Events across London for London Fashion Week September 2025
The British Fashion Council (BFC) has unveiled its City Wide Celebration (CWC) programme for London Fashion Week (LFW), taking place from 12 to 27 September 2025. Offering over 1,000 public experiences across the capital, the programme brings fashion to the public through exhibitions, talks, pop-ups, and interactive events, celebrating creativity, craftsmanship, and innovation in British design. Here is our guide to some of the events you can experience across the city during London Fashion Week:
1664 Blanc: The Blue Room Live
Join cultural commentator James Corbin for a ‘In Conversation With’ session featuring designer Natasha Zinko, known for her bold, upcycled creations. Gain insight into the creative processes of one of fashion’s rising stars.
Date: Saturday 20 September 2025. Time: 3.30pm. Location: Lucky Cat, Bishopsgate, EC2N 4BQ. Book now
1664 Blanc
Barbour: Tartan, The Barbour Way Exhibition
Celebrate the launch of Barbour’s Autumn/Winter 2025 collection with an exhibition exploring the legacy of Barbour Tartan. The event highlights family, craftsmanship, and Scottish heritage through storytelling, archival displays, and live demonstrations by a master loom artist. The exhibition also features a bar created in collaboration with Belmond, inspired by the Royal Scotsman, offering Scotland-inspired cocktails.
Date: 20 – 21 September 2025. Time: Saturday 10am - 5pm; Sunday 10am -7pm. Location: 5-7 Carnaby Street, London W1F 9PB. barbour.com
Marie Antoinette Style
The V&A presents Marie Antoinette Style, the UK’s first major exhibition on the iconic queen, exploring her influence on fashion, design, film, and decorative arts. Highlights include over 250 objects, rare loans from Versailles, couture by Dior, Chanel, and Valentino, and costumes from Sofia Coppola’s Marie Antoinette.
Date: 20 September 2025 – 22 March 2026. Location: V&A South Kensington, Cromwell Road, London SW7 2RL. Price: £23–£25. Concessions available.Book now
Image courtesy of Victoria and Albert Museum, London
Dylon: Sustainable Fashion Workshops
Dylon returns to London Fashion Week with its boldest pop-up yet, the ‘Refresh & Renew Laundrette’, inviting fashion lovers to give their wardrobe a new lease of life while embracing sustainability. The event features Personalised Styling Sessions with sustainable stylists Victoria Lee and Rebekah Roy, alongside a Repair & Renew Station offering on-the-spot mending, buttons, zips, and expert advice to extend the life of clothes. Entry is free, and styling session tickets are £7.50, with proceeds supporting the British Fashion Council Foundation.
Date: 18 – 21 September 2025. Location: 10 Carnaby Street, London W1F 9PF. Book now.
Dylon: Sustainable Fashion Workshops.
Material World
Material World at Kew Gardens’ Temperate House celebrates art, fashion, and plants, exploring sustainability and the natural origins of textiles. Highlights include installations by Nnenna Okore, Lottie Delamain, and Michael McMillan, plus weekend workshops and After Hours events with music, performances, food, and drinks.
Date: 20 September – 25 October, 10am–5pm; Location: Temperate House, Kew Gardens. Price: Adult tickets cost £22, after 4 pm £11, and child tickets £0 (must be accompanied by an adult). Book now.
US LOT: 25 Years of Fashion East – ICA
A retrospective exhibition celebrating 25 years of Fashion East, featuring special commissions and sculptures by Simone Rocha, Craig Green, and Richard Malone, artworks by Jawara Alleyne and Claire Barrow, and iconic fashion photography.
Date: 20 – 21 September, 12-9pm. Location: ICA (Institute of Contemporary Arts), The Mall, London SW1Y 5AH. Price: Free entry, donations welcome. ica.art.
Creating Threads of the Canopy. © RBG Kew.
Savile Row: 50 Years of the Golden Shears Awards
Celebrate five decades of the Golden Shears Awards with window displays and an exhibition highlighting Savile Row’s contribution to tailoring, apprenticeships, and British craftsmanship.
Date: 15 - 27 September 2025. Time: 10am - 5pm. Location: Selected Savile Row tailoring houses and the London Academy of Bespoke (LAB), 19 Savile Row. londonfashionweek.co.uk
The Mills Fabrica: Fabrica X – Ten Years of Change
Explore the H&M Foundation Global Change Award Alumni Exhibition, featuring 20 global pioneers addressing fashion’s biggest challenges, from circular materials and textile recycling to AI design and seaweed fibres. Entry is free.
Date: 17 September – 14 October 2025. Time: 9am - 6pm, Monday to Friday (closed weekends). Location: The Mills Fabrica, 36-40 York Way, Kings Cross, N1 9AB. londonfashionweek.co.uk.
Dirty Looks, IAMISIGO, handwoven raffia-cotton blend look dyed with coffee and mud spring/Summer 2024 Shadows. Photograph by Fred Odede, courtesy of IAMISIGO.
Dirty Looks: Fashion and Decay
Discover how dirt and decay have been used to challenge beauty standards. Featuring works by designers such as Hussein Chalayan, Alexander McQueen, and Vivienne Westwood alongside emerging talent.
Date: 25 September 2025 - 25 January 2026. Location: Barbican Centre, Silk Street, London EC2Y 8DS. barbican.org.uk
ERDEM: Guided Art Tour
Explore works by celebrated artist Kaye Donachie and enjoy a personal shopping experience with an exclusive gift with purchases over £3,000.
Date: 19 – 22 September 2025 (Sunday closed). Time: 10am - 6pm. Location: ERDEM, 70 South Audley Street, London W1K 2RA. londonfashionweek.co.uk
