Fabrics, Paris Fashion Week FW26 womenswear
Velvet appeared in 4.6% of looks at the Paris Fashion Week FW26 womenswear shows, up from 3.7% in FW25. 93 designers showed the trend across 256 looks.
- Share of looks
- 4.6%
- Change vs FW25
- +0.9 pts
- 3.7% → 4.6%
- Looks
- 256
- of 5,607
- Designers
- 93
- of 161
Number 5 of 20fabrics by share of looks. Also measured in all cities, New York (5.9%), Milan (5.7%), London. Other seasons: SS26.
Updated October 2, 2026
Looks
11 of 256 looks, across designers.
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Gabriela Hearst, look 30 -
Uma Wang, look 27 -
Alaïa, look 6 -
Shiatzy Chen, look 33 -
Balenciaga, look 18 -
Abra, look 9 -
Givenchy, look 52 -
Weinsanto, look 15
+245 looks
This page shows a sample. Every look is in T-Fashion, filterable by designer, city and color.
In the press
Velvet came up in 25 articles from Vogue, WWD, Who What Wear and 5 more. In the data it was in 4.6% of looks, up from 3.7% in FW25.
Summaries are written by T-Fashion. Read each article at the source.
Vogue · Mar 9, 2026 · Show review
Chanel Fall 2026 Ready-to-Wear CollectionLurex velvet was used for a shimmering embroidered slip dress.
Vogue · Mar 7, 2026 · Show review
Balenciaga Fall 2026 Ready-to-Wear CollectionDraped dresses were cut in velvet as well as silk jersey.
WWD · Mar 6, 2026 · Show review
Givenchy Fall 2026: I’m Every WomanA velvet slip dress had a diagonal slash, and velvet featured among the show fabrics.
Who What Wear · Mar 12, 2026 · Trend report
I Just Got Back From Paris: These Are the Key 5 Trends I Spotted on the RunwaysWho What Wear highlights a Jean Paul Gaultier fishtail dress in dark red velvet.
Numéro · Mar 12, 2026 · Show review
Apparent simplicity at the Yohji Yamamoto showFabric work ran from cotton and flannel to jacquard, velvet, lace and knit.
10 Magazine · Mar 10, 2026 · Show review
Kiko Kostadinov: Ready-To-Wear FW26Needle-punched velvets added texture alongside iridescent satins.
Designers
Looks with velvet, by designer.
- 1 Alaïa 15
- 2 balmain 13
- 3 Ann Demeulemeester 8
90 more designers
Each with their looks, in T-Fashion. This preview shows the top three.
Worn with
Share of the 256 looks with velvet that also had each detail.
Everything worn with velvet
This preview shows the top two per group. T-Fashion has every color, garment, detail, fabric and pattern.
Velvet in full
| On this page | In T-Fashion |
|---|---|
| 11 looks | All 256 looks, filterable by designer, city and color |
| Top 3 designers | All 93 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 velvet at the Paris Fashion Week FW26 womenswear shows?
- Velvet appeared in 256 looks from 93 designers. That is 4.6% of all looks T-Fashion analyzed for the Paris Fashion Week FW26 womenswear shows.
- Is velvet a trend for fall 2026?
- Rising on the runways. Its share of looks is 4.6%, up from 3.7% in FW25.
- Which designers showed the most velvet for FW26?
- Alaïa (15 looks), balmain (13 looks) and Ann Demeulemeester (8 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 fabric divided by all womenswear looks in the scope. The change compares that share with FW25.