Fabrics, Milan Fashion Week FW26 womenswear
Velvet appeared in 5.7% of looks at the Milan Fashion Week FW26 womenswear shows, down from 7.4% in FW25. 40 designers showed the trend across 136 looks.
- Share of looks
- 5.7%
- Change vs FW25
- −1.7 pts
- 7.4% → 5.7%
- Looks
- 136
- of 2,371
- Designers
- 40
- of 66
Number 11 of 23fabrics by share of looks. Also measured in all cities, Paris (4.6%), New York (5.9%), London.
Updated October 2, 2026
Looks
11 of 136 looks, across designers.
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Genny, look 16 -
Hed Mayner, look 4 -
Fendi, look 29 -
Roberto Cavalli, look 17 -
Loro Piana, look 45 -
Alberta Ferretti, look 24 -
Elisabetta Franchi, look 46 -
Dolce & Gabbana, look 51
+125 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 13 articles from WWD, Vogue, Monocle and 8 more. In the data it was in 5.7% of looks, down from 7.4% in FW25.
Summaries are written by T-Fashion. Read each article at the source.
WWD · Mar 1, 2026 · Show review
Giorgio Armani Fall 2026: Moving OnFormal looks lean heavily on velvet, including loose suits with jackets that have no collar.
Vogue · Feb 28, 2026 · Show review
Bottega Veneta Fall 2026 Ready-to-Wear CollectionA peacoat in thick-pile velvet is carved to resemble astrakhan.
WWD · Feb 25, 2026 · Show review
Fendi Fall 2026: ‘A Shared Wardrobe’Evening columns are cut in panne velvet with a 1920s feel.
Vogue · Feb 24, 2026 · Show review
Diesel Fall 2026 Ready-to-Wear CollectionDiesel gave denim a flocked velvet surface within its deliberately disordered wardrobe.
Monocle · Mar 2, 2026 · Season review
Our 10 favourite shows from Milan Fashion Week autumn/winter 2026Monocle identifies Ferragamo's velvet slips and Giorgio Armani's embellished velvet coordinated pieces.
Wallpaper* · Mar 2, 2026 · Season review
The standout shows of Milan Fashion Week A/W 2026, from Prada to Bottega VenetaWallpaper* describes draped velvet in the more formal section at Emporio Armani.
Designers
Looks with velvet, by designer.
- 1 Giorgio Armani 36
- 2 genny 9
- 3 Roberto Cavalli 7
37 more designers
Each with their looks, in T-Fashion. This preview shows the top three.
Worn with
Share of the 136 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.
Velvet in full
| On this page | In T-Fashion |
|---|---|
| 11 looks | All 136 looks, filterable by designer, city and color |
| Top 3 designers | All 40 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 Milan Fashion Week FW26 womenswear shows?
- Velvet appeared in 136 looks from 40 designers. That is 5.7% of all looks T-Fashion analyzed for the Milan Fashion Week FW26 womenswear shows.
- Is velvet a trend for fall 2026?
- Fading on the runways. Its share of looks is 5.7%, down from 7.4% in FW25.
- Which designers showed the most velvet for FW26?
- Giorgio Armani (36 looks), genny (9 looks) and Roberto Cavalli (7 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 womenswear looks in the scope. The change compares that share with FW25.