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Fabrics, FW26 menswear

Leather appeared in 12.1% of looks at the FW26 menswear shows, about the same as FW25 (12.7%). 178 designers showed the trend across 732 looks.

Share of looks
12.1%
Change vs FW25
−0.6 pts
12.7% → 12.1%
Looks
732
of 6,064
Designers
178
of 262

Number 3 of 23fabrics by share of looks. Also measured in Paris (11.5%), Milan (13.7%), New York (13.3%), London (7.8%). Other seasons: SS27, SS26 (11.8%).

Updated October 2, 2026

Hermès, FW26 menswear, Leather, look 43
Tom Ford, FW26 menswear, Leather, look 34
Soshiotsuki, FW26 menswear, Leather, look 8

Looks

11 of 732 looks, across designers.

  • Songzio, look 1
  • Burberry, look 6
  • Campillo, look 26
  • Holzweiler, look 38
  • Ferrari, look 28
  • Rhude, look 3
  • Jil Sander, look 14
  • Uma Wang, look 10

+721 looks

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

In the press

Leather came up in 80 articles from Vogue, WWD, GQ and 28 more. In the data it was in 12.1% of looks, about the same as FW25 (12.7%).

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

  1. Vogue · Feb 28, 2026 · Show review

    Ferragamo Fall 2026 Ready-to-Wear Collection

    Narrow-waisted menswear tailoring sits beneath plush leather blouson-style jackets, with quilted leather overshirts and gilets too.

  2. WWD · Feb 28, 2026 · Show review

    Bottega Veneta Fall 2026: A Hairy Situation

    Menswear includes military-style sweaters with patches of leather on the shoulders and a lightly padded leather officer's coat.

  3. Vogue · Feb 23, 2026 · Show review

    Burberry Fall 2026 Ready-to-Wear Collection

    A leather hoodie with two zips sits under the mohair overcoat in a late-night outfit.

  4. WWD · Feb 18, 2026 · Show review

    Tommy Hilfiger Fall 2026: Reimagining the ‘Icons’

    A classic flight jacket came in black tumbled leather.

  5. GQ · Mar 20, 2026 · Season review

    The Coolest Stuff GQ’s Fashion Director Saw at the Fall 2026 Menswear Shows

    Exotic leathers and handcrafted leather loafers featured among the picks, at Hermès and ERL.

  6. Hypebeast · Mar 20, 2026 · Trend report

    RIP Quiet Luxury: FW26 Wants to Be Seen

    Ann Demeulemeester, Public School and Diesel each aged leather coats with a patina of dirt.

Designers

Looks with leather, by designer.

  1. 1 Hermès 29
  2. 2 kidsuper 24
  3. 3 songzio 16

175 more designers

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

Ranking

Share of looks among fabrics. The tick marks FW25.

All 23
  1. 1 Poplin 27.2%
  2. 2 Denim 13.1%
  3. 3 Leather 12.1%

The full ranking of 23 fabrics

This preview shows the top three.

Worn with

Share of the 732 looks with leather that also had each detail.

Colors

Garments

  • Jacket 55%
  • Pants 31%

Patterns

Everything worn with leather

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

By fashion week

Share of each city's looks.

  1. 1 Milan 13.7%227 looks
  2. 2 New York 13.3%93 looks
  3. 3 Paris 11.5%357 looks
  4. 4 London 7.8%33 looks

Leather in full

What this page shows and what T-Fashion holds
On this page In T-Fashion
11 looks All 732 looks, filterable by designer, city and color
Top 3 designers All 178 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 leather at the FW26 menswear shows?
Leather appeared in 732 looks from 178 designers. That is 12.1% of all looks T-Fashion analyzed for the FW26 menswear shows.
Is leather a trend for fall 2026?
Steady on the runways. Its share of looks is 12.1%, about the same as FW25 (12.7%).
Which designers showed the most leather for FW26?
Hermès (29 looks), kidsuper (24 looks) and songzio (16 looks).
Which fashion week showed the most leather?
Milan, where 13.7% of looks carried it (227 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 fabric divided by all menswear looks in the scope. The change compares that share with FW25.