Burberry Fall/Winter 2025
‘Think of them as weekend escapees,’ says Daniel Lee, of the pictures pinned to a mood board. ‘It’s that great Friday night exodus from London. Long rainy walks in the great outdoors to disconnect and day trips to grand stately homes.’
Part fabulous tale, part fact: for centuries, weary Londoners have escaped the churn of the capital city to breathe the clean countryside air.
And legions of Londoners spill out at faraway train stations, consumed by what Lee calls ‘that slightly eccentric, somewhat bohemian need to travel – weekend luggage included.’
It’s this very same weekend luggage that Lee unpacked and unpicked as inspiration for the Burberry Winter 2025 runway show at London’s Tate Britain today.
Rendering outdoor coats and scarves, evening wear, day wear and suits in a mix of twisted British fabrics by British makers, the collection – couched in Burberry’s values of design, innovation and skill–fuses the faded interiors and fabrics found in the great country houses of England with the de facto practical.
Country house interiors come folded into contemporary dress codes; the rugged outdoors now reframed with the ‘faded and noble’. And weather-shielding fabrics are fused with elaborate wall hangings.
Lee cites classic British tropes of film and television, and their deeply layered social observations, as ‘potent touchstones’ of the new collection. All of which are shone through the Burberry prism.
And it’s to those grand houses, with their exquisite yet slightly worn interiors, where the Winter 2025 Burberry collection turns next.
Struck by the craftsmanship and lavish fabrics of the finest stately homes, Lee began pouring over swatches of hand-painted wallpapers found in the grandest drawing rooms, alongside furnishing fabrics, handmade carpets and ‘sumptuous, somewhat faded’ tapestries.
Huge drapes frame the runway, reinterpreting the rich heritage of landscape paintings by British masters and tapestries.
The seating comes draped in frescos, seen in many old country houses, which lend the illusion of dust sheets in a packed-up manor.
Throughout the Burberry collection, there’s a deliberate tension and interplay between indoor furnishing fabrics – now seen outdoors – and a continuing expansion of the Burberry design language. One where interiors inform outfits, which are then worn in new ways. Velvet brocade jackets replicate flocked wallpaper, pheasant prints are intricately cut to create feathered trims, and delicate lacework is reimagined with beads.
And then there are coats. Iconic Burberry silhouettes are recast: this time, a classic trench comes in embossed leather. And new proposals of heirloom pieces come in patchwork shearling and jacquard weaves inspired by tapestry. The cape returns in knit and shearling, complete with trench elements found after a detailed survey of the exhaustive Burberry archive.
Country pursuits inform equestrian jodhpur trousers and Savile Row-inspired tailoring in birdseye wool, while artisanal craft brings a sense of revelry and romanticism to trench coats and dresses in shredded chine damask.
Colours like tapestry brown and deer taupe feature, alongside shades of punky red and yellow, alder and maze greens. Plus, plaids and checks inspired by Lee’s long walks in the Yorkshire Dales.
The new B Bracelet bag fuses saddle shapes with a curved top handle and hardware is inspired by bridle reins and finished with a signature horse clip. Pumps, slippers and equestrian boots come reworked in damask weaves and embossed leathers, modelled on richly furnished interiors.
The B Clip saddle bag returns, woven with tapestry-style motifs, while on totes, holdalls and clutches, leathers are weathered for a sense of familiarity in intarsia and Burberry Check.
Treasured jewellery is full of old-world elegance, with stars and fireworks in light-catching hand-set stones and ribbons of colourful enamel.
The show takes place at Tate Britain in London, a fitting British backdrop for a celebration of British creativity. It marks a one-year partnership with Tate, supporting vital conservation work at Tate Britain’s world-leading Painting Conservation Studio.
The casting brings together actors from the worlds of iconic British film and television, music and modelling including Ṣọpẹ́Dìrísù (‘Mr. Malcolm’s List’), Jason Isaacs (‘Verona’s Romeo & Juliet’), Richard E. Grant (‘Gosford Park’), Guy Remmers (‘The Buccaneers’), Elizabeth McGovern (‘Downton Abbey’), Jessica Madsen (‘Bridgerton’) and Lesley Manville (‘The Crown’).
