The 5 Key Autumn Accessories Trends Defining Style in 2025
It’s not just the smell of pumpkin spice lattes lingering in the air that’s heralding autumn’s arrival. From the hoards of fallen leaves that pile up in the gutter to the countless open umbrellas that line London’s sidewalks, it’s almost like summer completely disappeared overnight, leaving a trail of sumptuous cashmere, soothing long sleeves and cosy wool trousers.
But how to translate these pieces from humble cold-repelling outfits into something more inspiring, thoughtful and altogether mood boosting? You inject one of the key autumn accessories trends of 2025 into the look, of course.
Those who are more adept at styling an impactful ensemble will know the power that accessories wield. Be it a simple bag, a minuscule accent like a shoe or a small but mighty detail through adding jewellery, considered additions can breathe fresh life into reliable silhouettes. This is all the more important during bouts of stormy weather.
When the temperature drops, looking put together is no longer tantamount to actually investing the hours in doing so. Instead, we’re after shortcuts that can help us appear sophisticated and poised, without doing the exhaustive work of figuring out exactly how to do so. (Because there’s nothing that screams chic like wearing Uniqlo thermals under our denim jeans and cotton shirts, right?)
This season, the biggest autumn accessory trends of 2025 remain true to the sentiment of the period. These are styles that are pleasantly lethargic, structured with a bit of slouch and luxuriously tactile. Autumn is the season for slowing down, after all. And as we begin the long march to the depths of winter, through days of early sunsets and evenings saturated with a shroud of darkness, there’s no better way to reflect this than in the accessories we wear. From hats ripped out of the swinging 1960s to the surprising blouse print accenting the waist of the most stylish, these are the 5 major autumn accessories trends of 2025 to make note of.
The 5 Key Autumn Accessories Trends of 2025
1. Triangle Scarves
Style Notes: There’s truly an art to bundling up. Beginning with your base layers, the way you softly stack piece upon piece to build an outfit is crucial. You need to pair things in a way that will ward off the biting wind but won’t have you looking like Joey Tribbiani wearing everything he owns in that one episode of Friends. Equally important, however, is the final layer. Chic dressers across London, Copenhagen and Oslo have been wearing this accessory for years, but it feels like it’s really hit a stride for the autumn 2025 season. Wrapping it around your shoulders, especially when wearing a big coat, feels like this sort of protective element that’s both pretty and protective. Plus, when rainfall comes, you can swiftly fashion it as a scarf and tie it around your head à la an Old Hollywood starlet.
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COS
Brushed-Cashmere Triangle Scarf
A bigger size will allow for more styling opportunities. (And levels of snugness.)
& Other Stories
Wool Triangle Scarf
This gorgeous wool option is complemented with elegant tonal whipstitching along the edges.
ARKET
Triangle Wool Scarf
I can’t think of a jacket trend that isn’t made more sophisticated through the addition of this triangle scarf.
M&S Collection
Knitted Textured Triangle Scarf With Wool
ARCH4
Ezra Cashmere Bandana
Consider this the LBD of triangle scarves.
2. Checked Shirt
Style Notes: It might be years since Bottega Veneta broke the internet when it debuted a line of cotton-effect leather checked shirts during the house’s spring/summer 2023 show, a collection that also saw Kate Moss model, but the impact is still reverberating. Mostly in the way that every elegant look you’ll see is punctuated by the addition of a checked shirt tied around the waist. This flannel print is far from the costumes of Brokeback Mountain, the unofficial uniforms of construction workers or the grunge days of yore when every Nirvana listener in the early ‘90s wore the tartan print with aplomb. Still, there’s something very Marc Jacobs for Perry Ellis spring/summer 1993 about it. A little bit polished, a little bit edgy, yet altogether stylish.
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COS
Checked Flannel Shirt
Wear buttoned-up and tucked into trousers or wrapped around the waist, this wool blend style is one of COS’s best selling styles this season.
Massimo Dutti
Flowing 100% Cupro Check Shirt
Massimo Dutti always knows how to deliver an elevated basic.
