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Fabrics, FW26 menswear

Poplin appeared in 27.2% of looks at the FW26 menswear shows, up from 23.9% in FW25. 232 designers showed the trend across 1,651 looks.

Share of looks
27.2%
Change vs FW25
+3.3 pts
23.9% → 27.2%
Looks
1,651
of 6,064
Designers
232
of 262

Number 1 of 23fabrics by share of looks. Also measured in Paris (27.7%), Milan (30.5%), New York (24.0%), London (17.7%), Copenhagen (24.3%). Other seasons: SS27 (21.0%), SS26 (22.7%).

Updated October 2, 2026

Louis Vuitton, FW26 menswear, Poplin, look 3
Acne Studios, FW26 menswear, Poplin, look 12
Ranra, FW26 menswear, Poplin, look 17

Looks

11 of 1,651 looks, across designers.

  • Soshiotsuki, look 17
  • Sanderlak, look 26
  • Amiri, look 6
  • Tom Ford, look 3
  • Edeline Lee, look 24
  • Jil Sander, look 53
  • Ermanno Scervino, look 23
  • Undercover, look 22

+1,640 looks

This page shows a sample. Every look is in T-Fashion, filterable by designer, city and color.

In the press

Poplin came up in 5 articles from Vogue, WWD, 10 Magazine and 2 more. In the data it was in 27.2% of looks, up from 23.9% in FW25.

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

  1. Vogue · Feb 21, 2026 · Show review

    Labrum London Fall 2026 Ready-to-Wear Collection

    Roomy shirts are cut from visibly heavy poplin.

  2. 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.

  3. 10 Magazine · Jan 24, 2026 · Show review

    ERL: Menswear AW26

    Striped poplin shirts and crisp Oxfords added to the orderly, school-like mood.

  4. Whitewall · Jan 27, 2026 · Season review

    Paris Men’s Fashion Week Fall Winter 2026

    Officine Générale included cotton poplins among reliable fabrics for everyday wear.

  5. Numéro Netherlands · Jan 22, 2026 · Season review

    PARIS FASHION WEEK MENSWEAR FALL/WINTER 2026: DAY 2

    Acne Studios introduced crinkled poplin shirts alongside denim, leather, and cashmere layers.

Designers

Looks with poplin, by designer.

  1. 1 Junya Watanabe 42
  2. 2 Thom Browne 39
  3. 3 Louis Vuitton 38

229 more designers

Each with their looks, in T-Fashion. This preview shows the top three.

Ranking

Share of looks among fabrics. The tick marks FW25.

All 23
  1. 1 Poplin 27.2%
  2. 2 Denim 13.1%
  3. 3 Leather 12.1%

The full ranking of 23 fabrics

This preview shows the top three.

Worn with

Share of the 1,651 looks with poplin that also had each detail.

Colors

Garments

  • Shirts 100%

Patterns

Everything worn with poplin

This preview shows the top two per group. T-Fashion has every color, garment, detail, fabric and pattern.

By fashion week

Share of each city's looks.

  1. 1 Milan 30.5%507 looks
  2. 2 Paris 27.7%859 looks
  3. 3 New York 24.0%167 looks
  4. 4 London 17.7%75 looks

Poplin in full

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On this page In T-Fashion
11 looks All 1,651 looks, filterable by designer, city and color
Top 3 designers All 232 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 poplin at the FW26 menswear shows?
Poplin appeared in 1,651 looks from 232 designers. That is 27.2% of all looks T-Fashion analyzed for the FW26 menswear shows.
Is poplin a trend for fall 2026?
Rising on the runways. Its share of looks is 27.2%, up from 23.9% in FW25.
Which designers showed the most poplin for FW26?
Junya Watanabe (42 looks), Thom Browne (39 looks) and Louis Vuitton (38 looks).
Which fashion week showed the most poplin?
Milan, where 30.5% of looks carried it (507 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.