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Colors, SS26 menswear

Chocolate appeared in 17.7% of looks at the SS26 menswear shows, about the same as SS25 (17.2%). 103 designers showed it across 372 looks.

Share of looks
17.7%
Change vs SS25
+0.5 pts
17.2% → 17.7%
Looks
372
of 2,100
Designers
103
of 141

Number 3 of 32colors by share of looks. Also measured in Paris (16.3%), Milan (25.7%), London (16.1%), New York (12.3%). Other seasons: SS27 (9.3%), FW26 (27.4%).

Updated October 2, 2026

Valentino, SS26 menswear, Chocolate, look 65

19-1214 TCX, #5C3E35

Institution by Galib Gassanoff, SS26 menswear, Chocolate, look 23

Looks

11 of 372 looks, across designers.

  • Acne Studios, look 31
  • Tibi, look 33
  • Bottega Veneta, look 48
  • Dhruv Kapoor, look 38
  • Ujoh, look 29
  • Nanushka, look 27
  • BOSS, look 40
  • MM6 Maison Margiela, look 28

+361 looks

This page shows a sample. Every look is in T-Fashion, filterable by designer, city and color.

In the press

Chocolate came up in 9 articles from Vogue, WWD, The Impression and 4 more. In the data it was in 17.7% of looks, about the same as SS25 (17.2%).

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

  1. Vogue · Sep 27, 2025 · Show review

    Ferragamo Spring 2026 Ready-to-Wear Collection

    Ferragamo used brown striped herringbone in its softly constructed men's tailoring.

  2. WWD · Sep 27, 2025 · Show review

    Ferrari Spring 2026: Reduction Heightens Emotion

    Ferrari used cocoa-colored airbrushed knits on men and women.

  3. WWD · Sep 23, 2025 · Show review

    Dhruv Kapoor Spring 2026: Reinventing Essentials

    Dhruv Kapoor paired brown tailored men's trousers with a striped shirt and draped collar.

  4. The Impression · Jul 14, 2025 · Trend report

    From Milan to Paris: Spring 2026 Men's Shows Reset the Tone

    Browns took over from black in lightweight summer suiting.

  5. Gentleman's Journal · Jun 30, 2025 · Season review

    The biggest Spring/Summer 2026 menswear moments from Paris Fashion Week

    Saint Laurent retained dark brown as a base color while adding orange, mint and red.

  6. The Gentleman's Journal · Jun 25, 2025 · Season review

    The biggest Spring/Summer 2026 menswear moments from Milan Fashion Week

    The Gentleman's Journal notes brown at Ralph Lauren Purple Label and mocha eveningwear at Brioni.

Designers

Looks with chocolate, by designer.

  1. 1 Giorgio Armani 22
  2. 2 boss 19
  3. 3 burberry 15

100 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 32
  1. 1 Black 32.6%
  2. 2 White 23.9%
  3. 3 Chocolate 17.7%

The full ranking of 32 colors

This preview shows the top three.

Worn with

Share of the 372 looks with chocolate that also had each detail.

Garments

  • Pants 45%
  • Jacket 27%

Fabrics

Patterns

Everything worn with chocolate

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. 1 Milan 25.7%124 looks
  2. 2 Paris 16.3%125 looks
  3. 3 London 16.1%76 looks
  4. 4 New York 12.3%47 looks

Chocolate in full

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11 looks All 372 looks, filterable by designer, city and color
Top 3 designers All 103 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 chocolate at the SS26 menswear shows?
Chocolate appeared in 372 looks from 103 designers. That is 17.7% of all looks T-Fashion analyzed for the SS26 menswear shows.
Is chocolate a trend for spring 2026?
Steady on the runways. Its share of looks is 17.7%, about the same as SS25 (17.2%).
Which designers showed the most chocolate for SS26?
Giorgio Armani (22 looks), boss (19 looks) and burberry (15 looks).
Which fashion week showed the most chocolate?
Milan, where 25.7% of looks carried it (124 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.