They may have been head-turning for a moment or two, but these 2025 trends are no longer worthy of the limelight if you listen to the voices of Vogue Arabia:
Athleisure
Photo: Moritz Scholz/Getty Images“Comfort is king, but 2025 saw athleisure creeping into spaces where it really doesn’t belong. As Karl Lagerfeld famously said, ‘Sweatpants are a sign of defeat. You lost control of your life, so you bought some sweatpants.’ Let’s leave the gym-to-street mashups behind and save sweatpants for… well, sweatpants situations.”
Leen Al Saadi, digital editor
Yeti boots
Photo: Christian Vierig/Getty Images“Look: I love boots, I love texture. But nothing good can come from the two joining forces. For me, Yeti boots may just be 2025’s most unappealing trend. Granted, they can look very cool swishing down the runway when paired with a skinny heel, but no amount of persuasion or celebrity sightings can sell their flat-soled renditions to me. Along with eating up the most slender part of a woman's legs – yes, you do look like you have Pomeranians hanging off your knees – the Moon Boot family also promises to catch every last bit of garbage off the streets as you drudge along trying to up your style cred.”
Nitya Chablani, beauty and wellness editor
Lingerie-inspired layering
Photo: Moritz Scholz/Getty Images“Whether worn on its own or layered over and under other pieces, satin and lace are instant reminders of bedtime, and seeing them out and about during the day still feels off. We may have gotten away with pyjama-looking co-ords, but I believe there’s far more to cool, edgy street style in 2026 than simply throwing a lace midi skirt over a pair of jeans.”
Naheed Ifteqar, social and video strategy manager
Flip flops
Photo: Raimonda Kulikauskiene/Getty Images“I'm all for practical shoes – most days, you'll find me in trainers – but a street style trend at Copenhagen Fashion Week this autumn brought some questionable footwear to the fore. Flip flops. Keep these for the beach please, for while comfort is key, there are some places (well, most places) where rubber slippers just aren't acceptable.”
Hafsa Lodi, style and features editor
Pyjama sets
Photo: Jeremy Moeller/Getty Images“Pyjama sets have had their moment – and while they can still feel relaxed or even cool in the right context, they no longer resonate as a defining trend as we enter 2026. What once signaled effortless chic can now read as disengaged, as if the wearer opted out of the act of dressing. This may still work for some, but as a public fashion statement, pyjamas feel ready to step back into the personal realm.”
Nadine El Chaer, Arabic director
Crocs
Photo: Jeremy Moeller/Getty Images“I’ve always thought Crocs were ugly, and honestly that hasn’t changed. They’re goofy, awkward and weighed down by years of memes and jokes. At the end of the day, they’re plastic shoes with holes. They are fine for taking out the trash or a five minute grocery run, but that’s where it should end and ideally, they should be phased out by 2026 altogether. Wearing Crocs doesn’t feel like a style choice, it feels like giving up.”
Harshita Jain, creative producer
Labubus
Photo: Edward Berthelot/Getty Images"Personally, I’m not a fan and I think we’ve reached peak Labubu. When the same wide-eyed figurine is clipped onto every bag and styled in exactly the same way, it takes away a bag’s classiness, and even the most beautiful, timeless purses lose a bit of their elegance. I’d love for 2026 to bring back more individuality, with accessories chosen because we “genuinely love them, not because everyone else has one or we’re expected to follow a trend.”
Jeannine Yazbeck, features director
