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Fabrics, New York Fashion Week FW26 menswear

Poplin appeared in 24.0% of looks at the New York Fashion Week FW26 menswear shows, about the same as FW25 (23.8%). 40 designers showed the trend across 167 looks.

Share of looks
24.0%
Change vs FW25
+0.2 pts
23.8% → 24.0%
Looks
167
of 697
Designers
40
of 51

Number 1 of 11fabrics by share of looks. Also measured in all cities (27.2%), Paris (27.7%), Milan (30.5%), London (17.7%), Copenhagen (24.3%). Other seasons: SS27 (22.5%), SS26 (19.1%).

Updated October 2, 2026

Twp, FW26 menswear, Poplin, look 22
Campillo, FW26 menswear, Poplin, look 12
Rhude, FW26 menswear, Poplin, look 3

Looks

11 of 167 looks, across designers.

  • Theory, look 11
  • Cult Gaia, look 47
  • Calvin Klein Collection, look 42
  • Simkhai, look 8
  • Public School, look 29
  • Tibi, look 7
  • 3.1 Phillip Lim, look 20
  • Awge, look 26

+156 looks

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In the press

Poplin came up in coverage from WWD. In the data it was in 24.0% of looks, about the same as FW25 (23.8%).

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

  1. WWD · Jan 30, 2026 · Show review

    Theory Men’s Fall 2026: New York Elegance Reimagined

    Motion Poplin, a stretchy, machine-washable fabric, was introduced for shirts.

Designers

Looks with poplin, by designer.

  1. 1 Todd Snyder 22
  2. 2 Romeo Hunte 17
  3. 3 awge 11

37 more designers

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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

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Worn with

Share of the 167 looks with poplin that also had each detail.

Colors

Garments

  • Shirts 100%

Patterns

Everything worn with poplin

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More New York menswear trends

All 44
Todd Snyder, FW26 menswear, Denim, look 1

Denim

20.9% of looks · +8.1 pts

Key fabrics
Nihl, FW26 menswear, Satin, look 4

Satin

9.6% of looks · +4.3 pts

Key fabrics
Private Policy, FW26 menswear, Velvet, look 27

Velvet

4.4% of looks · +1.0 pts

Key fabrics
Awge, FW26 menswear, Leather, look 5

Leather

13.3% of looks · +0.8 pts

Key fabrics
Coach, FW26 menswear, Jacquard, look 27

Jacquard

Numbers in T-Fashion

Key fabrics

Poplin in full

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11 looks All 167 looks, filterable by designer, city and color
Top 3 designers All 40 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
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Questions

How popular was poplin at the New York Fashion Week FW26 menswear shows?
Poplin appeared in 167 looks from 40 designers. That is 24.0% of all looks T-Fashion analyzed for the New York Fashion Week FW26 menswear shows.
Is poplin a trend for fall 2026?
Steady on the runways. Its share of looks is 24.0%, about the same as FW25 (23.8%).
Which designers showed the most poplin for FW26?
Todd Snyder (22 looks), Romeo Hunte (17 looks) and awge (11 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.