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London Fashion Week’s Spring/Summer 2026 edition marks a new era for the event—its first under recently joined British Fashion Council CEO Laura Weir. And the provisional schedule, released today, features some exciting events alongside the city’s flagship brands, with the aim of creating more buzz and decentralizing British fashion.
Running from September 18 to the 22nd, LFW will feature 18 percent more shows and presentations this season than the spring 2025 collections, according to the BFC. It comes just over a week after Weir announced her first moves in her new role, including scrapping fees for BFC members to show on-schedule.
“This season marks my first as CEO of the British Fashion Council, and 12 weeks into the role, I am pleased to announce an 18 percent increase in designers showing physically and digitally on-schedule,” said Weir in a statement today. “My intention is to build on the foundations of LFW by focusing on cultural relevance, global competitiveness and meaningful support for designers. Last week, I announced some urgent strategic moves for September, which included waiving show fees for designer members showing physically on the main schedule and doubling the investment in the LFW guest programme to welcome more of the world’s leading press, cultural commentators and buyers to the city. This season signals a designer-first approach to LFW that is ambitious, purposeful and rooted in the creative energy of London.”
Burberry, Roksanda, Erdem, and Emilia Wickstead will return this season, joining the likes of small to mid-size labels Ahluwalia, Harris Reed, Labrum London, Marques Almeida, Paolo Carzana, Patrick McDowell, Richard Quinn, and Tove on the schedule.
Elsewhere, BFC/Vogue Designer Fashion Fund winner Conner Ives—who found global fame with his “Protect the Dolls” T-shirt in support of Trans Lifeline—will show in September for the first time (he normally only shows in London once a year, in February). Cult duo Chopova Lowena will stage their annual show, which has been a highlight of the September calendar since their runway debut in for SS23. Cheshire-born designer Talia Byre, whose presentation last season garnered a lot of editor praise, will make her runway debut.
The Newgen scheme, which has just secured an additional three years of government funding, will support Aaron Esh, Aletta, Charlie Constantinou, Derrick, Ewusie, Johanna Parv, Karoline Vitto, Kazna Asker, Liza Keane, Louther, Lueder, Octi, Oscar Ouyang, Pauline Dujancourt, Steve O Smith, Tolu Coker, The Ouze, The Winter House, and Yaku to show or present during LFW.
There’s also new talent entering the fray, including Addison Rae favourite Lucila Safdie; made-to-order womenswear brand Dreaming Eli; Ukrainian contemporary label Kseniaschnaider; menswear tailor Kyle Ho; artisanal designer Rory William Docherty; and adaptive brand Unhidden. Talent incubator Fashion East, which launched the careers of Kim Jones, Jonathan Anderson, and Simone Rocha among others, will celebrate its 25th anniversary.
The LFW event schedule is also robust this season. H&M will scale a runway event entitled The London Issue, which the brand has described as a “full-scale fashion experience, blending striking visuals, curated music and a distinct atmosphere,” during LFW. This follows a series of ambitious activations from the brand, including a Charli XCX concert on the eve of LFW last September.
JW Anderson and the BFC will co-host an event on Friday evening to celebrate the former’s relaunch. The BFC will then close out the season with a party in collaboration with digital fashion and lifestyle magazine Outlander.
As part of her new strategy, Weir, along with Sarah Mower, the BFC’s ambassador for emerging talent, chair of BFC Newgen and Vogue’s chief critic, is seeking to decentralize London fashion, to improve access and opportunities for young people outside of London. In line with this, the BFC is reintroducing its City Wide Celebration, a program of experiences and activities open to the public throughout September in Liverpool, Manchester, Newcastle, and London. As part of the event, the BFC will host a nationwide series of educational talks and panel discussions spotlighting the cultural and geographical roots of a selection of British designers and brands, including Barbour, Matty Bovan, Patrick McDowell, SS Daley, Talia Byre and The Winter House.
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