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Colors, London Fashion Week SS26 womenswear

Charcoal appeared in 5.7% of looks at the London Fashion Week SS26 womenswear shows, up from 2.0% in SS25. 38 designers showed it across 103 looks.

Share of looks
5.7%
Change vs SS25
+3.7 pts
2.0% → 5.7%
Looks
103
of 1,820
Designers
38
of 62

Number 8 of 24colors by share of looks. Also measured in all cities (6.9%), Paris (7.4%), Milan (6.7%), New York (7.0%). Other seasons: SS27, FW26 (4.4%).

Updated October 2, 2026

Fashion East, SS26 womenswear, Charcoal, look 20

19-0205 TCX, #414143

Mark Fast, SS26 womenswear, Charcoal, look 35

Looks

11 of 103 looks, across designers.

  • Talia Byre, look 13
  • Mithridate, look 38
  • Charlie Constantinou, look 14
  • Simone Rocha, look 50
  • Patrick McDowell, look 18
  • Nanushka, look 16
  • APUJAN, look 22
  • Burberry, look 31

+92 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 The Zoe Report, Office Magazine and Cent Magazine. In the data it was in 5.7% of looks, up from 2.0% in SS25.

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

  1. The Zoe Report · Sep 23, 2025 · Trend report

    London Fashion Week’s Spring/Summer 2026 Trends Packed A Creative Punch

    Charlie Constantinou used dark charcoal in A-line dresses with small silver accents.

  2. Office Magazine · Sep 25, 2025 · Season review

    Backstage at London Fashion Week SS26

    Charlie Constantinou began with charcoals that moved through maroon to taupe and khaki, then violet and sky blue.

  3. Cent Magazine · Sep 18, 2025 · Season review

    London Fashion Week Spring Summer 2026, New Trends For You

    Lueder included charcoal, while Charlie Constantinou opened with graphite grey.

Designers

Looks with charcoal, by designer.

  1. 1 Fashion East 10
  2. 2 Johanna Parv 9
  3. 3 Simone Rocha 6

35 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%
  1. 8 Charcoal 5.7%

Worn with

Share of the 103 looks with charcoal that also had each detail.

Garments

  • Pants 30%
  • Dress 18%

Fabrics

Patterns

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

What this page shows and what T-Fashion holds
On this page In T-Fashion
11 looks All 103 looks, filterable by designer, city and color
Top 3 designers All 38 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 London Fashion Week SS26 womenswear shows?
Charcoal appeared in 103 looks from 38 designers. That is 5.7% of all looks T-Fashion analyzed for the London Fashion Week SS26 womenswear shows.
Is charcoal a trend for spring 2026?
Rising on the runways. Its share of looks is 5.7%, up from 2.0% in SS25.
Which designers showed the most charcoal for SS26?
Fashion East (10 looks), Johanna Parv (9 looks) and Simone Rocha (6 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.