01 / Essential answer
When is London Fashion Week 2026?
London Fashion Week SS27 runs 17–22 September 2026 in London, United Kingdom. Venues, cast and beauty teams vary by house.
02 / History
A council for British fashion
The British Fashion Council was founded in 1983 to promote the British fashion industry at home and abroad, and it staged the first London Fashion Week the following year. The event gave the city’s designers — then scattered across independent showrooms — a single organised platform, and it grew through the 1990s and 2000s into one of the four anchors of the international womenswear calendar.
Alongside the twice-yearly fashion week, the BFC runs designer-support schemes including NEWGEN and the BFC/Vogue Designer Fashion Fund, and organises The Fashion Awards each December. London Fashion Week today combines runway shows and presentations with a public-facing city celebration programme.
03 / History
The September 2026 season
The Spring/Summer 2027 edition runs 17–22 September 2026, between New York and Milan on the international calendar. The BFC publishes its provisional schedule closer to the season; confirmed lineups appear on the official LFW schedule, and this index does not list designers before that publication.
04 / At a glance
Quick facts.
- —London Fashion Week was first staged in 1984, organised by the British Fashion Council, founded the previous year to promote British design
- —The British Fashion Council is a non-profit that also runs NEWGEN and the BFC/Vogue Designer Fashion Fund
- —London is the second stop of the four-city womenswear season, between New York and Milan
- —The Spring/Summer 2027 edition runs 17–22 September 2026
- —The provisional schedule is published by the BFC closer to the season
Facts on this page are drawn from public record and organiser announcements, summarised in our own words. Last reviewed 2026-07-19. Corrections: desk@thecastindex.com.
05 / Beauty direction
The look
Beauty credits are tracked by individual show, not attributed to the week as a whole.
- Hair credits
- Designer-appointed teams
- Makeup credits
- Designer-appointed artists
06 / Ones to watch
Who broke out at London?
The Cast Index desk is building the casting record for London Fashion Week. New faces from this week will appear here as they are confirmed.
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