Harris Reed Fall Winter 2026-2027 “MULTIFARIOUS” London Fashion Week. Story by RUNWAY MAGAZINE. Photo Courtesy: Harris Reed.
Harris Reed’s eleventh season, MULTIFARIOUS, unfolded inside the newly reimagined Claridge’s Hotel ballroom — a space transformed into a dreamscape of veils, color, and movement. Reed has always treated fashion as theatre, but this season felt like a full‑scale opera: richer, more architectural, and more emotionally articulate than ever.
The show opened with a procession that instantly shifted the atmosphere. Four brides — magenta, cerulean, seafoam, and rose — glided through the aisles, their veils trailing like stained‑glass shadows. This was the debut of Reed’s Fluid Bridal line, a quartet of silhouettes that redefines the wedding archetype through the lens of fantasy, fluidity, and unapologetic spectacle.
Among them, the Camille, inspired by the first bespoke wedding dress Reed created for Camille Charrière, appeared as a whisper of Chantilly lace and crystals. A cowl‑necked shirt paired with flared trousers referenced Reed’s own wedding attire, while the Debutante introduced a house signature: the buoyant, bubbling fishtail that moves like a mermaid breaking the surface. Reed’s brides are not defined by gender — they are defined by drama.
Reed framed this season as an exploration of what maximalism really means. “Some people define ‘maximalism’ as being ‘too much’ or without intention. I use it as a tool to character build,” he said.
The theatricality remained, but Reed pushed toward a new kind of wearability. Not minimalism — never that — but a refined, structured approach to extravagance. As he expands his brand (with an interiors line on the horizon), Reed is grounding his world more firmly in London while still insisting on fantasy as a lifestyle, not an escape.
“We’re never going to be a ‘jeans and T‑shirt girl’ brand,” he added. And thank goodness.
The sculptural silhouettes Reed’s clients famously repurpose as lamps — yes, lamps — returned in full force. Lindsey Wixson opened the show in a monumental fuchsia bow skirt, a piece that felt both humorous and regal.
But the season’s evolution lay in the tailoring. Reed stepped away from Savile Row references and ’70s nostalgia, instead introducing:
- Pannier‑inspired hips that created sweeping architectural lines
- Open backs that softened the formality of structured jackets
- Tiger‑print mélanges that added a feral energy
- Devoré and moiré textures that shimmered like moving water
Corsets appeared with face‑framing necklines and halo‑like loops, while caged waists revealed flashes of skin against gold quilting, burnt cobalt velvet, and pink jacquard. These were pieces built for performance — but also for pleasure.
There was a sense of release in the collection, a loosening of the grip on perfection. Reed allowed fantasy to breathe. Suddenly, an architectural jacquard bustier tipped with Klein‑blue feathers didn’t feel like couture locked behind glass. It felt like something you could wear with bootcut trousers and make your own.
MULTIFARIOUS was brought to life by a creative ensemble that amplified Reed’s vision:
- Makeup: Sofia Tilbury using Charlotte Tilbury
- Hair: Ali Pirzadeh
- Nails: MVK
- Casting: Nachum Shonn
- Movement Direction: Simon Donnellon
- Production: Family Ltd
- Musical Direction: Martin Green
- Musical Production: Richard Torry
- Footwear: Roker Atelier
- Fabrics: Fromental Design
- Photography: Suleika Mueller
- Hosted at: Claridge’s Hotel
- With thanks to: Royal Salute
Every element — from the soundscape to the movement to the fabrics — contributed to a world that felt immersive, decadent, and unmistakably Reed.
With MULTIFARIOUS, Harris Reed continues to expand his universe without diluting it. The collection is bigger, bolder, and more technically ambitious, yet also more grounded in the idea of a lived‑in fantasy. Reed is building a world — not a wardrobe — and this season marks a confident step into that future.
The brides may have opened the show, but the message was clear: Reed is marrying theatre and wearability on his own terms.
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