# New York Fashion Week Spring 2026 Trends (SS26)

Source: https://tfashion.ai/runway/ss26/new-york
Data refreshed: October 2, 2026

Biggest risers at New York Fashion Week SS26 womenswear: charcoal (2.3% → 7.0% of looks), steel (4.7% → 7.7%) and straight hem pants (21.0% → 24.0%). Most common: twill (25.3%), straight hem pants (24.0%) and satin (22.2%).

Measured across 2,059 looks from 61 designers.

## In the press

We read 97 articles on New York womenswear, SS26 from Vogue, WWD, Vogue Scandinavia and 35 more. The trends they named most: black, sheer, white, leather and denim. White (21.6%) held steady. Black drew coverage, but its share fell from 39.5% to 21.9% of looks. Denim drew coverage, but its share fell from 3.4% to 2.5% of looks.

- Vogue, 2025-09-16: [Luar Spring 2026 Ready-to-Wear Collection](https://www.vogue.com/fashion-shows/spring-2026-ready-to-wear/luar). Raul Lopez based the show on Dominican carnival, working with local artisans on fringed pieces, painterly prints and laser-cut fabric, and introduced a long, lean silhouette with narrow trousers.
- WWD, 2025-09-16: [Tory Burch Spring 2026: Bringing the Fun to Sportswear](https://wwd.com/runway/spring-2026/new-york/tory-burch/review/). Tory Burch mixed feminine romance with sharp tailoring, using sampler embroideries, beaded dresses and pleated evening pieces, plus bright blue and yellow on waxed canvas.
- Vogue, 2025-09-15: [Coach Spring 2026 Ready-to-Wear Collection](https://www.vogue.com/fashion-shows/spring-2026-ready-to-wear/coach). Stuart Vevers built a cross-gender collection around a hopeful New York morning, mixing weathered leather, patchwork tailoring, worn denim and pendant necklaces with faded, sunlit tones.
- WWD, 2025-09-15: [Coach Lightens the Mood With Upbeat Collection Filled With ‘Optimism’](https://wwd.com/runway/spring-2026/new-york/coach-3/review/). Stuart Vevers aimed for optimism, taking young customers from 1970s New York to 1990s Seattle with distressed denim and leather, upcycled pieces, wide pants, fitted tops and many genderless styles.
- Vogue Scandinavia, 2025-09-19: [The 7 trends we spotted at New York Fashion Week SS26](https://www.voguescandinavia.com/articles/the-trends-trickling-through-new-york-fashion-week). The top editor at Vogue Scandinavia names seven New York trends: pom-poms, pink, black-and-white contrast, harem pants, relaxed denim, milkmaid details and trench coats with new proportions.
- Who What Wear, 2025-09-18: [According to NYFW, Everyone Will Wear These 6 Trends by Spring 2026](https://www.whowhatwear.com/fashion/runway/new-york-fashion-week-trends-spring-summer-2026). Who What Wear's editors list six New York trends: cerulean blue, useful pendants, modern femininity, statement belts, tactile feathers, fringe and fur, and a fresh version of preppy dressing.
- The Zoe Report, 2025-09-17: [New York Fashion Week's Spring/Summer 2026 Trends Are Fresh & Fun](https://www.thezoereport.com/fashion/new-york-fashion-week-spring-summer-2026-trend-roundup). The Zoe Report picks six New York trends: headscarves, stripes, pleats, balloon pants, cheerleader pom-poms and dramatic skirts. It sees the season as playful, with tailored, office-minded touches.
- Marie Claire, 2025-09-17: [Best Spring 2026 New York Fashion Week Looks, From Tibi to Kallmeyer](https://www.marieclaire.com/fashion/spring-fashion/best-new-york-fashion-week-spring-2026-looks/). Marie Claire's editor finds a thread of wearable, real-life clothing across New York, from Maria McManus and Tory Burch to TWP, Fforme and Tibi, with bright colour and clever layering.
- CNN, 2025-09-17: [Shadow selves and tinsel gowns: What we saw at New York Fashion Week spring-summer 2026](https://www.cnn.com/2025/09/17/style/new-york-fashion-week-ss2026-highlights). CNN's week recap covers big-name shows, debuts at Area and Diotima, Alexander Wang's return, and several labels building on signature styles in a cautious market, with optimism a recurring theme.
- Coveteur, 2025-09-15: [The biggest trends on the Spring/Summer 2026 runways at NYFW](https://coveteur.com/nyfw-trends-spring-summer-2026). Coveteur editors follow geometric tailoring, high-necked bombers, red accents, polka dots, animal prints and headscarves, and describe a nostalgic, playful mood across the early New York shows.
- InStyle, 2025-09-12: [The Best Designer Looks From New York Fashion Week Spring/Summer 2026](https://www.aol.com/best-designer-looks-york-fashion-201535357.html). InStyle's editors pick favorite looks from about three dozen New York shows, from Michael Kors, Altuzarra and Calvin Klein to emerging names such as Kate Barton, Zankov and Campillo.
