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