Flair Fashion brings eight emerging design voices to IGNITE Collective SS27 at London Fashion Week

Flair Fashion returned to London Fashion Week on 19 September 2026 with IGNITE Collective SS27, bringing together eight emerging design voices at 1 Great George Street in London. The showcase moved across wearable technology, sustainable design, couture, costume, streetwear and cultural storytelling, reflecting the wide range of approaches shaping a new generation of independent fashion.

Rather than following a single aesthetic, IGNITE Collective placed individual creative identities at the centre of the runway. The line-up featured QUAREZ, BERTH, VELESPACE X THE KONG IS DEAD, TRASHY PLANETS, UNE ENFANT, GASHANI, EL KHEMIE and PSY LAU.

Fashion as protection, memory and self-expression

QUAREZ approaches clothing as a form of personal expression rather than a conventional fashion proposition. The designer draws on childhood imagination, vulnerability and freedom, translating familiar colours, prints and silhouettes into surreal forms.

For the new collection, clothing becomes a protective space for the shy child. Exaggerated proportions and distorted shapes create wearable shells that can conceal, transform or reveal the wearer. The brand also works extensively with existing materials, allowing reuse and limitation to influence the creative process. QUAREZ can be found at @qu4rez.

BERTH, founded in 2014 by Afa Tsang, presented Gathering Of Dreamers. The UK-based label combines a modern-vintage sensibility with sculptural silhouettes, geometric forms, colour blocking and original prints.

Its SS27 collection turns to the bohemian and hippie movements of the 1970s. Layered silhouettes, rich textures and cascading fringes bring movement to the clothes, while dream-catcher motifs, embroidery and floral details reference the era’s romantic visual language. More information is available through BERTH and @berth_hk.

Technology meets post-streetwear

VELESPACE and THE KONG IS DEAD joined forces for one of the runway’s most technology-focused collaborations.

VELESPACE introduced its Tech Charm through the debut collection SPHERE 01. A circular display becomes part of the garment, showing still and moving imagery that changes with the wearer.

THE KONG IS DEAD presented Wounds In Blue, which takes inspiration from Lucio Fontana’s practice of cutting through canvas. Garments are treated as open surfaces rather than finished objects, with denim cut to expose contrasting layers and paint incorporated into full looks.

Together, the two labels explored physical and digital expression through surface, depth and movement. Their work can be found via VELESPACE and THE KONG IS DEAD, as well as @velespace and @the.kong.is.dead.

Couture, costume and transformation

London-based costume and fashion house TRASHY PLANETS, founded by self-taught designer and showgirl Bambi Blue, brought theatrical craft to the runway with Ashes To Ashes.

The collection examines regality, mythology and rebirth through dramatic silhouettes, feathered details and rich embellishment. Rooted in theatre and subculture, the brand works with handcrafted, one-of-a-kind pieces that sit between couture and spectacle. Follow the label at @trashyplanets.

UNE ENFANT, founded in London in 2025, looked instead to the visual culture and architecture of the early 2000s. Its latest collection revisits the period’s optimism about the future through clean silhouettes, subtle futuristic details and a cool urban palette.

Rather than treating the era as nostalgia, the label considers how its imagined future continues to exist today. Visit UNE ENFANT or @uneenfant_official.

GASHANI moves from earth to sky

Kosovo-based couture house GASHANI presented The Golden Hour, an SS27 collection structured as a journey between earth and sky.

Sculpted corsetry, handmade roots and detailed beadwork gradually move into butterfly-inspired forms, golden petals and fluid silhouettes. The sequence culminates in a chiffon gown painted in the colours of the golden-hour horizon.

Supported by Grow Kosovo, the collection positions nature, transformation and light at the centre of the house’s couture language. More information is available at GASHANI and @gashanii.

El Khemie and PSY LAU question contemporary work and consumption

Supported by Design Singapore Council, EL KHEMIE presented Department of Nocturnal Affairs. The Singapore-based fashion laboratory draws on alchemy, corporate culture and the idea of escape.

The collection follows a caffeine-fuelled worker from midnight to dawn through six acts inspired by Singaporean coffee and tea rituals. Black tea, chamomile and Peranakan butterfly pea tea are hand-extracted and layered into silk organza, alongside botanical greens, earthen tones and corporate navy suiting.

The result examines work culture while using clothing as an invitation to step outside routine. Visit EL KHEMIE or @elkhemie.

Hong Kong-based streetwear brand PSY LAU closed the line-up with The Art of Letting Go. The SS27 collection draws on the Japanese philosophy of Danshari, which centres on decluttering, release and reclaiming space.

The concept moves beyond possessions and into relationships, examining the idea that personal growth can also involve accepting distance, change and the end of long-standing connections.

PSY LAU connects this emotional narrative with its wider interest in sustainability, limited production and changing consumption patterns. The label can be found at @psylau.hk.

Across IGNITE Collective SS27, Flair Fashion presented a runway without a single prescribed identity. Wearable technology sat alongside couture, costume, nostalgia and conscious design, giving each participant space to develop a distinct visual language within the same London Fashion Week platform.