London Fashion Week SS27 · Runway show Womenswear
Chopova Lowena
By Emma Chopova. 45 looks, shown 16 September 2026 in London.
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Who designs Chopova Lowena
chopovalowena.com ↗Co-founder and designer
Emma Chopova
Since 2017 · about 9 years
Bulgarian
Emma Chopova co-founded the London label Chopova Lowena with Laura Lowena after the two completed the MA Fashion course at Central Saint Martins in 2017. The brand combines Bulgarian folk dress with sportswear and punk details, and is known for pleated skirts fastened with carabiners. It shows at London Fashion Week.
Their runway style →Co-founder and designer
Laura Lowena
Since 2017 · about 9 years
British
Laura Lowena, also credited as Laura Lowena-Irons, is the British co-founder of Chopova Lowena. She met Emma Chopova at Central Saint Martins, and the pair launched the label after finishing the MA Fashion course in 2017. Their work mixes reclaimed Bulgarian textiles, pleating and sportswear, and is presented at London Fashion Week.
Their runway style →Traditions in the collection
Cultural influences →13 of Chopova Lowena's 38 looks draw on a specific dress or craft tradition, as read from the photographs. The house is based in United Kingdom.
Tartan / kilt · Scotland · European folk & regional dress7 looksHome tradition
“Green-purple tartan tier with knife pleats and leather buckle straps at the hip, as on a kilt's fastening, layered over printed and pleated skirt tiers.”
Tabi · Japan · East Asia2 looksUnited Kingdom → Japan
“Black leather shoes with a visible split-toe division separating the big toe, the signature tabi form, reworked with fur trim at the ankle.”
Beaded folk sash / cross-stitch-style beadwork · European (unspecified) · European folk & regional dressLook 28Own region
“Wide black beaded waistband with pixelated cross-stitch-style hare and red rose motif, recalling Eastern European folk bead and cross-stitch work; Slavic or Hungarian readings possible.”
Dirndl / tracht · Germany · European folk & regional dressLook 17United Kingdom → Germany
“Pointed front corselet panel with metal studs, like Alpine mieder hooks, in floral-striped cotton, worn over a full gathered skirt in a dirndl-like silhouette. Could equally be Austrian tracht.”
Eastern european folk costume blouse and pleated skirt · European (unspecified) · European folk & regional dressLook 27Own region
“Full puffed sleeves, wide round collar, densely pleated full knee-length skirt with lace-trimmed hem, like Central/Eastern European (Slovak, Hungarian, Polish) folk costume.”
Kilim / persian carpet motif · Middle Eastern (unspecified) · Middle East & North AfricaLook 10United Kingdom → Middle Eastern (unspecified)
“Woven-look panel with hooked lozenges, stepped geometric medallions and a red/green/cream palette on brown ground. Kilim-like, though Caucasian or Diné weaving readings are also possible.”
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