LONDON FASHION WEEK SPRING/SUMMER 2026: DAY 5
SUSAN FANG
review by MAREK BARTEK
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Susan Fang once again pushed her work into new dimensions — both digital and handmade. Inspired by a comic set 3,000 years from now, the designer collaborated with her husband Orelio on 3D-printed “coral flow” pieces and bags shaped by virtual wind before being frozen into form. These showpieces framed a collection grounded in Fang’s tactile codes: air-flower ruffles, pastel feathers beneath sheer overlays, and crystal-pixel florals that translated digital code into embellishment. Bridal notes crept in via cascading minidresses and veils. Romantic yet experimental, Fang’s universe fused technology, craft, and fantasy into a sensory vision of beauty and chaos.
CONNER IVES
review by MAREK BARTEK
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Conner Ives closed London Fashion Week on a high, turning the Saatchi Yates gallery into a neon-drenched party. Opening with Cortisa Star in a sherbet rugby top and upcycled silk skirt, the lineup pulsed with bias-cut gowns, chainmail hooded dresses, and mother-of-pearl paillettes, balanced by ingenious reworkings like leather sequins laser-cut from discarded jackets. Casting was led by trans and gender-nonconforming models, affirming Ives’s ongoing commitment to representation beyond slogans. The mood was joyously pop-driven but also deeply protective and purposeful. In Ives’s words: “The only way out is through.” His clothes made that feel true.
BURBERRY
review by ANANO SHALAMBERIDZE
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The most anticipated show of London Fashion Week, Burberry Spring/Summer 2026 showcase was once again a celebration of Britishness, this time through the lens of music.
Teased by the recent campaign staged on simulated festival grounds with icons like Alexa Chung and the Gallagher family, Daniel Lee’s Spring/Summer 2026 collection paid tribute to the UK’s sonic culture, celebrating the enduring spirit of Mods, Rockers and Hippies. “Musicians have always been pioneers, fearless in the way they dress and sound. A legacy you’ll see in the looks, cast and styling,” Lee said.
Fringe and leather ruled the runway, echoing decades past, while guests savored the last taste of summertime beneath a sky-blue tent on Kensington’s Perks Field, gravel and mud underfoot as if stepping straight into Glastonbury. Accessories like the Baez sandal nodded to music legends, while the soundtrack, sourced by longtime collaborator Benji B from the archives of Black Sabbath, sealed the mood. Looks drew as much from festivalgoers as from performers, with sequined mini dresses, arm cuffs, lace-up boots, and the quintessential British festival piece, a trench or raincoat slung over the shoulders. Casting felt fresh and youthful, as if street-cast from festival grounds. The palette was bold, with beige, brown and indigo punctuated by intense colour. And yes, dresses over trousers and army jackets are back, according to Daniel Lee.