Key items, London Fashion Week SS26 menswear
Above the knee shorts appeared in 16.1% of looks at the London Fashion Week SS26 menswear shows, up from 11.4% in SS25. 25 designers showed the trend across 76 looks.
- Share of looks
- 16.1%
- Change vs SS25
- +4.7 pts
- 11.4% → 16.1%
- Looks
- 76
- of 471
- Designers
- 25
- of 36
Number 8 of 22key items by share of looks. Also measured in all cities (11.0%), Paris, Milan (9.5%), New York. Other seasons: SS27 (10.1%).
Updated October 2, 2026
Looks
11 of 76 looks, across designers.
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Ahluwalia, look 8 -
Kent & Curwen, look 21 -
Ray Chu, look 23 -
Labrum London, look 11 -
Global Fashion Collective, look 25 -
Ashish, look 35 -
Denzil Patrick, look 5 -
Ksenia Schnaider, look 17
+65 looks
This page shows a sample. Every look is in T-Fashion, filterable by designer, city and color.
In the press
Above the knee shorts came up in 4 articles from Vogue, Wallpaper*, 10 Magazine and 1 more. In the data it was in 16.1% of looks, up from 11.4% in SS25.
Summaries are written by T-Fashion. Read each article at the source.
Vogue · Oct 14, 2025 · Show review
Simone Rocha Spring 2026 Menswear CollectionSimone Rocha reworked school PE shorts alongside deconstructed tailoring.
Wallpaper* · Sep 20, 2025 · Season review
The standout shows of London Fashion Week S/S 2026Oscar Ouyang translated his knitwear into short shorts with a honeycomb weave.
10 Magazine · Sep 20, 2025 · Show review
Mithridate: Ready-To-Wear SS26Short shorts, cut in floral jacquard, were among the show's most notable ideas.
Man About Town · Sep 23, 2025 · Season review
The London Fashion Week SS26 Menswear LowdownShort shorts at Mithridate, tailored shorts cut very high at Kent & Curwen, and boxing shorts in evening fabrics at Denzil Patrick.
Designers
Looks with above the knee shorts, by designer.
- 1 mithridate 8
- 2 Oscar Ouyang 7
- 3 Denzil Patrick 6
22 more designers
Each with their looks, in T-Fashion. This preview shows the top three.
Ranking
Share of looks among key items. The tick marks SS25.
- 1 Set In Sleeve Jacket 30.6%
- 2 Wide Leg Pants 30.4%
- 3 Side Pocket Pants 28.0%
- 8 Above The Knee Shorts 16.1%
Worn with
Share of the 76 looks with above the knee shorts that also had each detail.
Everything worn with above the knee shorts
This preview shows the top two per group. T-Fashion has every color, garment, detail, fabric and pattern.
Above The Knee Shorts in full
| On this page | In T-Fashion |
|---|---|
| 11 looks | All 76 looks, filterable by designer, city and color |
| Top 3 designers | All 25 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 above the knee shorts at the London Fashion Week SS26 menswear shows?
- Above the knee shorts appeared in 76 looks from 25 designers. That is 16.1% of all looks T-Fashion analyzed for the London Fashion Week SS26 menswear shows.
- Is above the knee shorts a trend for spring 2026?
- Rising on the runways. Its share of looks is 16.1%, up from 11.4% in SS25.
- Which designers showed the most above the knee shorts for SS26?
- mithridate (8 looks), Oscar Ouyang (7 looks) and Denzil Patrick (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 key item divided by all menswear looks in the scope. The change compares that share with SS25.