LFW AW25: Burberry showcases best of British seasonal wear in star-studded show
Supermodel Naomi Campbell wore a plum jacquard double collared trench with a layered fringing skirt and black thigh high boots.
Kate Moss’s daughter Lila joined her mum’s close friend on the catwalk, wearing a retro orange and brown floral print co-ord and knee high boots.
Richard E Grant wore a double breasted wool trench (Jordan Pettitt/PA)
Actor Richard E. Grant stepped out in a charcoal wool double-breasted trench, high-collared knit and black leather gloves, while carrying a canary yellow Burberry checked umbrella.
Lesley Manville and Jason Isaacs joined Naomi Campbell on the runway (Jordan Pettitt/PA)
Actors Lesley Manville and Jason Isaacs, who both recently starred in Mrs Harris Goes To Paris, showcased Burberry’s outerwear in black and grey.
This year, creative director Daniel Lee, who joined in 2022 after leaving Bottega Veneta, showcased the best of British seasonal wear through moleskin trenches, double-breasted wool overcoats and cosy blanket scarves.
Neck scarves, riding boots and blouson jackets graced the runway (Jordan Pettitt/PA)
Like many designers this season, Lee looked to the 1980s for inspiration, flooding the runway with preppy neck scarves, thigh high riding boots and blouson bombers.
Burberry is known for it’s iconic outerwear, following it’s recent campaign, ‘It’s Always Burberry Weather’, this autumn/winter collection was highly anticipated.
Luckily, Lee’s outerwear was both diverse and consistent, with trenches, wool overcoats, leather biker jackets and velvet blazers seamlessly gracing the runway.
Faux fur leather jackets were paired with riding boots and jodhpurs (Jordan Pettitt/PA)
Leather parkas, faux fur trims, jodhpurs and heavy-weight checked kilts brought a rugged sense of the countryside to the night; steering away from the chic, and ‘demure’, country-core we’ve seen from other designers.
Lee’s evening looks featured romantic fluted sleeves and frilled collars, heavy duty jacquard velvet and liquid leather accessories.
The collection consisted of an English autumn palette, with rich berries, olive greens, chocolates and charcoals – alongside bursts of crimson, ochre and ultramarine cropping up throughout the eveningwear.
Jacquard velvet pervaded the runway (Jordan Pettitt/PA)
Held at the Tate Britain in London, located just a few steps away from the newly renovated Burberry HQ, the venue was perfect for Lee’s ode to Britain.
It wasn’t just the catwalk that featured British A-Listers, the audience was equally studded with stars, with the likes of Geri Horner, Damon Albarn, Steve Coogan and Brooklyn Beckham gracing the front row.
Brooklyn Beckham and Nicola Peltz wore couple-coordinated Burberry check (Ian West/PA)
Burberry has remained a highlight in the London Fashion Week calendar, closing the week season after season with a recurring star-studded line-up.
This year, all eyes were on Burberry, as the heritage brand announced a turnaround last year, when new CEO Joshua Schulman unveiled ‘Burberry Forward’.
It was a plan aiming to bring Burberry back to outerwear and a more varied pricing structure – something showcased in it’s now iconic campaign that launched last October.