Charcoal appeared in 12.6% of looks at the SS26 menswear shows, up from 6.0% in SS25. 86 designers showed it across 264 looks.
- Share of looks
- 12.6%
- Change vs SS25
- +6.6 pts
- 6.0% → 12.6%
- Looks
- 264
- of 2,100
- Designers
- 86
- of 141
Number 5 of 32colors by share of looks. Also measured in Paris (12.8%), Milan (14.1%), London (12.7%), New York (9.9%). Other seasons: SS27 (5.8%), FW26 (16.1%).
Updated October 2, 2026
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Looks
11 of 264 looks, across designers.
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Valentino, look 31 -
Jil Sander, look 11 -
BOSS, look 51 -
Vetements, look 35 -
Nanushka, look 16 -
Ferragamo, look 6 -
ALAINPAUL, look 44 -
Institution by Galib Gassanoff, look 18
+253 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 4 articles from Dazed, Office Magazine, Cent Magazine and 1 more. In the data it was in 12.6% of looks, up from 6.0% in SS25.
Summaries are written by T-Fashion. Read each article at the source.
Dazed · Jul 1, 2025 · Season review
SS26 men's: Here's everything you missed from this season's showsA stormy range of khaki, charcoal and navy shaped the Armani collection.
Office Magazine · Sep 25, 2025 · Season review
Backstage at London Fashion Week SS26Charlie Constantinou began with charcoals that moved through maroon to taupe and khaki, then violet and sky blue.
Cent Magazine · Sep 18, 2025 · Season review
London Fashion Week Spring Summer 2026, New Trends For YouLueder's palette ran from sunburnt reds and dusty teals to charcoal and camo.
#legend · Season review
Menswear spring/summer 2026 runway report (part 2 of 2)Saint Laurent used charcoal alongside ivory and warm beige in elongated tailoring.
Designers
Looks with charcoal, by designer.
- 1 alainpaul 12
- 2 Giorgio Armani 11
- 3 derrick 9
83 more designers
Each with their looks, in T-Fashion. This preview shows the top three.
Worn with
Share of the 264 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.
By fashion week
Share of each city's looks.
- 1 Milan 14.1%68 looks
- 2 Paris 12.8%98 looks
- 3 London 12.7%60 looks
- 4 New York 9.9%38 looks
Charcoal in full
| On this page | In T-Fashion |
|---|---|
| 11 looks | All 264 looks, filterable by designer, city and color |
| Top 3 designers | All 86 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 SS26 menswear shows?
- Charcoal appeared in 264 looks from 86 designers. That is 12.6% of all looks T-Fashion analyzed for the SS26 menswear shows.
- Is charcoal a trend for spring 2026?
- Rising on the runways. Its share of looks is 12.6%, up from 6.0% in SS25.
- Which designers showed the most charcoal for SS26?
- alainpaul (12 looks), Giorgio Armani (11 looks) and derrick (9 looks).
- Which fashion week showed the most charcoal?
- Milan, where 14.1% of looks carried it (68 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 menswear looks in the scope. The change compares that share with SS25.