London Fashion Week SS26: What To Expect

February might be the month of love, but brush aside the roses, chocolate boxes and hearts and you get the next big thing: London Fashion Week SS26. Want to stay in the loop this season? Read our guide below for everything you need to know about LFW.

Catch Up On Last Season’s Highlights Here

A Guide To London Fashion Week SS26

What Is London Fashion Week?

Organised by the British Fashion Council (BFC), London Fashion Week is a large-scale fashion event comprised of catwalk shows, showrooms, presentations and events held throughout London. During its regular months, February and September, it showcases the talents of over 250 designers from Britain and beyond.

 

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When Is It?

London Fashion Week SS26 takes place between Thursday 18 and Monday 22 September 2025

Where Is It?

All events during London Fashion Week take place in the UK capital, across various locations within the city.

Can Anyone Go?

London Fashion Week celebrations are usually made up of a combination of public and private events – although it’s worth noting that shows are usually invite-only. Although you won’t miss out entirely; designers tend to livestream or upload a video of their show just after its premiere, so you can still watch on the relevant social channels.

 

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London Fashion Week SS26 Schedule Highlights

This season, the British Fashion Council plans to give London Fashion Week a shake-up as part of its new designer-first approach. The provisional schedule shows an 18 percent increase in on-schedule designers, which the BFC noted should reflect ‘a renewed focus from Chief Executive Laura Weir on cultural relevance, global competitiveness and meaningful support for talent.’ Show fees have been waived this season for designer members showing physically on the main schedule, while investment in the LFW Guest Programme has doubled (thanks to support from the Department for Business and Trade) to help bring in an even bigger cohort of international press, cultural commentators and buyers.

As for the schedule itself, this season takes a three-pronged approach – spotlighting global talent, LFW favourites and up-and-coming names in the world of fashion. London icons Burberry, ERDEM, Emilia Wickstead and ROKSANDA (which celebrates its 20th anniversary this year) return to the schedule, with JW Anderson also hosting a special evening event to celebrate the brand’s relaunch. BFC/Vogue Designer Fashion Fund winner Conner Ives and Queen Elizabeth II Award winner Patrick McDowell also feature on the schedule, alongside the likes of TOVE, Harris Reed, Ahluwalia and Richard Quinn. And, as always, the BFC has curated a full roster of new names for its NEWGEN programme, who will be at a special showcase space throughout the week.

A breakdown of the highlights for this season include:

THURS: 18 September

Short and sweet, the first day of London Fashion Week is condensed into just a few evening events. There will be catwalks and presentations from SPRAYGROUND, UNHIDDEN and Harris Reed, as well as special shows from eBay and Birmingham City University.

FRI: 19 September

The busiest day of the week, Friday is packed with over 20 events and shows. Paul Costelloe kicks off the morning with catwalk show, followed by the likes of Noon By Noor, MITHRIDATE, Bora Aksu and RIXO.

SAT: 20 September

Another big day of shows starts with catwalks from Patrick McDowell, Ahluwalia, ROKSANDA and Huishan Zhang, followed by an evening with Richard Quinn and Labrum London.

Bora Aksu AW25 (c) Jason Lloyd-Evans

SUN: 21 September

Sunday is similarly busy, with runway events from the likes of Emilia Wickstead, Simone Rocha and Edeline Lee.

MON: 22 September

The last day of shows ends on a high, with big names like Conner Ives, ASHISH and Burberry wrapping up the season’s physical shows.

Online Shows

This season, all online shows have been contained to Monday 22 September – with designers showing every 10 to 15 minutes from 10am until 4pm. DiscoveryLAB and BFC NEWGEN designers take most of the morning and afternoon slots, while designers Claudia Wang, Demon Zhang and Johannes Warnke are scheduled to show later in the day.

Richard Quinn AW25

BFC NEWGEN

Created by the British Fashion Council, this ongoing segment of London Fashion Week gives a platform to emerging fashion talent. Designers supported by this programme will receive financial support and mentoring as well as showcasing opportunities.

The BFC NEWGEN Show Space will be returning to 180 The Strand this season, with a full roster of designers. Those taking to the physical runway for SS26 include:

• AARON ESH
• ALETTA
• Charlie Constantinou
• DERRICK
• EWUSIE
• JOHANNA PARV
• Karoline Vitto
• Kazna Asker
• LIZA KEANE
• LUEDER
• LOUTHER
• Oscar Ouyang
• OCTI
• Pauline Dujancourt
• Steve O Smith
• The Ouze
• The Winter House
• TOLU COKER
• YAKU

DiscoveryLAB

DiscoveryLAB will also be making a return this year. Spotlighting new and upcoming designers in an immersive showcasing environment, DiscoveryLAB sees creatives break the boundaries between fashion, music, art, photography and performance while presenting exciting new projects.

There will be a number of DiscoveryLAB presentations available to view online on Monday 22 February, from the likes of:

• Francesca Lake
• Geordie Campbell
• RIVERPEACE.CO
• APAR
• KeigaKeiga
• Electroforming Chiyang Duan

Edeline Lee AW25 (c) Anna Francesca Jennings

New Sustainability Requirements

In a bid to accelerate its sustainability efforts across the British fashion industry, the BFC has partnered with Copenhagen Fashion Week to roll out a new Sustainability Requirements framework for London Fashion Week. Starting with the BFC’s NEWGEN cohort, the initiative sets out Minimum Standards (where applicants must provide an answer to 18 statements on key sustainability considerations) by which designers will have to comply to remain on the London Fashion Week schedule. The piloting period begins this year, before coming into full effect in January 2026.

You can read more about the new Sustainability Requirements here.

City Wide Celebration

Don’t stress if you can’t make it to the shows – there are plenty of events open to the public this season, courtesy of the BFC’s City Wide Celebration. This curated programme of unique experiences and activations is open to the public throughout September, and includes pop-ups, shopping hubs, panel discussions and more.

EXPLORE

For more details about London Fashion Week SS26 (including the full schedule), please visit londonfashionweek.co.uk