2025 Gender-Inclusive Colors

From androgynous new darks to blooming yellows, champion inclusivity through powerful colour palettes for 2025 and beyond

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Victoria Diaz
August 20, 2024

#1 Androgynous Darks:

Of course! Dark tones are the Mather of all! What more inclusive than deep tones. Prepare for 2025, the year of Strategic Imagination and 2026, the year of Redirection, with our respective colors of the year: Future Dusk and Transformative Teal. Play on the colorsʼ mesmerizing dual tonalities to reflect gender fluidity and an era of change.

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Clockwise: Moncler, Apple, Paolina Russo, Moncler, Stone Island

#2 Blooming Yellows:

ʻGen Z Yellowʼ was once used to define a non-conformist generation associated with carefree joy and optimism. Near-neon Vivid Yellow will be a seasonal colour for S/S 26, inspired by AI.

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Clockwise: Jokilaakson Juusto, Kenzo, No Problemo, Vivienne Westwood, Coachella

#3 Tainted Pastels:

Well pastel deserve a whole separate newsletter chapter on their ageless and genderless qualities and adaptability through industries and materials. I promise you- a full newsletter on “dirty pastels” is coming. Meanwhile: Evolve sweet #GelatoPastels into #DustedPastels. Embrace twilight hues of key colours Blue Aura and Celestial Yellow, inspired by the moon and sky, to reect a new era of #GenderInclusive design.

Damaris Athene 'Fruiting Body'

Clockwise: Prada, Rick Owens, Amiri, @bettter.us, @collinastrada

#4 Scarlets:

Cranberry Juice and Crimson will emerge as the new heartbeat of gender-inclusive color. Lean into the sensuality of reds with #Hypertexture and glossy leathers. True blood reds will speak to shared humanity and have connotations of lust, fear, passion and rebellion.

@horti_ofcial

Clockwise: The Attico, Eckhaus Latta, Willy Chavarria, @situationist_ofcial

#5 Aquatic Tones:

Reflect gender uidity with a spectrum of transient, bio-synthetic blue-greens to inspire fresh perspectives. Evolve greens into turquoise blues associated with wellness, water and wonder. Appeal to kidult consumers and youth by using S/S 26 key colour Jelly Mint to draw on future nostalgia.

@sickymag | 'Humanimals' by @rtreebusch

AquaticTonesClockwise: @kassleditions, @marrakshi.life, 4Kate, @monphell, Essential Antwerp

#6 Archive Blues:

This palette of denim-inspired forever blues will have genderless, ageless and seasonless appeal. complement the warm, sentimental quality of A/W 25/26 key colour Retro Blue with A/W 25/26 seasonal tones Borrowed Blue and Honest Indigo to speak to #OutOfRetirement aesthetics

@dunst_ofcial

Clockwise: JW Anderson, @molo, Another Magazine, @ofcial_rebrand, Essential Antwerp

Very exited to share that from this Thursday I’m launching a separate newsletter for interior design aesthetics directions. Every week subscribers will get round-up reports with key trends and recurring messages across a broad range of interior aspects from wall design to interior accessories, colors, materials, finishing and future homing and lifestyles. Wow! It’s going to be a beautiful content meant to be inspiring, informing and quick to digest info.

Talking to you real soon,

Love,

Victoria

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