Fashion

Life may be a let down, but a continuing trend of blown-up garments – from Diesel to Dingyun Zhang – is keeping us upbeat and buoyant.

Fashion show protests have a long and messy history, with Molly-Mae's Pretty Little Thing show the latest to hit the headlines. But as the line between designers and activists blurs, what role do protests play today?

Think the twee trend is all about Zooey Deschanel and Peter Pan collars? Think again. From trainspotting to Ted Lasso, tweeness has seeped into every aspect of our lives. Born twee, live twee, die twee.

With the likes of Molly Goddard, Conner Ives, Nensi Dojaka, Ahluwalia and Fashion East, this is your one-stop fashion week spot for the London collections.

Nostalgia ain’t what it used to be. We’re recycling eras so quickly in the 2020s that the 1990s might as well be a century ago. But if 2014 is already old hat, where do we go from here?

We’ve trawled the depths of TikTok, the nichest corners of the internet, London’s sweatiest clubs and local shopping centres to find out what all the cool kids are wearing. From mall rats and happy campers to medieval mystics and Depop drama queens, here’s where the youth are now pledging their sartorial allegiances...