- Wallpaper*, 2025-09-11: [The standout shows of New York Fashion Week S/S 2026 – as they happened](https://www.wallpaper.com/fashion-beauty/fashion-beauty-events/standout-shows-and-highlights-of-new-york-fashion-week-nyfw-ss-26). Wallpaper's rolling round-up finds new energy in New York, crediting Calvin Klein's return and debuts at Area and Diotima, and reports on Tory Burch, Coach, Khaite, Eckhaus Latta, Michael Kors and Ralph Lauren.
- Wonderland, 2025-09-29: [Tanner Fletcher Make The Runway Their Home](https://www.wonderlandmagazine.com/2025/09/29/tanner-fletcher/). Wonderland describes Tanner Fletcher's presentation as a home being set up for visiting parents, with 47 models carrying vintage and handmade decor from an Etsy collaboration, and talks to the designers about the collection.
- Hypebeast, 2025-09-18: [Khaite's Spring/Summer 2026 Collection Idealizes Imperfection](https://hypebeast.com/2025/9/khaites-spring-summer-2026-collection-nyfw-runway-show). Catherine Holstein showed a rougher Khaite on a jagged, water-streaked runway at The Shed, with warped shapes, tactile textures and raw edges meant to make imperfect dressing feel confident.
- Who What Wear, 2025-09-17: [At Tory Burch, Dressing Like a Cool Uptown Girl Is What's in the Cards for Spring 2026](https://www.whowhatwear.com/fashion/runway/tory-burch-new-york-fashion-week-spring-summer-2026). The review calls the collection playful and refined, built on midi skirts, embellished pumps, collared knitwear, structured bags and longline blazers, ending with gauzy pastel evening looks.
- V Magazine, 2025-09-17: [Altuzarra Spring/Summer 2026 Leans Into Distortion](https://vmagazine.com/article/altuzarra-spring-summer-2026-leans-into-distortion/). Altuzarra built its show around dissonance, with designs that look different up close, including embroidered florals and three-dimensional appliques, yet kept commercial pieces in the lineup.
- Coveteur, 2025-09-17: [Kim Shui Spring/Summer 2026 Peels Back The Layers](https://coveteur.com/kim-shui-spring-summer-2026). Kim Shui sent 40 looks down a runway at One World Observatory, exploring concealment and reveal through a censored Renaissance painting, in a collection that felt softer and more romantic than usual.
- PAPER, 2025-09-17: [Backstage at Anna Sui's Fantasy at the Chelsea Hotel](https://www.papermag.com/anna-sui-nyfw-spring-2026). Anna Sui's Chelsea Hotel show went fully bohemian, drawing on a New Mexico ranch that hosted artists, with soft colors, layered florals and lace, and a nod to her own archive.
- The Zoe Report, 2025-09-16: [The Coach Spring/Summer 2026 Show Was Peak Indie Sleaze](https://www.thezoereport.com/fashion/coach-spring-summer-2026-review). Coach's Pier 36 show confirmed an indie sleaze revival, with distressed coats, graphic city dresses and early-2000s denim, set against the sweeter looks seen elsewhere in New York.
- 10 Magazine, 2025-09-16: [Coach Spring 2026: Stuart Vevers Looked to Youthful Flourishes](https://usa.10magazine.com/coach-spring-2026-review/). Stuart Vevers found beauty in New York's wear and tear, offering a love letter to younger shoppers with denim dusters, city-print dresses, tulle finale looks and signature bags.
- AnOther, 2025-09-16: [Veronica Leoni's Astute Vision for Calvin Klein](https://www.anothermag.com/fashion-beauty/16617/veronica-leoni-calvin-klein-spring-summer-2026-ss26-show-review). Fury sees Leoni refusing to be weighed down by Calvin Klein's heavy imagery, drawing on 1990s archives and a gentler idea of sensuality, with underwear codes moved to the outside.
- Marie Claire, 2025-09-16: [7 Color Combinations From Tibi's Spring 2026 Show I'm Already Testing This Fall](https://www.marieclaire.com/fashion/fall-fashion/tibi-spring-2026-collection-color-combinations-for-fall/). Marie Claire picks seven color pairings from Tibi's spring show, praising Amy Smilovic's ability to combine unexpected colors and textures, and suggests wearing them in the fall.
- W Magazine, 2025-09-16: [Tory Burch’s Spring 2026 Collection Balanced “Precision and Imperfection”](https://www.wmagazine.com/fashion/tory-burch-spring-2026-new-york-fashion-week-runway-photos). In a Brooklyn Art Deco building, Tory Burch showed wrinkled, twisted American sportswear with detailed embroidery and many accessories, aiming for a balance of precise and undone.
- W Magazine, 2025-09-16: [For Spring 2026, Luar Designer Raúl López References Himself](https://www.wmagazine.com/fashion/luar-spring-2026-new-york-fashion-week-runway-photos). Raúl López built the Fantasía collection around Dominican Carnival, using color in earnest for the first time, with plumage, a few prints and a remix of his own past silhouettes.
- 10 Magazine, 2025-09-16: [Diotima Spring 2026: Rachel Scott Makes Her Runway Debut](https://usa.10magazine.com/diotima-spring-2026-review/). Rachel Scott's runway debut for Diotima drew on Caribbean Carnival traditions, turning costume characters into tailored coats, tunics, macrame skirts and waistcoats with embellished accessories made with Nike.
