Colors, London Fashion Week FW26 womenswear
Charcoal appeared in 4.4% of looks at the London Fashion Week FW26 womenswear shows, down from 5.9% in FW25. 27 designers showed it across 73 looks.
- Share of looks
- 4.4%
- Change vs FW25
- −1.5 pts
- 5.9% → 4.4%
- Looks
- 73
- of 1,652
- Designers
- 27
- of 52
Number 10 of 21colors by share of looks. Also measured in all cities (8.0%), Paris (9.4%), New York (5.3%), Milan (9.5%), Copenhagen (15.2%). Other seasons: SS27, SS26 (5.7%).
Updated October 2, 2026
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Looks
11 of 73 looks, across designers.
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Karoline Vitto, look 9 -
Tove, look 3 -
Johanna Parv, look 11 -
Pauline Dujancourt, look 18 -
Emilia Wickstead, look 7 -
Bora Aksu, look 12 -
Charlie Constantinou, look 3 -
Paul Costelloe, look 37
+62 looks
This page shows a sample. Every look is in T-Fashion, filterable by designer, city and color.
In the press
Charcoal came up in 4 articles from Wallpaper*, Whitewall, Fashion Capital and 1 more. In the data it was in 4.4% of looks, down from 5.9% in FW25.
Summaries are written by T-Fashion. Read each article at the source.
Wallpaper* · Feb 22, 2026 · Show review
Monster ballgowns, Irish folklore and an Adidas collab: inside Simone Rocha's latest runway showCharcoal grey was one of the main colours, with ivory, black and scarlet.
Whitewall · Feb 25, 2026 · Season review
The Collections that Defined London Fashion Week: Rebellion and Identity RevisitedChet Lo included charcoal in its night-market palette.
Fashion Capital · Feb 24, 2026 · Season review
London Fashion Week AW26: Reuse Reimagine RepeatTolu Coker's earthy palette used tobacco, charcoal and moss with jewel tones.
Resident · Feb 23, 2026 · Show review
Chet Lo AW26 Night Market Brings Hong Kong's After-Dark Energy to London Fashion WeekCharcoal joined black, green and crimson in the night-market palette.
Designers
Looks with charcoal, by designer.
24 more designers
Each with their looks, in T-Fashion. This preview shows the top three.
Worn with
Share of the 73 looks with charcoal that also had each detail.
Everything worn with charcoal
This preview shows the top two per group. T-Fashion has every color, garment, detail, fabric and pattern.
Charcoal in full
| On this page | In T-Fashion |
|---|---|
| 11 looks | All 73 looks, filterable by designer, city and color |
| Top 3 designers | All 27 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 charcoal at the London Fashion Week FW26 womenswear shows?
- Charcoal appeared in 73 looks from 27 designers. That is 4.4% of all looks T-Fashion analyzed for the London Fashion Week FW26 womenswear shows.
- Is charcoal a trend for fall 2026?
- Fading on the runways. Its share of looks is 4.4%, down from 5.9% in FW25.
- Which designers showed the most charcoal for FW26?
- Central Saint Martins M.a. (10 looks), Charlie Constantinou (6 looks) and London College Of Fashion (6 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.