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Colors, Paris Men's Fashion Week SS26 menswear

Charcoal appeared in 12.8% of looks at the Paris Men's Fashion Week SS26 menswear shows, up from 6.2% in SS25. 30 designers showed it across 98 looks.

Share of looks
12.8%
Change vs SS25
+6.6 pts
6.2% → 12.8%
Looks
98
of 765
Designers
30
of 51

Number 5 of 17colors by share of looks. Also measured in all cities (12.6%), Milan (14.1%), London (12.7%), New York (9.9%). Other seasons: SS27 (5.5%), FW26 (17.5%).

Updated October 2, 2026

Margaret Howell, SS26 menswear, Charcoal, look 7

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Valentino, SS26 menswear, Charcoal, look 31

Looks

11 of 98 looks, across designers.

  • Miu Miu, look 8
  • Shiatzy Chen, look 13
  • Maison Margiela, look 22
  • Lanvin, look 23
  • Lacoste, look 43
  • Vetements, look 35
  • Ujoh, look 29
  • ALAINPAUL, look 44

+87 looks

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In the press

Charcoal came up in coverage from #legend. In the data it was in 12.8% of looks, up from 6.2% in SS25.

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

  1. #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. 1 alainpaul 12
  2. 2 valentino 8
  3. 3 Issey Miyake 7

27 more designers

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Ranking

Share of looks among colors. The tick marks SS25.

All 17
  1. 1 Black 37.3%
  2. 2 White 26.3%
  3. 3 Chocolate 16.3%
  1. 5 Charcoal 12.8%

Worn with

Share of the 98 looks with charcoal that also had each detail.

Garments

  • Pants 49%
  • Jacket 22%

Fabrics

Patterns

Everything worn with charcoal

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More Paris menswear trends

All 75
Comme des Garçons Homme Plus, SS26 menswear, Baby Blue, look 18

Baby Blue

6.0% of looks · +3.1 pts

Key colors
Maison Margiela, SS26 menswear, Scarlet, look 59

Scarlet

Numbers in T-Fashion

Key colors
Valentino, SS26 menswear, Midnight Blue, look 4

Midnight Blue

9.0% of looks · +2.1 pts

Key colors
Maison Kitsuné, SS26 menswear, Powder Blue, look 12

Powder Blue

6.3% of looks · +1.5 pts

Key colors
Valentino, SS26 menswear, Smoke, look 35

Smoke

13.5% of looks · +0.3 pts

Key colors

Charcoal in full

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Top 3 designers All 30 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 Paris Men's Fashion Week SS26 menswear shows?
Charcoal appeared in 98 looks from 30 designers. That is 12.8% of all looks T-Fashion analyzed for the Paris Men's Fashion Week SS26 menswear shows.
Is charcoal a trend for spring 2026?
Rising on the runways. Its share of looks is 12.8%, up from 6.2% in SS25.
Which designers showed the most charcoal for SS26?
alainpaul (12 looks), valentino (8 looks) and Issey Miyake (7 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.