For Winter 2026, Burberry returns to the city. Under Chief Creative Officer Daniel Lee, the house shifts from countryside escapism toward the charged atmosphere of London at night. Streetlamps reflect off slick tarmac. Hackney carriages pass under scaffolding. Night buses hum in the background. The collection moves with that rhythm.
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Lee frames the season around movement. “Everyone’s going somewhere. Everyone’s going out,” he says. The show focuses on momentum rather than destination. In contrast to recent seasons that explored rural landscapes and outdoor music scenes, Winter 2026 embraces what Lee describes as “pure street currency.” The characters feel embedded in the city, shaped by its glow and its noise.
Menswear sharpens familiar forms. Overcoats, tuxedos and silk shirts appear in what the house describes as glitched classics. Tailoring feels younger, worn with loosened confidence. Functional garments gain evening presence. Leather bombers, hoodies and raincoats adopt a sleeker attitude through clean lines and definite color. Lee notes that the palette carries something “a little more sophisticated, a little dressier, cleaner or sleeker.” The result reads direct and purposeful. Clothes transition from day into night without costume.
For women, the trench coat retains its centrality, worn loosely over sleek satin dresses as though it were an accessory. Pattern cutting introduces volume and generosity. There is a languid ease that reflects the instinctive way Londoners assemble a look. The garments appear thrown on, yet considered. Satin slips glide beneath outer layers. Trench collars gather in faille. Shearling edges remain raw or shift into check, reinforcing Burberry’s core codes while altering their finish.
Fabric elevates the collection’s casual undertones. Smooth lambskin leather shines with an iridescent surface reminiscent of petrol pooling on a road. Shearling appears textured and tactile. Faille ruffles soften structured shapes. These material choices ground the collection in surface tension, echoing the slickness of the city at night.
The show space reinforces this narrative. Tower Bridge rises reconstructed inside Old Billingsgate fish market, clad in scaffolding and illuminated by streetlamps. Grandeur meets utility. The staging positions a London landmark within an industrial frame, aligning with Lee’s interest in friction between heritage and youth. Under his direction, that tension generates energy rather than opposition.
Set to a soundtrack by FKA twigs, the collection unfolds with a blur that mirrors the city’s pulse. Lee summarizes the season’s ethos: “We all walk the same roads. We’re all lit by the same streetlamps. We all feel the same buzz of the city at night.” Winter 2026 situates Burberry in that shared space, where classic forms absorb new urgency under London’s glow.
