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London Fashion Week FW26 · Runway show Womenswear

Paul Costelloe

44 looks, shown 19 February 2026 in London. Known this season for stilettos, equestrian, 80s.

44Looks
7.1%Of the week's looks
5th / 18Largest show
Chocolate brownLead colour

The collection, look by look

FW26

Every look in runway order as a column of the colours measured from its garments. Hover or use the arrow keys to read each one; play to walk the show.

Look 1Look 44
Chocolate brownBlackTanBeigeIvoryCharcoalWhiteBurgundy
Look 11

Look 1 of 44

Strong-shouldered brown check blazer dress over chocolate shirt

Heritage tweed check is recut as a sharply sculpted, nipped-waist blazer worn as a mini dress. Exaggerated shoulders and leather gloves give countryside tailoring a powerful, urban 80s edge.

Chocolate brown 89%Black 11%
Shape
fitted · hourglass · inverted triangle · fitted
Pieces
blazer · shirt
Fabric
cotton · wool · jacquard
Details
padding · shoulder emphasis · slits · check
Styling
stilettos · collar popped · layered
Mood
elegant · powerful

What set Paul Costelloe apart

Over-represented in this house's looks compared with the rest of the season.

Stilettos footwearEquestrian reference80s styleSunglasses accessorySunglasses eyewear1980s era

The palette

Share of garment area across 44 looks, measured from the clothes (skin and set excluded).

Silhouettes

  • Inverted triangle / strong shoulder77%
  • Hourglass / cinched waist52%
  • Oversized32%
  • High-rise23%
  • Sculptural / architectural20%

Share of the 44 tagged looks.

What the collection was made of

Share of the 44 looks described by our AI tagger
  • Dress27%
  • Blazer18%
  • Jacket18%
  • Mini skirt14%
  • Scarf11%

Traditions in the collection

Cultural influences →

1 of Paul Costelloe's 44 looks draw on a specific dress or craft tradition, as read from the photographs.

  • Tartan / kilt · Scotland · European folk & regional dressLook 11

    “Woven twill wool in a repeating symmetrical sett of brown, camel and dark overchecks; tartan-like plaid used head to toe in tailoring rather than as a kilt.”

The character of the clothes

Paul Costelloe's clothes were warmer and more formal than most of the season.

  • DarkerLighter
  • MutedVivid
  • CoolerWarmerwarmer than 98% of collections
  • SmoothTextured & printed
  • CasualFormalmore formal than 81% of collections
  • ClassicDaring
  • ExperimentalWearable

Paul Costelloe against every other house measured so far

Also in London, Fall/Winter 2026

London field notes →
  1. 1Simone Rocha60 looksBlack
  2. 2Burberry55 looksBlack
  3. 3Erdem48 looksBlack
  4. 4Mithridate45 looksBlack
  5. 5Chopova Lowena38 looksBlack
  6. 6Roksanda37 looksBlack

The fortnightly digest

Paul Costelloe, in context

Every house is measured against every other, across every fashion week. The fortnightly digest sends you what moved, and who moved it.