Two down, two to go and that’s a wrap on London Fashion Week. Operating from September 12-17, this LFW Spring 2025 season was a whole amalgamation of latest and established expertise. To conclude the fortieth anniversary of London Trend Week, The British Trend Council granted us a jam-packed schedule to spherical out the festivities.
Report: London Trend Week Spring 2025
This London Trend Week was a particular one for Harris Reed who was on the official schedule for the very first time. The younger expertise (and present artistic director of Nina Ricci) offered within the Tanks of the Tate Fashionable and despatched OTT dramatic silhouettes down the catwalk and emphasised on upcycling supplies. With the 2024 Queen Elizabeth II Award to his identify, S.S. Daley debuted his first womenswear assortment – full with Harry Types sitting perched entrance tow. Emma Chopova and Laura Lowena-Irons of Chopova Lowena returned to the LFW schedule this season, with a set impressed by American heroines (like Calamity Jane).
After three seasons displaying with Trend East, Standing Floor spearheaded by Michael Stewart flew solo at London Trend Week. The younger Irish designer’s present boasted diaphanous drapes, molded leather-based coats and Stewart’s signature beaded column clothes. All the time a LFW spotlight, it was all within the particulars at Richard Quinn. Every of the 45 appears to be like embodied Quinn’s imaginative and prescient of magnificence by way of masterful form, quantity, and fabrication. Following a two-season hiatus, Nensi Dojaka returned to the London Trend Week schedule together with her signature cut-out clothes – and a Calvin Klein collaboration.
Slick suiting contrasted with floating feathered clothes and exaggerated bows at Roksanda. JW Anderson credited the girliness of his sister as inspiration for his spring assortment. An array of variations of the mini gown was despatched down the catwalk, staged inside London’s Previous Billingsgate market. The celebrated designer’s assortment was stuffed with sculptural silhouettes, interwoven panels of material and exaggerated ballet skirts. Daniel Lee at Burberry rounded out the London Trend Week festivities this season, opting to remix the model’s heritage for the season forward.
Right here’s the Hits & Misses of London Trend Week Spring 2025:
MISS | JW Anderson
“Loewe leftovers.” [rowjellies]
“Effectively he was clearly busy with different tasks (resembling costumes for “Queer”) than his personal label, so we’ve got a parade of mediocre, low-quality trash that he offered as a result of he actually needed to.” [Olaffo]
“God is aware of I take pleasure in his menswear at each JWA and Loewe, however I’ll NEVER like his womenswear. Ever. It all the time looks like a pressured train for him, with near no standpoint for every assortment. Scrolling by way of these appears to be like I can’t assist however surprise who’s she meant to be. The reply is nobody, as a result of there may be no one right here. It’s a bunch of material positioned on fashions handled as mannequins.” [Thefrenchy]
See all the looks from the JW Anderson Spring 2025 collection.
HIT | Roksanda
“That is fairly great. Somewhat too indulgent in place however I like the fantastical high quality that she’s so good at doing.” [GoldenPetals]
“Beloved the previous couple of appears to be like — the blue, pink, and orange robes.” [rowjellies]
“A standout from London Trend Week, and not using a shadow of a doubt. A robust assortment, from begin to end. I simply knew from the opening and re-examination that I might’ve be upset… and I wasn’t.” [vogue28]
See all the looks from the Roksanda Spring 2025 collection.
MISS | Harris Reed
“Numerous showmanship however no actual workmanship.” [Constructionist]
“It’s really embarrassing. The delusion this individual has is insane. The present is so cringe. The fashions aimlessly and cluelessly flapping their arms round like CoUTuRe. Calling this beginner can be placing it evenly.” [lookatme]
“They may have a minimum of lit and retouched the pictures in a method that may conceal poor tailoring and sloppy end of clothes.” [avonlea002]
See all the looks from the Harris Reed Spring 2025 collection.
HIT | S.S. Daley
“I prefer it!” [helmutnotdead]
“I’m not disliking it. Loads of influences however he managed to stay cohesive and to supply a wardrobe with many choices.” [yslforever]
“S.S. Daley is a extremely promising designer. Maybe an editor or stylist of previous concepts versus designer however nonetheless nice to have a look at and I even personal his knitwear! I’ll take his present over JW Anderson any day.” [Olaffo]
See all the looks from the S.S. Daley Spring 2025 collection.
MISS | Burberry
“Daniel Lee is so checked out at this level. I give him one other 12 months or much less.” [rowjellies]
“Final week the model’s shares have been down over 70% vs. a 12 months a go. Largely over considerations that they can not proper the ship and this assortment did completely nothing to consolation these fears. There was one good jacket. No nice bag(s), no first rate sneakers, not even a superb pair of sun shades.” [VogueDisciple93]
“Failed once more sadly. There isn’t a voice. No one is aware of what Burberry desires to be. Gross sales (in line with that BOF article) are down about 22% this 12 months. That set appeared like a St Martins commencement present and the feathers on the jackets adopted by sequins and graphic scarves appeared like a complete mess.” [signifier]
See all the looks from the Burberry Spring 2025 collection.
