Colors, Paris Fashion Week FW26 womenswear
Black appeared in 56.5% of looks at the Paris Fashion Week FW26 womenswear shows, about the same as FW25 (62.0%). 159 designers showed it across 3,169 looks.
- Share of looks
- 56.5%
- Change vs FW25
- −5.5 pts
- 62.0% → 56.5%
- Looks
- 3,169
- of 5,607
- Designers
- 159
- of 161
Number 1 of 32colors by share of looks. Also measured in all cities (54.1%), New York (56.4%), Milan (49.6%), London (50.7%), Copenhagen (42.9%). Other seasons: SS27 (39.3%), SS26 (25.3%).
Updated October 2, 2026
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Looks
11 of 3,169 looks, across designers.
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Carven, look 29 -
Chloé, look 50 -
Gauchere, look 14 -
Viktor & Rolf, look 6 -
The Row, look 36 -
Uma Wang, look 33 -
Jean Paul Gaultier, look 28 -
Co, look 24
+3,158 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 34 articles from Vogue, WWD, Coveteur and 8 more. In the data it was in 56.5% of looks, about the same as FW25 (62.0%).
Summaries are written by T-Fashion. Read each article at the source.
Vogue · Mar 10, 2026 · Show review
Miu Miu Fall 2026 Ready-to-Wear CollectionBlack led the restrained palette of basics.
WWD · Mar 10, 2026 · Show review
Louis Vuitton Women’s Fall 2026: An Anthropology of FashionBlack pantsuits were part of the mix.
Vogue · Mar 9, 2026 · Show review
Chanel Fall 2026 Ready-to-Wear CollectionPlain black skirt suits opened the show and a black jersey dress closed it.
WWD · Mar 9, 2026 · Show review
Chanel Fall 2026: The Butterfly EffectLooks ranged from plain black jersey, and the first model wore a zip-up jacket in black knit.
Coveteur · Mar 5, 2026 · Trend report
Peplum & Sheer Lace At Paris Fashion WeekCoveteur describes a black crocodile-textured leather outfit at Courrèges.
Wallpaper* · Mar 10, 2026 · Show review
Matthieu Blazy's sophomore Chanel collection is made for 'women to be unapologetically who they are'Chanel closed with a plain black jersey dress.
Designers
Looks with black, by designer.
- 1 sacai 60
- 2 Dries Van Noten 59
- 3 balenciaga 54
156 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 32 colors
This preview shows the top three.
Worn with
Share of the 3,169 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 3,169 looks, filterable by designer, city and color |
| Top 3 designers | All 159 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 Paris Fashion Week FW26 womenswear shows?
- Black appeared in 3,169 looks from 159 designers. That is 56.5% of all looks T-Fashion analyzed for the Paris Fashion Week FW26 womenswear shows.
- Is black a trend for fall 2026?
- Steady on the runways. Its share of looks is 56.5%, about the same as FW25 (62.0%).
- Which designers showed the most black for FW26?
- sacai (60 looks), Dries Van Noten (59 looks) and balenciaga (54 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.