Themes, London Fashion Week SS27 womenswear
Dark Romance appeared in 9.3% of looks at the London Fashion Week SS27 womenswear shows, up from 8.4% in SS26. 31 designers showed it across 132 looks.
- Share of looks
- 9.3%
- Change vs SS26
- +0.9 pts
- 8.4% → 9.3%
- Looks
- 132
- of 1,421
- Designers
- 31
- of 51
Number 7 of 25 themes by share of looks. Also measured in New York (4.2%), Milan (6.0%), Tokyo (10.4%).
Updated September 29, 2026
Looks
11 of 132 looks, across designers.
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Mcqueen, look 17 -
Labrum London, look 35 -
Poet Lab, look 4 -
Mowalola, look 25 -
Erdem, look 38 -
Simone Rocha, look 42 -
Agro Studio, look 6 -
Petra Fagerström, look 16
+121 looks
This page shows a sample. Every look is in T-Fashion, filterable by designer, city and color.
In the press
Dark Romance came up in 2 articles from WWD and Vogue. In the data it was in 9.3% of looks, up from 8.4% in SS26.
Summaries are written by T-Fashion. Read each article at the source.
WWD · Sep 22, 2026 · Season review
Erdem, Simone Rocha, Steve O Smith Wow Buyers at Spring 2027 London Fashion WeekBuyers describe romance with a darker, Gothic edge, expressed through ruffles, lace, corsetry and period references.
Vogue · Sep 18, 2026 · Show review
Bora Aksu Spring 2027 Ready-to-Wear CollectionA closing trio in deep oxblood had exposed corsetry for a Gothic note.
Designers
Looks with Dark Romance, by designer.
- 1 Richard Quinn 17
- 2 Mcqueen 15
- 3 Chopova Lowena 10
28 more designers
Each with their looks, in T-Fashion. This preview shows the top three.
Ranking
Share of looks among themes. The tick marks SS26.
- 1 Avant-Garde 44.7%
- 2 Sculptural 23.9%
- 3 Monochrome 16.7%
- 7 Dark Romance 9.3%
Worn with
Share of the 132 looks with Dark Romance that also had each detail.
Everything worn with Dark Romance
This preview shows the top two per group. T-Fashion has every color, garment, detail, fabric and pattern.
Dark Romance in full
| On this page | In T-Fashion |
|---|---|
| 11 looks | All 132 looks, filterable by designer, city and color |
| Top 3 designers | All 31 designers, each with their looks |
| Top pairings | Every pairing by color, garment, detail, fabric and pattern |
| Snapshot as of the last update | Updated as each show is analyzed |
| – | Moodboards, concepts and tech packs from the same looks |
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Questions
- How popular was Dark Romance at the London Fashion Week SS27 womenswear shows?
- Dark Romance appeared in 132 looks from 31 designers. That is 9.3% of all looks T-Fashion analyzed for the London Fashion Week SS27 womenswear shows.
- Is Dark Romance a trend for spring 2027?
- Rising on the runways. Its share of looks is 9.3%, up from 8.4% in SS26.
- Which designers showed the most Dark Romance for SS27?
- Richard Quinn (17 looks), Mcqueen (15 looks) and Chopova Lowena (10 looks).
- How does T-Fashion measure this?
- T-Fashion tags every look of every Spring/Summer 2027 show. The share of looks is the number of looks with the theme divided by all womenswear looks in the scope. The change compares that share with SS26.