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Colors, London Fashion Week FW26 womenswear

Black appeared in 50.7% of looks at the London Fashion Week FW26 womenswear shows, about the same as FW25 (51.4%). 51 designers showed it across 837 looks.

Share of looks
50.7%
Change vs FW25
−0.7 pts
51.4% → 50.7%
Looks
837
of 1,652
Designers
51
of 52

Number 1 of 21colors by share of looks. Also measured in all cities (54.1%), Paris (56.5%), New York (56.4%), Milan (49.6%), Copenhagen (42.9%). Other seasons: SS27 (33.0%), SS26 (23.4%).

Updated October 2, 2026

Emilia Wickstead, FW26 womenswear, Black, look 30

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Roksanda, FW26 womenswear, Black, look 15

Looks

11 of 837 looks, across designers.

  • Johanna Parv, look 9
  • Pauline Dujancourt, look 3
  • Petra Fagerström, look 2
  • Marques’almeida, look 3
  • Erdem, look 44
  • Paul Costelloe, look 43
  • Patrick Mcdowell, look 15
  • Thevxlley, look 23

+826 looks

This page shows a sample. Every look is in T-Fashion, filterable by designer, city and color.

In the press

Black came up in 35 articles from Vogue, WWD, Dazed and 15 more. In the data it was in 50.7% of looks, about the same as FW25 (51.4%).

Summaries are written by T-Fashion. Read each article at the source.

  1. Vogue · Mar 2, 2026 · Show review

    Ashish Fall 2026 Ready-to-Wear Collection

    Ashish used dark tulle for a floral skirt and black sequins for a ridged dress.

  2. Vogue · Feb 26, 2026 · Show review

    Duro Olowu Fall 2026 Ready-to-Wear Collection

    Many looks drop his clashing patterns for head-to-toe black in brocade silk, bouclé and paillette-covered separates.

  3. WWD · Feb 23, 2026 · Show review

    Di Petsa Fall 2026: The Joy of Sexy

    Di Petsa showed dark sheer gowns with a lingerie-like appearance.

  4. WWD · Feb 23, 2026 · Show review

    Roksanda Fall 2026: Color Forms

    Roksanda included dark tuxedo jackets and a structured sleeveless dress with a broad skirt.

  5. Dazed · Feb 25, 2026 · Season review

    Here's everything you missed at London Fashion Week AW26 Womenswear

    Simone Rocha used black bombers; Pauline Dujancourt relied on dark tones for witch-inspired pieces.

  6. ELLE · Feb 25, 2026 · Trend report

    The 8 Major Trends We Spotted at London Fashion Week

    Erdem and Mithridate layered dark and pale pieces, while Toga and Emilia Wickstead combined both shades within garments.

Designers

Looks with black, by designer.

  1. 1 Central Saint Martins M.a. 62
  2. 2 Simone Rocha 41
  3. 3 burberry 33

48 more designers

Each with their looks, in T-Fashion. This preview shows the top three.

Ranking

Share of looks among colors. The tick marks FW25.

All 21
  1. 1 Black 50.7%
  2. 2 Chocolate 15.3%
  3. 3 White 14.2%

The full ranking of 21 colors

This preview shows the top three.

Worn with

Share of the 837 looks with black that also had each detail.

Garments

  • Pants 37%
  • Dress 26%

Fabrics

Patterns

Everything worn with black

This preview shows the top two per group. T-Fashion has every color, garment, detail, fabric and pattern.

Black in full

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On this page In T-Fashion
11 looks All 837 looks, filterable by designer, city and color
Top 3 designers All 51 designers, each with their looks
Top pairings Every pairing by color, garment, detail, fabric and pattern
Snapshot as of the last update Updated as each show is analyzed
– Moodboards, concepts and tech packs from the same looks

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Questions

How popular was black at the London Fashion Week FW26 womenswear shows?
Black appeared in 837 looks from 51 designers. That is 50.7% of all looks T-Fashion analyzed for the London Fashion Week FW26 womenswear shows.
Is black a trend for fall 2026?
Steady on the runways. Its share of looks is 50.7%, about the same as FW25 (51.4%).
Which designers showed the most black for FW26?
Central Saint Martins M.a. (62 looks), Simone Rocha (41 looks) and burberry (33 looks).
How does T-Fashion measure this?
T-Fashion tags every look of every Fall/Winter 2026 show. The share of looks is the number of looks with the color divided by all womenswear looks in the scope. The change compares that share with FW25.