It’s that time of year again! Tuck away your bathing suits and shorts and replace them with pants and sweaters. Retire your favorite flip-flops (am I the only one crying at the sad farewell?) until the snow has melted and the flowers start to grow again. I’d be lying if I said I was happy about winter officially being here and here to stay, but hey, spring, summer, and fall can’t last forever, right? I can’t be the only one that wants to part ways with winter after the holidays and wish it good tidings until next year… but alas, we are stuck with the frostbite-inducing temperatures and big clunky snow boots until further notice. So, we might as well embrace winter with open arms (well, maybe not open arms per say, but rather, an extended stick to shake hands… we have to stay civil) by hiding our frosty blues behind some of this year’s favorite winter fashion trends!

Bows, bows, and more bows!

I am sure that many of you know of the 21st century obsession with bows. Everywhere you go, you will find a bow. It could be on clothing, on shoes, on bags, on kitchenware, and even on your toilet paper. Just the other day, I was in Marshalls and came face-to-face with a side table, but it wasn’t just any old side table, it was a bow side table: a wooden carved bow painted pink acted as the legs to hold up a marble top. Would I buy it for myself?… No, but somebody will, because people love bows. Some of the ways that you can include bows in your life (that don’t include buying a piece of furniture made from said bows) is tying them to the back of your boots or adding a lace or cotton bow to your hair. You can also place bows on the zippers of your backpack or purse, or add some flare to your jeans by tying a bow around your waist or in one of the loopholes of the jeans. These are just some of the simple and easy ways to add bows to your life! Look at that, now you’re one step closer to becoming the bow-loving owner of that table!

UGGs… shall I say more?

UGGs: the pinnacle of winter. They go with every outfit, look good, and keep our feet warm… what more can you ask for? Well, if I had to ask for one thing, I’d ask for slightly lower prices, cause, come on, dropping over $100 for a pair of shoes is not something that many people want to do. But, alas, I do not have the power to lower the price of my favorite shoe, so I guess my bank account will have to continue crying silent tears. Anyway, we got off topic. You can style UGGs by pairing them with jeans and a sweater, or casualize them by grabbing your favorite sweats and hoodie. While I couldn’t recommend wearing these fuzzy boots to a funeral or wedding, they still stand as a very versatile shoe that acts as a staple of the winter season.

Sweata Weatha!!

Guess what time it is!! Sweata Weatha! If you’ve never seen the SNL skit with Amy Poehler and Maya Rudolph, drop whatever you’re doing and go watch it… trust me, you’ll be saying it every time you hear the word weather or sweater. Sweaters can be an all year staple in everyone’s wardrobe, but I think that they fit best with winter. You can wear them with jeans, leggings, flare leggings, sweatpants, anything! There are hundreds of different varieties of sweaters too: cropped, chunky knit, thin, knitted, oversized, cashmere, cotton, argyle, turtle neck, cardigan, and so much more! So, grab your favorite sweater, pull it on, sit down with a friend and say (can you guess?)… It’s Sweata Weatha!

Jeans, obviously…

They are in everyone’s closet, whether we actually wear them or not is another thing, but, I can take a wild guess and assume that everyone owns at least one pair of jeans. I am sure that I won’t be the first one to say it, but jeans are not comfortable. Okay fine, maybe some are, but would I ever choose to wear them on a lazy day at home… that has to be a solid no. But, despite this, I still love them, and many others do as well. They are versatile and can be styled up or down, so they make picking out an outfit relatively easy. The most popular jeans in 2025, according to Glamour.com, will be wide leg jeans, straight leg jeans, flare jeans, and barrel jeans. I will stand by this list and fight anyone that tries to put skinny jeans on it… because those tight, suffocating jeans are being buried in 2024 right beside the shoelace around the waist in 2020 and 2000’s skinny scarves. Say hello to wide leg jeans this winter!

Fold Over Pants are THE pants of 2025!

If you haven’t already met, let me introduce you to fold over pants. They are stylish, comfortable, versatile, and can be found almost anywhere you go. The pants are similar to yoga pants or flare leggings, but are usually a cotton or sweater material with a waistband that folds over. These trendy pants first started gaining popularity towards the end of winter last year, but when summer rolled around, they seemed to have been forgotten. But, winter is here again, and they are making their second appearance… only this time, they are here to stay. Now that you’ve been formally introduced, are you ready to buy a pair of your own? I think I am!

Well, there you have it, some of this year’s winter fashion trends! I think that winter fashion always deserves some spotlight, because despite this frigid season being one that many may hate, it allows us to get cozy in clothes that we can only wear for a handful of months. So, cover yourself with bows, cross your fingers for a snow day (had to include that one because we need at least one snow day before spring, right?), pull on your UGGs, sweater, and jeans/fold over pants, and enjoy winter!