where NONBINARY FASHION GOES from HERE

For fall 2025, some designers found ways to celebrate gender fluidity. By Samuel Maude

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When Harris Reed was growing up in Arizona, he could sometimes be found dancing with his mom, in her dresses, with a giant pink boa draped around his neck. He felt invincible, even when homophobic slurs had been hurled at him on the playground earlier in the day. Upon moving to London for university, fashion became the ultimate middle finger to his bullies. “I love to challenge and push people,” says Reed, now creative director of Nina Ricci and his namesake brand. “Running around in platform boots on the bus or big open blouses and gold lamé trousers—seeing people provoked— it really helps them question why they're so upset. The more people see men, women, transgender individuals, and nonbinary individuals pushing the envelope with their fashion, the more it creates a conversation.”

This year, at shows like Tanner Fletcher, Jil Sander, Palomo Spain, Willy Chavarria, and DSquared2, that spirit stomped down the runway with a fluid force. Prada mixed feminine bows with boxy shapes, juxtaposing traditional femininity with masculine silhouettes. However, other heavy hitters embraced a more rigid binary.

It remains to be seen if this is a reaction to the rollback of LGBTQ rights in the United States under the second Trump administration. But one thing is certain: Fashion and gender politics have never been more intertwined.