- V Magazine, 2025-09-15: [Prabal Gurung Delivers Elegance and Hope for SS26](https://vmagazine.com/article/prabal-gurung-delivers-elegance-and-hope/). Prabal Gurung staged Angels in America in a Park Avenue church with a student choir, building a botanical collection around the angel's trumpet flower and a hopeful message.
- Hypebae, 2025-09-15: [Kim Shui Presents SS26 at NYFW](https://hypebae.com/2025/9/kim-shui-new-york-fashion-week-ss26-runway). Kim Shui's spring show centered on a censored Gentileschi painting and themes of erasure and recovery, with wrap shapes, slits, cut-outs and a palette from pale green to brown with metallic flashes.
- Vogue Scandinavia: [See all the looks from Toteme's SS26 runway show at New York Fashion Week](https://www.voguescandinavia.com/articles/toteme-ss26). Toteme returned to the Seagram Building with a collection about undone beauty, softening its trench, tank and pajama set with raw edges, worn textures and a nostalgic lace finish.
- d la Repubblica, 2026-01-24: [Creare abiti come atto fisico. Intervista a Zoe Gustavia Anna Whalen](https://d.repubblica.it/fashion/moda/2026/01/23/news/zoe_gustavia_anna_whalen_intervista_designer_emergente-425113872/). Zoe Gustavia Anna Whalen explains her craft practice and the Spring/Summer 2026 move toward clearer silhouettes and more wearable materials.
- FashionUnited, 2025-09-24: [NYFW SS26 color trends: From brights to pastels and burgundy](https://fashionunited.com/news/fashion/nyfw-ss26-color-trends-from-brights-to-pastels-and-burgundy/2025092468375). The report examines bright colors, pale blue and burgundy through specific New York runway outfits and their fabric combinations.
- USA TODAY, 2025-09-18: [We went to more than 50 New York Fashion Week shows and events. Recapping NYFW 2025](https://www.aol.com/articles/went-more-50-york-fashion-231935681.html). A USA TODAY team lists short impressions of nearly 60 shows and events, from Ralph Lauren, Coach and Tory Burch to newer brands, noting the star-filled front rows and several print-media themes.
- Glossy, 2025-09-17: [As perfect pants keep customers coming back, NYFW designers upped their focus on trousers](https://www.glossy.co/fashion/as-perfect-pants-keep-customers-coming-back-nyfw-designers-upped-their-focus-on-trousers/). Theory and Kallmeyer revised trouser fits for spring, using customer feedback and fabric choices to support comfort and repeat purchases.
- Harper's Bazaar India, 2025-09-16: [All that was hot at New York Fashion Week Spring / Summer 2026](https://www.harpersbazaar.in/fashion/story/all-that-was-hot-at-new-york-fashion-week-springsummer-2026-1278438-2025-09-16). A round-up of New York highlights, from Prabal Gurung and Bibhu Mohapatra to Tory Burch, Calvin Klein, Michael Kors, Khaite and Ralph Lauren. It reads the week as a balance of utility and romance.
- Teeth Magazine, 2025-09-16: [Detail Dive: The Best of New York Fashion Week SS26](https://www.teethmag.net/best-of-new-york-fashion-week-ss26/). The report examines distinctive details at Area, Sandy Liang, Wiederhoeft, Fforme, Vettese and Diotima, including deconstruction, corsetry and textured fabrics.
- FAULT Magazine, 2025-09-30: [New York Fashion Week 2025: Christian Siriano SS26 – Glamour for Everyone](https://fault-magazine.com/2025/09/christian-siriano-ss26-review/). FAULT calls Siriano's 62-look show glamorous and size-inclusive, with sequined polka dots, fringe minis and giant gowns, and singles out more than ten inventive menswear pieces.
- The Harvard Crimson, 2025-09-23: [Norma Kamali NYFW Spring/Summer 2026 Collection Review: A Homage to Her Classics](https://www.thecrimson.com/article/2025/9/23/norma-kamali-nyfw-26/). Norma Kamali showed three lines, Sweats, Lifestyle and Wardrobe, that revisit her best-known work. The reviewer praises the sweat pieces and little black dress but finds the silver and lifestyle looks weaker.
- CR Fashion Book, 2025-09-19: [CR Reviews: LaPointe Spring/Summer 2026](https://crfashionbook.com/lapointe-spring-summer-2026/). Sally LaPointe treated each look as a painting, moving from delicate gray gowns toward brighter, more theatrical clothes.
- Guild Magazine, 2025-09-17: [Maria McManus - NYFW Spring/Summer 2026](https://www.guildmagazine.com/fashion/maria-mcmanus-nyfw-spring-summer-2026/). A short review of Maria McManus's collection for women who want elegance without compromise, with long silhouettes, mixed fabrics and a quiet, muted palette.
- Design Scene, 2025-09-16: [AREA Spring Summer 2026 Collection by Nicholas Aburn](https://www.designscene.net/2025/09/area-spring-summer-2026.html). Design Scene covers Nicholas Aburn's first collection as Area's creative director, which keeps the label's shine while adding tailoring, sportswear references and reworked denim for a day-to-dawn wardrobe.
