How Younger & Older Celebs Alike Have Nailed Pantone's 2025 Color Of The Year

Though you can never truly predict what colors will be trendy in the future, certain hints can indicate what's in store for us. Pop-culture movements often flow into fashion and beauty, so it's hardly surprising that 2023's "Barbie" movie turned the world pink or that Charli XCX's "Brat" album created a tidal wave of slime-like "brat green," which became the new Barbie pink for summer 2024. But to get the clearest idea of what celebrities, influencers, and designers might be embracing in the new year, we can simply turn to Pantone's Color of the Year: a specific hue selected by the renowned color institute, whose influence filters down to a wide array of industries. For 2025, Pantone has selected a creamy color known as mocha mousse, and it seems that many famous faces have already caught on. 

Mocha mousse, as Pantone describes it, is "a warming, brown hue imbued with richness" that evokes notes of both "chocolate and coffee." Flattering on every skin tone and appropriate for every season, mocha mousse is likely to become the breakout star of the coming year, but A-listers with an incredible mount of foresight (or perhaps a stroke of luck) have already been sporting this chic shade. Between younger it-girls like Hailey Bieber and seasoned red-carpet veterans like Julia Roberts and Halle Berry, it's clear that this trending tone is for all ages — and there are infinite ways to wear it.

Celebrities have been seen in different variations of mocha mousse throughout 2024, but one star who absolutely nailed the color, note for note, is Lizzo. We didn't know it at the time, when she wore Weinsanto's "Vase Dress" to the Met Gala, but she was giving us a glimpse into the exact hue that Pantone would crown about half a year later. If a solid color isn't your thing, you can add berry or metallic details the way Lizzo did, though we'd leave the headpiece and dramatic silhouette of the gown out for non-Met activities.

Of course, Beyoncé isn't going to approach the mocha mousse trend like the average Joe. Diving into deeper tones for her Western-inspired ensemble, complete with a latex dress, snakeskin coat, and cowgirl hat, Beyoncé opted for a dark-chocolate mousse look while promoting her "Cowboy Carter" album in Tokyo, Japan, this March. Moreover, her makeup here is the perfect example of how to use the trend for your beauty inspiration. Contrasting against her icy-blond hair, Bey is wearing a dramatic lined and smokey eye with earthy shades of brown, while her creamy lipstick is outlined with a swipe of mocha liner.

Bella Hadid takes the prize for an impossibly simple ensemble that still wins all the style points. She appeared at the 2024 Cannes Film Festival wearing a mocha-inspired mini slip dress, which reverts us to the '90s minimalism look that's been making a comeback. This is a great way to embrace the color if you prefer to keep things subtle, although you'll want to leave out the bold handbag embellished with maximalist details and the pink kitten heels. But if you like to add the unexpected, the shoes serve as the perfect strawberry garnish on your chocolaty look.

With Jennifer Lopez's post-divorce style giving us revenge-dressing realness following her split from Ben Affleck — and her looks being smash hits one after another — we're hardly surprised that she, too, is testing the mocha-mousse waters. This cozy brown set that she wore in a November Instagram picture isn't actually the Pantone-approved part of this getup, though; her creamy leather gloves are the true nod to the trending tone. 

That said, Lopez did don a true chocolate-brown skin-tight dress earlier in November when she showed up to support presidential hopeful Kamala Harris on the campaign trail. The warmth of her turtleneck frock blended beautifully with the honey shade of her long hair.

The queen of trending manicures, Hailey Bieber has rocked multiple sets of brown nails in her life. While the sweet chocolate-milk mani trend is closer to Pantone's interpretation of mocha mousse, Bieber's version has just enough rich warmth to fit the bill. According to Bieber's nail artist, Zola Ganzorigt, in an early September Instagram post, the exact shade is a mix of five different colors, so you might have some trouble replicating it exactly. As long as the final result is warm and chocolaty, you'll be good to go! The Beetles Brown Gel Nail Polish in the shade Chocolate Coffee is a good place to start.

Speaking of matching hair and outfit, Eva Longoria was a vision in chocolate brown at the 2024 Cannes Film Festival. Her figure-hugging dress was subtly two-toned, showing that you can experiment with slightly different shades of mocha mousse in the same ensemble if you want to be creative. Even though her tresses are quite a bit darker than the dress, their rich, velvety warmth makes this look a matching winner all round. To top things off, Longoria added a metallic touch to her look with milk-chocolate chrome nails.

Again, why go for a solid-color outfit when you can explore a whole earthy palette? Halle Berry wore a stunning, striped halter-neck gown to the 2024 premiere of her thriller "Never Let Me Go," and the sparkly 'fit featured strokes of bronzy mocha running between gold, silver, and crimson. Made from sequins, the Tamara Ralph dress showcased mousse done with a glitzy twist.

The star clearly couldn't keep away from the color, later appearing in an Instagram reel to support the film while rocking a satin mocha shirt. Though she only appears for a second, Berry's tribute to the future Color of the Year is apparent.

Who said wearing brown clothes is the only way to jump on the mocha-mousse bandwagon? The easiest way to join in the fun — at least for those with brunette hair already — is to opt for a warm, chocolate-brown hue à la Julia Roberts. It's hard to translate the "milky" nature of Pantone's Color of the Year to human hair, but the "Notting Hill" star comes close with subtle highlights leaning toward caramel running through her brushed-out mane. Chef's kiss!