Next Vintage, the most aristocratic exhibition dedicated to vintage fashion and accessories, took place at Belgioioso Castle, in the province of Pavia from 24 to 27 October 2025.
Exclusive showcase where the protagonists will be clothes and accessories from various eras selected by the 60 exhibitors present.Rediscovering and enhancing the past to offer the depth of time to the future never ceases to be, alongside sustainability, one of the priorities of the exhibition which has supported and promoted the culture of vintage fashion since the first edition.
The fashion of the past always returns. Not only as a source of inspiration but also in the clothes and accessories of past eras that experience a second youth because they are sought after, discovered and put on sale. In fact, there are many people who opt for old-fashioned items instead of buying the new one.
From those looking for archival pieces of high-sounding names to those who don’t care at all about doing so, it’s a very short step. The demonstration comes from actress Angeline Jolie who, at the Awards last November, declared that she was wearing a vintage evening dress found and chosen by herself in The Kit Vintage boutique in Los Angeles. A dress which, however, did not bear any label but which had nothing to envy in terms of beauty and sartorial mastery of those designed by the most prestigious fashion houses. All that remains is to take inspiration from the star and throw yourself into the search for little misunderstood pearls in vintage shops and the most disparate markets.
2025 seems like the year when one of the most popular names when it comes to vintage will be Giorgio Armani. Partly’ because his fashion house has just celebrated 50 years of activity, partly’ because the 80s are back with his suits with deconstructed jackets and trousers that made him famous throughout the world and his evening dresses with clean lines and sophisticated we will see them everywhere.
Another name not to be overlooked is that of Valentino who brought back to the catwalk the most maximalist and feminine creations of the 70s and 80s signed by Monsieur Garavani.
A rush to his pieces from that period between midi dresses, hyper-decorated short jackets, ruffled shirts and wide high-waisted trousers, as well as accessories, is therefore to be expected.
Prada’s collection brought back the retro-futurist style with Blade Runner-inspired metallic dresses covered in shiny sequins, complemented by glasses, shoes with oversized rubber soles and other details that recall the 1960s, the creations of Paco Rabanne and Pierre Cardin and the Space Age. The years between the end of the 60’s and the beginning of the 70’s do not stop hitting the collective imagination, especially when referring to the bohemian style. A romantic and idealistic mood that often returns to be seen again. 2025 offers the classic variant called boho biker which, alongside ethereal and floating clothes, head-wrapped scarves, flat sandals and maxi sunglasses, adds motorcyclist jackets and leather boots.
Space, exaggerated and alien shapes, metallic fabrics and silver often paired with utility wear elements, such as parkas and anoraks, or skinnier, girly items, have also drawn attention to the recent catwalks of Balenciaga, Junya Watanabe, Louis Vuitton and Rabanne. Dampening and making this spatial glamor more contemporary is key to wearing the futuristic trend in 2025.
One of the sources of inspiration will be Old Hollywood, or the most sinuous and sensual evening dresses of the 40s and 50s. Between winking slits, bold necklines and slippery satin lines.
After the 90s, the first ten years of the new millennium will dominate the fashion scene. The 00s and their Indie style in the form of leather jackets and trousers, skinny jeans, skimpy tops, concert T-shirts, thin scarves around the neck and boots as if there were no tomorrow.
All items that are very easy to find in vintage boutiques and second hand shops.
There will be eight absolute protagonist colours: grey, black, red, yellow and burgundy, dust, green and oil. Between minimalism and eccentricity, seasonal colors redefine the concept of elegance with unexpected combinations.
SIDE SHOW: “The vest: a found garment”
History of the vest; armless jacket with formal appeal, cool waistcoat with centuries-old history that has crossed eras and styles while remaining firm in the firmament of garments in.
From Baroque to Futurism, from Teddy Boy to Indie Slaze. First for him, then for her, and finally for everyone.
On the other hand, it was the most flirtatious ruler of all Louis XIV who cleared it, the Sun King who reformed the fashion of France and preferred the affected model of the court gentleman to the virile model of military inspiration. It is the birth of a three-piece that will die hard, a habit à la francaise composed of a jacket, vest and knee-length trousers that went beyond the French borders, evolving to the rhythm of short brims and sumptuous embroidery. From Baroque to Rococo in the name of fine fabrics and extravagance until a dandy arrived who, with his properly starched white linen shirt, light and tight waistcoat, blue dovetail wool jacket, long, tight trousers, as well as a distinct top hat, laid the foundations of contemporary dressing for him.
Lord Brummel, initiator of dandyism, the fashion icon in Regency England simplified the styles nonchalantly, electing the white cotton waistcoat –short, single-breasted and with a stiff band as a collar – as a banner of maximum elegance.
To admire imaginative modulations only in the 1920s did the futurist enthusiasm of Giacomo Balla animate the dark and suffocating bourgeois aesthetic with flashes of color and geometries that gave us eccentric métissage vests of bright fabrics and colours.
Yet, and despite the reform impulses of Balla & Co., the group of youngsters from the area south of the Thames who, in the 1950s, brought the vest back into vogue, took yet another style as a model, that is to say that of the popular English sovereign Edward VII who at the beginning of the twentieth century established the rules of good male dress, connecting it –obviously – to the sense of belonging to a rich and privileged class.
The vest, also known as “waistcoat”, is a garment that has spanned centuries of fashion history, always maintaining its stable and recognizable presence.
Despite being born as a functional element of the men’s wardrobe, the vest has been able to evolve, adapting to changes in fashion and also finding its place in women’s clothing. Today, the vest is considered a versatile garment, capable of transforming a formal look into something elegant and sophisticated or adding a touch of personality to a casual outfit.
It is one of the must have pieces of spring-summer, we are talking about the vest, a super versatile garment capable of making every look fashionable and glam.
Omnipresent in every collection, spotted on the catwalks, the prince of street style: the men’s clothing waistcoat has become a passe-partout of the trendiest women’s looks.Women know that it is the right garment to give character to even the most outfitsimple and becomes indispensable for those who aspire to be stylish and with a bit of a touch’ gypsy.This season, the vest emerges even more insistently and is available in manynew versions.
The trends of the moment, in fact, are not satisfied only with the classic waistcoat with buttons and satin back!
In almost all wardrobes, they are present, more or less long, decorated, lightened, transformed by the creative flair of designers and ready to dare ever new combinations.