- The POST, 2025-09-16: [Jason Wu's Spring 2026 collection is inspired by art—and a bit of dog food](https://thepost.ph/lifestyle/fashion-2/jason-wus-spring-2026-collection/). Jason Wu showed Collage at the Brooklyn Navy Yard, a tribute to Robert Rauschenberg built on layered, peeled-back garments and a Purina Dog Chow packaging print.
- Guild Magazine, 2025-09-16: [Monse - NYFW Spring/Summer 2026](https://www.guildmagazine.com/fashion/monse-nyfw-spring-summer-2026/). A short review of Monse's mix of retrospective and reinvention, with deconstructed jackets, low-rise trousers, crystal-draped tops and seaside-flavored knits and prints.
- Style Cartel, 2025-09-16: [L'Enchanteur NYFW SS26: 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea](https://stylecartel.com/lenchanteur-nyfw-ss26-under-the-sea/). L'enchanteur's first ready-to-wear runway show took an ocean theme from Jules Verne, with fish prints, octopus bibs, fin details and new footwear made in Lagos.
- The Haute Diary, 2025-09-15: [Norma Kamali Spring 2026: A Timeless Tribute to Casual Dressing](https://www.thehautediary.com/style/norma-kamali-spring-2026-a-timeless-tribute-to-casual-dressing). The review reads Kamali's spring show as a modern take on her 1980s sweats, mixing comfort with sharper tailoring and a uniform-for-life idea built around the little black dress.
- Fashionotography, 2025-09-15: [The Alexander Wang Spring/Summer 2026 collection celebrates women who lead with strength and style](https://fashionotography.com/alexander-wang-spring-summer-2026-collection/). Alexander Wang's Matriarch show, staged in a Chinatown building with Martha Stewart at a mahjong table, centered on very short hemlines, sculpted jackets, convertible pieces and a 3D-printable shoe.
- The Impression, 2025-09-14: [Ulla Johnson Spring 2026 Fashion Show Review](https://theimpression.com/ulla-johnson-spring-2026-fashion-show-review/). The review finds Ulla Johnson's collection beautifully made and joyful, inspired by Helen Frankenthaler's paintings, but more a continuation of established codes than a step into new territory.
- to Be Magazine, 2025-09-14: [Meuruet Tolegen Takes a Tailored Approach](https://tobemagazine.co/meuruet-tolegen-takes-a-tailored-approach/). Meruert Tolegen combined historical skirt structures and corsetry with 1990s styling, placing greater emphasis on tailoring.
- MOD Magazine, 2025-09-13: [NYFW: Marina Moscone Presents SS26 Collection in SoHo](https://modmagazine.com/nyfw-marina-moscone-presents-ss26-collection-in-soho/). Marina Moscone showed her spring collection in a SoHo retail space for the first time, favoring consistency over novelty with precise tailoring, bias draping and added softness and transparency.
- Interview Magazine, 2025-09-12: [“Glamour Keeps Me Alive!”: Dara Takes Michael Kors SS26](https://www.interviewmagazine.com/fashion/glamour-keeps-me-alive-dara-takes-michael-kors-ss26). Interview's fashion director answers a short questionnaire at the first show of the week, mentioning loose suits, fringed skirts and low-crotch trousers at Michael Kors, and liking the neutral brown mood.
- Flaunt: [Volkswagen x Theophilio | Spring/Summer 2026](https://www.flaunt.com/post/volkswagen-x-theophilio-spring-summer-2026). Flaunt reports on Theophilio's Riddim show, which began from a wrapped yellow Volkswagen bus and drew on Jamaican heritage, road-trip memories, bold patterns and Caribbean diaspora references.
- Vogue, 2025-09-15: [Tory Burch Spring 2026 Ready-to-Wear Collection](https://www.vogue.com/fashion-shows/spring-2026-ready-to-wear/tory-burch). Against a season of plain white looks, Tory Burch chose color, quirk and fine detailing, from origami-style knit collars to bead-mended sweaters and low-rise 1990s-style trousers.
- Vogue, 2025-09-15: [Toteme Spring 2026 Ready-to-Wear Collection](https://www.vogue.com/fashion-shows/spring-2026-ready-to-wear/toteme). Toteme staged its show in a famed Park Avenue dining room and offered undone elegance, with compact knits, fluid silks, pajama-style dressing, washed leather and openwork lace finishing the show.
- Vogue, 2025-09-15: [Bibhu Mohapatra Spring 2026 Ready-to-Wear Collection](https://www.vogue.com/fashion-shows/spring-2026-ready-to-wear/bibhu-mohapatra). Bibhu Mohapatra moved from grief toward hope, mixing Indian heritage with a younger look, bold chartreuse, pink and red, though the formal gowns seemed less youthful.
- Vogue, 2025-09-15: [Markarian Spring 2026 Ready-to-Wear Collection](https://www.vogue.com/fashion-shows/spring-2026-ready-to-wear/markarian). Inspired by summers in Maine, the designer built the collection around tiger lily motifs, adding casual poplin separates, a beaded seashell dress and a white strapless gown with tulle flowers.
