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[title]Twice a year, fashion Christmas comes to London, bringing with it whole closets full of covetable new looks you’ll dream of wearing. London Fashion Week returns next week for another deep-dive into the trends and styles that will be dominating red carpets, shops and streets in autumn and winter 2026 (AW26).
Across five days, the city’s most stylish will be hanging out around the Strand and sitting front row to see fresh looks from the likes of Simone Rocha, Chopova Lowena, Harris Reed, Burberry and Fiorucci. Yes, the majority of shows are invite-only, but that doesn’t mean you can’t be in the know. Here’s all the information you need ahead of London Fashion Week AW26.
When is London Fashion Week 2026?
LFW takes place twice a year: in February and September. The next fashion week will be from Thursday February 19 to Monday February 23.
Where is London Fashion Week held?
London Fashion Week usually takes place at the British Fashion Council’s own show space at 180 The Strand. The closest tubes are Holborn and Temple. Several events will also be held at external locations across the city.
How do I get tickets to London Fashion Week 2026?
We hate to be the ones to tell you but unfortunately, most of the LFW shows are invite-only, so you can’t buy tickets.
What designers should I be watching out for?
Although you may not be able to see the shows in real life, you will be able to watch them live on the London Fashion Week website. So, these are all the one’s worth tuning in for.
A host of burgeoning designers, like Maxmilian Raynor, Harris Reed and Chet Lo, will present their latest collections alongside firm LFW favourites like Burberry, Richard Quinn and Erdem.
With an alumni list featuring Simone Rocha, Wales Bonner and Charkes Jeffrey LOVERBOY, talent incubator Fashion East is always a good one to follow. This year it’ll present designs from Jacek Gleba, Louis Mayhew and Traiceline Pratt.
Liza Keane (a Julia Fox favourite) and Ronan Mckenzie both feature on the London schedule for the first time, while other emerging designers worth keeping an eye out for include Aaron Esh, Paolo Carzana, Tolu Coker, Pauline Dujancourt, Lueder and Johanna Parv. See the full LFW AW26 schedule here.
Time Out interviewed Chet Lo and Tolu Coker to mark 40 years of LFW in 2024. Have a read here.
LFW events you can actually attend
Because fashion week is an industry event, most of the shows are invite-only. That said, there are a tiny handful of events open to the public. For example, womenswear brand A Letter is hosting a public presentation on February 21 and 22 at 30D Great Sutton Street.
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