LONDON FASHION WEEK

London Fashion Week 2023: all the key trends

Grab your seat on the front row as Times fashion writers bring you all the news from the capital’s catwalks

The Times

London Fashion Week came to a close yesterday with its biggest name, Burberry. The brand summoned up suitably big-top energy by showing in Highbury Fields, a north London park, under a plaid-patterned multi-peaked awning that looked akin to a giant picnic blanket.

This was the second outing for Daniel Lee, 37, the British designer.

How to make clothes and accessories that seem special but that also look cool, “street” even, rather than try-hard? It’s not an easy circle to square. What’s more, it’s been a long time since it conjured up that ultimate money spinner for a brand, a must-have handbag.

The spring/summer line-up was a continuation of where Lee left off last season, taking classical touchstones such as the trench coat, the scarf print