Colors, New York Fashion Week FW26 womenswear
Chocolate appeared in 23.2% of looks at the New York Fashion Week FW26 womenswear shows, up from 19.2% in FW25. 100 designers showed it across 768 looks.
- Share of looks
- 23.2%
- Change vs FW25
- +4.0 pts
- 19.2% → 23.2%
- Looks
- 768
- of 3,306
- Designers
- 100
- of 104
Number 2 of 25colors by share of looks. Also measured in all cities (22.5%), Paris (22.3%), Milan (25.6%), London (15.3%), Copenhagen (29.3%). Other seasons: SS27 (5.4%), SS26 (11.4%).
Updated October 2, 2026
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Looks
11 of 768 looks, across designers.
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Donna Karan, look 9 -
Kallmeyer, look 18 -
Adam Lippes, look 32 -
Lafayette 148, look 7 -
Cult Gaia, look 31 -
Michael Kors Collection, look 10 -
Veronica Beard, look 5 -
Zankov, look 20
+757 looks
This page shows a sample. Every look is in T-Fashion, filterable by designer, city and color.
In the press
Chocolate came up in 12 articles from Vogue, WWD, Marie Claire and 5 more. In the data it was in 23.2% of looks, up from 19.2% in FW25.
Summaries are written by T-Fashion. Read each article at the source.
Vogue · Feb 15, 2026 · Show review
Cult Gaia Fall 2026 Ready-to-Wear CollectionA boxy chocolate brown leather jacket was paired with a beaded miniskirt.
Vogue · Feb 13, 2026 · Show review
Tanner Fletcher Fall 2026 Ready-to-Wear CollectionVogue describes Tanner Fletcher decorating a brown suit with vintage duck brooches.
WWD · Feb 10, 2026 · Show review
Ralph Lauren Fall 2026: Renaissance ManWWD describes Ralph Lauren closing with a brown velvet halter gown.
Marie Claire · Feb 19, 2026 · Trend report
The 10 New York Fashion Week Color Trends Set to Define Fall 2026, According to PantoneRed mahogany, which merges cherry red with chocolate brown, is one of the ten colors.
Wallpaper* · Feb 12, 2026 · Season review
The best shows of New York Fashion Week A/W 2026Wallpaper* describes brown among the colors in a Diotima gown inspired by Wifredo Lam.
10 Magazine · Feb 12, 2026 · Show review
Collina Strada Fall 2026: The World is a VampireA chocolate-colored painted chiffon dress was among the highlights.
Designers
Looks with chocolate, by designer.
- 1 Ralph Lauren 54
- 2 Donna Karan 22
- 3 Norma Kamali 20
97 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 768 looks with chocolate that also had each detail.
Everything worn with chocolate
This preview shows the top two per group. T-Fashion has every color, garment, detail, fabric and pattern.
Chocolate in full
| On this page | In T-Fashion |
|---|---|
| 11 looks | All 768 looks, filterable by designer, city and color |
| Top 3 designers | All 100 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 chocolate at the New York Fashion Week FW26 womenswear shows?
- Chocolate appeared in 768 looks from 100 designers. That is 23.2% of all looks T-Fashion analyzed for the New York Fashion Week FW26 womenswear shows.
- Is chocolate a trend for fall 2026?
- Rising on the runways. Its share of looks is 23.2%, up from 19.2% in FW25.
- Which designers showed the most chocolate for FW26?
- Ralph Lauren (54 looks), Donna Karan (22 looks) and Norma Kamali (20 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.