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London Fashion Week FW26 · Runway show Womenswear

Simone Rocha

60 looks, shown 19 February 2026 in London. Known this season for rosettes / corsages, bows, subversive.

60Looks
9.7%Of the week's looks
1st / 18Largest show
BlackLead 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 60
BlackIvoryCharcoalOliveBeigeChocolate brownRedWhite
Look 11

Look 1 of 60

Open white guipure lace coat over sheer embroidered tulle dress

Bridal lace stripped of ceremony: a boxy open lace coat floats over a near-transparent embroidered tulle dress and visible briefs, grounded by heavy embellished black loafers for a romantic-yet-subversive Victoriana.

White 72%Ivory 28%
Shape
boxy · straight · fitted · oversized
Pieces
coat · dress · lingerie
Fabric
chiffon · lace · silk · perforated
Details
appliques · beading · cut-away · embroidery
Styling
loafers · layered · open · tonal head to toe
Mood
romantic · sensual · subversive

What set Simone Rocha apart

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

Rosettes / corsages detailBows detailSubversive moodFaux fur / shearling materialVisible socks legwearLacing / ties detail

The palette

Share of garment area across 60 looks, measured from the clothes (skin and set excluded).

Silhouettes

  • Straight / tubular43%
  • Inverted triangle / strong shoulder25%
  • Oversized25%
  • A-line23%
  • Asymmetric17%

Share of the 60 tagged looks.

What the collection was made of

Share of the 60 looks described by our AI tagger
  • Dress32%
  • Top (unspecified)32%
  • Coat20%
  • Scarf18%
  • Blazer13%

Traditions in the collection

Cultural influences →

4 of Simone Rocha's 112 looks draw on a specific dress or craft tradition, as read from the photographs.

  • Tartan / kilt · Scotland · European folk & regional dress2 looks

    “Knee-length pleated wrap skirt in plain black wool, worn with a hanging fur pouch and knee socks. Kilt silhouette without tartan.”

  • Sporran · Scotland · European folk & regional dressLook 40

    “Fur-covered pouch hung at the front of the skirt on a chain, recalling a Highland dress sporran.”

  • Alpine trachten shoe / haferlschuh · European (unspecified) · European folk & regional dressLook 33

    “Black leather lace-ups with white stitched floral (edelweiss-like) motifs and contrast welt, worn with slouchy wool knee socks; recalls Bavarian/Austrian Tracht shoes.”

  • Trachten haferlschuh shoe · Germany · European folk & regional dressLook 14

    “Black leather lace-ups with white contrast stitching and small embroidered edelweiss-like flower motifs on the vamp, worn with dark knee socks, recalling Alpine Haferlschuh.”

The character of the clothes

Simone Rocha's clothes were darker, more daring and more experimental than most of the season.

  • DarkerLighterdarker than 84% of collections
  • MutedVivid
  • CoolerWarmer
  • SmoothTextured & printed
  • CasualFormal
  • ClassicDaringmore daring than 82% of collections
  • ExperimentalWearablemore experimental than 81% of collections

Simone Rocha against every other house measured so far

Also in London, Fall/Winter 2026

London field notes →

The fortnightly digest

Simone Rocha, in context

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