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Fabrics, Milan Men's Fashion Week FW26 menswear

Sweater knit appeared in 4.5% of looks at the Milan Men's Fashion Week FW26 menswear shows, down from 8.0% in FW25. 34 designers showed the trend across 75 looks.

Share of looks
4.5%
Change vs FW25
−3.5 pts
8.0% → 4.5%
Looks
75
of 1,662
Designers
34
of 55

Number 14 of 17fabrics by share of looks. Also measured in all cities (4.5%), Paris, New York (4.6%). Other seasons: SS27.

Updated October 2, 2026

Marni, FW26 menswear, Sweater Knit, look 17
Moschino, FW26 menswear, Sweater Knit, look 21
Giorgio Armani, FW26 menswear, Sweater Knit, look 27

Looks

11 of 75 looks, across designers.

  • Soshiotsuki, look 17
  • Rowen Rose, look 17
  • Brioni, look 42
  • Canali, look 5
  • Zegna, look 44
  • Mm6 Maison Margiela, look 11
  • Loro Piana, look 23
  • Missoni, look 22

+64 looks

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

In the press

Sweater knit came up in 29 articles from Vogue, WWD, FashionNetwork and 9 more. In the data it was in 4.5% of looks, down from 8.0% in FW25.

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

  1. Vogue · Feb 28, 2026 · Show review

    Bottega Veneta Fall 2026 Ready-to-Wear Collection

    Bottega Veneta added a relaxed note to men's curved tailoring with shrunken ribbed sweaters.

  2. WWD · Feb 28, 2026 · Show review

    Bottega Veneta Fall 2026: A Hairy Situation

    Bottega Veneta offered military-inspired men's sweaters with leather panels at the shoulders.

  3. WWD · Feb 26, 2026 · Show review

    Marni Fall 2026: Meryll Rogge Makes Her Debut

    Marni based its men's wardrobe partly on boxy cardigans.

  4. Vogue · Jan 19, 2026 · Show review

    Giorgio Armani Fall 2026 Menswear Collection

    Giorgio Armani showed patterned alpine knits and fringed wrap cardigans developed with Alanui.

  5. FashionNetwork · Feb 3, 2026 · Season review

    Deeny's Dozen: the 12 best menswear collections of 2026

    FashionNetwork describes Ralph Lauren's graphic wool sweaters and winter-patterned cardigans.

  6. Monocle · Jan 19, 2026 · Season review

    In a city of perfect suits, Milano Fashion Week Men's is on a quest for endurance

    Monocle highlights Paul Smith's alpaca Fair Isle knits and Canali's cashmere layers.

Designers

Looks with sweater knit, by designer.

  1. 1 Dolce & Gabbana 7
  2. 2 Ralph Lauren 6
  3. 3 Emporio Armani 5

31 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 17
  1. 1 Twill 68.8%
  2. 2 Poplin 30.5%
  3. 3 Leather 13.7%
  1. 14 Sweater Knit 4.5%

Worn with

Share of the 75 looks with sweater knit that also had each detail.

Colors

Garments

  • Jacket 27%
  • Coat 19%

Patterns

Everything worn with sweater knit

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

Sweater Knit in full

What this page shows and what T-Fashion holds
On this page In T-Fashion
11 looks All 75 looks, filterable by designer, city and color
Top 3 designers All 34 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 sweater knit at the Milan Men's Fashion Week FW26 menswear shows?
Sweater knit appeared in 75 looks from 34 designers. That is 4.5% of all looks T-Fashion analyzed for the Milan Men's Fashion Week FW26 menswear shows.
Is sweater knit a trend for fall 2026?
Fading on the runways. Its share of looks is 4.5%, down from 8.0% in FW25.
Which designers showed the most sweater knit for FW26?
Dolce & Gabbana (7 looks), Ralph Lauren (6 looks) and Emporio Armani (5 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.