Keeping up with fashion month is an ask even for us, people whose literal job is to do so. Amid the blockbuster shows, viral runway stunts and glittering FROWs , paying attention to everything over four blink-and-you’ll-miss-it weeks is no mean feat. With the hubbub since faded and our attention spans relatively restored, we’ve taken a moment to comb through all of spring/summer 2025’s shows, presentations and collection releases, and in doing so realised that some of our highlights came from the emerging talents that Britain is known for.
From Loutre’s show-stopping debut on the Fashion East runway to off-schedule releases from cult favourites like YAKU and VeniceW, here’s a run-through of some of the best SS25 collections from Britain’s brightest indie brands. Loutre London is a city defined, if anything, by its inherent eclecticism and spirit of contrast. It’s ever-changing nature might make it feel a bit hard to pin down for some, but for Pia Schiele – the German-born, London-based founder of Loutre – this dynamism is a perennial font of inspiration.
The brand’s first runway show – which also marked its debut as part of Lulu Kennedy’s Fashion East roster – presented an elevated motley crew of the sorts of characters you could imaging milling about the East London streets beyond the show venue: straggly haired neo-dandies in baseball caps, faux fur coats and billowing trousers; carefree cool girls in oversized bombers and slashed plaid skirts; and.