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4 Quirky Accessory Trends To Test-Drive This Summer
Four accessories trends to try this summer, including arm cuffs, retro statement hats, brooches, and scarves as belts and bag handles, inspired by celebrities.
The spring party circuit is confirming what the Spring/Summer 2025 runways already told us: It’s time to get freaky with your accessory choices. We’ve previously exalted the ways to wear Rihanna-style double bags (and her generally perfect glasses and jewelry), necklace bags, and face-shrouding sunglasses, but now our attention is turning to more unconventional ways of adornment. Forget affordable daily-driver bags and shoes: Consider investing in something more frivolous, but ultimately more personality-leaning. Below, we have four ways to buy into the unexpected and unforgettably fashionable accessory trends we’re spotting on our favorite fashion forecasters.
The Arm Cuff
Alexa Chung is making this a thing, wrinkles be damned. She’s stepped out twice in May wearing a chunky gold cuff on her lower bicep. A few ways to make this your own: Buy a bendy bracelet, or choose a necklace with an adjustable strap to secure it around your Mango trench coat or Miu Miu cropped bomber.
The Old-Lady Brooch
This trend has percolated on Substack for years now, but it’s never felt more timely to invest in a pin for your otherwise-naked lapels. Opt for something minimal if you want to just give a flash of metal, or go all-out and catch the gleam of midday sun with a crystallized moment. 
The Modern French Hat
Prada made personality hats a thing, and now Miu Miu is up to give us a sleeker take on head-covering. When wearing a cloche, take after RiRi’s fresh-off-the-runway pregnancy announcement ‘fit to not look like an extra in a WWII movie and keep the outfit ultramodern. Or, if you feel like going the Kentucky Derby way, pick up a fascinator and match it to your dress à la Kendall’s vintage Mugler.
The Non-Neck Scarf
Silk scarves are no longer just for draping and tying the neck. Alexa Chung is demonstrating her panache for unconventionality this month, tying a Gucci silk carré around her waist. Dig through bins of vintage silks until you find an ample enough scarf to recreate the look, or pick up an already-designed silk top-cum-scarf. In any case, find ways to do anything but wear it as a neck cover.
