Colors, New York Fashion Week SS26 womenswear
Black appeared in 21.9% of looks at the New York Fashion Week SS26 womenswear shows, down from 39.5% in SS25. 48 designers showed it across 450 looks.
- Share of looks
- 21.9%
- Change vs SS25
- −17.6 pts
- 39.5% → 21.9%
- Looks
- 450
- of 2,059
- Designers
- 48
- of 61
Number 1 of 30colors by share of looks. Also measured in all cities (22.1%), Paris (25.3%), Milan (14.9%), London (23.4%). Other seasons: SS27 (34.1%), FW26 (56.4%).
Updated October 2, 2026
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Looks
11 of 450 looks, across designers.
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Totême, look 7 -
Prabal Gurung, look 28 -
Grace Ling, look 3 -
AREA, look 26 -
VETTESE, look 28 -
Marina Moscone, look 21 -
Sandy Liang, look 31 -
Altuzarra, look 2
+439 looks
This page shows a sample. Every look is in T-Fashion, filterable by designer, city and color.
In the press
Black came up in 39 articles from Vogue, WWD, Vogue Scandinavia and 16 more. In the data it was in 21.9% of looks, down from 39.5% in SS25.
Summaries are written by T-Fashion. Read each article at the source.
Vogue · Sep 16, 2025 · Show review
Luar Spring 2026 Ready-to-Wear CollectionThe show started with black pony hair suits for him and her.
WWD · Sep 16, 2025 · Show review
Tory Burch Spring 2026: Bringing the Fun to SportswearTory Burch embellished black dresses with hand-applied seed beads.
Vogue · Sep 15, 2025 · Show review
Coach Spring 2026 Ready-to-Wear CollectionCoach used black leather for long vests and sleeveless coats.
WWD · Sep 10, 2025 · Show review
Ralph Lauren Spring 2026: Red, White and RalphBlack formed a strict three-shade palette with white and red, led by tailoring and evening pieces.
Vogue Scandinavia · Sep 19, 2025 · Trend report
The 7 trends we spotted at New York Fashion Week SS26Stark black and white at Khaite and Calvin Klein let structure and tailoring stand out.
Marie Claire · Sep 17, 2025 · Trend report
Best Spring 2026 New York Fashion Week Looks, From Tibi to KallmeyerMaria McManus and Fforme used black in their spring palettes.
Designers
Looks with black, by designer.
- 1 khaite 38
- 2 Alexander Wang 30
- 3 Christian Siriano 27
45 more designers
Each with their looks, in T-Fashion. This preview shows the top three.
Ranking
Share of looks among colors. The tick marks SS25.
The full ranking of 30 colors
This preview shows the top three.
Worn with
Share of the 450 looks with black that also had each detail.
Everything worn with black
This preview shows the top two per group. T-Fashion has every color, garment, detail, fabric and pattern.
Black in full
| On this page | In T-Fashion |
|---|---|
| 11 looks | All 450 looks, filterable by designer, city and color |
| Top 3 designers | All 48 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 black at the New York Fashion Week SS26 womenswear shows?
- Black appeared in 450 looks from 48 designers. That is 21.9% of all looks T-Fashion analyzed for the New York Fashion Week SS26 womenswear shows.
- Is black a trend for spring 2026?
- Fading on the runways. Its share of looks is 21.9%, down from 39.5% in SS25.
- Which designers showed the most black for SS26?
- khaite (38 looks), Alexander Wang (30 looks) and Christian Siriano (27 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 womenswear looks in the scope. The change compares that share with SS25.