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Colors, London Fashion Week FW26 womenswear

Steel appeared in 5.1% of looks at the London Fashion Week FW26 womenswear shows, down from 8.7% in FW25. 28 designers showed it across 85 looks.

Share of looks
5.1%
Change vs FW25
−3.6 pts
8.7% → 5.1%
Looks
85
of 1,652
Designers
28
of 52

Number 7 of 21colors by share of looks. Also measured in all cities (6.9%), Paris (7.5%), New York (5.4%), Milan (8.6%), Copenhagen (7.4%). Other seasons: SS26 (5.9%).

Updated October 2, 2026

Tolu Coker, FW26 womenswear, Steel, look 20

14-1323 TCX, #FAAA94

Emilia Wickstead, FW26 womenswear, Steel, look 31

Looks

11 of 85 looks, across designers.

  • Paul Costelloe, look 40
  • Natasha Zinko, look 24
  • Toga, look 10
  • Huishan Zhang, look 17
  • Labrum London, look 16
  • Erdem, look 12
  • Charlie Constantinou, look 3
  • Di Petsa, look 16

+74 looks

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In the press

Steel came up in coverage from RUSSH. In the data it was in 5.1% of looks, down from 8.7% in FW25.

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

  1. RUSSH · Feb 26, 2026 · Show review

    Burberry just held its AW26 show inside a rain-soaked fish market

    Burberry used slate gray within an outerwear palette of navy, plum and pine.

Designers

Looks with steel, by designer.

  1. 1 Central Saint Martins M.a. 11
  2. 2 Charlie Constantinou 8
  3. 3 Emilia Wickstead 6

25 more designers

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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%
  1. 7 Steel 5.1%

Worn with

Share of the 85 looks with steel that also had each detail.

Garments

  • Pants 20%
  • Jacket 16%

Fabrics

Patterns

Everything worn with steel

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More London womenswear trends

All 88
Pauline Dujancourt, FW26 womenswear, Smoke, look 18

Smoke

10.1% of looks · +1.4 pts

Key colors
Mithridate, FW26 womenswear, Chocolate, look 30

Chocolate

15.3% of looks · +0.4 pts

Key colors
Charlie Constantinou, FW26 womenswear, Olive, look 26

Olive

3.2% of looks · +0.7 pts

Key colors
Conner Ives, FW26 womenswear, Beige Twins, look 1

Beige Twins

7.3% of looks · +0.3 pts

Key colors
Edeline Lee, FW26 womenswear, Midnight Blue, look 21

Midnight Blue

5.4% of looks · +0.3 pts

Key colors

Steel in full

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Top 3 designers All 28 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 steel at the London Fashion Week FW26 womenswear shows?
Steel appeared in 85 looks from 28 designers. That is 5.1% of all looks T-Fashion analyzed for the London Fashion Week FW26 womenswear shows.
Is steel a trend for fall 2026?
Fading on the runways. Its share of looks is 5.1%, down from 8.7% in FW25.
Which designers showed the most steel for FW26?
Central Saint Martins M.a. (11 looks), Charlie Constantinou (8 looks) and Emilia Wickstead (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.