- Vogue, 2025-09-15: [Tanner Fletcher Spring 2026 Ready-to-Wear Collection](https://www.vogue.com/fashion-shows/spring-2026-ready-to-wear/tanner-fletcher). Tanner Fletcher returned to the runway with a playful show about redecorating, starting with a skit and a moving truck, and offered a wide range from ball gowns to suits and casual knits.
- Vogue, 2025-09-14: [Khaite Spring 2026 Ready-to-Wear Collection](https://www.vogue.com/fashion-shows/spring-2026-ready-to-wear/khaite). Catherine Holstein took apart and twisted classic pieces, opening with an angled leather blazer and adding stuffed tulle, big polka dots, embroidery and cuffed raw denim for a mix of slick and naive.
- Vogue, 2025-09-14: [Ulla Johnson Spring 2026 Ready-to-Wear Collection](https://www.vogue.com/fashion-shows/spring-2026-ready-to-wear/ulla-johnson). Ulla Johnson embraced prettiness and femininity with weightless fabrics, feathers and fringe, building the collection around three paintings by Helen Frankenthaler; the reviewer wanted more sturdy pieces.
- Vogue, 2025-09-14: [Jason Wu Collection Spring 2026 Ready-to-Wear Collection](https://www.vogue.com/fashion-shows/spring-2026-ready-to-wear/jason-wu). Working with the Robert Rauschenberg Foundation, Jason Wu built a collage-based collection around imperfection and deconstruction, using photo transfers, patched fabric strips, upholstery fabrics and sportswear shirting.
- Vogue, 2025-09-14: [Sandy Liang Spring 2026 Ready-to-Wear Collection](https://www.vogue.com/fashion-shows/spring-2026-ready-to-wear/sandy-liang). Sandy Liang drew on dollhouses and a Fifth Avenue heiress, then on Chinatown grandmothers and Canal Street, for doll-like dresses, lace drapery details, mixed florals and playful logo twists.
- Vogue, 2025-09-14: [Monse Spring 2026 Ready-to-Wear Collection](https://www.vogue.com/fashion-shows/spring-2026-ready-to-wear/monse). For its tenth anniversary, Monse staged a show in an art storage facility, mixing deconstructed workwear, nautical stripes and fisherman motifs with crystal chains, pearls and a bag-inspired skirt.
- WWD, 2025-09-14: [Altuzarra Spring 2026: Take a Second Look](https://wwd.com/runway/spring-2026/new-york/altuzarra/review/). Joseph Altuzarra built romantic looks that reward a second glance, from silk dresses with 3D laser-cut blooms to feather accents, shearling, bird-motif collars and leather funnel jackets.
- Vogue, 2025-09-13: [Altuzarra Spring 2026 Ready-to-Wear Collection](https://www.vogue.com/fashion-shows/spring-2026-ready-to-wear/altuzarra). Joseph Altuzarra played with eye-fooling surfaces, such as flat-looking florals that were actually 3D, while balloon pants, faux fur and tough leather and suede jackets rounded out the show.
- Vogue, 2025-09-13: [Tibi Spring 2026 Ready-to-Wear Collection](https://www.vogue.com/fashion-shows/spring-2026-ready-to-wear/tibi). Inspired by the functional architecture of Antwerp, Amy Smilovic offered a subdued palette with strong shapes, including sloped shoulders, geometric peplum belts and hoop hems.
- Vogue, 2025-09-13: [Alexander Wang Spring 2026 Ready-to-Wear Collection](https://www.vogue.com/fashion-shows/spring-2026-ready-to-wear/alexander-wang). Marking 20 years in business, Alexander Wang showed The Matriarch: very short, mostly black, white and gray looks with molded jackets, faux fur, techno leather and ponchos, with little nostalgia.
- Vogue, 2025-09-13: [Prabal Gurung Spring 2026 Ready-to-Wear Collection](https://www.vogue.com/fashion-shows/spring-2026-ready-to-wear/prabal-gurung). Titled Angels in America and shown in a church, the collection offered optimism through languid dresses, airy knits, bright color and handwork, with a quiet tribute to marginalized communities.
- Vogue, 2025-09-13: [Eckhaus Latta Spring 2026 Ready-to-Wear Collection](https://www.vogue.com/fashion-shows/spring-2026-ready-to-wear/eckhaus-latta). Eckhaus Latta began with restrained all-black eveningwear, then lightened toward washed denim, crochet twinsets, chiffon in pastel shades, and an all-white finale, with playful zipper details throughout.
- Vogue, 2025-09-13: [Anna Sui Spring 2026 Ready-to-Wear Collection](https://www.vogue.com/fashion-shows/spring-2026-ready-to-wear/anna-sui). Anna Sui drew on D.H. Lawrence and the New Mexico artists colony he joined, producing boudoir-style looks in lingerie pastels with vintage-store charm and playful layering.
- Vogue, 2025-09-12: [Calvin Klein Collection Spring 2026 Ready-to-Wear Collection](https://www.vogue.com/fashion-shows/spring-2026-ready-to-wear/calvin-klein-collection). Veronica Leoni explored American freedom through offhand East Village looks and nods to the brand's underwear heritage, though the reviewer found some arty pieces overworked.
- Vogue, 2025-09-12: [Christian Siriano Spring 2026 Ready-to-Wear Collection](https://www.vogue.com/fashion-shows/spring-2026-ready-to-wear/christian-siriano). At a Macy's show inspired by classic Hollywood, Christian Siriano used mostly black and white, polka dots and tulle, with simple corseted gowns standing out and a late burst of color.
