Designer Daniel Lee’s trenchcoats and bomber jackets fizz with urban energy in collection that embraces bad weather
In a winter of record-breaking rain, Burberry – purveyor of the stalwart British coat – is back in the zeitgeist. A season of downpours has provided an apt backdrop for a return to form, as the brand re-entered the FTSE 100 last autumn after an ignominious year out of the charts.
The classic check scarf was ranked the fourth hottest fashion item in the last quarter of 2025 on the search, sales and social media metrics of the Lyst index, with overall demand for the brand up 239% year on year.
Designer Daniel Lee, speaking backstage after the show for London fashion week, said his studio in Burberry HQ has “this massive skylight, so I’ve been watching the rain pour down, and thinking about how London always has this incredible buzz. Even when it’s dark and wet people are still out every night”.
The Burberry show is itself a classic London night out. Under the vaulted iron ribs of the old Billingsgate fish market, Daisy Edgar-Jones chatted to Olivia Dean as they waited for Kate Moss, who was 45 minutes late. Eberechi Eze sat in the front row and Romeo Beckham walked the catwalk.
