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Colors, New York Fashion Week FW26 menswear

Charcoal appeared in 10.6% of looks at the New York Fashion Week FW26 menswear shows, up from 9.0% in FW25. 35 designers showed it across 74 looks.

Share of looks
10.6%
Change vs FW25
+1.6 pts
9.0% → 10.6%
Looks
74
of 697
Designers
35
of 51

Number 6 of 10colors by share of looks. Also measured in all cities (16.1%), Paris (17.5%), Milan (17.1%), London (9.0%), Copenhagen (20.9%). Other seasons: SS27 (6.4%), SS26 (9.9%).

Updated October 2, 2026

R13, FW26 menswear, Charcoal, look 92

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Calvin Klein Collection, FW26 menswear, Charcoal, look 35

Looks

11 of 74 looks, across designers.

  • Ashlyn, look 13
  • Fforme, look 19
  • Eckhaus Latta, look 4
  • Awge, look 31
  • N.hoolywood, look 17
  • Public School, look 32
  • Theory, look 4
  • Rhude, look 6

+63 looks

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In the press

Charcoal came up in coverage from MR Magazine. In the data it was in 10.6% of looks, up from 9.0% in FW25.

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  1. MR Magazine · Feb 18, 2026 · Season review

    NYFW MENSWEAR COLLECTIONS REVIEW PART ONE | JOCKS & NERDS REDUX

    MR Magazine identifies charcoal as a leading color at A. Potts, alongside other dark neutrals.

Designers

Looks with charcoal, by designer.

  1. 1 Tanner Fletcher 11
  2. 2 theory 5
  3. 3 Calvin Klein Collection 4

32 more designers

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Ranking

Share of looks among colors. The tick marks FW25.

All 10
  1. 1 Black 67.4%
  2. 2 Chocolate 22.7%
  3. 3 White 17.1%
  1. 6 Charcoal 10.6%

Worn with

Share of the 74 looks with charcoal that also had each detail.

Garments

  • Pants 46%
  • Jacket 30%

Fabrics

Patterns

Everything worn with charcoal

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More New York menswear trends

All 44
Awge, FW26 menswear, Black, look 5

Black

67.4% of looks · +4.9 pts

Key colors
N.hoolywood, FW26 menswear, Midnight Blue, look 13

Midnight Blue

12.8% of looks · +5.5 pts

Key colors
Campillo, FW26 menswear, Chocolate, look 24

Chocolate

22.7% of looks · −4.4 pts

Key colors
Romeo Hunte, FW26 menswear, White, look 23

White

17.1% of looks · −7.0 pts

Key colors
N.hoolywood, FW26 menswear, Smoke, look 3

Smoke

10.8% of looks · ±0.0 pts

Key colors

Charcoal in full

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Top 3 designers All 35 designers, each with their looks
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Snapshot as of the last update Updated as each show is analyzed
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Questions

How popular was charcoal at the New York Fashion Week FW26 menswear shows?
Charcoal appeared in 74 looks from 35 designers. That is 10.6% of all looks T-Fashion analyzed for the New York Fashion Week FW26 menswear shows.
Is charcoal a trend for fall 2026?
Rising on the runways. Its share of looks is 10.6%, up from 9.0% in FW25.
Which designers showed the most charcoal for FW26?
Tanner Fletcher (11 looks), theory (5 looks) and Calvin Klein Collection (4 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 menswear looks in the scope. The change compares that share with FW25.