# Mini Dress Trend, Spring 2026 · London Fashion Week

Source: https://tfashion.ai/runway/ss26/london/mini-dress
Data refreshed: October 2, 2026

Mini dress appeared in 13.1% of looks at the London Fashion Week SS26 womenswear shows, down from 16.8% in SS25. 53 designers showed the trend across 238 looks.

## Numbers

- Share of looks: 13.1%
- Share in SS25: 16.8%
- Change: −3.7 pts (fading)
- Looks: 238
- Designers: 53
- Rank: #3 of 64 key items by share of looks

## In the press

Mini dress came up in 24 articles from Vogue, WWD, Who What Wear and 13 more. In the data it was in 13.1% of looks, down from 16.8% in SS25.

- Vogue, 2025-09-22: [Burberry Spring 2026 Ready-to-Wear Collection](https://www.vogue.com/fashion-shows/spring-2026-ready-to-wear/burberry-prorsum). Short dresses appeared in check-patterned chain mesh and in medallion-pattern crochet, sometimes joined with bronze discs.
- Vogue, 2025-09-22: [Susan Fang Spring 2026 Ready-to-Wear Collection](https://www.vogue.com/fashion-shows/spring-2026-ready-to-wear/susan-fang). A bridal-leaning short dress had cascading panels of fabric.
- WWD, 2025-09-22: [Burberry Spring 2026: English Beat](https://wwd.com/runway/spring-2026/london/burberry/review/). Hemlines rose after years of long lengths, with breezy short dresses a main change.
- WWD, 2025-09-21: [Erdem Spring 2026: Into the Ether](https://wwd.com/runway/spring-2026/london/erdem/review/). The corset-inspired short dresses were cut from antique lace scraps or hessian.
- Who What Wear, 2025-09-24: [These Are the 4 London Fashion Week Trends That You'll See Everywhere in 2026](https://www.whowhatwear.com/fashion/london-fashion-week-spring-2026-trends). Marques Almeida decorated little black dresses with abstract floral details.
- The Zoe Report, 2025-09-23: [London Fashion Week’s Spring/Summer 2026 Trends Packed A Creative Punch](https://www.thezoereport.com/fashion/london-fashion-week-spring-summer-2026-trends). Yuhan Wang used lace for short dresses with hoop structures.
- Coveteur, 2025-09-23: [The London Fashion Week Spring/Summer 2026 Trend Recap](https://coveteur.com/london-fashion-week-trends-2026). Erdem used panniers to shape embroidered wool and corseted minidresses.
- Wallpaper*, 2025-09-20: [The standout shows of London Fashion Week S/S 2026](https://www.wallpaper.com/fashion-beauty/london-fashion-week-ss-26-highlights-standout-shows-lfw). Conner Ives layered smocked mini dresses over bright underwear; Burberry offered short tunic dresses.
- Grazia, 2025-09-08: [Here Are All The Highlights From London Fashion Week S/S ’26](https://graziadaily.co.uk/fashion/news/london-fashion-week-spring-summer-2026-highlights/). Erdem's crinoline dresses sat beside jolting minis.
- Who What Wear, 2025-09-24: [The New Spring 2026 Aesthetic Is Glamorous Music Festival Dressing, According to Burberry](https://www.whowhatwear.com/fashion/runway/burberry-london-fashion-week-spring-summer-2026). Crochet minidresses came in many colours, trimmed with sequins, gold chains and metal discs.
- AnOther, 2025-09-23: [At Burberry, a Melding of Fashion and Music](https://www.anothermag.com/fashion-beauty/16630/burberry-spring-summer-2026-ss26-show-review-daniel-lee). Mini dresses with thigh-high cuts and heavy embroidery recalled the Quadrophenia mood.
