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сентябрь 11, 2025

Beyond the Lyst: Why 2025’s Hottest Things Aren’t Things

The cultural trends of 2025, highlighting the disconnect between product searches and cultural desire. It notes that the hottest products of 2025 were not products at all, but rather cultural movements and shifts in consciousness.

Every August, the Lyst Index arrives like fashion's report card - this time crowning Miu Miu as the hottest brand, with by Loewe and Saint Laurent trailing just behind. As always, the brand rankings feel right: Miu Miu’s ability to push past gender stereotypes and remain ever-present in culture perfectly captures the current moment, while Loewe continues its mastery at creating viral internet moments, and Saint Laurent reinterprets traditional pieces with contemporary cool. These brands understand that relevance today isn’t about heritage: in one way or another, it’s about cultural fluency.

But those scrolling the “10 Hottest Products” list, curious to see which items have defined this summer, might find themselves puzzled by the results.

Lyst’s 10 Hottest Products of Q2 2025, according to social media mentions, searches, page views, interactions and sales in the Lyst app. Courtesy of Lyst.

The Row flip-flops? Skims tank tops? Those Isabel Marant high-tops that look like they escaped from a 2009 sneaker graveyard, ready to give us a jump scare? This isn't a heat map of cultural desire - it’s a greatest hits compilation of trends we've already lived through.