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Colors, New York Fashion Week SS26 menswear

Steel appeared in 12.8% of looks at the New York Fashion Week SS26 menswear shows, up from 9.8% in SS25. 19 designers showed it across 49 looks.

Share of looks
12.8%
Change vs SS25
+3.0 pts
9.8% → 12.8%
Looks
49
of 382
Designers
19
of 27

Number 4 of 9colors by share of looks. Also measured in all cities (11.2%), Paris (9.5%), Milan (13.1%), London (10.6%). Other seasons: FW26 (8.5%).

Updated October 2, 2026

Coach, SS26 menswear, Steel, look 35

14-1323 TCX, #FAAA94

Calvin Klein Collection, SS26 menswear, Steel, look 38

Looks

11 of 49 looks, across designers.

  • Todd Snyder, look 36
  • 5000, look 3
  • Tibi, look 9
  • Who Decides War, look 11
  • Maria McManus, look 11
  • Eckhaus Latta, look 9
  • AUBERO, look 21
  • LUAR, look 31

+38 looks

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Designers

Looks with steel, by designer.

  1. 1 5000 5
  2. 2 Calvin Klein Collection 5
  3. 3 coach 5

16 more designers

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

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Ranking

Share of looks among colors. The tick marks SS25.

All 9
  1. 1 Black 25.1%
  2. 2 White 24.3%
  3. 3 Smoke 15.4%
  1. 4 Steel 12.8%

Worn with

Share of the 49 looks with steel that also had each detail.

Garments

  • Pants 37%
  • Jacket 29%

Fabrics

Everything worn with steel

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More New York menswear trends

All 38
AUBERO, SS26 menswear, Charcoal, look 17

Charcoal

9.9% of looks · +4.1 pts

Key colors
L'Enchanteur, SS26 menswear, Sand, look 27

Sand

9.9% of looks · +2.8 pts

Key colors
Who Decides War, SS26 menswear, Smoke, look 9

Smoke

15.4% of looks · +0.6 pts

Key colors
Michael Kors, SS26 menswear, Beige Twins, look 16

Beige Twins

12.0% of looks · +0.4 pts

Key colors
Eckhaus Latta, SS26 menswear, Lavender, look 14

Lavender

7.9% of looks · +0.7 pts

Key colors

Steel in full

What this page shows and what T-Fashion holds
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11 looks All 49 looks, filterable by designer, city and color
Top 3 designers All 19 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 steel at the New York Fashion Week SS26 menswear shows?
Steel appeared in 49 looks from 19 designers. That is 12.8% of all looks T-Fashion analyzed for the New York Fashion Week SS26 menswear shows.
Is steel a trend for spring 2026?
Rising on the runways. Its share of looks is 12.8%, up from 9.8% in SS25.
Which designers showed the most steel for SS26?
5000 (5 looks), Calvin Klein Collection (5 looks) and coach (5 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.