# Denim Trend, Spring 2026 · New York Fashion Week Source: https://tfashion.ai/runway/ss26/new-york/denim Data refreshed: October 2, 2026 Denim appeared in 2.5% of looks at the New York Fashion Week SS26 womenswear shows, down from 3.4% in SS25. 22 designers showed the trend across 52 looks. ## Numbers - Share of looks: 2.5% - Share in SS25: 3.4% - Change: −0.9 pts (fading) - Looks: 52 - Designers: 22 - Rank: #14 of 18 key fabrics by share of looks ## In the press Denim came up in 30 articles from Vogue, WWD, Vogue Scandinavia and 11 more. In the data it was in 2.5% of looks, down from 3.4% in SS25. - Vogue, 2025-09-16: [Luar Spring 2026 Ready-to-Wear Collection](https://www.vogue.com/fashion-shows/spring-2026-ready-to-wear/luar). Denim pieces and casual cotton ones shared a painterly print in yellow, red and black. - Vogue, 2025-09-15: [Coach Spring 2026 Ready-to-Wear Collection](https://www.vogue.com/fashion-shows/spring-2026-ready-to-wear/coach). Roughed-up denim featured in shrunken jackets and frayed trousers that grazed the floor. - 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/). Distressed and upcycled denim featured, including tattered jeans, tied to a grunge-influenced mood. - 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/). Five-pocket denim nodded to the brand jeans heritage. - 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). Distressed, grunge-leaning denim anchored the season, from Area, Tibi and Khaite to head-to-toe looks from Coach, Luar and Calvin Klein. - 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/). Maria McManus used AGOLDE jeans, while Tibi developed jeans with two zippers. - 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). Eckhaus Latta mixed structured denim sets with shorts that unzip along the thigh. - 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). Simkhai used unbleached denim, Maria McManus developed denim with AGOLDE, and House of Aama showed utilitarian denim suits. - 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). Eckhaus Latta showed carpenter jeans in bright red, worn with a studded belt. - 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). Low-slung denim trousers, weathered denim jackets and a moto-vest mood gave an early-2000s feel. - 10 Magazine, 2025-09-16: [Coach Spring 2026: Stuart Vevers Looked to Youthful Flourishes](https://usa.10magazine.com/coach-spring-2026-review/). Black and white denim dusters led the show, one faded version worn by Elle Fanning, plus skater-style jeans that skim the floor. - 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/). Mid-wash denim with oversize gray blazers and blue-on-blue Canadian tuxedo looks were highlighted. - 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). Dark indigo straight-leg jeans and cuffed denim pencil skirts confirmed dark-wash denim as a staple. - 10 Magazine, 2025-09-15: [Eckhaus Latta Spring 2026 Review: Sensual Clothes That Thrill](https://usa.10magazine.com/eckhaus-latta-spring-2026/). Easy carpenter jeans with studded belts appeared alongside slouched suiting and leather sandals. - 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). Prabal Gurung, Bibhu Mohapatra, Calvin Klein and Khaite each incorporated denim. - CR Fashion Book, 2025-09-19: [CR Reviews: LaPointe Spring/Summer 2026](https://crfashionbook.com/lapointe-spring-summer-2026/). LaPointe extended its detailed fabric work to denim. - Design Scene, 2025-09-16: [AREA Spring Summer 2026 Collection by Nicholas Aburn](https://www.designscene.net/2025/09/area-spring-summer-2026.html). Denim became a key element for Aburn, in distressed, crystal-studded and sculpted forms that mixed grit and glamour. - Guild Magazine, 2025-09-15: [Bibhu Mohapatra - NYFW Spring/Summer 2026](https://www.guildmagazine.com/fashion/bibhu-mohapatra-nyfw-spring-summer-2026/). Denim and cargo pants grounded the evening-led collection with everyday modernity. - Guild Magazine, 2025-09-15: [Who Decides War - NYFW Spring/Summer 2026](https://www.guildmagazine.com/fashion/who-decides-war-nyfw-spring-summer-2026/). Distressed denim was layered with suiting and burnished leathers. - 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). Cargo jeans appeared in the more youthful part of the lineup, styled with a white crop top. - Vogue, 2025-09-14: [Khaite Spring 2026 Ready-to-Wear Collection](https://www.vogue.com/fashion-shows/spring-2026-ready-to-wear/khaite). Deeply cuffed raw denim, like schoolchild jeans of decades ago, sat against more formal pieces, and dark rinse denim was shown with slingbacks. - Vogue, 2025-09-13: [Tibi Spring 2026 Ready-to-Wear Collection](https://www.vogue.com/fashion-shows/spring-2026-ready-to-wear/tibi). Tibi paired a white shirt with relaxed jeans in a pale blue wash. - 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). Washed denim, including jeans with zippers along the outer leg seams, preceded the lightest pieces. - 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). Calvin Klein styled a trench with jeans and boots. - Vogue, 2025-09-12: [Area Spring 2026 Ready-to-Wear