# Denim Trend, Spring 2026 · Paris Fashion Week

Source: https://tfashion.ai/runway/ss26/paris/denim
Data refreshed: October 2, 2026

Denim is one of the 24 fabrics T-Fashion measured at the Paris Fashion Week SS26 womenswear shows. The page shows runway looks and press coverage; its share of looks, change against SS25 and the designers behind it are in T-Fashion.

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## In the press

Denim came up in 27 articles from Vogue, WWD, The Zoe Report and 11 more. How its share of looks moved is in T-Fashion.

- Vogue, 2025-10-06: [Sacai Spring 2026 Ready-to-Wear Collection](https://www.vogue.com/fashion-shows/spring-2026-ready-to-wear/sacai). Denim was turned into capes by swooping skirt hems up to the shoulders, and spliced jeans featured in the lineup.
- Vogue, 2025-10-06: [Zimmermann Spring 2026 Ready-to-Wear Collection](https://www.vogue.com/fashion-shows/spring-2026-ready-to-wear/zimmermann). A coordinated dark denim set matched bell-bottom jeans with a bell-sleeve jacket.
- WWD, 2025-10-01: [Dior Spring 2026: Burning Down the House](https://wwd.com/runway/spring-2026/paris/christian-dior/review/). Many chopped-off denim skirts pointed toward a younger customer.
- The Zoe Report, 2025-10-08: [Paris Fashion Week’s Spring/Summer 2026 Trends Are Centered In New Beginnings](https://www.thezoereport.com/fashion/paris-fashion-week-spring-summer-2026-trends). Zimmermann presented an anorak in dark denim.
- CNN Style, 2025-10-08: [Paris Fashion Week: How to find meaning in clothes](https://www.cnn.com/2025/10/08/style/paris-fashion-week-spring-summer-2026-highlights). Sacai turned classic blue jeans on their head.
- Wallpaper*, 2025-10-01: [The standout shows of Paris Fashion Week S/S 2026 – as they happened](https://www.wallpaper.com/fashion-beauty/standout-shows-paris-fashion-week-ss-26-best-of). Acne Studios distressed 1996 jeans with latex, and Stella McCartney applied air-cleaning technology to denim.
- FashionNetwork, 2025-10-07: [Summer 2026 looks set to be romantic with Sacai, Zimmermann, Ungaro and Agnès b](https://ww.fashionnetwork.com/news/Summer-2026-looks-set-to-be-romantic-with-sacai-zimmermann-ungaro-and-agnes-b,1771077.html). Sacai took denim pieces apart and recomposed them, and Agnès b also showed denim.
- Numéro, 2025-10-07: [Glenn Martens orchestrates a revival at Margiela](https://numero.com/en/fashion/fashion-week-en/glenn-martens-orchestrates-a-revival-at-margiela/). Leather, wool and denim formed sculptural silhouettes.
- Numéro, 2025-10-06: [Duran Lantink, the worthy heir to Jean Paul Gaultier](https://numero.com/en/fashion/fashion-week-en/duran-lantink-the-worthy-heir-to-jean-paul-gaultier/). Jean Paul Gaultier included jeans assembled with a patchwork effect.
- Who What Wear, 2025-10-05: [From Subdued to Overstimulated: Glenn Martens Makes His RTW Debut at Margiela](https://www.whowhatwear.com/fashion/runway/maison-margiela-paris-fashion-week-spring-2026). The show opened with wearable denim and leather silhouettes.
- AnOther, 2025-10-04: [Maison Margiela Finds Tenderness and Irony with Glenn Martens](https://www.anothermag.com/fashion-beauty/16679/maison-margiela-spring-summer-2026-glenn-martens-review). Recycled denim was among the references to the label past.
- Who What Wear, 2025-10-03: [A New Dawn Rises at Loewe—and the Future Is Bright](https://www.whowhatwear.com/fashion/runway/loewe-paris-fashion-week-spring-2026). Textured denim appeared in the new prep looks.
- Galerie, 2025-10-09: [12 Highlights from Paris Fashion Week](https://galeriemagazine.com/highlights-from-paris-fashion-week/). Dior mixed denim with sharp minis and polos.
- Numéro Netherlands, 2025-10-08: [PARIS FASHION WEEK SPRING/SUMMER 2026: DAY 9](https://www.numeronetherlands.com/fashion/paris-fashion-week-springsummer-2026-day-9). Façon Jacmin turned denim into a robe within its party-aftermath collection.
- Harper's Bazaar India, 2025-10-01: [Everything we loved at Paris Fashion Week SS26 (until now)](https://www.harpersbazaar.in/fashion/story/everything-we-loved-at-paris-fashion-week-ss26-1284864-2025-10-01). Acne Studios used distressed denim and Loewe used brushed denim.
- The Impression, 2025-10-05: [Zimmermann Spring 2026 Fashion Show Review](https://theimpression.com/zimmermann-spring-2026-fashion-show-review/). Denim co-ords revived bell-bottoms.
- The Impression, 2025-10-04: [Maison Margiela Spring 2026 Fashion Show Review](https://theimpression.com/maison-margiela-spring-2026-fashion-show-review/). Denim was cut with sculptural intent.
- Xmag, 2025-10-02: [Acne Studios unveils its Spring 2026 collection balancing intimacy and androgyny](https://en.xmag.live/acne-studios-unveils-its-spring-2026-collection-balancing-intimacy-and-androgyny/). The signature jeans were finished with a plastic coating or cracked paint effect.
- Vogue, 2025-10-05: [Akris Spring 2026 Ready-to-Wear Collection](https://www.vogue.com/fashion-shows/spring-2026-ready-to-wear/akris). A bright red skirt suit was made in denim.
- Vogue, 2025-10-04: [Maison Margiela Spring 2026 Ready-to-Wear Collection](https://www.vogue.com/fashion-shows/spring-2026-ready-to-wear/maison-martin-margiela). Dirty denim coats with trailing tape ties echoed early Margiela details.
- Vogue, 2025-10-04: [Elie Saab Spring 2026 Ready-to-Wear Collection](https://www.vogue.com/fashion-shows/spring-2026-ready-to-wear/elie-saab). Organza denim was used for wide-leg bottoms under boyish blazers.
- Vogue, 2025-10-03: [Vetements Spring 2026 Ready-to-Wear Collection](https://www.vogue.com/fashion-shows/spring-2026-ready-to-wear/vetements). Upcycled jeans were central to the show, including a pair that was denim in front and clear plastic behind.
- Vogue, 2025-10-01: [Christian Dior Spring 2026 Ready-to-Wear Collection](https://www.vogue.com/fashion-shows/spring-2026-ready-to-wear/christian-dior). A cut-short denim mini skirt was worn with a black tuxedo jacket and a tricorne hat.
- Vogue, 2025-10-01: [Acne Studios Spring 2026 Ready-to-Wear Collection](https://www.vogue.com/fashion-shows/spring-2026-ready-to-wear/acne-studios). Acne Studios placed straight-cut jeans beneath oversized blazers.
- Vogue, 2025-09-30: [Stella McCartney Spring 2026 Ready-to-Wear Collection](https://www.vogue.com/fashion-shows/spring-2026-ready-to-wear/stella-mccartney). Jeans used denim woven with a fiber said to clean the air, including a pair with a knotted-jacket back panel.
- The Impression, 2025-10-01: [Christian Dior Spring 2026 Fashion Show Review](https://theimpression.com/christian-dior-spring-2026-fashion-show-review/). Tailoring was reworked in denim and knitwear.
- The Impression, 2025-09-30: [Stella McCartney Spring 2026 Fashion Show Review](https://theimpression.com/stella-mccartney-spring-2026-fashion-show-review/). New denim with technology that purifies air and absorbs carbon was introduced.

