Colors, Paris Fashion Week FW26 womenswear
Charcoal appeared in 9.4% of looks at the Paris Fashion Week FW26 womenswear shows, up from 6.4% in FW25. 130 designers showed it across 526 looks.
- Share of looks
- 9.4%
- Change vs FW25
- +3.0 pts
- 6.4% → 9.4%
- Looks
- 526
- of 5,607
- Designers
- 130
- of 161
Number 4 of 32colors by share of looks. Also measured in all cities (8.0%), New York (5.3%), Milan (9.5%), London (4.4%), Copenhagen (15.2%). Other seasons: SS27 (3.5%), SS26 (7.4%).
Updated October 2, 2026
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Looks
11 of 526 looks, across designers.
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Auralee, look 33 -
Issey Miyake, look 43 -
Mame Kurogouchi, look 4 -
Gabriela Hearst, look 23 -
Givenchy, look 12 -
A.w.a.k.e. Mode, look 6 -
Cfcl, look 2 -
Matières Fécales, look 53
+515 looks
This page shows a sample. Every look is in T-Fashion, filterable by designer, city and color.
In the press
Charcoal came up in 3 articles from 10 Magazine, Whitewall and The Impression. In the data it was in 9.4% of looks, up from 6.4% in FW25.
Summaries are written by T-Fashion. Read each article at the source.
10 Magazine · Mar 7, 2026 · Show review
Lanvin: Ready-To-Wear FW26The restrained palette leaned on charcoal, slate and deep brown.
Whitewall · Mar 11, 2026 · Season review
Fall Winter 2026: Texture, Metallic Accents, and MaterialsIsabel Marant anchored its daywear in anthracite and black, adding red and blue accents.
The Impression · Show review
Elie Saab Fall 2026 Fashion Show ReviewDeep charcoals and midnight black set the dark, city-like palette.
Designers
Looks with charcoal, by designer.
- 1 undercover 25
- 2 Feng Chen Wang 17
- 3 Rick Owens 17
127 more designers
Each with their looks, in T-Fashion. This preview shows the top three.
Worn with
Share of the 526 looks with charcoal that also had each detail.
Everything worn with charcoal
This preview shows the top two per group. T-Fashion has every color, garment, detail, fabric and pattern.
Charcoal in full
| On this page | In T-Fashion |
|---|---|
| 11 looks | All 526 looks, filterable by designer, city and color |
| Top 3 designers | All 130 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 charcoal at the Paris Fashion Week FW26 womenswear shows?
- Charcoal appeared in 526 looks from 130 designers. That is 9.4% of all looks T-Fashion analyzed for the Paris Fashion Week FW26 womenswear shows.
- Is charcoal a trend for fall 2026?
- Rising on the runways. Its share of looks is 9.4%, up from 6.4% in FW25.
- Which designers showed the most charcoal for FW26?
- undercover (25 looks), Feng Chen Wang (17 looks) and Rick Owens (17 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.