Addressed: Lessons From Vogue’s Best Dressed of 2025
Addressed is a weekly column about the act of getting dressed. Anything and everything is fair game for discussion, from animal prints and runway styling hacks to how to build the perfect winter shoe wardrobe.
Vogue published a comprehensive package yesterday that breaks down the best-dressed people of 2025. It was an exciting project here at the office, going to bat for the people we absolutely believed needed to be in the mix. Looking through the final list of 54 people, from Jeremy Strong to Rihanna, there are many lessons to learn, most with universal applications.
If You Love Something, Buy It in Two Colors
This is actually a really important lesson. If you’ve found your dream wardrobe piece, why not get more than one? It doesn’t need to be as opulent as getting a custom suit made in two different colors—though that’s really the dream, isn’t it? It can be as simple as getting two of those basic T-shirts you love or noting the style number and measurements of your favorite vintage jeans and hunting for another pair. The trick is to wait for deep discounts to stock up on the things you’ve realized you need more of.
Bonus Jeremy Strong Lesson: Monochromatic dressing is always a yes!
Power-Clashing Rules
Mixing prints is an instant way to elevate your look. Though it may be a scary proposition, consider that as long as you keep the prints in the same color palette, your combination is likely to be a success. (If you want to experiment with different colors, then you may want to keep both prints or patterns in a similar scale.) Another approach that works is to mismatch types of items; think a formal double-breasted blazer with sporty shorts, or a sporty anorak with a more feminine skirt. When in doubt, remember Paula Abdul’s great hit “Opposites Attract.”
Bonus Lesson From Bad Bunny and Paloma Elsesser: A little sock-and-shoe moment will take you a long way.
Put a Hat on It
I have written a lot about hats this year, and I have definitely written about this Pamela Anderson look at least three times. But can you blame me when it’s this good? A hat not only adds an unexpected level of pizzazz to your look, but it also makes people ask, “Who is she?” Do yourself a favor this holiday break, and take some time off from doomscrolling; search for vintage hats on eBay instead, until you find one you like. There will come a time when you are getting dressed and you’ll realize a little (or an enormous) hat is exactly what you need. And you’ll be happy you heeded my advice.
