APLF Product Trends Spring / Summer 2025

by Olivier Guillemin [o,o] in collaboration with the Comité Français de la Couleur.

 

In a tormented, uncertain world, the spring-summer 2025 season

invites us, once again, to focus on positive impulses.

These contrast impulses bring together and create an equilibrium between classicism

& audaciousness, sport & poetry, sensuality & exuberance and past & future.

The season also expresses the mutation of our systems for production and

consumption plus takes a new look at the relationship between man and nature.

Materials
Denim-inspired leathers / Expressive, colour-blocked leathers / Suedes / Smooth, shiny leathers / Metallized,
colourful leathers and fabrics / Caviar and saffiano grain leathers / Lizard skins / Smooth and wrinkled vinyls /
Classic denims / Ribbed jerseys / Colourful, Chanel-inspired tweeds / Coloured raffias.


Motifs & Accessories
Rythmic prints / Games of stripes / XXL tartans and checks / Daniel Buren inspiration / New, expressive
vintage motifs / Leather-covered trimmings / Fine, discreet metal accessories.

Shoes
Multi-strap sandals
Denim mule-sandals
Reworked Crocs
Asymmetric oxfords
Ballerinas in netting
Multicolored patent leather sneakers
Saffiano leather loafers with colourful details
Lizard pumps
High-top sneakers
High-heeled, colour-blocked Western boots
Imposing high heels and graphic soles


Bags

Rounded hobos in netting
Pleated tote bags
Crocheted shoulder bags
Canvas sailor bags with motifs
Supple half-moon bags
Handbags in wide, deckchair-style stripes
Vinyl briefcases
Suede belt bag-backpacks with double zippers
Backpacks with integrated hoods
Hand-held “lunchbox” evening bags
Bi-material clutches with pockets in pop colours
Colour-blocked travel bags


Accessories

Bobs in summer knits
Vinyl baseball caps
Aviator-inspired sunglasses with coloured lenses
Belts of mix-and-match braids
Fingerless gloves in netting
Jewelry in fine multi-chains
Mesh scrunchies
Coloured transparent umbrellas

Materials
Vegetable-tanned leathers / Brush-off leathers / Nubucks / Leathers with classic grains / Biodegradable
leathers / Coloured watersnakes / Shot, metallic reflections / Braided leathers and straws / Denim with burnout motifs / Coated canvases / Cork / Natural straw.


Motifs & Accessories
Embroidered flowers / Colourful animal prints / Forest motifs (barks, leaves, branches) / Recycled metal
hardware / Bamboo and wood accessories.

Shoes
Ultra-flat criss-cross sandals
Sandal-clogs
Gladiator sandals knotted on the leg
Clog-inspired mules in supple leather
Leather espadrilles
Platform pumps in straw
Woven leather and linen oxfords
Slipper-style shoes with high platform rubber soles
Masculine city shoes with multi-openings on the upper
Suedine sneakers with saddle stitchings
Macramé sneakers


Bags

Flap bags in straw
Totes in open netting with canvas lining
Supple XXL hobos in washed cotton canvas
Semi-rigid bags in smooth, box calf
Shopping bags with bandana motifs
Suede and canvas bucket bags
City baskets in supple raffia
Evening bags in bamboo beads
“Toolbox” minaudieres
Foamy fabric rucksacks with multiple cords
Bolster bags in canvas and vegetable-tanned leather
Lightweight travel bags and briefcases in cork


Accessories
Straw “farmer’s” hats
Crocheted bobs
Wide-brimmed, XXL anti-UV ray hats
Sunglasses with graded, coloured lenses
Wide vegetable-tanned leather belts with embroidery
Wood, leather and metal jewelry and amulets

 

Materials
Sporty souple lambskins / Stretch nubucks and leathers / Rubbery leathers / Double-face leathers / Ostrich
leathers / Quilted leathers / Iridescent materials / Water-based PU / 3D meshes / Rubbery silicones / Mossy
jerseys / Recycled nylons and rip-stops / Linens.


Motifs & Accessories
Reflective motifs / Allover monograms / Silicone and rubber prints / Waterproof accessories / Thick webbings,
thick rope, thick lacing / Translucent and mat accessories / Tone-on-tone metal hardware.

Shoes
Sandals in stiff knit with velcro closures
Leather slippers
All leather Birkenstock-style sandals
Supple leather mules with high, wide heels
Nubuck loafers
Supple leather dance shoes
Oxfords with rubber soles
Tabi leather shoes
Solid-coloured sneakers with 3D honeycomb soles
Mesh sneakers
Flat, second-skin ankle boots


Bags
Puffy, supple leather handbags
Multi-pocketed, bowling style weekend bags
Net and nylon totes
Reversible, bi-material bucket bags
Seamless origami bags
XL fanny packs worn over the shoulder
Baguette-style clutches
Ultra-supple backpacks in washed lambskin
Multi-functional, multi-compartmented, transformable, adjustable bags
Intelligent travel bag range with integrated solar charger

 

Accessories
Water bottle holders in quilted technical canvas
Scarves with sunblock visors
Oversized bobs
Transparent sunglasses
Connected jewelry
Umbrellas with UV-ray protection

Materials
Box calfs / Braided leathers / Nubuck laces / Metallic leathers / Patent leathers / Suedes with metallic
flashes / Python and crocodile embossings / Latex / Satins / Feathers / Rhinestone meshes / Macramed
leathers or cottons / Pleated leathers and silks / Lacquered straws.


Motifs & Accessories
Moiré motifs / Delicate tie-dyes / Leopard / Silk fringes / Bio-based sequins / Accessories in tortoiseshell /
resins / Metallic rhinestones and beads.

Shoes
Wedge sandals in metallic raffia
Stiletto-heeled sandals with fruit, floral or animal decorations
Sequined ballerinas with bejeweled buckles
Flat sandals with square toes
Glittery Mary-Janes
Python pumps with rhinestones
Flat mules in leather macramé
High-heeled mules with feathers
Glam clogs with flashy details
Sneakers in multicoloured metallics
Patent leather ankle boots in shifting colours
Crocodile thigh-high boots
Decorative platform soles and sculpted heels


Bags

Coloured straw handbags with motif
Flap bags with multiple studs
Baguette bags with rhinestone fringes
Small handbags with jeweled details
Hobos in coloured patent leather
City baskets in resin beads
Beach baskets in lacquered raffia with bamboo handles
Rolltop clutches in floral tie-dye
Tortoiseshell resin minaudieres with jeweled decorations
Evening bags with feathered handles
Minaudieres with Charleston-style silver fringes
Monogrammed travel bags


Accessories

City-style cowboy hats
Iridescent XL straw bags
Exuberant reading glasses
Monogrammed sunglasses
Printed satin headbands
Tortoiseshell resin cuffs and headbands
Jewelry in coloured XL rhinestones

About APLF

We bring leather, material and fashion businesses together: an opportunity to meet and greet face to face. We bring them from all parts of the world so that they can find fresh partners, discover new customers or suppliers and keep ahead of industry developments.

 

We organise a number of trade exhibitions which focus on fashion and lifestyle: sectors that are constantly in flux, so visitors and exhibitors alike need to be constantly aware both of the changes around them and those forecast for coming seasons.

 

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