In Burberry latest collection, the night takes center stage

Streetlamps reflecting on wet asphalt. Black cabs moving without urgency. The metallic hum of a night bus crossing the bridge. Burberry Winter 2026 isn’t about escaping. It’s about going out. But going out in London.

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Under Daniel Lee’s direction, the House returns to the urban core after seasons spent looking toward the countryside and festival fields. This time there’s no meadow, no mud. There’s city. There’s friction. There’s that moment just before night falls when anything can happen. “Everyone’s going somewhere. Everyone’s going out,” Lee says.

Menswear works through British icons — the overcoat, the tuxedo, the silk shirt — but slightly offset. It’s not a rupture, it’s interference. A younger, more relaxed way of wearing formality. Leather bombers, hoodies and raincoats take on a nocturnal intention. They don’t pretend to be eveningwear; they simply tighten up. The colour palette is solid, compact, almost graphic.

For women, the trench becomes the key accessory of the look. Thrown over sleek satin dresses like the final gesture before stepping out the door. There’s something very London in that apparent nonchalance. The pattern cutting is generous and fluid. Shearling appears raw-edged, the check is reworked once again, faille ripples along trench collars. Leather shines with that iridescence that recalls petrol slicked across wet roads.

The soundtrack, curated by FKA twigs, transforms the runway into a city that breathes and vibrates intensely. And the setting was no coincidence. At Old Billingsgate, Tower Bridge was reconstructed and lit by streetlamps. That’s the key to the collection: democratising the icon. Making it inhabitable.