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Colors, Milan Fashion Week FW26 womenswear

Charcoal appeared in 9.5% of looks at the Milan Fashion Week FW26 womenswear shows, up from 7.4% in FW25. 55 designers showed it across 226 looks.

Share of looks
9.5%
Change vs FW25
+2.1 pts
7.4% → 9.5%
Looks
226
of 2,371
Designers
55
of 66

Number 4 of 24colors by share of looks. Also measured in all cities (8.0%), Paris (9.4%), New York (5.3%), London (4.4%), Copenhagen (15.2%). Other seasons: SS27, SS26 (6.7%).

Updated October 2, 2026

Mm6 Maison Margiela, FW26 womenswear, Charcoal, look 52

19-0205 TCX, #414143

Giorgio Armani, FW26 womenswear, Charcoal, look 2

Looks

11 of 226 looks, across designers.

  • Anteprima, look 19
  • Jil Sander, look 62
  • Elisabetta Franchi, look 4
  • Qasimi, look 7
  • Max Mara, look 19
  • Petar Petrov, look 6
  • Bottega Veneta, look 22
  • Durazzi, look 16

+215 looks

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

In the press

Charcoal came up in 5 articles from WWD, Vogue, Monocle and 2 more. In the data it was in 9.5% of looks, up from 7.4% in FW25.

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

  1. WWD · Mar 1, 2026 · Show review

    Giorgio Armani Fall 2026: Moving On

    Giorgio Armani included dark gray knitted coats among its practical layers.

  2. Vogue · Feb 26, 2026 · Show review

    Max Mara Fall 2026 Ready-to-Wear Collection

    A hooded parka hybrid of the 101801 coat is cut in charcoal cashmere.

  3. Monocle · Mar 2, 2026 · Season review

    Our 10 favourite shows from Milan Fashion Week autumn/winter 2026

    Monocle describes anthracite gray coats at Max Mara.

  4. FashionNetwork · Mar 1, 2026 · Show review

    Milan Fashion Week ends with Giorgio Armani, Bottega Veneta and Fila

    Charcoal is part of Armani's new, cooler palette.

  5. ELLE Singapore · Mar 4, 2026 · Season review

    The ELLE Word: Milan Fashion Week Fall/Winter 2026

    ELLE lists charcoal among the contrasting shades at Tod's.

Designers

Looks with charcoal, by designer.

  1. 1 prada 17
  2. 2 Mm6 Maison Margiela 14
  3. 3 Giorgio Armani 12

52 more designers

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

Ranking

Share of looks among colors. The tick marks FW25.

All 24
  1. 1 Black 49.6%
  2. 2 Chocolate 25.6%
  3. 3 White 11.7%
  1. 4 Charcoal 9.5%

Worn with

Share of the 226 looks with charcoal that also had each detail.

Garments

  • Pants 26%
  • Jacket 18%

Fabrics

Patterns

Everything worn with charcoal

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

Charcoal in full

What this page shows and what T-Fashion holds
On this page In T-Fashion
11 looks All 226 looks, filterable by designer, city and color
Top 3 designers All 55 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 charcoal at the Milan Fashion Week FW26 womenswear shows?
Charcoal appeared in 226 looks from 55 designers. That is 9.5% of all looks T-Fashion analyzed for the Milan Fashion Week FW26 womenswear shows.
Is charcoal a trend for fall 2026?
Rising on the runways. Its share of looks is 9.5%, up from 7.4% in FW25.
Which designers showed the most charcoal for FW26?
prada (17 looks), Mm6 Maison Margiela (14 looks) and Giorgio Armani (12 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 womenswear looks in the scope. The change compares that share with FW25.