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Colors, Paris Men's Fashion Week SS26 menswear

Steel appeared in 9.5% of looks at the Paris Men's Fashion Week SS26 menswear shows, about the same as SS25 (9.6%). 34 designers showed it across 73 looks.

Share of looks
9.5%
Change vs SS25
−0.1 pts
9.6% → 9.5%
Looks
73
of 765
Designers
34
of 51

Number 6 of 17colors by share of looks. Also measured in all cities (11.2%), Milan (13.1%), London (10.6%), New York (12.8%). Other seasons: FW26 (12.1%).

Updated October 2, 2026

Valentino, SS26 menswear, Steel, look 35

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Thom Browne, SS26 menswear, Steel, look 32

Looks

11 of 73 looks, across designers.

  • Niccolò Pasqualetti, look 20
  • Acne Studios, look 37
  • Maison Margiela, look 22
  • Miu Miu, look 3
  • CANEX, look 25
  • Vetements, look 39
  • Burç Akyol, look 24
  • Margaret Howell, look 3

+62 looks

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In the press

Steel came up in coverage from House of Solo. In the data it was in 9.5% of looks, about the same as SS25 (9.6%).

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

  1. House of Solo · Jul 1, 2025 · Season review

    Paris Men’s Fashion Week Spring/Summer 2026 RUNWAY RECAP

    Hermès included slate gray in its restrained summer palette.

Designers

Looks with steel, by designer.

  1. 1 Thom Browne 7
  2. 2 valentino 6
  3. 3 lanvin 4

31 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. 6 Steel 9.5%

Worn with

Share of the 73 looks with steel that also had each detail.

Garments

  • Pants 29%
  • Jacket 23%

Fabrics

Patterns

Everything worn with steel

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More Paris menswear trends

All 75
Margaret Howell, SS26 menswear, Charcoal, look 7

Charcoal

12.8% of looks · +6.6 pts

Key colors
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

Steel in full

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Top 3 designers All 34 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 Paris Men's Fashion Week SS26 menswear shows?
Steel appeared in 73 looks from 34 designers. That is 9.5% of all looks T-Fashion analyzed for the Paris Men's Fashion Week SS26 menswear shows.
Is steel a trend for spring 2026?
Steady on the runways. Its share of looks is 9.5%, about the same as SS25 (9.6%).
Which designers showed the most steel for SS26?
Thom Browne (7 looks), valentino (6 looks) and lanvin (4 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.