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Most common colors at New York Fashion Week FW26 menswear: black (67.4%), chocolate (22.7%) and white (17.1%). Biggest risers: midnight blue (7.3% → 12.8%) and charcoal (9.0% → 10.6%).

Also in New York menswear: key items, patterns, fabrics

Updated October 2, 2026

Top 10 of 10 colors

Ranked by share of looks.

Black 67.4%

19-0303 TCX +4.9 pts

Chocolate 22.7%

19-1214 TCX −4.4 pts

White 17.1%

17-4919 TCX −7.0 pts

Midnight Blue 12.8%

13-0752 TCX +5.5 pts

Smoke 10.8%

12-4806 TCX ±0.0 pts

Charcoal 10.6%

19-0205 TCX +1.6 pts

Steel 8.5%

14-1323 TCX −0.8 pts

Sand 7.2%

16-1260 TCX −0.9 pts

Taupe 6.3%

12-0908 TCX −0.1 pts

Moss 4.3%

17-1511 TCX −1.2 pts

Colors in the press

9 of the articles we read on New York menswear discuss its colors. Named most: black (6 articles), chocolate (4 articles) and white (2 articles). Each trend page sets the reports next to its numbers.

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

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

    NYFW MENSWEAR COLLECTIONS REVIEW PART ONE | JOCKS & NERDS REDUX
    • Charcoal: MR Magazine identifies charcoal as a leading color at A. Potts, alongside other dark neutrals.
    • Black: MR Magazine highlights black in the A. Potts palette and J. Press formal trousers.
    • Chocolate: MR Magazine describes A. Potts adding maple brown to its mostly dark palette.

  2. Vogue · Feb 12, 2026 · Show review

    A. Potts Fall 2026 Ready-to-Wear Collection
    • Black: The neutral palette of brown, black and gray included a black tee with felt dots.
    • Chocolate: Vogue describes brown among the neutral colors in the genderless A. Potts collection.

  3. Vogue · Jan 20, 2026 · Show review

    Tommy Hilfiger New York Fall 2026 Menswear Collection
    • White: Vogue identifies white within Tommy Hilfiger signature red and blue palette.
    • Midnight Blue: Vogue describes Tommy Hilfiger pairing a navy suit with camel outerwear.

  4. Harper’s Bazaar · Feb 12, 2026 · Show review

    Public School Presents Its First Ready-to-Wear Collection in Seven Years
    • Black: Harper's Bazaar highlights black tailored shorts in the Public School collection.
    • Chocolate: Harper's Bazaar describes Public School using brown for coordinated leather outerwear and trousers.

  5. WWD · Feb 16, 2026 · Show review

    Eckhaus Latta Fall 2026: Awkwardly Refined
    • Black: Black appeared in several fabrics, from leather to feathered finishes.

  6. Vogue · Feb 15, 2026 · Show review

    Todd Snyder Fall 2026 Menswear Collection
    • Chocolate: Vogue describes a substantial brown cashmere coat reaching nearly to the floor at Todd Snyder.

Rising and fading

Change in share of looks against FW25.

All 10 colors, ranked

This preview shows the top three of each list.

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FW26 menswear New York colors in full

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Questions

What are the Fall 2026 color trends at New York Fashion Week?
By share of looks: black (67.4%), chocolate (22.7%), white (17.1%), midnight blue (12.8%), smoke (10.8%), charcoal (10.6%), steel (8.5%), sand (7.2%), taupe (6.3%), moss (4.3%).
Which colors are rising for fall 2026?
midnight blue (7.3% → 12.8%), black (62.5% → 67.4%), charcoal (9.0% → 10.6%).
Which colors are fading?
white (24.1% → 17.1%), chocolate (27.1% → 22.7%), moss (5.5% → 4.3%).