For the runway music, Lee commissioned longtime Burberry collaborator, producer and DJ Benji B to source the archive of singer Sinéad O’Connor (1966–2023).
COLLECTION NOTES
Burberry Winter 2025. A new collection by Daniel Lee, inspired by the exquisite, faded interiors and bohemian characters of British stately homes. Rooted in classicism and traditional dress codes – and long rainy walks in the great outdoors.
Raincoats are amplified. Signature silhouettes come in shredded chine damask and check patchwork shearling, or are cut to cropped proportions from embossed and embroidered leather. Jacquard-woven trenches are influenced by tapestries held in the collections of historic houses.
Blurring the lines between domesticity and the outdoors, robes and smoking jackets are reworked as softly tailored coats in cashmere and mohair wool with chunky-knit shawl collars. Silk pyjama shirts and trousers are layered underneath. Velvet brocades evoke the rococo designs of flocked wallpaper, cut to equestrian-inspired coats and suits.
There are new interpretations of heirloom pieces. Faux astrakhan and silk organza feathers trim cavalry twill and tweed coats. Thistle corsages are pinned to lapels.
Burberry’s outerwear heritage is reinterpreted. The parka returns in leather, with the cape in knit and velvet-texture shearling, reconstructed with trench elements. Quilted jackets are refreshed in geranium print and metallic nylon. Always wrapped in Burberry scarves with chunky fringed accessories integrated on cashmere Harrington jackets, car coats and dresses.
A rich colour palette of tapestry brown and deer taupe feature alongside shades of punky red and yellow, alder and maze greens. Tartan-inspired checks are woven from wool alongside the Burberry Check, yarn-dyed and in intarsia leather.
Savile Row-inspired tailoring is cut from birdseye wool and corduroy – fabrics synonymous with the British countryside. Jodhpur trousers and pleated check kilts reinforce the outdoorsy aesthetic. Donegal and brushed Shetland wool is knitted into rollneck underpinnings, rib-knit track tops and jogging pants.
Artisanal craft brings a sense of revelry and romanticism to dresses: velvet damask dresses and gathered silhouettes trimmed with shredded chine. Peacock prints are hand-cut to create feathered effects and delicate lacework is reimagined with beads.
Shoes tour the grounds, mazing through grand halls and gardens. Shapes synonymous with the countryside are reworked in weaves, animal print shearling and embossed leathers modelled on richly furnished interiors. Equestrian-inspired Cavalier, Ledger and Manor boots are cut over-the-knee or at the ankle from textured and Burberry Check intarsia leather. Redefining classic British styles, pumps are tapered to a pointed toe inspired by 18th-century court shoes. Lace-up and monk strap Loch brogues are set on sturdy rubber soles and embellished with studs. Estate slippers are a play on house shoes in quilted velvet and tartan-inspired check with penny loafer details.
A new saddle bag with a curved top handle features hardware inspired by jewellery and bridle reins. For the return of the B Clip saddle bags, fabrics are woven with tapestry-style motifs while leathers are weathered for a sense of familiarity in intarsia and Burberry Check.
Jewellery is precious, with crystal-embellished Star necklaces and brooches borrowing from heirloom pieces. Ribbon bracelets come in joyful painted enamel finishes and Firework rings are handset with colourful stones. Landscape paintings are recreated as intricate beaded fringing on necklaces.
NOTES TO EDITORS
Burberry & Tate Britain
Today’s show marks a one-year partnership with Tate, supporting vital conservation work at Tate Britain’s world-leading Painting Conservation Studios.
Burberry’s previous support of ‘Sarah Lucas: Happy Gas’ at Tate Britain strengthened the brand’s ongoing commitment to British arts and culture. It reflects a shared passion for innovation, heritage, and craftsmanship – values that lie at the heart of both Burberry and Tate.
