"The melding of music with fashion is an age old tale - jazz singers helped popularise the zoot suit in the 1940s, Elvis made his flashy wardrobe as much a part of his act as hip gyrations and vocal gymnastics. And then there was Malcolm McLaren, Vivienne Westwood and the Sex Pistols - not to mention Bryan Ferry and Antony Price. It's a rich stomping ground for influence, one so specifically well trod at Burberry that it's practically turned to Glastonbury-esque mulch."
"Add in the roster of musicians who've worn the Burberry trench in its various forms and incarnations since the middle of the last century, and the brand has more claim than most to that cross-cultural lineage. It was also the straight up inspiration for Daniel Lee's Spring/Summer 2026 show, pitched like a mini festival in a gabardine tent in the middle of Kensington Palace Gardens, and populated with music stalwarts - rockers and mods, a touch of punk, a bit of hippy and glam."
Music and fashion have long influenced each other, from jazz-era zoot suits and Elvis's flashy wardrobes to punk and glam figures such as Malcolm McLaren, Vivienne Westwood, the Sex Pistols, Bryan Ferry and Antony Price. Burberry has repeatedly drawn on that musical lineage through live shows, campaigns and the ubiquity of its trench coat among musicians. Daniel Lee's Spring/Summer 2026 collection staged a mini-festival in Kensington Palace Gardens, translating musicians' freedom and swagger into garments. Mod aesthetics dominated, with drainpipe suits, knitted ties and shearling-trimmed parkas evoking Quadrophenia. Psychedelic paisley perforations, embroidered mini dresses, leather blousons and fringes referenced both Hell's Angels and Haight-Ashbury.
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