From H&M taking over Olympia with Nick Knight to Helena Christensen making a surprise return to the runway, the Nordic contingent has been particularly busy at London Fashion Week. Here, we round up the Scandi moments worth revisiting
London Fashion Week has always had a certain affinity with the unexpected. Across a schedule that moved from polished establishment names to emerging designers staging their first proper outings, there was a particular sort of fashion-week commotion that belongs exclusively to the British capital. This season was no exception, and for spring/summer '27 it came with a distinctly Scandinavian flavour.
Amid the back-to-back shows, presentations, and parties, the Nordic presence was palpable and unconfined to any one corner of the schedule. Instead, it appeared in flashes: familiar faces popping up where you might not expect them, homegrown talent making its mark on an international stage, and the sort of blink-and-you'll-miss-it runway moments that warrant a second look.
Some were loud, some were more subtle, yet taken together, they made for a surprisingly strong Scandinavian showing in a city that has long provided fertile ground for Nordic designers, models, and creatives beyond the region.
So, between blockbuster productions, packed front rows, and the general fashion week buzz, we will let you off if a moment or two passed you by. Here are the Scandi moments from London Fashion Week SS27 worth having on your radar.
H&M returned to the LFW runway...
Photo: Jake Davis