Music
Benji B is a renowned DJ and broadcaster with whom Daniel Lee collaborated for his debut show for Burberry in February 2023, featuring the futuristic sounds of electronic musician Burial. Since then, Benji has curated the show music for each of Burberry’s shows, championing British artists by way of avant-garde artist Dean Blunt, electronic musician Clark and, for Winter 2024, a medley of Amy Winehouse’s best-loved tracks from her critically-acclaimed albums ‘Frank’ and ‘Back to Black’.
For Winter 2025, Benji sourced the archive of singer Sinéad O’Connor (1966–2023). The show will feature the tracks Troy, I Am Stretched on your Grave, Just Like U Said It Would B, I Want Your (Hands on Me) and Special Cases, a collaboration with Massive Attack.
Cast
Akbar Shamji, Amelie Steele, Annemary Aderibigbe, Anugraha Natarajan, Assa Baradji, Ayomide Onasanya, Ben Sherrell, Charlotte Moffat, Cherif Douamba, Chu Wong, Dana Smith, Daniel Awaridhe, Eddy Earl, Edie Campbell, Elizabeth McGovern, Elodie Guipaud, Erin O’Connor, Finnlay Davis, Finn Soutter, Guy Remmers, Haojie Qi, Hejia Li, Iris Lasnet, Jack Cooper, Jason Isaacs, Jean Campbell, Jessica Madsen, Kai-Isaiah Jamal, Karen Elson, Kirsty Hume, Kit Butler, Lesley Manville, Lila Moss, Lina Zhang, Long Li, Lottie Morris, Lucy Fletcher, Lux Gillespie, Maty Fall, Nakul Bhardwaj, Naomi Campbell, Neelam Gill, Nora Attal, Orlagh Morton, Richard E. Grant, Rubuen Bilan-Carroll, Sacha Quenby, Saffron Vadher, Sang Woo Kim, Saul Symon, Saunders, Ṣọpẹ́ Dìrísù, Taemin Park, Théa Almqvist, Tristan Watkins, Wang Chenming, Xinyue Guo
DANIEL LEE QUOTES
On the story behind Winter 2025:
'Think of them as weekend escapees. It’s that great Friday night exodus from London to the countryside for long rainy walks and to disconnect in the great outdoors. It’s day-trips to grand stately homes.'
About the legions of Londoners, who leave the city for a weekend away, and what Lee calls:
’that slightly eccentric, somewhat bohemian need to travel - weekend luggage, included.'
On the lavish and often faded country house interiors inspiring the collection:
'We folded country house interiors into contemporary dress codes; and fused weather- shielding fabrics with elaborate wall-hangings.'
On Lee’s research into country house and stately home interiors:
'I was struck by the craftsmanship and those lavish fabrics and swatches of hand-painted wallpapers and of all the furnishing fabrics, handmade carpets and sumptuous, somewhat faded tapestries.'
How classic films and TV were a rich source of inspiration:
'We looked at tropes of classic British film and television and all their deeply layered social observations; these were all potent touchstones in the new collection.’
On the interplay of the interiors fabrics worn outdoors:
'There’s a deliberate tension and interplay between indoors furnishing fabrics - now seen
outdoors.'
On the colours in the collection, underlining the sense of outdoors seen throughout:
'There are colours in the collection, like, Tapestry brown and Deer taupe but also shades of punky red and yellow, Alder and Maze greens, which were inspired by long walks in the Yorkshire Dales.’
On Tate Britain as the venue for the Burberry show:
‘Tate Britain is an unrivalled archive of incredible art, it made perfect sense to show with a British backdrop for a British brand, both celebrating British creativity. Interestingly, the show also marks Burberry’s one-year partnership with Tate, and one, which supports vital conservation work at Tate Britain’s world-leading Painting Conservation Studios.’
On casting actors to walk in the show:
'It’s through incredible actors, and the films and TV they’ve appeared in, that we learn so much about the rules of dressing up. Rules, which we’ve unpicked to inform the collection. Old rules made into new rules; indoors furnishing fabrics made into outdoor clothes. Our cast of actors just chimed with the bohemian irreverence. And, of course, they know how to make clothes come alive.’
Thank you.
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