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Fabrics, New York Fashion Week FW26 menswear

Velvet appeared in 4.4% of looks at the New York Fashion Week FW26 menswear shows, up from 3.5% in FW25. 21 designers showed the trend across 31 looks.

Share of looks
4.4%
Change vs FW25
+1.0 pts
3.5% → 4.4%
Looks
31
of 697
Designers
21
of 51

Number 11 of 11fabrics by share of looks. Also measured in all cities (4.9%), Paris, Milan.

Updated October 2, 2026

Private Policy, FW26 menswear, Velvet, look 27
Christian Siriano, FW26 menswear, Velvet, look 13
Campillo, FW26 menswear, Velvet, look 24

Looks

11 of 31 looks, across designers.

  • Area, look 18
  • Khaite, look 4
  • Palomo Spain, look 15
  • Todd Snyder, look 38
  • Boy London, look 22
  • Rhude, look 20
  • Calvin Klein Collection, look 28
  • Colleen Allen, look 21

+20 looks

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In the press

Velvet came up in coverage from MR Magazine. In the data it was in 4.4% of looks, up from 3.5% in FW25.

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

  1. MR Magazine · Feb 19, 2026 · Season review

    NYFW MENSWEAR COLLECTIONS REVIEW PART TWO | THE ARTISTRY OF MENSWEAR

    MR Magazine highlights Wàngda using velvet to give its menswear an opulent character.

Designers

Looks with velvet, by designer.

  1. 1 campillo 3
  2. 2 rhude 3
  3. 3 6397 2

18 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%
  1. 11 Velvet 4.4%

Worn with

Share of the 31 looks with velvet that also had each detail.

Colors

Garments

  • Pants 68%
  • Jacket 39%

Everything worn with velvet

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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
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
Public School, FW26 menswear, Jersey, look 18

Jersey

Numbers in T-Fashion

Key fabrics

Velvet in full

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11 looks All 31 looks, filterable by designer, city and color
Top 3 designers All 21 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 velvet at the New York Fashion Week FW26 menswear shows?
Velvet appeared in 31 looks from 21 designers. That is 4.4% of all looks T-Fashion analyzed for the New York Fashion Week FW26 menswear shows.
Is velvet a trend for fall 2026?
Rising on the runways. Its share of looks is 4.4%, up from 3.5% in FW25.
Which designers showed the most velvet for FW26?
campillo (3 looks), rhude (3 looks) and 6397 (2 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.