- Vogue, 2025-09-12: [Area Spring 2026 Ready-to-Wear Collection](https://www.vogue.com/fashion-shows/spring-2026-ready-to-wear/area). Nicholas Aburn debuted at Area with party-meets-sportswear looks, crystal drawstring jewelry, inventive denim, evening gowns, and a joyful finale of tinsel and sequin pieces.
- Vogue, 2025-09-12: [Off-White Spring 2026 Ready-to-Wear Collection](https://www.vogue.com/fashion-shows/spring-2026-ready-to-wear/off-white). Off-White returned to New York with a school-rooftop show on youth and street culture, offering color-blocked, speed-minded clothes, crystal-collared denim and airbrushed skyline prints.
- Vogue, 2025-09-12: [LoveShackFancy Spring 2026 Ready-to-Wear Collection](https://www.vogue.com/fashion-shows/spring-2026-ready-to-wear/loveshackfancy). Rebecca Hessel Cohen gave Western style a hyper-feminine prairie twist, with suede micro shorts, lace tops, calico corsets and bralettes, a semi-sheer maxi dress and a patchwork crochet dress.
- Vogue, 2025-09-12: [Norma Kamali Spring 2026 Ready-to-Wear Collection](https://www.vogue.com/fashion-shows/spring-2026-ready-to-wear/norma-kamali). Norma Kamali reissued and extended her 1980 sweats collection in terry, adding a lower-priced basics line, silver lame, embroidery and mesh details, in a mostly black and white, print-free lineup.
- WWD, 2025-09-12: [Calvin Klein Spring 2026: A Cinematic Expression of Urban Reality](https://wwd.com/runway/spring-2026/new-york/calvin-klein-collection/review/). Veronica Leoni's second Calvin Klein show was a standout, capturing raw New York intimacy with minimalist silk dresses, leather trenches, draped gowns and a new focus on the brand underwear heritage.
- Vogue, 2025-09-11: [Michael Kors Collection Spring 2026 Ready-to-Wear Collection](https://www.vogue.com/fashion-shows/spring-2026-ready-to-wear/michael-kors-collection). Michael Kors took a desert-inspired, escapist approach, pairing New York polish with loose, breezy shapes meant for hot weather, from draped crepe dresses to silk scarf separates.
- Vogue, 2025-09-11: [Collina Strada Spring 2026 Ready-to-Wear Collection](https://www.vogue.com/fashion-shows/spring-2026-ready-to-wear/collina-strada). Collina Strada sent models out in pairs, each trailed by a black shadow version, with big shapes, upcycled fabrics and a helipad setting at golden hour.
- WWD, 2025-09-11: [Michael Kors Spring 2026: Laid-back Elegance](https://wwd.com/runway/spring-2026/new-york/michael-kors/review/). Michael Kors moved from a city mindset to a beach one, offering relaxed, travel-inspired elegance with softened tailoring, draped sets, pareo and caftan dressing, shimmering dresses and a cast of many ages and sizes.
- Vogue, 2025-09-10: [Ralph Lauren Spring 2026 Ready-to-Wear Collection](https://www.vogue.com/fashion-shows/spring-2026-ready-to-wear/ralph-lauren). Ralph Lauren moved from last season's ruffles to a crisp, restrained set of red, white and black looks that blended menswear tailoring with seaside details and low-backed evening slips.
- WWD, 2025-09-10: [Ralph Lauren Spring 2026: Red, White and Ralph](https://wwd.com/runway/spring-2026/new-york/ralph-lauren/review/). Ralph Lauren favored modern sensuality and restraint, with black, white and red menswear-style tailoring, sarong dressing, patchwork fabric experiments and refined evening pieces at his Madison Avenue headquarters.
- Who What Wear, 2025-09-15: [Khaite Shows Us How to Dress Like the Ultimate Sophisticated Cool Girl](https://www.whowhatwear.com/fashion/runway/khaite-new-york-fashion-week-spring-2026). Khaite opened at The Shed with raw, angular looks that explore self-doubt as confidence, with leather, dark denim, polka dots, big silhouettes and a new belt.
- 10 Magazine, 2025-09-15: [Sandy Liang: Ready-to-Wear SS2026](https://usa.10magazine.com/sandy-liang-spring-2026-review/). Sandy Liang kept exploring an idealized childhood, mixing princess dresses, grandma-curtain fabrics and charm accessories, while hinting that nostalgia is not entirely carefree.
- 10 Magazine, 2025-09-15: [Eckhaus Latta Spring 2026 Review: Sensual Clothes That Thrill](https://usa.10magazine.com/eckhaus-latta-spring-2026/). The reviewer finds Eckhaus Latta grown up, with everyday pieces that carry a quiet sensuality, from slouched suiting and carpenter jeans to cut-out tees, mesh and crochet.
- 10 Magazine, 2025-09-13: [Calvin Klein Collection: Spring 2026 Show](https://10magazine.com/calvin-klein-collection-ready-to-wear-ss26/). Veronica Leoni's second Calvin Klein collection, shown at the Brant Foundation, balanced sharp tailoring and silky eveningwear with everyday pieces, headscarves, pom-poms and logo-waistband underwear used as outerwear.
