Fashion
4 Quirky Accessory Trends To Test-Drive This Summer
Channel main-character energy with unexpected bits and bobs.
The spring party circuit is confirming what the Spring/Summer 2025 runways already told us: It’s time to get freaky with your accessory choices. We’ve previously exalted the ways to wear Rihanna-style double bags (and her generally perfect glasses and jewelry), necklace bags, and face-shrouding sunglasses, but now our attention is turning to more unconventional ways of adornment. Forget affordable daily-driver bags and shoes: Consider investing in something more frivolous, but ultimately more personality-leaning. Below, we have four ways to buy into the unexpected and unforgettably fashionable accessory trends we’re spotting on our favorite fashion forecasters.
The Arm Cuff
Alexa Chung is making this a thing, wrinkles be damned. She’s stepped out twice in May wearing a chunky gold cuff on her lower bicep. A few ways to make this your own: Buy a bendy bracelet, or choose a necklace with an adjustable strap to secure it around your Mango trench coat or Miu Miu cropped bomber.
The Old-Lady Brooch
This trend has percolated on Substack for years now, but it’s never felt more timely to invest in a pin for your otherwise-naked lapels. Opt for something minimal if you want to just give a flash of metal, or go all-out and catch the gleam of midday sun with a crystallized moment.
The Modern French Hat
Prada made personality hats a thing, and now Miu Miu is up to give us a sleeker take on head-covering. When wearing a cloche, take after RiRi’s fresh-off-the-runway pregnancy announcement ‘fit to not look like an extra in a WWII movie and keep the outfit ultramodern. Or, if you feel like going the Kentucky Derby way, pick up a fascinator and match it to your dress à la Kendall’s vintage Mugler.
The Non-Neck Scarf
Silk scarves are no longer just for draping and tying the neck. Alexa Chung is demonstrating her panache for unconventionality this month, tying a Gucci silk carré around her waist. Dig through bins of vintage silks until you find an ample enough scarf to recreate the look, or pick up an already-designed silk top-cum-scarf. In any case, find ways to do anything but wear it as a neck cover.
