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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Lifestyle
Jess Cartner-Morley

Burberry London show is a blockbuster display of its firepower

Riccardo Tisci (C) poses backstage with models including Fran Summers, Mariacarla Boscono, Irina Shayk, Candice Shepstone, Bella Hadid, Stella Maxwell, Erin O'Connor and Ella Richards at the Burberry spring/summer 2023 show in Bermondsey, London
Riccardo Tisci (C) has kept the Burberry show on the road during a challenging period for the brand. Photograph: David M Benett/Dave Benett/Getty Images for Burberry

The Burberry catwalk show was perhaps not quite the triumphant moment of upbeat glamour that had been planned for this season’s London fashion week, but it was a blockbuster display of its firepower.

When Britain’s biggest luxury brand swiftly postponed its post-pandemic return to the schedule as a mark of respect after the Queen’s death, Burberry’s prime Saturday slot turned into a Monday one sandwiched between Milan and Paris fashion weeks.

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