Jewelled tights: Chopova Lowena and London's embellishment moment
Sequins and crystals swept London's SS27 runways, but Chopova Lowena put the sparkle on jersey and tights, in a bowling alley full of witches: embellishment goes everyday.
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London Fashion Week SS27: shorts over tights and the return of the Noughties
Six London shows brought back shorts over tights and pop socks. From Mary Quant to the student parties of 2009, the story and the how-to of a silhouette that never really left.
Milan Fashion Week SS27: the tights we saw on the runway
Off-key shades at Jil Sander, an 80-denier tights fabric turned into dresses at Elisabetta Franchi, black opaques at Gucci: what Milan said about legs for spring/summer 2027.
Paris Fashion Week SS27: a tights diary
68 shows, Drew Henry's Courrèges debut and fresh signals from Milan: what to watch at Paris Fashion Week SS27 if you care about legs, before the lights go up.
Polka-dot tights: from the FW26 runways to your wardrobe
Micro-dots at Caro Editions in Copenhagen, a flash of cobalt at Jil Sander, cashmere at The Row: why winter 2026 is being decided from the knee down.
White stockings and stirrups: the Jil Sander look that took over Milan
White stockings under spliced skirts, stirrup leggings in patent pumps: how Simone Bellotti put the leg at the centre of Milan Fashion Week Autumn/Winter 2026.
