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Key items, New York Fashion Week FW26 menswear

High-rise pants appeared in 10.9% of looks at the New York Fashion Week FW26 menswear shows, up from 6.1% in FW25. 31 designers showed the trend across 76 looks.

Share of looks
10.9%
Change vs FW25
+4.8 pts
6.1% → 10.9%
Looks
76
of 697
Designers
31
of 51

Number 9 of 21key items by share of looks. Also measured in Paris, Milan, London. Other seasons: SS27, SS26.

Updated October 2, 2026

Todd Snyder, FW26 menswear, High-Rise Pants, look 18
Twp, FW26 menswear, High-Rise Pants, look 22
Awge, FW26 menswear, High-Rise Pants, look 30

Looks

11 of 76 looks, across designers.

  • Campillo, look 13
  • Calvin Klein Collection, look 43
  • Bode, look 18
  • Tanner Fletcher, look 52
  • Lauren Manoogian, look 21
  • R13, look 41
  • Tibi, look 5
  • Simkhai, look 12

+65 looks

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

In the press

High-rise pants came up in 3 articles from Vogue and WWD. In the data it was in 10.9% of looks, up from 6.1% in FW25.

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

  1. Vogue · Feb 15, 2026 · Show review

    Todd Snyder Fall 2026 Menswear Collection

    The pleated trousers sat at a higher waist, described as a Hollywood rise.

  2. WWD · Feb 15, 2026 · Show review

    Todd Snyder Fall 2026: Celebrating 15 Years of Creating Modernized Classics

    Suiting included 1940s-inspired high-waisted pleated swing trousers.

  3. Vogue · Feb 12, 2026 · Show review

    Public School Fall 2026 Menswear Collection

    Pants sat higher on the waist and were mostly cut straight.

Designers

Looks with high-rise pants, by designer.

  1. 1 Todd Snyder 11
  2. 2 r13 8
  3. 3 Tanner Fletcher 8

28 more designers

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

Ranking

Share of looks among key items. The tick marks FW25.

All 21
  1. 1 Tailored Pants 51.1%
  2. 2 Wide Leg Pants 29.7%
  3. 3 Loose Pants 26.0%
  1. 9 High-Rise Pants 10.9%

Worn with

Share of the 76 looks with high-rise pants that also had each detail.

Colors

Details

  • Straight Hem 93%
  • Tailored 86%

Fabrics

Patterns

Everything worn with high-rise pants

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

High-Rise Pants in full

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On this page In T-Fashion
11 looks All 76 looks, filterable by designer, city and color
Top 3 designers All 31 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 high-rise pants at the New York Fashion Week FW26 menswear shows?
High-rise pants appeared in 76 looks from 31 designers. That is 10.9% of all looks T-Fashion analyzed for the New York Fashion Week FW26 menswear shows.
Is high-rise pants a trend for fall 2026?
Rising on the runways. Its share of looks is 10.9%, up from 6.1% in FW25.
Which designers showed the most high-rise pants for FW26?
Todd Snyder (11 looks), r13 (8 looks) and Tanner Fletcher (8 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 key item divided by all menswear looks in the scope. The change compares that share with FW25.