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Fabrics, New York Fashion Week FW26 womenswear

Metallic is one of the 20 fabrics T-Fashion measured at the New York Fashion Week FW26 womenswear shows. The page shows runway looks and press coverage; its share of looks, change against FW25 and the designers behind it are in T-Fashion.

Share of looks
Change vs FW25
Looks
Designers

One of 20fabrics measured. Its rank, share of looks and change are in T-Fashion. Also measured in all cities, Paris, Milan, London. Other seasons: SS27, SS26.

Updated October 2, 2026

Ralph Lauren, FW26 womenswear, Metallic, look 28
Carolina Herrera, FW26 womenswear, Metallic, look 40
Frederick Anderson, FW26 womenswear, Metallic, look 25

Looks

11 looks, across designers.

  • Sergio Hudson, look 30
  • Christian Siriano, look 10
  • Area, look 37
  • Pamella Roland, look 16
  • Kim Shui, look 40
  • Bibhu Mohapatra, look 1
  • Christian Cowan, look 20
  • Lapointe, look 15

Every look

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

In the press

Metallic came up in 19 articles from Vogue, WWD, Marie Claire and 7 more. How its share of looks moved is in T-Fashion.

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

  1. Vogue · Feb 15, 2026 · Show review

    Cult Gaia Fall 2026 Ready-to-Wear Collection

    Vogue describes Cult Gaia constructing a long skirt from copper tiles treated to appear turquoise.

  2. WWD · Feb 14, 2026 · Show review

    Norma Kamali Fall 2026: Something for Everyone

    WWD describes reflective sports clothing in the Norma Kamali collection.

  3. Vogue · Feb 13, 2026 · Show review

    Norma Kamali Fall 2026 Ready-to-Wear Collection

    Vogue describes Norma Kamali revisiting reflective fabric.

  4. WWD · Feb 12, 2026 · Show review

    Carolina Herrera Fall 2026 Ready to Wear: Couture Codes in Modernity

    WWD highlights tiered gold clothing and metal floral details at Carolina Herrera.

  5. Marie Claire · Feb 17, 2026 · Season review

    On the New York Fashion Week Fall 2026 Runways, Style Was a Coping Mechanism

    Marie Claire describes Ralph Lauren pairing chainmail with riding boots and large coats.

  6. Wallpaper* · Feb 12, 2026 · Season review

    The best shows of New York Fashion Week A/W 2026

    Wallpaper* highlights metallic cardigan embroidery at Tory Burch and silver sequins at Zankov.

Designers and cities

Who showed metallic, and where.

The designers and fashion weeks behind metallic

Each with their looks, in T-Fashion.

Ranking

Share of looks among fabrics. The tick marks FW25.

All 20
  1. 1 Satin 22.6%
  2. 2 Leather 10.4%
  3. 3 Jersey 9.7%

The full ranking of 20 fabrics

This preview shows the top three.

Metallic in full

What this page shows and what T-Fashion holds
On this page In T-Fashion
11 looks Every look, filterable by designer, city and color
Photos and press Share of looks, change, rank, designers and cities
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

Is metallic a trend for fall 2026?
T-Fashion measured metallic among the 20 fabrics at the New York Fashion Week FW26 womenswear shows. Its share of looks, its change against FW25, its rank and the designers who showed it are in T-Fashion.
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.