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‘Outdoorsy elegance’: Burberry offers a collection fit for the British weather


The headline act at London fashion week sees designer Daniel Lee aiming for a mix of style, comfort and warmth

Burberry recently issued a second profit warning in three months, and after three seasons Lee’s tenure has reached the point where nothing less than a hit handbag will do. But despite a starry front row – Joanna Lumley radiant in ivory silk evening pyjamas, Barry Keoghan dapper in a polo neck sweater under a suit – and an all-star cast of British models including Naomi Campbell and Karen Elson, this collection felt a little lacklustre. Photograph: Filippo Fior/BurberryInside, the tent was dimly lit, laid with soft grass matting, and scented for the occasion with the fragrance Ivy by Perfumer H. “I wanted it to feel like a forest at night,” Lee said after the autumn/winter 2024 show.

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