With London Fashion Week coming to a close, take a look back at the men’s highlights. 

London Fashion Week has just wrapped – the first under newly appointed British Fashion Council CEO Laura Weir – and through the bustle of a packed schedule, Spring/Summer 2026 has made its mark with solid, thoughtful menswear.

From Aaron Esh’s well-worn glamour, to Kent and Curwen’s serene celebrations of British Summer, and Burberry’s Hyde Park rock fest, these London labels served up a slice of considered design and storytelling in the way that only London knows how. 

With that in mind, read on a roll call of the week’s biggest menswear moments below. 

Denzil Patrick

DenzilPatrick kept it in the family with its Spring/Summer 2026 collection, offering an introspective look at the Londonisms and formative experiences that inspire the design duo. What does this look like? Postcards of Beanos gone-by plastered across suits, and an exploration of subculture, played out across teddy boy-esque jackets and boxing shorts cut from evening fabrics. Rather than subculture being a uniform that you have to follow, it became unconstrained, looser, and reflective of the underground’s style influence in 2025. 

Mithridate

Cast your mind back to the 1980s Sloane Ranger heyday; It’s West London, it’s posh, it’s hedonistic. That’s where Mithridate drew inspiration for its latest collection. Only this time, these trendy posh kids had piled into the Jag and headed to the country, returning to the city for a big night out the same evening. 

The mood was delivered via a mash-up of short shorts, worn with layered chunky knits, bombers, and baseball caps, because there’s no time to change, you just grab a jacket and hit the Royal Borough hard. There was also luxurious suede jackets and scarves, overcoats, blazers, and collegiate-style sweaters, alongside a selection of roomy leather bags. These were clothes you inherit, and turn to over and over, as suitable in the sticks as the city. And, despite the retro references, it all felt very now.

And here it is straight from Mithridate Creative Director Daniel Fletcher’s mouth. “I imagined this group of country revellers travelling into the city and bringing home with them on this journey, looking for something new. Corduroy baseball hats [reflected] the softness of country mufti whilst ruched dresses and silk scarves nod to the flamboyance of the 1980s on the Kings Road,” as he told us in the wake of the show. 

Aaron Esh 

On Saturday night, Aaron Esh took over former Bethnal Green night spot Oval Space. It wasn’t hard to find, given the swarm of cool kids smoking outside. They came to support their mates walking in the show, and were the same guys filling the dance floor at London club night Post Party, headed up by Wolf and Lux Gillespie – the latter working on the show’s soundtrack, which included Liverpool rapper EsDeeKid’s “LV Sandals” with Fakemink and Rico Ace before blending into ear-splitting club tracks.

But Esh doesn’t just do vibes. He creates with sincerity and precision. This was seen across double-breasted suiting, made in Highbury by Savile Row-trained tailor Charlie Allen; leather trousers cut in east London, stamped with an AAA pass and cargo shirting; and luxurious suede field jackets. These are clothes that bring together the very best of London, fusing classic tailoring and leatherwork with the city’s intuitive style and rebellion. There’s an ‘if you know, you know’ vibe to them, much like the parties Esh’s muses, models, and pals hit up. It’s about how they’re worn and who is wearing them. Case and point: how suit jackets were paired with creased graphic tees, trenches with baseball caps, and distressed denim and clean shirt variations. 

Aaron Esh does luxury through his distinctly east London lens, looking to the city’s club kids and legacy of craftsmanship in his work. Because you can wear an expensive suede coat while slurping BuzzBallz on the way to the club. 

Kent & Curwen 

If you’re not a menswear devotee, chances are British house Kent & Curwen hasn’t yet made it onto your radar. But they’re firmly on ours. And for the past three seasons, since their return to London’s official schedule, the brand has been riding a steady crest of momentum. With that comes expectation. In Kent & Curwen’s case, it’s a signature trifecta that secures its place as one of the city’s most compelling names to watch: razor-sharp tailoring, elevated technical sportswear, and a nonchalant, grown-up eccentricity – be it a wry hat, an exaggerated tote, a sugared pastel, or a piece that feels straight from prep-school, with a Harry Styles wink.

And for SS26, Chief Creative Officer Daniel Kearns doubled down. Drawing from the imagery of a blossoming English summer, the serenity of the Royal Parks, and “those welcome pockets of escapism and collective calm within the bustling metropolis of London,” the collection – aptly titled “THE BLOSSOMING” – unfurled at the Royal Horticultural Halls on Sunday. Pastels, refined and whisper-soft, washed over gingham trench coats and cinched-waist nylon parkas, layered with pinstriped shirting, ties, and tailored shorts cut daringly high. The suiting ran oversized, a breezy proposition for the summer dandy, and knowingly irreverent – collars inverted, proportions toyed with. Then came the shoes: a defining highlight and proof of Kearns’ acute instinct for commercial allure, as models strode out in slick, ultra-flat sneakers and flip-flops, of course, sealing the collection with one of its sharpest notes.

Burberry 

Earlier this year, Burberry featured Goldie, Liam Gallagher and Loyle Carner in a big-budget festival campaign. So a Glasto-style SS26 runway show kind of made sense. With Skepta, Jonathan Bailey, Ian Wright, Jack Draper, and Central Cee perched on the front row, the label served a rock-y vibe shift. Gone were the louche, exaggerated proportions of last season (although, both were made for larging it in the countryside, just in different ways). Instead, we got a bill-topping line-up of skinny jeans, colourful trench coats, slim scarves and parkas. So yes, that indie sleaze revival seems even closer, thanks to a big Burberry-sized nod of approval. 

Charlie Constantinou

Charlie Constantinou, aka London’s master of artful techwear, looked to medieval Europe, the Middle East, and East Asia to craft his armour this season. Starting with more muted greys, browns and turquoise shades, the designer reached a crescendo of purples and reds, structuring the collection through this use of colour. And on the final day of London fashion week, this kind of prescribed cohesion is always appreciated. 

Clothes-wise, dyed cotton was blended with technical fabrics across pull-over jackets. Here, shiny metallic zips contrast with more muted dyed fabrics. Trousers were stacked and layered, and hoodies featured external shoulder pads to give the whole collection a kind of gorped-up ancient warrior feel. It was easy-on-the-eye, cohesive, and ready for the elements, which are good things in London.