# Charcoal Color Trend, Fall 2026 · Paris Men's Fashion Week Source: https://tfashion.ai/runway/fw26/menswear/paris/charcoal Data refreshed: October 2, 2026 Charcoal appeared in 17.5% of looks at the Paris Men's Fashion Week FW26 menswear shows, up from 12.1% in FW25. 87 designers showed it across 543 looks. ## Numbers - Share of looks: 17.5% - Share in FW25: 12.1% - Change: +5.4 pts (rising) - Looks: 543 - Designers: 87 - Rank: #3 of 35 key colors by share of looks - Closest Pantone: 19-0205 TCX (#414143) ## In the press Charcoal came up in 6 articles from Vogue, 10 Magazine, Whitewall and 2 more. In the data it was in 17.5% of looks, up from 12.1% in FW25. - Vogue, 2026-01-24: [Undercover Fall 2026 Menswear Collection](https://www.vogue.com/fashion-shows/fall-2026-menswear/undercover). Charcoal appeared as an occasional accent in the mostly black palette. - 10 Magazine, 2026-01-24: [Junya Watanabe Man: Menswear AW26](https://usa.10magazine.com/junya-watanabe-man-menswear-aw26/). The long, narrow coats were mostly black, with charcoal and camel too. - Whitewall, 2026-01-27: [Paris Men’s Fashion Week Fall Winter 2026](https://whitewall.art/fashion/paris-mens-fashion-week-fall-winter-2026/). Undercover used charcoal with dark brown and navy, limiting brighter accents to red and yellow. - Numéro Netherlands, 2026-01-22: [PARIS FASHION WEEK MENSWEAR FALL/WINTER 2026: DAY 2](https://www.numeronetherlands.com/fashion/paris-fashion-week-menswear-fallwinter-2026-day-2). Lemaire retained charcoal within its palette, adding brighter colors to familiar earthy shades. - Design Scene, 2026-01-26: [CFCL Presents VOL.12 MEN Fall Winter 2026 Collection](https://www.designscene.net/2026/01/cfcl-fall-winter-2026.html). Charcoal, with brown, beige, cream and light blue, repeats across the muted palette. - Design Scene, 2026-01-24: [Officine Générale Fall Winter 2026: Essentialism at École Duperré](https://www.designscene.net/2026/01/officine-generale-fall-winter-2026.html). Charcoal greys punctuated the brown palette. Summaries are written by T-Fashion. Read each article at the source. ## Top designers by look count - undercover: 34 - Dior Men: 22 - Feng Chen Wang: 21 - 84 more designers in T-Fashion ## Other seasons - [SS27](https://tfashion.ai/runway/ss27/menswear/paris/charcoal): 5.5% of looks - [SS26](https://tfashion.ai/runway/ss26/menswear/paris/charcoal): 12.8% of looks ## Worn with - Pants (apparel): 47% of the trend's looks - Jacket (apparel): 27% of the trend's looks - Striped (pattern): 7% of the trend's looks - Abstract (pattern): 4% of the trend's looks - Twill (fabric): 57% of the trend's looks - Parachute (fabric): 7% of the trend's looks ## Runway looks 11 of 543 looks. Every look is in T-Fashion. - Kartik Research look 26, Paris: https://assets.tfashion.ai/v3/images/fashion-weeks/shows/fall-winter-2026/paris/kartik-research/ready_to_wear_menswear/photos/0026-bb4dacf7.jpg?format=auto&width=640 - Études Studio look 11, Paris: https://assets.tfashion.ai/v3/images/fashion-weeks/shows/fall-winter-2026/paris/etudes-studio/ready_to_wear_menswear/photos/0011-3cdc7e2f.jpg?format=auto&width=640 - Lemaire look 39, Paris: https://assets.tfashion.ai/v3/images/fashion-weeks/shows/fall-winter-2026/paris/lemaire/ready_to_wear/photos/0039-4a027459.jpg?format=auto&width=640 - Gabriela Hearst look 25, Paris: https://assets.tfashion.ai/v3/images/fashion-weeks/shows/fall-winter-2026/paris/gabriela-hearst/ready_to_wear_womenswear/photos/0025-1930e160.jpg?format=auto&width=640 - Fear Of God look 11, Paris: https://assets.tfashion.ai/v3/images/fashion-weeks/shows/fall-winter-2026/paris/fear-of-god/ready_to_wear/photos/0011-08f92b16.jpg?format=auto&width=640 - Stein look 20, Paris: https://assets.tfashion.ai/v3/images/fashion-weeks/shows/fall-winter-2026/paris/stein/ready_to_wear_menswear/photos/0020-4b1c7bab.jpg?format=auto&width=640 - Matières Fécales look 45, Paris: https://assets.tfashion.ai/v3/images/fashion-weeks/shows/fall-winter-2026/paris/matieres-fecales/ready_to_wear/photos/0045-d153a862.jpg?format=auto&width=640 - Junya Watanabe look 36, Paris: https://assets.tfashion.ai/v3/images/fashion-weeks/shows/fall-winter-2026/paris/junya-watanabe/ready_to_wear_menswear/photos/0036-b82ccca1.jpg?format=auto&width=640 - Givenchy look 14, Paris: https://assets.tfashion.ai/v3/images/fashion-weeks/shows/fall-winter-2026/paris/givenchy/ready_to_wear_womenswear/photos/0014-680ca229.jpg?format=auto&width=640 - Cfcl look 2, Paris: https://assets.tfashion.ai/v3/images/fashion-weeks/shows/fall-winter-2026/paris/cfcl/ready_to_wear_womenswear/photos/0002-f8b59697.jpg?format=auto&width=640 - Magliano look 6, Paris: https://assets.tfashion.ai/v3/images/fashion-weeks/shows/fall-winter-2026/paris/magliano/ready_to_wear_menswear/photos/0006-c88d2a20.jpg?format=auto&width=640 ## FAQ **How popular was charcoal at the Paris Men's Fashion Week FW26 menswear shows?** Charcoal appeared in 543 looks from 87 designers. That is 17.5% of all looks T-Fashion analyzed for the Paris Men's Fashion Week FW26 menswear shows. **Is charcoal a trend for fall 2026?** Rising on the runways. Its share of looks is 17.5%, up from 12.1% in FW25. **Which designers showed the most charcoal for FW26?** undercover (34 looks), Dior Men (22 looks) and Feng Chen Wang (21 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. ## Related trends - [Chocolate](https://tfashion.ai/runway/fw26/menswear/paris/chocolate): 26.1% of looks - [Steel](https://tfashion.ai/runway/fw26/menswear/paris/steel): 12.1% of looks - [Smoke](https://tfashion.ai/runway/fw26/menswear/paris/smoke): 10.0% of looks - [Pine Green](https://tfashion.ai/runway/fw26/menswear/paris/pine-green) - [Royal Blue](https://tfashion.ai/runway/fw26/menswear/paris/royal-blue) - [Navy](https://tfashion.ai/runway/fw26/menswear/paris/navy) - [Moss](https://tfashion.ai/runway/fw26/menswear/paris/moss): 6.2% of looks - [Sage](https://tfashion.ai/runway/fw26/menswear/paris/sage) This page is a preview. Every look, the full ranking and the designer and city breakdowns are in T-Fashion: [get access](https://tfashion.ai/book-demo).