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Saint Laurent, Miu Miu and Cos top The Lyst Index Q4 as fashion's hottest brands

Date posted on DIARY directory: Wednesday 4th February 2026

Saint Laurent, Miu Miu and Cos top The Lyst Index Q4 as fashion's hottest brands

Global fashion search platform Lyst has released its Lyst Index Q4 2025, a quarterly ranking of fashion’s hottest brands and products.

Hottest brands include:

  • Saint Laurent
  • Miu Miu
  • COS
  • Ralph Lauren
  • Prada
  • Coach
  • The Row
  • Burberry
  • Gucci
  • Moncler
  • Chloé
  • Bottega Veneta
  • Loewe
  • Versace
  • Stone Island
  • Massimo Dutti
  • Balenciaga
  • Skims
  • Nike
  • Jacquemus

  • The top three brands remain unchanged from Q3, and looking back at the same quarter last year, Saint Laurent and Miu Miu have simply switched positions.
  • COS maintains its third-place spot and continues to see significant +60% quarter-on-quarter growth in demand on Lyst.
  • The entrance of Massimo Dutti (number 16) as a new Index entrant also points to the growing demand for brands perceived as accessible, dependable, and design-conscious without leaning heavily on seasonal trend cycles.
  • Ralph Lauren emerges as one of the Index’s strongest contenders this quarter, moving five positions with a +24% increase in demand on Lyst QoQ.
  • Burberry and Gucci (both moving up five positions in Q4), alongside Stone Island (up four positions, with a +62% increase in searches QoQ), demonstrate that brands actively reasserting their identity are finding traction in a market that increasingly rewards coherence over reinvention for its own sake.
  • This quarter’s hottest items skew toward what might best be kindly described as modern classics, or critically as an emergence of a sort of ‘borecore’ aesthetic of intentional restraint: pieces that feel immediately wearable, historically grounded, and culturally familiar.
  • Strong product demand for categories such as practical outerwear, simple accessories, and knitwear with a point of difference reflects a consumer mindset focused on longevity and utility.
  • Quiet Luxury is retreating; there’s a more hard-wearing aesthetic emerging alongside the cashmere-laden, elegance-infused styles seen previously.
  • The Polo Ralph Lauren quarter-zip sweater is Q4’s hottest product. Searches for quarter-zip sweaters spiked 132% in the last three months, with this hero piece leading the global surge in demand.
  • Streetwear-leaning dressers are aesthetically maturing and entering the workforce with a desire to look the part. Barbour (with demand up +147% in Q4) is a fast-moving brand, reinforcing this zeitgeist.

Hottest Products:

  • Polo Ralph Lauren - Cable-Knit Quarter-Zip (06)
  • Massimo Dutti - Puffer Jacket (07)
  • Arc'teryx - Bird Head Toque (08)
  • Burberry - Cashmere Scarf (09)
  • Chloé - Paddington Bag (10)
  • UGG - Zora Ballet Flats
  • Parke - Varsity Mockneck Sweatshirt
  • Saint Laurent - Vendôme Slingback Pumps
  • Victoria Beckham - Alina Jeans
  • Lemaire - Wrap Coat

Brands moving fast:

  • A.PRESSE +193% quarter-on-quarter rise in demand
  • Charvet +128% quarter-on-quarter rise in demand
  • Barbour +147% quarter-on-quarter rise in demand

For more information, visit lyst.com. 

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