- 10 Magazine, 2025-09-13: [Area Spring 2026 Review: Nicholas Aburn Has a Ball](https://usa.10magazine.com/area-spring-2026-review/). Nicholas Aburn's first Area collection after Piotrek Panszczyk's exit kept the label's glamour and humor, mixing wild showpieces with wearable clothes made for a day-to-night city life.
- 10 Magazine, 2025-09-13: [Off-White Spring 2026: Ib Kamara's Pop Romance](https://usa.10magazine.com/off-white-spring-2026-review/). Ib Kamara staged Pop Romance on a school rooftop in the Lower East Side, pushing formal wear toward streetwear with slinky sheers, structure and graphic nods to New York.
- 10 Magazine, 2025-09-12: [Collina Strada Spring 2026: Surrender to Your Shadows](https://usa.10magazine.com/collina-strada-spring-2026-review/). Hillary Taymour sent models down the runway in pairs, one in a light palette and one in a head-to-toe black shadow, exploring duality with upcycled fabrics and playful accessories.
- Who What Wear, 2025-09-11: [Pendant Necklaces, Desert Hues, and Pajama Sets—Michael Kors Ushers In Earthy Elegance for Spring 2026](https://www.whowhatwear.com/fashion/runway/michael-kors-new-york-fashion-week-spring-2026). Michael Kors opened New York Fashion Week at Terminal Warehouse with a relaxed, escapist show of earth tones, abstract pendants, fringe, soft sequins, loose tailoring and pajama sets.
- W Magazine, 2025-09-11: [Ralph Lauren Sees Black, White, and Red All Over for Spring 2026](https://www.wmagazine.com/fashion/ralph-lauren-spring-2026-show-photos). Ralph Lauren returned to its Madison Avenue headquarters for a stripped-back show in black, white and red, led by tailoring and a sense of intimacy that set it apart from last season's romantic mood.
- 10 Magazine, 2025-09-11: [Ralph Lauren Spring 2026: Collection Review](https://usa.10magazine.com/ralph-lauren-spring-2026/). The review sees a deliberate, pared-back show in the brand's own office building, with a black, white and red palette, menswear-inspired tailoring, playful hats and fresh red-carpet evening looks.
- Guild Magazine, 2025-09-15: [Bibhu Mohapatra - NYFW Spring/Summer 2026](https://www.guildmagazine.com/fashion/bibhu-mohapatra-nyfw-spring-summer-2026/). A short review of Bibhu Mohapatra's tribute to 20th-century Indian women, pairing red-carpet gowns with cargo trousers, jeans and tailored separates for everyday wear.
- Guild Magazine, 2025-09-15: [Who Decides War - NYFW Spring/Summer 2026](https://www.guildmagazine.com/fashion/who-decides-war-nyfw-spring-summer-2026/). A short review of Read the Room, which turns peeling wallpaper, tarnished leather and cracked damask patterns into clothes, layering distressed denim and suiting with burnished leather.
- Guild Magazine, 2025-09-15: [Adeam - NYFW Spring/Summer 2026](https://www.guildmagazine.com/fashion/adeam-nyfw-spring-summer-2026/). A short review of Adeam's exploration of hard against soft, merging architectural tailoring with romantic touches in a restrained, monochromatic palette.
- Guild Magazine, 2025-09-14: [LoveShackFancy - NYFW Spring/Summer 2026](https://www.guildmagazine.com/fashion/loveshackfancy-nyfw-spring-summer-2026/). A short review of LoveShackFancy's prairie-romance collection, given a Western spin, with bows, floral embroidery and corsetry in muted pink, ivory and taupe.
- Guild Magazine, 2025-09-14: [Ashlyn - NYFW Spring/Summer 2026](https://www.guildmagazine.com/fashion/ashlyn-nyfw-spring-summer-2026/). A short review of Ashlyn's collection, which sets soft romance against structure, drawing on Korean moon jars through curved hips, floating peplums and sharply cut coats.
- Guild Magazine, 2025-09-14: [Alice + Olivia - NYFW Spring/Summer 2026](https://www.guildmagazine.com/fashion/alice-olivia-nyfw-spring-summer-2026/). A short review of Alice + Olivia's mix of fairytale gowns and florals with slim tailoring, in soft pastels offset by crimson and coral.
- Guild Magazine, 2025-09-14: [Campillo - NYFW Spring/Summer 2026](https://www.guildmagazine.com/fashion/campillo-nyfw-spring-summer-2026/). A short review of Campillo's collection, which reframes Mexican heritage through weaving, knitting and quilting in warm neutrals, with relaxed, wearable silhouettes and rich texture.
- Guild Magazine, 2025-09-12: [Kate Barton - NYFW Spring/Summer 2026](https://www.guildmagazine.com/fashion/kate-barton-nyfw-spring-summer-2026/). A short review of Kate Barton's collection, which moves her playfully sculptural style toward more wearable ground, with sport references and knitwear at its center.
- Guild Magazine, 2025-09-11: [Veronica Beard - NYFW Spring/Summer 2026](https://www.guildmagazine.com/fashion/veronica-beard-nyfw-spring-summer-2026/). A short review of Veronica Beard's nostalgic collection, which mixes retro-style prints, flowing silks and tailoring in a soft palette with delicate textures.