- 10 Magazine, 2025-09-23: [Burberry: Ready-To-Wear SS26](https://10magazine.com/burberry-ready-to-wear-ss26/). Burberry offered macramé minis and short dresses decorated with reflective tiles.
- W Magazine, 2025-09-22: [Burberry Spring 2026: I’m With the Band](https://www.wmagazine.com/fashion/burberry-spring-2026-london-fashion-week-runway-photos-daniel-lee-collection). Silver mini dresses had a Francoise Hardy feel.
- 10 Magazine, 2025-09-20: [Mithridate: Ready-To-Wear SS26](https://10magazine.com/mithridate-ready-to-wear-ss26/). Mithridate extended Harrington jackets into short dresses with belts at the hem.
- Hypebeast, 2025-09-19: [Gothic Cheerleaders Rule at Chopova Lowena SS26](https://hypebeast.com/2025/9/chopova-lowena-spring-summer-2026-london-fashion-week-womenswear-runway). Short dresses were styled with crossed chain necklaces.
- Numéro Netherlands, 2025-09-23: [LONDON FASHION WEEK SPRING/SUMMER 2026: DAY 5](https://www.numeronetherlands.com/fashion/london-fashion-week-springsummer-2026-day-5). Susan Fang included cascading short dresses, while Burberry offered sequinned minis.
- TheIndustry.fashion, 2025-09-22: [LFW SS26 Highlights: AKOK, Susan Fang, Ksenia Schnaider and more...](https://www.theindustry.fashion/lfw-ss26-highlights-akok-susan-fang-ksenia-schnaider-and-more/). Erdem's opening look was an hourglass mini dress in antique lace.
- nss magazine: [5 shows you missed at London Fashion Week SS26 Women's](https://www.nssmag.com/en/fashion/42703/london-fashion-week-ss26-5-show-da-non-perdere). Di Petsa included draped mini dresses alongside swimsuits and sarongs.
- Strand Magazine, 2025-10-21: [LFW SS26 - GINNY LITSCHER - Fashion as Identity, Spirit as Style](https://www.strandmagazine.co.uk/single-post/lfw-ss26-ginny-litscher-fashion-as-identity-spirit-as-style). The closing look was a bear-motif mini dress in black, with a sheer bodice.
- The Impression, 2025-09-20: [Erdem Spring 2026 Fashion Show Review](https://theimpression.com/erdem-spring-2026-fashion-show-review/). Erdem mixed short dresses with more demure lengths.
- Vogue, 2025-09-20: [Yuhan Wang Spring 2026 Ready-to-Wear Collection](https://www.vogue.com/fashion-shows/spring-2026-ready-to-wear/yuhan-wang). A padded minidress was covered in lace, and a black satin minidress was set with crystals evoking the lights of Los Angeles.
- Vogue, 2025-09-19: [Chopova Lowena Spring 2026 Ready-to-Wear Collection](https://www.vogue.com/fashion-shows/spring-2026-ready-to-wear/chopova-lowena). A short dress in fluffy floral brocade with padded hip panniers reworked football shoulder pads.
- Vogue, 2025-09-19: [Di Petsa Spring 2026 Ready-to-Wear Collection](https://www.vogue.com/fashion-shows/spring-2026-ready-to-wear/di-petsa). A sarong-style short dress had a wave print, and sarongs and short dresses used seashell prints.
- Vogue, 2025-09-19: [Natasha Zinko Spring 2026 Ready-to-Wear Collection](https://www.vogue.com/fashion-shows/spring-2026-ready-to-wear/natasha-zinko). Eveningwear included crinoline minidresses in creased lace.