Collection](https://www.vogue.com/fashion-shows/spring-2026-ready-to-wear/area). Denim included long jeans with layered jorts printed on top and a miniskirt made by knotting two pant legs together. - 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). Topstitched denim had crystal-studded collars, and jeans and hoodies were airbrushed with city skyscrapers. - 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). Balloon-shaped cargo pants in denim, with an attached peplum, opened the show and were mirrored in black. - WWD, 2025-09-10: [Ralph Lauren Spring 2026: Red, White and Ralph](https://wwd.com/runway/spring-2026/new-york/ralph-lauren/review/). Rustic denim overalls were pieced together from eight white remnant fabrics. - 10 Magazine, 2025-09-13: [Area Spring 2026 Review: Nicholas Aburn Has a Ball](https://usa.10magazine.com/area-spring-2026-review/). Ripped denim jeans were rebuilt into dresses and mini skirts as part of a day-to-night wardrobe. - 10 Magazine, 2025-09-13: [Off-White Spring 2026: Ib Kamara's Pop Romance](https://usa.10magazine.com/off-white-spring-2026-review/). A denim shearling coat came with matching shorts, and a denim tool belt hung from the hips. Summaries are written by T-Fashion. Read each article at the source. ## Top designers by look count - aknvas: 10 - coach: 6 - Bibhu Mohapatra: 4 - 19 more designers in T-Fashion ## Other seasons - [SS27](https://tfashion.ai/runway/ss27/new-york/denim): 7.9% of looks - [FW26](https://tfashion.ai/runway/fw26/new-york/denim) ## Worn with - Jacket (apparel): 37% of the trend's looks - Shorts (apparel): 27% of the trend's looks - Powder Blue (color): 23% of the trend's looks - Black (color): 15% of the trend's looks ## Runway looks 11 of 52 looks. Every look is in T-Fashion. - AREA look 24, New York: https://assets.tfashion.ai/v3/images/fashion-weeks/shows/spring-summer-2026/new-york/area/ready_to_wear/photos/0024-f8fda657.jpg?format=auto&width=640 - TWP look 6, New York: https://assets.tfashion.ai/v3/images/fashion-weeks/shows/spring-summer-2026/new-york/twp/ready_to_wear/photos/0006-6e18d96a.jpg?format=auto&width=640 - AKNVAS look 8, New York: https://assets.tfashion.ai/v3/images/fashion-weeks/shows/spring-summer-2026/new-york/aknvas/ready_to_wear/photos/0008-fe9ecf3a.jpg?format=auto&width=640 - Bibhu Mohapatra look 10, New York: https://assets.tfashion.ai/v3/images/fashion-weeks/shows/spring-summer-2026/new-york/bibhu-mohapatra/ready_to_wear/photos/0010-8ad8b11c.jpg?format=auto&width=640 - Khaite look 27, New York: https://assets.tfashion.ai/v3/images/fashion-weeks/shows/spring-summer-2026/new-york/khaite/ready_to_wear/photos/0027-a78d5d96.jpg?format=auto&width=640 - Coach look 29, New York: https://assets.tfashion.ai/v3/images/fashion-weeks/shows/spring-summer-2026/new-york/coach/ready_to_wear/photos/0029-c5725aa6.jpg?format=auto&width=640 - LoveShackFancy look 36, New York: https://assets.tfashion.ai/v3/images/fashion-weeks/shows/spring-summer-2026/new-york/loveshackfancy/ready_to_wear/photos/0036-22794586.jpg?format=auto&width=640 - Ralph Lauren look 30, New York: https://assets.tfashion.ai/v3/images/fashion-weeks/shows/spring-summer-2026/new-york/ralph-lauren/ready_to_wear/photos/0030-8ccf80ae.jpg?format=auto&width=640 - Jane Wade look 16, New York: https://assets.tfashion.ai/v3/images/fashion-weeks/shows/spring-summer-2026/new-york/jane-wade/ready_to_wear/photos/0016-4dfd4a1a.jpg?format=auto&width=640 - Eckhaus Latta look 20, New York: https://assets.tfashion.ai/v3/images/fashion-weeks/shows/spring-summer-2026/new-york/eckhaus-latta/ready_to_wear/photos/0020-39b678d0.jpg?format=auto&width=640 - LUAR look 36, New York: https://assets.tfashion.ai/v3/images/fashion-weeks/shows/spring-summer-2026/new-york/luar/ready_to_wear/photos/0036-3ed07afc.jpg?format=auto&width=640 ## FAQ **How popular was denim at the New York Fashion Week SS26 womenswear shows?** Denim appeared in 52 looks from 22 designers. That is 2.5% of all looks T-Fashion analyzed for the New York Fashion Week SS26 womenswear shows. **Is denim a trend for spring 2026?** Fading on the runways. Its share of looks is 2.5%, down from 3.4% in SS25. **Which designers showed the most denim for SS26?** aknvas (10 looks), coach (6 looks) and Bibhu Mohapatra (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 fabric divided by all womenswear looks in the scope. The change compares that share with SS25. ## Related trends - [Twill](https://tfashion.ai/runway/ss26/new-york/twill): 25.3% of looks - [Satin](https://tfashion.ai/runway/ss26/new-york/satin): 22.2% of looks - [Velvet](https://tfashion.ai/runway/ss26/new-york/velvet) - [Muslin](https://tfashion.ai/runway/ss26/new-york/muslin): 10.5% of looks - [Fine Gauge](https://tfashion.ai/runway/ss26/new-york/fine-gauge) - [Leather](https://tfashion.ai/runway/ss26/new-york/leather) - [Chiffon](https://tfashion.ai/runway/ss26/new-york/chiffon) - [Poplin](https://tfashion.ai/runway/ss26/new-york/poplin) This page is a preview. Every look, the full ranking and the designer and city breakdowns are in T-Fashion: [get access](https://tfashion.ai/book-demo).