The 7 Key Trends From London Fashion Week for Spring 2016

Black featured in almost every collection; a seemingly odd choice for Spring/Summer, but designers gave the darker hue a warm weather update by adding sheer panels, cutouts, lace edges, spiderweb details, and all kinds of skin-revealing touches. The result was sexy, playful, and definitely not boring.

David Koma

Burberry

Versus

Issa

Julien Macdonald

Amanda Wakeley

Antonio Berardi

The waist is back! And with it comes a while new collection of belts to really emphasise the narrowest part of the body. London designers were obsessed with finishing their looks with tie belts, from grosgrain ribbon in classic black to chunky contrasting fabrics, skinny leather, and wide double-wrapped obi belts.

David Koma

Christopher Raeburn

Topshop Unique

Amanda Wakeley

Paul Smith

Jonathan Saunders

House of Holland

Wave goodbye to oversize florals and big graphic prints. This season, London designers liked their flowers in more delicate sizes. Don't confuse these with the ditsy prints of a few years ago, though, they're a little more abstract than that, but still a far cry from the oversize tropical blooms we've been used to.

Topshop Unique

Mary Katrantzou

Peter Pilotto

Erdem

Holly Fulton

Preen

Orla Kiely

The little white dress got a whole lot more intricate for Spring. Designers played with texture, from heavy modern lace to broderie anglaise, sheer cotton, and all manner of 3D-detail fabrics that add a new dimension to the classic Summer hue. It even extended to separated too. Issa's white lace trousers are a must if you're brave!

Emilio de la Morena

Christopher Raeburn

Simone Rocha

Erdem

Bora Aksu

Issa

Temperley

If you're the kind of woman who needs a Summer evening gown, look no further than these sparkling creations. Liquid metals, bugle beads, pailettes, glitter, and sequins were everywhere at the London shows, as were Swarovski crystals, decorating collars, cuffs, bodices, and — if you're very lucky — entire dresses.

Gareth Pugh

Julien Macdonald

Mm6 Maison Margiela

Temperley

Jasper Conran

Burberry

Mary Katrantzou

The "crisp white shirt" is a boring if classic basic that everyone woman is told she should own. This season, that really is true . . . but your shirt doesn't have to be boring. Designers put exciting new spins on the timeless design, from cold-shoulder belted looks to floaty crossover creations.

Barbara Casasola

Thomas Tait

Margaret Howell

Mother of Pearl.

Palmer Harding

Topshop Unique

Amanda Wakeley

Spring in the UK isn't as warm as we'd like it to be, which is perhaps why some designers adopted an outerwear trend usually reserved for Winter. From Emilia Wickstead's bold '70s-print cape to Hunter's festival-ready fringed creation, capes were everywhere for day and night.

Osman

Burberry

Eudon Choi

Gareth Pugh

Emilia Wickstead

Ashish

Hunter Original