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Fabrics, FW26 menswear

Sweater knit appeared in 4.5% of looks at the FW26 menswear shows, down from 6.3% in FW25. 121 designers showed the trend across 275 looks.

Share of looks
4.5%
Change vs FW25
−1.8 pts
6.3% → 4.5%
Looks
275
of 6,064
Designers
121
of 262

Number 12 of 23fabrics by share of looks. Also measured in Paris, Milan (4.5%), New York (4.6%). Other seasons: SS27, SS26.

Updated October 2, 2026

Marni, FW26 menswear, Sweater Knit, look 17
Ahluwalia, FW26 menswear, Sweater Knit, look 17
Auralee, FW26 menswear, Sweater Knit, look 18

Looks

11 of 275 looks, across designers.

  • Theory, look 10
  • Moschino, look 21
  • Giorgio Armani, look 27
  • Aubero, look 20
  • Soshiotsuki, look 17
  • Eckhaus Latta, look 4
  • Tom Ford, look 10
  • Songzio, look 15

+264 looks

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

In the press

Sweater knit came up in 44 articles from Vogue, WWD, FashionNetwork and 12 more. In the data it was in 4.5% of looks, down from 6.3% in FW25.

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

  1. Vogue · Feb 28, 2026 · Show review

    Bottega Veneta Fall 2026 Ready-to-Wear Collection

    Bottega Veneta added a relaxed note to men's curved tailoring with shrunken ribbed sweaters.

  2. WWD · Feb 28, 2026 · Show review

    Bottega Veneta Fall 2026: A Hairy Situation

    Bottega Veneta offered military-inspired men's sweaters with leather panels at the shoulders.

  3. WWD · Feb 26, 2026 · Show review

    Marni Fall 2026: Meryll Rogge Makes Her Debut

    Marni based its men's wardrobe partly on boxy cardigans.

  4. Vogue · Feb 16, 2026 · Show review

    N.Hoolywood Fall 2026 Menswear Collection

    Spliced sweaters combined cable knits with Nordic patterns.

  5. FashionNetwork · Feb 3, 2026 · Season review

    Deeny's Dozen: the 12 best menswear collections of 2026

    FashionNetwork describes Ralph Lauren's graphic wool sweaters and winter-patterned cardigans.

  6. Monocle · Jan 19, 2026 · Season review

    In a city of perfect suits, Milano Fashion Week Men's is on a quest for endurance

    Monocle highlights Paul Smith's alpaca Fair Isle knits and Canali's cashmere layers.

Designers

Looks with sweater knit, by designer.

  1. 1 undercover 9
  2. 2 Dolce & Gabbana 7
  3. 3 nahmias 6

118 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%
  1. 12 Sweater Knit 4.5%

Worn with

Share of the 275 looks with sweater knit that also had each detail.

Colors

Garments

  • Jacket 30%
  • Sweatshirt 17%

Patterns

Everything worn with sweater knit

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 Paris 4.6%143 looks
  2. 2 New York 4.6%32 looks
  3. 3 Milan 4.5%75 looks
  4. 4 London 4.0%17 looks

Sweater Knit in full

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On this page In T-Fashion
11 looks All 275 looks, filterable by designer, city and color
Top 3 designers All 121 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 sweater knit at the FW26 menswear shows?
Sweater knit appeared in 275 looks from 121 designers. That is 4.5% of all looks T-Fashion analyzed for the FW26 menswear shows.
Is sweater knit a trend for fall 2026?
Fading on the runways. Its share of looks is 4.5%, down from 6.3% in FW25.
Which designers showed the most sweater knit for FW26?
undercover (9 looks), Dolce & Gabbana (7 looks) and nahmias (6 looks).
Which fashion week showed the most sweater knit?
Paris, where 4.6% of looks carried it (143 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.