Free People
We the Free Ashley Plaid Shirt
While the raw hem shorts and raffia shoulder bag proves how timeless this style is, the colour palette feels perfectly autumnal.
With Nothing Underneath
The Classic: Fine Brushed, Navy Blue Check
ALIGNE
Taylor Flannel Checked Shirt
This piece features a button at the back to offer a more waisted shape.
3. Belted Bags
Style Notes: Turns out, it’s not just your one-size-too-big vintage Levi’s that require a belt to holster them in place. If you haven’t noticed, style insiders are toting bags that feature a belt motif slug across the middle. In Manu Atelier’s opulent suede styles, this accent is more demure and discerning, in keeping with the brand’s ethos of considered craftsmanship. At Prada, the size is more exaggerated and on the nose, as if it’s Miuccia Prada and Raf Simmons’ way of hinting that when the brand does trends, you’ll be sure to know about it. Toteme’s is slightly more minimalistic and mindful in a way that feels more fitting for the theme of this season. May as well put the belt where you can see it, especially if cosying up under chunky sweaters.
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Manu Atelier
Le Cambon 35 Deep Brown Suede
Prada
Prada Buckle Large Leather Handbag With Belt
If the early part of the decade was defined by the Prada Galleria, consider the back half to be distinguished by the Prada Buckle.
Anthropologie
By Anthropologie Faux-Suede Belted Tote Bag
This slouchy trapeze style is made all the more chic thanks to the faux suede finish.
A more affordable version of Prada’s buckle.
Toteme
Belted Leather Bucket Bag Black
Think of this as the younger sister of The Row’s Park tote.
4. Pill Box Hats
Style Notes: Ever since Truman Capote and his self-proclaimed Swans, the Upper East Side upper echelon types like Lee Radziwill who made up his social circle, were thrust back into the spotlight, there’s been a resurgence of 1960s silhouettes. Socialites be dammed, but their wardrobes are certainly a great resource to mine for inspiration. While their faux fur coats and head scarves have already enjoyed mainstream success, it’s this brimless headwear that’s really having heads turn. Upon a recent trip to Norway, it felt like the city was a breathing millenary, with nearly every variety of the style spotted as I wove my way through the fjord-side streets. Leopard Print! Shearling! Wool! Time to start saving Jackie Kennedy’s FLOTUS wardrobe on your Pinterest mood boards.
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GIGI BURRIS
Shirley Silk Chiffon-Trimmed Sinamay Hat
Bows might be tied to 2023’s girlhood trend, but this meshed format helps make it more relevant for this season.
Made from 100% recycled wool, so you know it’s built to last.
While you might think this trend is reserved for more ritzy enclaves, I’ve seen this styled with everything from baggy three-quarter shorts to Parisian capri pants.
Free People
Toyo Roller Hat
Channelling major Babuskha energy.
5. Slouch Boots
Style Notes: Another one of the biggest autumn accessories of 2025 is a trend that didn’t originate in 2025 at all. Yes, I’m referring to slouch boots. As the appetite for swashbuckling archival pieces like Alexander McQueen’s skull scarf and Vivienne Westwood’s pirate boots reaches fever pitch, slouch boots will only continue to grow in popularity. A little ruching goes a long way.
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PROENZA SCHOULER
Tee Crinkled-Leather Ankle Boots
If you loved Loewe’s bulb-shaped heel, this Proenza Schouler style is a more everyday style for the downtown darlings.
MANGO
Suede Kitten Heel Boot
Forget ankle-length or knee-grazers, mid-rise styles are all the rage.
These have a slight ruche, but in a way that doesn’t feel like they’ve stepped out of 2010s.
LOULOU DE SAISON
Joan Eel-Effect Patent Leather Knee Boots
Micro heels are all the rage.
KHAITE
Andee Crinkled-Leather Knee Boots
The crinkled effect reminds me of Mary Kate Olsen’s beat-up Balenciaga City bag.
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