Celebrating the provocative, theatrical essence of the New Romantics, H&M Studio Holiday 2025 brings together extravagant style and a fierce attitude. It’s a balancing act of the exuberance of the 1980s movement and the rationality of today – from dresses with exaggerated ruffles to sharp-shouldered blazers, dramatic dotted lace to a dark, opulent floral print, and washed leather to sheer sequinned mesh. The collection is an escapist, glamorous take on the holiday season that revolves around the power of self-expression – and creativity. H&M Studio Holiday will be available in selected stores from 17 November and globally as well as at hm.com from 18 November.

The colour palette is decadent yet refined with black, dark chocolate brown, deep burgundy, beige, white and a pop of acid yellow. Materials include washed leather, lightweight taffeta, sheer sequins, heavy cotton, jacquards and mesh fabrics. The key pieces have an air of nostalgia but are always grounded in contemporary design twists. Like the strong black tuxedo featuring a cropped blazer and high-waisted trousers with open slits on the back. Or the voluminous cape in black polka dot mesh with a high ruffled collar and deep ruffled hem over a sleeveless black dress with intricate draping – a two-in-one creation. And for a glittering ‘wow’ moment, there’s a beige sequinned mesh bandeau dress with spectacular ruching across the body. 

H&M Studio Holiday 2025 showcases decadent tones of black, dark chocolate, deep burgundy and acid yellow in washed leather, taffeta, sequins and mesh.
Standouts include a cropped tuxedo, polka-dot mesh cape dress and sequinned bandeau.
Reimagined shirting, checked wool coats, washed leather jackets and bold accessories complete a wardrobe that channels late-1970s and early-1980s flamboyance.

Shirting is also vital to the season. The classic white tuxedo shirt has been reimagined with a wide-open collar and cut-out shoulders to show off statement necklaces or earrings. A white ruffled high-collar shirt adopts the tuxedo bib front and deep cuffs. Meanwhile, outerwear comes in the form of a brown-black long wool belted coat in a blown-up check pattern with a separate scarf attachment and a cropped black washed leather jacket that takes cues from a trench. Accessories push every look, from black washed satin kitten heels with oversized bows and dark chocolate brown boots with a wide draped leather shaft to black lace gloves with ruffle hem, multi-strand necklaces and a beret in washed velvet denim. 

“The late 1970s and early 1980s was a time of pushing boundaries, combining the past and future to create something new for the present. For this holiday season at H&M Studio, we wanted to do the same while channelling the flamboyance of that time. So the silhouettes are striking, and we play with volume, but nothing is too perfect or pretty. And the collection acts as a complete wardrobe – leaving it to each person to define their own take on partywear,” says Kathrin Deutsch, H&M Studio Collection Designer.

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Fibre2Fashion News Desk (RM)