something to celebrate, rather than mock, is the added practicality—few tote straps have been resizeable thusfar. And also, the extra hits of metal do add a certain heft to bag styles that beforehand might have been a touch too dainty for some.
Lemaire
Belted Tote Bag
Dries van Noten
Belt Bag
Prada
Buckle Leather Tote Bag
Proenza Schouler
Belted Tote
More Trends to Watch in 2025
We first came out with our highly accurate trend predictions at the beginning of the year. And while we trust that our team of menswear Nostradamuses are infinitely wise, we may not see every fortune told until the season is ripe. But mark our words, these are the rest of the trends you can expect to see for the rest of the year.
