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Colors, New York Fashion Week FW26 menswear

Steel appeared in 8.5% of looks at the New York Fashion Week FW26 menswear shows, about the same as FW25 (9.3%). 27 designers showed it across 59 looks.

Share of looks
8.5%
Change vs FW25
−0.8 pts
9.3% → 8.5%
Looks
59
of 697
Designers
27
of 51

Number 7 of 10colors by share of looks. Also measured in all cities (12.0%), Paris (12.1%), Milan (14.4%), London (7.3%). Other seasons: SS26 (12.8%).

Updated October 2, 2026

Theory, FW26 menswear, Steel, look 9

14-1323 TCX, #FAAA94

Public School, FW26 menswear, Steel, look 19

Looks

11 of 59 looks, across designers.

  • Private Policy, look 29
  • Campillo, look 9
  • Collina Strada, look 15
  • Partow, look 11
  • Awge, look 30
  • Michael Kors Collection, look 16
  • Tibi, look 4
  • Heirlome, look 15

+48 looks

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Designers

Looks with steel, by designer.

  1. 1 theory 9
  2. 2 Nili Lotan 7
  3. 3 Public School 5

24 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. 7 Steel 8.5%

Worn with

Share of the 59 looks with steel that also had each detail.

Garments

  • Pants 31%
  • Jacket 24%

Fabrics

Patterns

Everything worn with steel

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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
R13, FW26 menswear, Charcoal, look 92

Charcoal

10.6% of looks · +1.6 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

Steel in full

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Top 3 designers All 27 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 steel at the New York Fashion Week FW26 menswear shows?
Steel appeared in 59 looks from 27 designers. That is 8.5% of all looks T-Fashion analyzed for the New York Fashion Week FW26 menswear shows.
Is steel a trend for fall 2026?
Steady on the runways. Its share of looks is 8.5%, about the same as FW25 (9.3%).
Which designers showed the most steel for FW26?
theory (9 looks), Nili Lotan (7 looks) and Public School (5 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.