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Colors, London Fashion Week SS26 womenswear

Black appeared in 23.4% of looks at the London Fashion Week SS26 womenswear shows, down from 44.9% in SS25. 55 designers showed it across 426 looks.

Share of looks
23.4%
Change vs SS25
−21.5 pts
44.9% → 23.4%
Looks
426
of 1,820
Designers
55
of 62

Number 1 of 24colors by share of looks. Also measured in all cities (22.1%), Paris (25.3%), Milan (14.9%), New York (21.9%). Other seasons: SS27 (33.0%), FW26 (50.7%).

Updated October 2, 2026

Simone Rocha, SS26 womenswear, Black, look 53

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Erdem, SS26 womenswear, Black, look 37

Looks

11 of 426 looks, across designers.

  • Marques'Almeida, look 2
  • Mark Fast, look 33
  • Bora Aksu, look 15
  • Mithridate, look 40
  • Patrick McDowell, look 6
  • Toga, look 26
  • Talia Byre, look 20
  • Sanyukta Shrestha, look 10

+415 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 21 articles from WWD, Vogue, Who What Wear and 9 more. In the data it was in 23.4% of looks, down from 44.9% in SS25.

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

  1. WWD · Sep 22, 2025 · Show review

    Jawara Alleyne Spring 2026: Joy in the Carnival Comedown

    The palette was strict black and white, brightened by neon pink, green and orange.

  2. Vogue · Sep 21, 2025 · Show review

    Erdem Spring 2026 Ready-to-Wear Collection

    Erdem used black for tailored tuxedo jackets.

  3. WWD · Sep 21, 2025 · Show review

    Richard Quinn Spring 2026: ‘The Grandeur of Occasion Dressing’

    Richard Quinn used black for a crystal-covered bustier dress.

  4. Vogue · Sep 20, 2025 · Show review

    Richard Quinn Spring 2026 Ready-to-Wear Collection

    The palette started with black and white before moving into pastels and red.

  5. Who What Wear · Sep 24, 2025 · Trend report

    These Are the 4 London Fashion Week Trends That You'll See Everywhere in 2026

    Marques Almeida paired black dresses with tall punk boots.

  6. Grazia · Sep 8, 2025 · Season review

    Here Are All The Highlights From London Fashion Week S/S ’26

    Talia Byre made gathered skirts from black vinyl.

Designers

Looks with black, by designer.

  1. 1 Chopova Lowena 29
  2. 2 Richard Quinn 22
  3. 3 roksanda 20

52 more designers

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

Ranking

Share of looks among colors. The tick marks SS25.

All 24
  1. 1 Black 23.4%
  2. 2 White 21.5%
  3. 3 Smoke 11.8%

The full ranking of 24 colors

This preview shows the top three.

Worn with

Share of the 426 looks with black that also had each detail.

Garments

  • Dress 35%
  • Pants 24%

Fabrics

Patterns

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

What this page shows and what T-Fashion holds
On this page In T-Fashion
11 looks All 426 looks, filterable by designer, city and color
Top 3 designers All 55 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 London Fashion Week SS26 womenswear shows?
Black appeared in 426 looks from 55 designers. That is 23.4% of all looks T-Fashion analyzed for the London Fashion Week SS26 womenswear shows.
Is black a trend for spring 2026?
Fading on the runways. Its share of looks is 23.4%, down from 44.9% in SS25.
Which designers showed the most black for SS26?
Chopova Lowena (29 looks), Richard Quinn (22 looks) and roksanda (20 looks).
How does T-Fashion measure this?
T-Fashion tags every look of every Spring/Summer 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 SS25.