This season the menswear scene shakes off traditional expectations and gets creative. Classic pieces and staple styles are disrupted, making room for a more expressive and personalised approach to men’s apparel. This curated gallery provides a stimulating flow of images that offers a unique overview of forward-moving trends.
London Fashion Week is evolving, but the streetstyle scene consistently delivers quietly confident and accessible looks – mixed with a splash of rebellion. In this unique gallery we capture the current womenswear mood, providing an overarching view of new forward-moving trends. The hi-res images are expertly curated to form a flow of ideas within each category – making trends clear and actionable.
The street scene reflects the vibrant energy that gives LFW its edge over other fashion week locations. Personalised styles and customised looks are fun and creative, adding a unique flavour to accessories and details. This curated gallery combines women’s and men’s styles and connects design details within each category to give a clear and concise view of trends for BAGS, FOOTWEAR, HEADWEAR & JEWELLERY/EYEWEAR sectors.
We’re focusing on women’s apparel and taking a close look at emerging trends in the retail scene for spring/summer 2025. Dresses and soft separates are manipulated using drape, stretch and gathers, proportions are playful with panels of puffed volume, or dramatic with severe cuts and clever construction.Tailoring is feminised using cutouts, ties and embellishments or simply softened in oversized proportions or unstructured shapes.This early in the season there is also plenty of outerwear in exaggerated proportions and neat jackets in crop lengths. Looks show the importance of layered styling, mixed proportions and key accessories. Exciting collaborations add another layer of creative energy to the retail scene: Johanna Parv + Chet Lo for Pull & Bear in Selfridges, Barbour x Ganni in Harvey Nichols and Emily Ratajkowski x Marella Harrods.
Menswear moves into a more experimental phase pushing the boundaries of what’s expected from this sector. Styles are breaking new ground with innovative fabric combinations, or in hybrid styles that mix familiar classics. Designs are constructed for the long-term with reversible, adjustable or restyle-able aspects.
AW26-27 will see a bigger flex towards casualization. Styles usually considered part of the smart/tailored sector will soften and lean into a more casual look.
The colour report signals the start of an exciting new season! Colours rise to meet the challenges of a changing environment, polarised viewpoints and shifting attitudes towards fashion. This flux is reflected in sharply contrasting colours, which also reveal that by working together, coexistence and unity can still be achieved.
This exciting area of fashion captures a need for playfulness and self-expression through designs that offer more than just functional practicality. For SS2026 accessories make a strong impression with new and effective deviations to familiar lines using surprising materials, fresh details or clever construction. A design packed forecast report covering important developments in the accessories sector. Original CAD flats reveal each design in great detail with analysis and inspiration to take the ideas further. If downloads are part of your subscription package you will be able to download the full DESIGN MATRIX as Adobe Illustrator files, and have the option to download the report as a PDF document.
Womenswear moves forward with powerful new proportions, balancing big oversized shapes and dynamic curved lines, with serious crops and bold statement details. The structured trapeze line and the soft, puffy blouson are key silhouettes, which are set to make an impact across soft separates and jackets. Adaptability will be an important factor for spring summer 2026 and this translates into coordinating layers, two-piece sets and fastenings that make room for re-styling. Femme elements bring in snappy waistlines and contoured fits, while detailing moves into sweet frills, gathers and fringes.
