Colors, New York Fashion Week SS26 womenswear
Smoke appeared in 12.6% of looks at the New York Fashion Week SS26 womenswear shows, up from 10.4% in SS25. 53 designers showed it across 260 looks.
- Share of looks
- 12.6%
- Change vs SS25
- +2.2 pts
- 10.4% → 12.6%
- Looks
- 260
- of 2,059
- Designers
- 53
- of 61
Number 3 of 30colors by share of looks. Also measured in Paris (9.5%), Milan (10.6%), London (11.8%). Other seasons: SS27 (1.7%).
Updated October 2, 2026
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Looks
11 of 260 looks, across designers.
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Norma Kamali, look 4 -
Prabal Gurung, look 34 -
Adeam, look 24 -
Grace Ling, look 7 -
5000, look 23 -
Maria McManus, look 19 -
VETTESE, look 2 -
Altuzarra, look 34
+249 looks
This page shows a sample. Every look is in T-Fashion, filterable by designer, city and color.
In the press
Smoke came up in 14 articles from Vogue, WWD, CNN and 9 more. In the data it was in 12.6% of looks, up from 10.4% in SS25.
Summaries are written by T-Fashion. Read each article at the source.
Vogue · Sep 13, 2025 · Show review
Alexander Wang Spring 2026 Ready-to-Wear CollectionAlexander Wang worked mainly in gray, black and white.
Vogue · Sep 12, 2025 · Show review
Norma Kamali Spring 2026 Ready-to-Wear CollectionNorma Kamali included gray terry trousers in a largely monochrome collection.
WWD · Sep 12, 2025 · Show review
Calvin Klein Spring 2026: A Cinematic Expression of Urban RealityCalvin Klein used gray leather for a trench coat.
CNN · Sep 17, 2025 · Season review
Shadow selves and tinsel gowns: What we saw at New York Fashion Week spring-summer 2026Coach used gray for plaid blazers alongside tan and white.
Marie Claire · Sep 16, 2025 · Show review
7 Color Combinations From Tibi's Spring 2026 Show I'm Already Testing This FallTibi combined pale gray tailoring with medium-wash denim.
10 Magazine · Sep 16, 2025 · Show review
Diotima Spring 2026: Rachel Scott Makes Her Runway DebutDiotima contrasted strong carnival colors with gray.
Designers
Looks with smoke, by designer.
- 1 Norma Kamali 33
- 2 altuzarra 12
- 3 vettese 11
50 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 260 looks with smoke that also had each detail.
Everything worn with smoke
This preview shows the top two per group. T-Fashion has every color, garment, detail, fabric and pattern.
Smoke in full
| On this page | In T-Fashion |
|---|---|
| 11 looks | All 260 looks, filterable by designer, city and color |
| Top 3 designers | All 53 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 smoke at the New York Fashion Week SS26 womenswear shows?
- Smoke appeared in 260 looks from 53 designers. That is 12.6% of all looks T-Fashion analyzed for the New York Fashion Week SS26 womenswear shows.
- Is smoke a trend for spring 2026?
- Rising on the runways. Its share of looks is 12.6%, up from 10.4% in SS25.
- Which designers showed the most smoke for SS26?
- Norma Kamali (33 looks), altuzarra (12 looks) and vettese (11 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.