Summaries are written by T-Fashion. Read each article at the source.

## Top designers by look count

- Paul Costelloe: 20
- Hubing Selects: 17
- erdem: 12
- 50 more designers in T-Fashion

## Other seasons

- [SS27](https://tfashion.ai/runway/ss27/london/mini-dress): 6.1% of looks

## Worn with

- Floral (pattern): 17% of the trend's looks
- Abstract (pattern): 13% of the trend's looks
- Black (color): 16% of the trend's looks
- White (color): 16% of the trend's looks
- Knitted (fabric): 15% of the trend's looks
- Satin (fabric): 15% of the trend's looks
- Sleeveless (attribute): 58% of the trend's looks
- Party (attribute): 57% of the trend's looks

## Runway looks

11 of 238 looks. Every look is in T-Fashion.

- Kent & Curwen look 32, London: https://assets.tfashion.ai/v3/images/fashion-weeks/shows/spring-summer-2026/london/kent-curwen/ready_to_wear/photos/0032-def913a1.jpg?format=auto&width=640
- Erdem look 6, London: https://assets.tfashion.ai/v3/images/fashion-weeks/shows/spring-summer-2026/london/erdem/ready_to_wear/photos/0006-d0e20fcf.jpg?format=auto&width=640
- Emilia Wickstead look 22, London: https://assets.tfashion.ai/v3/images/fashion-weeks/shows/spring-summer-2026/london/emilia-wickstead/ready_to_wear/photos/0022-c726beac.jpg?format=auto&width=640
- Susan Fang look 31, London: https://assets.tfashion.ai/v3/images/fashion-weeks/shows/spring-summer-2026/london/susan-fang/ready_to_wear/photos/0031-bec369e7.jpg?format=auto&width=640
- Noon by Noor look 15, London: https://assets.tfashion.ai/v3/images/fashion-weeks/shows/spring-summer-2026/london/noon-by-noor/ready_to_wear/photos/0015-808f8056.jpg?format=auto&width=640
- Ray Chu look 10, London: https://assets.tfashion.ai/v3/images/fashion-weeks/shows/spring-summer-2026/london/ray-chu/ready_to_wear/photos/0010-5c7faffe.jpg?format=auto&width=640
- Fam Irvoll look 24, London: https://assets.tfashion.ai/v3/images/fashion-weeks/shows/spring-summer-2026/london/fam-irvoll/ready_to_wear/photos/0024-fb35bfd7.jpg?format=auto&width=640
- Ginny Litscher look 25, London: https://assets.tfashion.ai/v3/images/fashion-weeks/shows/spring-summer-2026/london/ginny-litscher/ready_to_wear/photos/0025-93622ae7.jpg?format=auto&width=640
- Simone Rocha look 28, London: https://assets.tfashion.ai/v3/images/fashion-weeks/shows/spring-summer-2026/london/simone-rocha/ready_to_wear/photos/0028-c6f4a4c8.jpg?format=auto&width=640
- TOVE look 25, London: https://assets.tfashion.ai/v3/images/fashion-weeks/shows/spring-summer-2026/london/tove/ready_to_wear/photos/0025-cbe42ebe.jpg?format=auto&width=640
- Ksenia Schnaider look 20, London: https://assets.tfashion.ai/v3/images/fashion-weeks/shows/spring-summer-2026/london/kseniaschnaider/ready_to_wear/photos/0020-0f0284fa.jpg?format=auto&width=640

## FAQ

**How popular was mini dress at the London Fashion Week SS26 womenswear shows?**

Mini dress appeared in 238 looks from 53 designers. That is 13.1% of all looks T-Fashion analyzed for the London Fashion Week SS26 womenswear shows.

**Is mini dress a trend for spring 2026?**

Fading on the runways. Its share of looks is 13.1%, down from 16.8% in SS25.

**Which designers showed the most mini dress for SS26?**

Paul Costelloe (20 looks), Hubing Selects (17 looks) and erdem (12 looks).

**How does T-Fashion measure this?**

T-Fashion tags every look of every Spring/Summer 2026 show. The share of looks is the number of looks with the key item divided by all womenswear looks in the scope. The change compares that share with SS25.

## Related trends

- [Corset Dress](https://tfashion.ai/runway/ss26/london/corset-dress)
- [Harem Pants](https://tfashion.ai/runway/ss26/london/harem-pants)
- [Strapless Dress](https://tfashion.ai/runway/ss26/london/strapless-dress): 3.4% of looks
- [Strapless Top](https://tfashion.ai/runway/ss26/london/strapless-top)
- [Cropped Top](https://tfashion.ai/runway/ss26/london/cropped-top): 8.1% of looks
- [Baggy Pants](https://tfashion.ai/runway/ss26/london/baggy-pants)
- [Maxi Skirts](https://tfashion.ai/runway/ss26/london/maxi-skirts)
- [Wide Leg Pants](https://tfashion.ai/runway/ss26/london/wide-leg-pants): 13.2% of looks

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