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Fabrics, New York Fashion Week FW26 menswear

Denim appeared in 20.9% of looks at the New York Fashion Week FW26 menswear shows, up from 12.8% in FW25. 34 designers showed the trend across 146 looks.

Share of looks
20.9%
Change vs FW25
+8.1 pts
12.8% → 20.9%
Looks
146
of 697
Designers
34
of 51

Number 2 of 11fabrics by share of looks. Also measured in all cities (13.1%), Paris, Milan, London (11.8%). Other seasons: SS27 (18.6%).

Updated October 2, 2026

Todd Snyder, FW26 menswear, Denim, look 1
Romeo Hunte, FW26 menswear, Denim, look 6
N.hoolywood, FW26 menswear, Denim, look 7

Looks

11 of 146 looks, across designers.

  • Area, look 3
  • Public School, look 1
  • Eckhaus Latta, look 6
  • Tibi, look 11
  • Private Policy, look 14
  • Nili Lotan, look 25
  • Campillo, look 4
  • Altuzarra, look 10

+135 looks

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

In the press

Denim came up in 25 articles from Vogue, WWD, The Zoe Report and 7 more. In the data it was in 20.9% of looks, up from 12.8% in FW25.

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

  1. Vogue · Mar 12, 2026 · Show review

    Bode Fall 2026 Ready-to-Wear Collection

    A Levi's collaboration produced jeans in two washes, some with side trims such as jewels, copper or ribbon.

  2. Vogue · Feb 17, 2026 · Show review

    Rhude Fall 2026 Menswear Collection

    Denim was given an aged, deliberately imperfect finish.

  3. WWD · Feb 16, 2026 · Show review

    Eckhaus Latta Fall 2026: Awkwardly Refined

    Denim chaps had cutouts as a deliberate interruption.

  4. WWD · Feb 13, 2026 · Show review

    Calvin Klein Collection Fall 2026: Flexing Restraint

    Leoni re-edited the original 1976 runway jean and reintroduced the logo ahead of the brand's 50th anniversary.

  5. The Zoe Report · Feb 18, 2026 · Trend report

    Maximalism Reigned Supreme At New York Fashion Week Fall/Winter 2026

    Double denim returned at Coach, in standard jeans, denim jackets and cut-off shorts.

  6. Nylon · Feb 17, 2026 · Season review

    The Top 5 Shows Of New York Fashion Week

    Eckhaus Latta showed deconstructed denim with double waistbands and chaps-style detail.

Designers

Looks with denim, by designer.

  1. 1 coach 16
  2. 2 Tommy Hilfiger 15
  3. 3 bode 12

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 11
  1. 1 Poplin 24.0%
  2. 2 Denim 20.9%
  3. 3 Leather 13.3%

The full ranking of 11 fabrics

This preview shows the top three.

Worn with

Share of the 146 looks with denim that also had each detail.

Colors

Garments

  • Jeans 78%
  • Shirts 16%

Everything worn with denim

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

Denim in full

What this page shows and what T-Fashion holds
On this page In T-Fashion
11 looks All 146 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 denim at the New York Fashion Week FW26 menswear shows?
Denim appeared in 146 looks from 34 designers. That is 20.9% of all looks T-Fashion analyzed for the New York Fashion Week FW26 menswear shows.
Is denim a trend for fall 2026?
Rising on the runways. Its share of looks is 20.9%, up from 12.8% in FW25.
Which designers showed the most denim for FW26?
coach (16 looks), Tommy Hilfiger (15 looks) and bode (12 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.