Edeline Lee Spring/Summer 2027

For Spring/Summer 2027, Edeline Lee looked to ballet’s relentless pursuit of perfection, translating the discipline of dance into a collection of polished tailoring, graceful movement and distinctly feminine silhouettes.

At London Fashion Week, Lee made the process of getting a collection onto the runway part of the presentation itself. Her atelier was recreated beside a school fencing studio, with members of her team dressing, adjusting and sending models out in full view. It offered a reminder that fashion, like ballet, is built on hours of work that largely remain invisible until the final performance.

The influence of dance appeared most clearly in the clothes. Lee considered the horizontal movement of tutus and the exaggerated shapes created when dancers lift their legs, translating those gestures into pieces designed around lightness and movement. A purple blazer edged with black ribbon, a sleeveless high-neck dress with structured tutu-like forms and a crinkled georgette dress in green and ivory all brought something of the rehearsal studio to the wardrobe. The latter was given an especially convincing demonstration by English National Ballet principal dancer Sangeun Lee, who appeared to glide through the collection rather than simply walk it.

Yet this was not a departure from what Edeline Lee does best. The foundation remains polished separates and dresses that flatter the body without demanding attention through sheer spectacle. Camel, red, turquoise and lilac appeared across the more static presentation, where the clothes could be considered on their own terms. Tailoring remained precise, while softer fabrics and fluid shapes kept the collection from feeling overly formal.

There is something fitting about ballet as a reference for a designer with a 15-year-old brand. Both disciplines depend on repetition, precision and an extraordinary amount of work behind the scenes. For Spring/Summer 2027, Lee turned that idea into a collection that moves between structure and softness, performance and practicality — proof that the most disciplined wardrobe does not necessarily have to look rigid.

Images: Courtesy of Edeline Lee