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Colors, New York Fashion Week FW26 womenswear

Steel appeared in 5.4% of looks at the New York Fashion Week FW26 womenswear shows, down from 6.9% in FW25. 57 designers showed it across 180 looks.

Share of looks
5.4%
Change vs FW25
−1.5 pts
6.9% → 5.4%
Looks
180
of 3,306
Designers
57
of 104

Number 6 of 25colors by share of looks. Also measured in all cities (6.9%), Paris (7.5%), Milan (8.6%), London (5.1%), Copenhagen (7.4%). Other seasons: SS26 (7.7%).

Updated October 2, 2026

Proenza Schouler, FW26 womenswear, Steel, look 4

14-1323 TCX, #FAAA94

Altuzarra, FW26 womenswear, Steel, look 14

Looks

11 of 180 looks, across designers.

  • Jane Wade, look 24
  • Sandy Liang, look 4
  • Tanya Taylor, look 16
  • 7 For All Mankind, look 28
  • Campillo, look 16
  • Maria Mcmanus, look 12
  • Adam Lippes, look 11
  • Norma Kamali, look 74

+169 looks

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In the press

Steel came up in 2 articles from WWD and Who What Wear. In the data it was in 5.4% of looks, down from 6.9% in FW25.

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

  1. WWD · Feb 14, 2026 · Show review

    Norma Kamali Fall 2026: Something for Everyone

    WWD highlights a gray suede trucker jacket with fringe at Norma Kamali.

  2. Who What Wear · Feb 13, 2026 · Show review

    All the Cool Girls Who Wear Tory Burch Will Be Spotted in These 7 Trends by Fall

    Who What Wear highlights cool gray leather in a Tory Burch pencil skirt.

Designers

Looks with steel, by designer.

  1. 1 7 For All Mankind 20
  2. 2 Sandy Liang 11
  3. 3 Norma Kamali 10

54 more designers

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

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Ranking

Share of looks among colors. The tick marks FW25.

All 25
  1. 1 Black 56.4%
  2. 2 Chocolate 23.2%
  3. 3 White 9.6%
  1. 6 Steel 5.4%

Worn with

Share of the 180 looks with steel that also had each detail.

Garments

  • Pants 27%
  • Dress 14%

Fabrics

Patterns

Everything worn with steel

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More New York womenswear trends

All 107
Donna Karan, FW26 womenswear, Black, look 28

Black

56.4% of looks · +0.9 pts

Key colors
Twp, FW26 womenswear, Chocolate, look 18

Chocolate

23.2% of looks · +4.0 pts

Key colors
Proenza Schouler, FW26 womenswear, Wine, look 16

Wine

2.3% of looks · +0.9 pts

Key colors
Twp, FW26 womenswear, Midnight Blue, look 36

Midnight Blue

6.1% of looks · +0.9 pts

Key colors
Bronx & Banco, FW26 womenswear, Rust, look 1

Rust

Numbers in T-Fashion

Key colors

Steel in full

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Top 3 designers All 57 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 steel at the New York Fashion Week FW26 womenswear shows?
Steel appeared in 180 looks from 57 designers. That is 5.4% of all looks T-Fashion analyzed for the New York Fashion Week FW26 womenswear shows.
Is steel a trend for fall 2026?
Fading on the runways. Its share of looks is 5.4%, down from 6.9% in FW25.
Which designers showed the most steel for FW26?
7 For All Mankind (20 looks), Sandy Liang (11 looks) and Norma Kamali (10 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.