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## Rising

1. [Charcoal](https://tfashion.ai/runway/ss26/new-york/charcoal): 2.3% → 7.0%
2. [Steel](https://tfashion.ai/runway/ss26/new-york/steel): 4.7% → 7.7%
3. [Straight Hem Pants](https://tfashion.ai/runway/ss26/new-york/straight-hem-type-pants): 21.0% → 24.0%

## Fading

1. [Black](https://tfashion.ai/runway/ss26/new-york/black): 39.5% → 21.9%
2. [Abstract](https://tfashion.ai/runway/ss26/new-york/abstract): 11.8% → 8.3%
3. [Jersey](https://tfashion.ai/runway/ss26/new-york/jersey): 13.4% → 10.8%

## Most common of 111 trends

| Trend | Type | Share of looks | SS25 | Change | Looks | Designers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| [Twill](https://tfashion.ai/runway/ss26/new-york/twill) | Key fabrics | 25.3% | 23.1% | +2.2 pts | 521 | 60 |
| [Straight Hem Pants](https://tfashion.ai/runway/ss26/new-york/straight-hem-type-pants) | Key items | 24.0% | 21.0% | +3.0 pts | 495 | 58 |
| [Satin](https://tfashion.ai/runway/ss26/new-york/satin) | Key fabrics | 22.2% | 20.9% | +1.3 pts | 457 | 55 |

### Key items

1. [Straight Hem Pants](https://tfashion.ai/runway/ss26/new-york/straight-hem-type-pants): 24.0% of looks
2. [Maxi Dress](https://tfashion.ai/runway/ss26/new-york/maxi-dress): 19.2% of looks
3. [Wide Leg Pants](https://tfashion.ai/runway/ss26/new-york/wide-leg-pants): 16.2% of looks

56 more key items: https://tfashion.ai/runway/ss26/new-york/key-items

### Colors

1. [Black](https://tfashion.ai/runway/ss26/new-york/black): 21.9% of looks
2. [White](https://tfashion.ai/runway/ss26/new-york/white): 21.6% of looks
3. [Smoke](https://tfashion.ai/runway/ss26/new-york/smoke): 12.6% of looks
4. [Chocolate](https://tfashion.ai/runway/ss26/new-york/chocolate): 11.4% of looks
5. [Beige Twins](https://tfashion.ai/runway/ss26/new-york/beige-twins): 10.6% of looks
6. [Sand](https://tfashion.ai/runway/ss26/new-york/sand): 9.0% of looks
7. [Steel](https://tfashion.ai/runway/ss26/new-york/steel): 7.7% of looks
8. [Charcoal](https://tfashion.ai/runway/ss26/new-york/charcoal): 7.0% of looks
9. [Lavender](https://tfashion.ai/runway/ss26/new-york/lavender): 6.0% of looks
10. [Taupe](https://tfashion.ai/runway/ss26/new-york/taupe): 5.0% of looks

20 more colors: https://tfashion.ai/runway/ss26/new-york/colors

### Patterns

1. [Floral](https://tfashion.ai/runway/ss26/new-york/floral): 11.3% of looks
2. [Abstract](https://tfashion.ai/runway/ss26/new-york/abstract): 8.3% of looks
3. [Striped](https://tfashion.ai/runway/ss26/new-york/striped): 8.1% of looks

1 more patterns

### Fabrics

1. [Twill](https://tfashion.ai/runway/ss26/new-york/twill): 25.3% of looks
2. [Satin](https://tfashion.ai/runway/ss26/new-york/satin): 22.2% of looks
3. [Jersey](https://tfashion.ai/runway/ss26/new-york/jersey): 10.8% of looks

15 more fabrics: https://tfashion.ai/runway/ss26/new-york/fabrics

## Other seasons

- [SS27 womenswear New York](https://tfashion.ai/runway/ss27/new-york): 191 trends
- [FW26 womenswear New York](https://tfashion.ai/runway/fw26/new-york): 107 trends

## Garment categories

- Jacket: 17.6% of looks
- Shirts: 10.3% of looks
- Sweater: 5.5% of looks

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