How To Style Spring Summer 2025’s Hero Dresses Like A Fashion Icon

Dress to impress

Say yaass to the dress! Credit: Athirah Annissa

With Spring Summer 2025’s hero dresses, you’ve got the option of wearing them alone or styling them as you please. Either way, they’ll make others do a double take (or more).


DRESS: FENDI






Embroidered silk dress; silk pants; and calfskin slingback pumps, Fendi. Everything else, stylist’s own




Athirah Annissa






Embroidered silk dress; silk pants; Mamma Baguette medium nappa leather handbag; mink fur and calfskin perfume holder charm (attached to right side of bag); Fendi Miele calf leather and fabric charm (attached to left side of bag, top); Fendi Pineapple calf leather, and fox and rabbit fur charm (attached to left side of bag, second from top)and calfskin slingback pumps (worn as part of look immediately above), Fendi. Everything else, stylist’s own




Athirah Annissa

DRESS: LOUIS VUITTON






Silk dress (worn as coat), embroidered polyamide‐blend dress, and Legacy wool and calfskin multi‐strap pumps, Louis Vuitton. Matrix rhodium‐plated choker with crystals, Swarovski (worn as part of look at the top). Everything else, stylist’s own




Athirah Annissa






Silk dress (worn as coat), embroidered polyamide‐blend dress, and Legacy wool and calfskin multi‐strap pumps, Louis Vuitton. Matrix rhodium‐plated choker with crystals, Swarovski (worn as part of look at the top). Everything else, stylist’s own




Athirah Annissa

DRESS: TOD'S






Cotton dress and calfskin loafers (bottom left),Tod’s. H&M Studio sunglasses and leather pumps (worn as part of other looks, H&M. Everything else, stylist’s own




Athirah Annissa

DRESS: PRADA

Cotton dress and calfskin loafers with metal hardware, Prada

Athirah Annissa

Wool jacket, cotton shirt, wool pants, silk tie, Swing calfskin handbag, and calfskin loafers, Prada

Athirah Annissa

DRESS: BURBERRY






Viscose‐blend coat with detachable placket and silk dress, Burberry. Cotton‐blend sweater and silk‐blend dress, Loewe. Soho leather sneakers, Coach. Socks, stylist’s own




Athirah Annissa






Viscose‐blend coat with detachable placket, silk dress and Potter leather clogs with wooden soles, Burberry. Cotton‐blend sweater and silk‐blend dress (middle), Loewe. Soho leather sneakers (worn as part of look on left), Coach. Socks, stylist’s own




Athirah Annissa

DRESS: DIOR










Cotton gabardine dress with matching detachable belt; embroidered cotton‐blend headband; D‐Vinity Tribales metal earrings with resin pearl; D‐Vinity metal cuff with resin pearl, and matching ring; and Dior Toujours lambskin slingback pumps with jacquard bows with Dior Graphique motif, Dior. Everything else, stylist’s own








Athirah Annissa

Cotton gabardine dress; D‐Journey large jacquard and canvas bag with Dior Oblique motif, Dior. Everything else, stylist’s own

Athirah Annissa

DRESS: CHANEL






Knitted cotton dress; viscose‐blend shorts (worn underneath); metal, glass and strass earrings; metal, glass, strass and resin necklace with birdcage pendant (worn looped twice around neck); sequinned calfskin handbag; fishnet and shiny leather handbag, Chanel. Boots, stylist’s own




Athirah Annissa






Knitted cotton dress; viscose‐blend shorts (worn underneath); metal, glass and strass earrings; metal, glass, strass and resin necklace with birdcage pendant (worn looped twice around neck); metal, leather and strass necklace with feather motif; resin pearl necklace with strass; metal and strass cuffs, and matching bracelets (all sold singly); sequinned calfskin handbag; fishnet and shiny leather handbag (attached to Flap bag), Chanel




Athirah Annissa

DRESS: HERMES














Silk jacquard dress, and Kiatsu mesh and leather high-top sneakers, Hermes












Athirah Annissa

Silk jacquard dress, Carre 90 silk scarf (worn around head), silk cord bracelets with yellow gold-plated brass hardware (worn on left hand), Medor Alu aluminium cuff (worn on right hand), and Kiatsu mesh and leather high-top sneakers, Hermes. Shirt, stylist’s own

Athirah Annissa

DRESS: DOLCE & GABBANA

Satin dress and satin slingbacks, Dolce and Gabbana





 




Athirah Annissa

Satin dress, Dolce and Gabbana. Everything else, stylist’s own

Athirah Annissa

STYLING ASSISTANT JOSEPHINE ANG HAIR EC TAN/KIZUKI+LIM MAKEUP KEITH BRYANT LEE, USING DIOR BEAUTY MODELS SOPHIA BEGUM/MANNEQUIN STUDIO & BETH/MISC. MANAGEMENT

This article first appeared in the March 2025 Great Fashion Edition of FEMALE


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