Floral flares, utility and femininity: 5 trends from London Fashion Week we might all be wearing
From the golden age of glamour to wartime utility: London Fashion Week provided a smorgasbord of style inspiration for the coming seasons.
British designers re-imagined florals, androgynous silhouettes and showcased contemporary takes on traditional femininity.
From tutu clutch bags to floral bell-bottoms: here are five London Fashion Week trends we might all be wearing next spring.
1. Large florals are in, ditsy is out
2. Tutus and balletcore with a twist
A trend that took TikTok by storm last year, designers Simone Rocha, Bora Aksu and Chopova Lowena proved balletcore is not going anywhere next spring. Although this time, it takes on a grungy twist.
Chopova Lowena layered tutus, Victoriana blouses and peplumed petticoats, creating a punky take on classically hyper-feminine garments.
Rocha’s spring/summer runway was awash with tutu skirts, silk slippers and rolled-up organza clutches – a style that’s undoubtedly in the running to become next season’s ‘it’ bag.
3. Fifties ‘tradwife’ glamour
Irish designer Paul Costelloe and London-based designer Richard Quinn showcased some golden-age glamour with wasp-waists and Chanel-inspired slip silhouettes.
Both Costelloe and Quinn’s spring/summer collections were harking back to the post-war period of hyper-femininity. With Grace Kelly and Audrey Hepburn as style icons, it seems post-pandemic may be channelling the same standard of glamour next spring.
4. Nearly-naked sheer
It seems the Fifties wasn’t the only decade designers took inspiration from this season.
![Nineties’ sartorial silhouettes constructed from sheer fabric and lace dominated the spring/summer runways. “[In the Nineties] I kind of loved that people had a bit more playful fun with their bodies,” the British-American designer Harris Reed told PA Media.](https://www.ireland-live.ie/jpim-static/image/2026/04/21/12/iconic-upload-pa-2024_09_17-1726574102593_1.jpg?crop=3:2,smart&trim=&width=640&quality=65)
“The transparency, the sheer – this idea of the ‘nearly naked’ – it was a time where people used fashion more as a mere accessory to be themselves and less about ‘I’m just getting dressed for the office’.”
Nensi Dojaka, 16Arlington and rising British designer S.S. Daley drew upon the idea of letting your body do the talking, as their spring/summer collections hinged upon androgynous silhouettes, airy sheers and delicate layering.
5. Practical utility
The Irish designer’s spring/summer collections suggest the hardship is not over amidst the perils of a post-pandemic world. Washed denim blues, pale khakis and shaded stones are on track to become next spring’s staple colour palette.