Colors, New York Fashion Week FW26 womenswear
Black appeared in 56.4% of looks at the New York Fashion Week FW26 womenswear shows, about the same as FW25 (55.5%). 105 designers showed it across 1,864 looks.
- Share of looks
- 56.4%
- Change vs FW25
- +0.9 pts
- 55.5% → 56.4%
- Looks
- 1,864
- of 3,306
- Designers
- 105
- of 104
Number 1 of 25colors by share of looks. Also measured in all cities (54.1%), Paris (56.5%), Milan (49.6%), London (50.7%), Copenhagen (42.9%). Other seasons: SS27 (34.1%), SS26 (21.9%).
Updated October 2, 2026
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Looks
11 of 1,864 looks, across designers.
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Altuzarra, look 39 -
Marina Moscone, look 6 -
Attersee, look 17 -
Carolina Herrera, look 15 -
Adam Lippes, look 35 -
Christian Cowan, look 6 -
Bevza, look 17 -
Heirlome, look 6
+1,853 looks
This page shows a sample. Every look is in T-Fashion, filterable by designer, city and color.
In the press
Black came up in 30 articles from WWD, Vogue, The Zoe Report and 8 more. In the data it was in 56.4% of looks, about the same as FW25 (55.5%).
Summaries are written by T-Fashion. Read each article at the source.
WWD · Feb 16, 2026 · Show review
Khaite Fall 2026: New HeightsBlack lace blouses were worn with long, skinny trousers.
Vogue · Feb 15, 2026 · Show review
Cult Gaia Fall 2026 Ready-to-Wear CollectionVogue highlights black leather jackets in the Cult Gaia collection.
Vogue · Feb 15, 2026 · Show review
Khaite Fall 2026 Ready-to-Wear CollectionTailoring was mostly black, with a little black dress in the front row.
WWD · Feb 13, 2026 · Show review
Michael Kors Collection Fall 2026: A Glamorous Night to RememberBlack turtleneck pieces and a black closing top featured in the lineup.
The Zoe Report · Feb 18, 2026 · Trend report
Maximalism Reigned Supreme At New York Fashion Week Fall/Winter 2026The Zoe Report describes Khaite combining black with white, with flower pins adding small color accents.
Nylon · Feb 17, 2026 · Season review
The Top 5 Shows Of New York Fashion WeekNylon describes Area presenting streamlined black outfits with inventive styling.
Designers
Looks with black, by designer.
- 1 r13 53
- 2 Norma Kamali 50
- 3 khaite 42
102 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.
The full ranking of 25 colors
This preview shows the top three.
Worn with
Share of the 1,864 looks with black that also had each detail.
Everything worn with black
This preview shows the top two per group. T-Fashion has every color, garment, detail, fabric and pattern.
Black in full
| On this page | In T-Fashion |
|---|---|
| 11 looks | All 1,864 looks, filterable by designer, city and color |
| Top 3 designers | All 105 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 black at the New York Fashion Week FW26 womenswear shows?
- Black appeared in 1,864 looks from 105 designers. That is 56.4% of all looks T-Fashion analyzed for the New York Fashion Week FW26 womenswear shows.
- Is black a trend for fall 2026?
- Steady on the runways. Its share of looks is 56.4%, about the same as FW25 (55.5%).
- Which designers showed the most black for FW26?
- r13 (53 looks), Norma Kamali (50 looks) and khaite (42 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.