Velvet appeared in 4.9% of looks at the FW26 menswear shows, up from 4.3% in FW25. 123 designers showed the trend across 298 looks.
- Share of looks
- 4.9%
- Change vs FW25
- +0.6 pts
- 4.3% → 4.9%
- Looks
- 298
- of 6,064
- Designers
- 123
- of 262
Number 9 of 23fabrics by share of looks. Also measured in Paris, Milan, New York (4.4%). Other seasons: SS27, SS26.
Updated October 2, 2026
Looks
11 of 298 looks, across designers.
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Dolce & Gabbana, look 55 -
Holzweiler, look 38 -
Brioni, look 35 -
Hodakova, look 21 -
Études Studio, look 28 -
Lanvin, look 3 -
Marie Adam Leenaerdt, look 34 -
Wooyoungmi, look 10
+287 looks
This page shows a sample. Every look is in T-Fashion, filterable by designer, city and color.
In the press
Velvet came up in 25 articles from Vogue, WWD, GQ and 11 more. In the data it was in 4.9% of looks, up from 4.3% in FW25.
Summaries are written by T-Fashion. Read each article at the source.
Vogue · Jan 23, 2026 · Show review
Comme des Garçons Homme Plus Fall 2026 Menswear CollectionBlack tail coats appeared in crushed velvet with ruffle craters at the collar.
WWD · Jan 23, 2026 · Show review
Comme des Garçons Homme Plus: Fearless TailoringAnimal-print velvets were among the fancy fabrics.
Vogue · Jan 21, 2026 · Show review
Lemaire Fall 2026 Menswear CollectionA series of crushed velvet pieces looked like liquid metal.
WWD · Jan 19, 2026 · Show review
Giorgio Armani Men’s Fall 2026: Smooth OperatorA blue velvet suit, a lapel-free velvet jacket and a green velvet shirt add richer color.
GQ · Feb 3, 2026 · Trend report
The 9 Fall-Winter 2026 Menswear Trends to Try Right NowVelvet suiting found new life in drapey cuts from Canali, Amiri and Giorgio Armani.
FashionNetwork · Feb 3, 2026 · Season review
Deeny's Dozen: the 12 best menswear collections of 2026Armani adds velvet shirts in olive green and amethyst.
Designers
Looks with velvet, by designer.
- 1 Giorgio Armani 34
- 2 Dolce & Gabbana 12
- 3 Ralph Lauren 9
120 more designers
Each with their looks, in T-Fashion. This preview shows the top three.
Worn with
Share of the 298 looks with velvet that also had each detail.
Everything worn with velvet
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 Milan 7.8%129 looks
- 2 London 4.5%19 looks
- 3 New York 4.4%31 looks
- 4 Paris 3.6%112 looks
Velvet in full
| On this page | In T-Fashion |
|---|---|
| 11 looks | All 298 looks, filterable by designer, city and color |
| Top 3 designers | All 123 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 FW26 menswear shows?
- Velvet appeared in 298 looks from 123 designers. That is 4.9% of all looks T-Fashion analyzed for the FW26 menswear shows.
- Is velvet a trend for fall 2026?
- Rising on the runways. Its share of looks is 4.9%, up from 4.3% in FW25.
- Which designers showed the most velvet for FW26?
- Giorgio Armani (34 looks), Dolce & Gabbana (12 looks) and Ralph Lauren (9 looks).
- Which fashion week showed the most velvet?
- Milan, where 7.8% of looks carried it (129 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.