HIT | Standing Floor
“First related present of the season.” [helmutnotdead]
“I used to be enormously impressed! I’ll positively be following this model/designer now. Such modernity and chicness to night dressing.” [VogueDisciple93]
“When a younger designer from LFW does a extra related Alaïa assortment than Mullier. I like the textures he managed to create, they’re so attention-grabbing. The whole lot is so sensual and easy. For certain one identify to look at!” [IloveDiorHomme]
See all the looks from the Standing Ground Spring 2025 collection.
MISS | Nensi Dojaka
“The whole lot appears to be like unfinished… one thing is lacking in each look.” [tourbillions]
“Nensi Dojaka used to do that boudoir kinda style so properly 3 years again. I assume the blandification of style obtained to her.” [philophile]
“I actually don’t perceive her success. The whole lot Nensi Dojaka makes appears to be like like there isn’t sufficient to it. So missing and wane.” [Cocteau Stone]
See all the looks from the Nensi Dojaka Spring 2025 collection.
HIT | Aaron Esh
“Fairly good. Trendy even, and that’s a phrase I might by no means use to explain London style. It doesn’t really feel like style scholar style.” [Alquimista]
“Very cohesive.” [tourbillions]
“I like what he’s doing, primarily as a result of he and Michael Stewart’s Standing Floor are one of many uncommon youthful designers who’re designing one thing completely different. It’s stylish, attractive, fascinating and with a bit extra technical finesse to his tailoring, I might see him going very far.” [LadyJunon]
See all the looks from the Aaron Esh Spring 2025 collection.
HIT | Sharon Wauchob
“So freaking fairly and delicate! That’s how I prefer it.” [philophile]
“Sharon Wauchob is the LFW QUEEN and I like that she retains herself low profile. The whole lot about her designs is so particular and intimate! I’m in awe of these white tops, the white trousers, the primary black gown, the ditch coat. The white jacket! I need all of it!” [WAVES]
“Stunning and female clothes, as per regular.” [Not Plain Jane]
See all the looks from the Sharon Wauchob Spring 2025 collection.
MISS | Bora Aksu
“Very… Chanel audition. Grandmas curtain couture.” [tourbillions]
“Too twee; too granny. Wants some edge to make it extra attention-grabbing.” [Not Plain Jane]
“Rather less tulle wrapping and this is able to’ve been good.” [WAVES]
See all the looks from the Bora Aksu Spring 2025 collection.
MISS | Natasha Zinko
“Oh. Pricey. Chin straps? Hospital shoe covers? Underwear clothes?” [Not Plain Jane]
“The gathering itself could be very excessive road stylish, which suggests that’s already behind the tendencies, and fairly incoherent when taken as a complete.” [YohjiAddict]
See all the looks from the Natasha Zinko Spring 2025 collection.
MISS | Chopova Lowena
“What precisely is that this purported to be?” [Constructionist]
“Once you wish to make your very personal Gaultier/Westwood creation for the Friday evening outing to the membership and you’ve got solely previous tablecloths to concoct it from…” [YohjiAddict]
“Please… put us out of our distress. This has to finish.” [lookatme]
See all the looks from the Chopova Lowena Spring 2025 collection.
MISS | Simone Rocha
“So sloppy.” [lookatme]
“She’s been telling the identical story for much too lengthy.” [TianCouture]
“I see numerous Molly Goddard leftover vibes this time, particularly the knits and the menswear appears to be like. The final 3 appears to be like… Shepherd Bush material yard sale?” [TomBlanksFullFatMiuMiu]
See all the looks from the Simone Rocha Spring 2025 collection.
MISS | Knwls
“They’d a semi-moment using off that Y2K development, however this look could be very dated now.” [TomBlanksFullFatMiuMiu]
“Who is that this for? Membership youngsters in Berlin?” [rowjellies]
“A British model of LaQuan Smith, attempting to do early 00s Dior by Galliano. And with some Philip Treacy-inspired hats for no cause in any respect.” [jeanclaude]
See all the looks from the Knwls Spring 2025 collection.
HIT | Richard Quinn
“Can’t hate on it, because it’s all so properly made. That is what Harris Reed thinks he’s doing.” [tourbillions]
“You may by no means make me hate Richard Quinn. A sight for sore eyes throughout London Trend Week. He’s in a league of his personal on the LFW circuit. Completely love the sight of some Pierpaolo Piccioli x Valentino glamour, following an countless array of student-esque and grungy collections.” [vogue28]
See all the looks from the Richard Quinn Spring 2025 collection.
MISS | Erdem
“I can’t perceive how or why this model exists.” [lookatme]
“Erdem might have delivered a extra thrilling consequence had he performed on the masculine/female and the ‘coming-undone’ pressure a bit extra. When he’s in a superb kind, I can see a little bit of Dries’ appeal in him and at his worst, he churns out appears to be like that may very well be proper out of Maria Grazia’s sketchbook.” [tricotineacetat]
“Enormous mess.” [velvetandsilk]
