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Steel appeared in 12.1% of looks at the Paris Men's Fashion Week FW26 menswear shows, up from 11.0% in FW25. 93 designers showed it across 376 looks.

Share of looks
12.1%
Change vs FW25
+1.1 pts
11.0% → 12.1%
Looks
376
of 3,105
Designers
93
of 123

Number 5 of 35colors by share of looks. Also measured in all cities (12.0%), Milan (14.4%), New York (8.5%), London (7.3%). Other seasons: SS26 (9.5%).

Updated October 2, 2026

Thom Browne, FW26 menswear, Steel, look 1

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Issey Miyake, FW26 menswear, Steel, look 7

Looks

11 of 376 looks, across designers.

  • Songzio, look 34
  • Alainpaul, look 28
  • Amiri, look 47
  • Études Studio, look 14
  • Stein, look 28
  • Givenchy, look 14
  • Lacoste, look 32
  • Hermès, look 35

+365 looks

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In the press

Steel came up in coverage from Vogue. In the data it was in 12.1% of looks, up from 11.0% in FW25.

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

  1. Vogue · Jan 24, 2026 · Show review

    Kolor Fall 2026 Menswear Collection

    Kolor opened with weathered wool garments in storm-gray shades.

Designers

Looks with steel, by designer.

  1. 1 Thom Browne 40
  2. 2 Louis Vuitton 20
  3. 3 undercover 19

90 more designers

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Ranking

Share of looks among colors. The tick marks FW25.

All 35
  1. 1 Black 57.5%
  2. 2 Chocolate 26.1%
  3. 3 Charcoal 17.5%
  1. 5 Steel 12.1%

Worn with

Share of the 376 looks with steel that also had each detail.

Garments

  • Pants 32%
  • Jacket 28%

Fabrics

Patterns

Everything worn with steel

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More Paris menswear trends

All 123
Kartik Research, FW26 menswear, Charcoal, look 26

Charcoal

17.5% of looks · +5.4 pts

Key colors
Margaret Howell, FW26 menswear, Chocolate, look 5

Chocolate

26.1% of looks · ±0.0 pts

Key colors
Lazoschmidl, FW26 menswear, Smoke, look 1

Smoke

10.0% of looks · +1.3 pts

Key colors
Sandro, FW26 menswear, Pine Green, look 11

Pine Green

Numbers in T-Fashion

Key colors
Loewe, FW26 menswear, Royal Blue, look 57

Royal Blue

Numbers in T-Fashion

Key colors

Steel in full

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Top 3 designers All 93 designers, each with their looks
Top pairings Every pairing by color, garment, detail, fabric and pattern
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Questions

How popular was steel at the Paris Men's Fashion Week FW26 menswear shows?
Steel appeared in 376 looks from 93 designers. That is 12.1% of all looks T-Fashion analyzed for the Paris Men's Fashion Week FW26 menswear shows.
Is steel a trend for fall 2026?
Rising on the runways. Its share of looks is 12.1%, up from 11.0% in FW25.
Which designers showed the most steel for FW26?
Thom Browne (40 looks), Louis Vuitton (20 looks) and undercover (19 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.