Style Cartel’s 6 Favourite Trends from London Fashion Week

Paris Fashion Week has wrapped up and with it, closes the Spring Summer 2027 season. There were some monumental shows this season; McQueen returning to London and Anthony Vaccarello’s last collection at Saint Laurent, to name a few.  This season gave the fashion world plenty to talk about, and fashion lovers plenty to be inspired by. Now, with preparations for Fall Winter 2027 underway, let’s take a look at some of the most notable trends to arise from this season, namely, from London Fashion Week.

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1. Fringe is the Moment

Fringe has been on the rise for the past few seasons, and ss27 is no exception. This season, we’re seeing fringe used unexpectedly. Take, for example, the fringe-details of the Di Petsa show.

Here, the fringe is carefully placed to create artful designs. The pieces are thicker and deliberate. A fringe skirt; fringe draping from the bust of a top or the waistband of trousers; several fringe tassels dropping from a waist sash. Fringe can be chaotic and messy, but here we see it being used with artful precision and careful deliberation.

From the Erdem collection, more examples of the infinitely creative uses of fringe. We see bags entirely covered in long fringe tassels and fine fringe skirts. My personal favourites are the elongated lapels with fringe at the hems, giving the illusion of the model wearing a scarf. The use of fringe here is brilliant, providing contrast and texture to otherwise “simple” outfits.

Fringe is here to stay, and its designs are becoming more creative each season. Fringe is still the moment.

2. Cinched Waists, Tailored Jackets, and More

After this season, it seems that we’re moving away from oversized, shapeless silhouettes. For ss27, it’s all about cinched waists and expert tailoring, especially when it comes to a blazer. Patrick McDowell’s collection showcases this all too well.

This collection uses the contrast of exaggerated hips and a tailored midsection to emphasize the cinched waist. With sharp tailoring and expert craftsmanship, the illusion is feminine and timeless. Scarves are used as belts to tie around the waist, using accessories as shaping.

Annie’s Ibiza, true to the brand, also showcases this sharp, clean, and polished look. The waists are small, sleeves slim, and bodices precise. The tightness of the garments leaves no room for error. Tailored to perfection, a cinched waist blazer is a must have.

3. Belts are the Accessory of the Season

Every season, a new accessory takes over and for ss27, it’s belts – the bigger, the better. Talia Byre’s collection highlights this trend especially well. Monochrome outfits with a statement belt; the perfect contrast. It seems that belts may be the marker that we’re moving away from minimalism and embracing maximalist fashion.

4. Undergarments Exposed

My favourite trend of the season; it’s bold, unexpected, and just so effortlessly cool. Undergarments as outer garments, showing it all off.  We’ve seen glimpses of this trend with the rise of bloomers, but this season designers went all in. Now, in tandem with bloomers, it’s all visible bras, clothing slouching off the shoulder, sheer skirts. There’s a certain laissez-faire quality about this trend, as if you’ve just rolled out of bed and somehow managed to look incredibly fabulous regardless. An illusion of being so uninterested in fashion whilst being the most fashionable you can be. It’s relaxed, apathetic, and artfully undone. Frankly, it’s ingenious.

5. Fabrics: Sheer, Pleated, Draping

A noticeable trend this season were the fabrics used. In one word, movement. We see a lot of sheers, pleated, and draping fabrics being used. Unrestricted, easy movement, and structurally beautiful. Again, playing into this idea of an air of artful indifference. Maybe the ultimate trend of this season is effortlessness.

 

6. Notable Silhouettes

There are two silhouettes of note from ss27 – apron dresses and bubble skirts. It’s fitting that the two pop up throughout the collections, both filling the same want from fashion lovers; youthful, playful, and breathing fresh life into styles we know and love. Whether it’s the thick strapped apron dresses from A Letter or the Victorian inspired apron dresses from Bora Aksu. These apron dresses convey a subtle whimsical femininity; simultaneously commercially wearable and fashionably innovative.

Bubble skirts are the epitome of fashionable fun. They heighten the fantastical nature of collections, bringing a playful whimsy onto the runway. Ahluwalia does this trend particularly well with their midi length bubble skirts; a refreshing take on the mini skirt silhouette that we usually see. Well-constructed, artfully structured and imaginative, these bubble skirts provide a delightfully fresh silhouette to the London Fashion Week runways.

London Fashion Week did not disappoint! At Style Cartel, we’re excited to see what’s to come for Fall Winter 2027. Until next time! Follow us on Instagram: @StyleCartel and @StyleCartelMedia on TikTok, too, and leave a comment below!