LONDON FASHION WEEK 2026

THE BANSHEE SCREAM

Woman in a striped vintage-style outfit standing in an ornate, dimly lit historic interior with decorative tilework and wood paneling

Banshee of Savile Row presents The Banshee Scream: a collection from a house that came to Savile Row to shake up the establishment and will not be quiet.

Our third London Fashion Week collection was staged inside the legendary Gin Palace in Holborn, styled by Aldene Johnson, the looks were finished with Victorian-era jewellery from Peace Vintage, while violinist Anna Phoebe provided a haunting, atmospheric live score throughout the show.

The show unfolded in three distinct sections, with models making their way around the pub, pausing at each booth to give guests a view of every look. As the models moved through the space, the show brought the pub to life, its dark Victorian interiors creating a theatrical backdrop for the collection, while Anna Phoebe’s violin performance added to the atmosphere.

Woman with long dark curly hair wearing a burgundy suit and white ruffled blouse in front of ornate decorative tiles

For this collection, creative director Ruby Slevin turned to Gráinne Mhaol (Grace O’Malley), the sixteenth-century Pirate Queen of Ireland, who commanded her own fleet along the Connacht coast and is said to have sailed to England to meet Queen Elizabeth I as an equal. Slevin imagined how Gráinne might dress today, and found in her a mirror for what Banshee has set out to do on Savile Row: the same instinct to unsettle a structure built without women in mind, carried from the seas of the west of Ireland to the tailoring houses of Mayfair.

Fashionable woman with long dark hair wearing a black top and black-and-white plaid skirt in an ornate, dimly lit interior

Fashion model in a navy pinstripe suit, emerald blouse, and jeweled choker standing in an ornate wood-paneled interior

Fashion model with long wavy hair wearing a blue plaid textured coat, white ruffled sleeves, and black boots in an ornate hallway

Woman in a black Victorian-style coat and white collar standing in an ornate wood-paneled hallway.

The result is a collection imbued with a dark, gothic, romantic spirit, worn with the bearing of a queen. Ruffled shirts and pussybow silk blouses soften structured tuxedos reimagined in double-breasted denim and bold stripe; Linton tweed opera coats and Harris tweed coats with velvet top collars sit alongside three-piece business suits in chalkstripe, corduroy and Donegal tweed.

Tartan runs through kilt skirts, full length coats and worker suits; velvet waistcoats, trousers and three-piece suits in shades of purple, blue and burgundy. Liberty prints and silk chiffon shirts bring in a lighter touch, while wide-leg and flared trousers give the tailoring its swagger. Throughout, garments are finished with antique buttons and trims drawn from Slevin’s personal archive.

And, the event would not have been complete without the inclusion of Natasha Slevin, Ruby’s Mum and original Banshee muse, seen here modelling the black coat above.

Person in a purple velvet suit with a ruffled white shirt standing in an ornate, dimly lit interior

Woman in a gray plaid coat and white ruffled blouse standing in an ornate wood-paneled hallway

Woman with long gray hair wearing a burgundy corduroy suit and white ruffled blouse in an ornate tiled hallway

Fashion model with long red hair wearing a black suit, white blouse, and patterned neck scarf in an ornate train carriage

As with every Banshee garment, each piece in the collection is hand-cut and constructed on a full floating canvas, true to the house’s bespoke technique: precision, cloth and craft transformed into a fashion-forward, unapologetically feminine expression.

As a bespoke tailoring house, Banshee does not adhere to the traditional ready-to-wear calendar. This is a seasonless, see-now buy-now collection, designed to transcend the seasons rather than belong to a single moment. Each piece is made to be worn, cherished and passed down. Garments with the longevity to become heirlooms in their own right.

Ritual over rules. Craft over noise. Presence over permission.

Blonde woman wearing a blue plaid suit and choker necklace in a dark wood-paneled hallway

Woman with long gray hair wearing a royal blue velvet pantsuit and patterned scarf in an ornate wood-paneled interior

Woman in a vibrant blue Victorian-inspired suit with white ruffled cuffs and cravat standing in an ornate, dimly lit interior.

Woman in a black suit and choker standing in an ornate, dimly lit hallway with mosaic flooring and wood paneling

Woman in a sequined black outfit and teal blouse standing in an ornate dark hallway

Woman in a brown tweed suit and white bow blouse standing in an ornate, dimly lit interior with tiled walls and mosaic flooring

Woman with long curly hair wearing a red blouse and plaid skirt in an ornate, dimly lit interior

Woman with curly gray hair wearing a red-and-white textured dress and jeweled choker in an ornate wood-paneled hallway

Blonde woman in a black pinstripe suit with bright red accents standing in an ornate, dimly lit interior.

Woman in a burgundy suit standing in an ornate, dimly lit tiled interior

FASHION

Ruby Slevin
Aldene Johnson
John Katsikiotis at Carol Hayes Management using Schwarzkopf
Monique Gold at Carol Hayes Management using Vieve
Aliyah Johnson at Carol Hayes Management using Essie
Kitty Faulkner
Tahlia Lorenz, Camellia McKayed, Evie Bowden, Willow Burrows

Designer
Stylist
Lead Hair

Lead Makeup

Lead Manicurist

Head Dresser
Assistant Dressers

PRODUCTION

Anna Phoebe
The Princess Louise Holborn
Olivia Gray
Serena Mann
Stephen Lawton, The 223 Agency
Alla Bogdanovic, Felicia Sewerinsson, Carlo Pilla
Muriel Pink

Music
Location
Production
Show Assistant
Press
Photography

Floristry

WITH SPECIAL THANKS

The British Fashion Council, Joseph Cheaney, Crockett & Jones, Carol Hayes Management, Nevs Models, MMG Model Management, Story Model Management, Holland & Sherry, Magee 1866, Harrisons, Dugdale Bros & Co, Huddersfield Fine Worsteds, Bennett Silks, Linton Tweeds, James Sleater, Jay Fru-Asanji, Gabbi Szoke, Yana Cholakova, Abby Robertson, Siu Lin Wong, Ruth Peterson, Peace Vintage