The Who What Wear Podcast: The State of Style in 2025: Off-Kilter Colors, Loud Luxury, and Preppy Bourgeois

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🗓️ 10 December 2025

⏱️ 34 minutes

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Summary

In this episode, Who What Wear Editor in Chief Kat Collings sits down with Senior Fashion Editor Anna LaPlaca to discuss her annual State of Style report. At the end of every year, LaPlaca analyzes the biggest trends and dissects why they took over our feeds. The pair discusses the return of ’80s influence in fashion, the uptick in preppy style beyond traditional heritage brands, and, of course, they get into the ongoing debate over whether or not quiet luxury is really dead. Plus, they share their best tips on where to shop to make sure your wardrobe is up to date ahead of the new year. Read this year’s State of Style story here! Shop our editor's eBay picks here!

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0:00.0	Tell me if I'm alone here, who what wear listeners, but shopping used to feel more fun,
0:07.1	before all the algorithm-fed blah and the endlessly of dupes.
0:12.0	But I have a confession.
0:14.0	I've found that fun feeling again on eBay.
0:17.9	Because on eBay, it's not just shopping.
0:20.5	It's a full-on fashion pursuit. And when you find
0:24.1	the thing, that adrenaline hit is real. Like when you score that rare Adidas collab that's lived on
0:30.2	your mood board, the Dior Saddlebag, you ripped out of a magazine in 2007 and never got over. Or something
0:37.4	like the Cecily Bonson GT2160s that sold out in five seconds.
0:43.3	Yeah, those.
0:44.7	It's about the thrill of finding pieces that feel like me, and I want you to find pieces that feel like you.
0:51.2	There's always more to discover.
0:53.5	eBay has millions of pre-love finds from hundreds of brands
0:57.8	backed by eBay Authenticity Guarantee.
1:01.4	eBay, things people love.
1:04.8	Love.
1:08.8	Oh, oh, and taste makers who are shaping the ever-evolving world of fashion.
1:26.5	I'm Who-What-Ware editor-in-Chief Cat Collings,
1:29.2	and today I'm joined by Senior Fashion Editor Anna Laplaca
1:32.1	to discuss her annual State of Style report.
1:35.9	Every year, Anna recaps all the most impactful trends from the past year
1:39.9	and what's really been driving them.
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