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

## Other seasons

- [SS27](https://tfashion.ai/runway/ss27/paris/denim)
- [FW26](https://tfashion.ai/runway/fw26/paris/denim)

## Runway looks

11 runway looks. Every look is in T-Fashion.

- Aje look 27, Paris: https://assets.tfashion.ai/v3/images/fashion-weeks/shows/spring-summer-2026/paris/aje/ready_to_wear/photos/0027-860988ee.jpg?format=auto&width=640
- agnès b. look 24, Paris: https://assets.tfashion.ai/v3/images/fashion-weeks/shows/spring-summer-2026/paris/agnes-b/ready_to_wear/photos/0024-76d30228.jpg?format=auto&width=640
- Maison Margiela look 17, Paris: https://assets.tfashion.ai/v3/images/fashion-weeks/shows/spring-summer-2026/paris/maison-margiela/ready_to_wear/photos/0017-72a3eff5.jpg?format=auto&width=640
- Gabriela Hearst look 17, Paris: https://assets.tfashion.ai/v3/images/fashion-weeks/shows/spring-summer-2026/paris/gabriela-hearst/ready_to_wear/photos/0017-70795926.jpg?format=auto&width=640
- Zimmermann look 12, Paris: https://assets.tfashion.ai/v3/images/fashion-weeks/shows/spring-summer-2026/paris/zimmermann/ready_to_wear_womenswear/photos/0012-40f06f3e.jpg?format=auto&width=640
- Nehera look 26, Paris: https://assets.tfashion.ai/v3/images/fashion-weeks/shows/spring-summer-2026/paris/nehera/ready_to_wear_womenswear/photos/0026-2522fee5.jpg?format=auto&width=640
- sacai look 25, Paris: https://assets.tfashion.ai/v3/images/fashion-weeks/shows/spring-summer-2026/paris/sacai/ready_to_wear_womenswear/photos/0025-7651d12d.jpg?format=auto&width=640
- CANEX look 23, Paris: https://assets.tfashion.ai/v3/images/fashion-weeks/shows/spring-summer-2026/paris/canex/ready_to_wear/photos/0023-59852864.jpg?format=auto&width=640
- Matières Fécales look 17, Paris: https://assets.tfashion.ai/v3/images/fashion-weeks/shows/spring-summer-2026/paris/matieres-fecales/ready_to_wear/photos/0017-6dfb2f85.jpg?format=auto&width=640
- Akris look 12, Paris: https://assets.tfashion.ai/v3/images/fashion-weeks/shows/spring-summer-2026/paris/akris/ready_to_wear_womenswear/photos/0012-6517f847.jpg?format=auto&width=640
- Pierre Cardin look 26, Paris: https://assets.tfashion.ai/v3/images/fashion-weeks/shows/spring-summer-2026/paris/pierre-cardin/ready_to_wear/photos/0026-da556935.jpg?format=auto&width=640

## FAQ

**Is denim a trend for spring 2026?**

T-Fashion measured denim among the 24 fabrics at the Paris Fashion Week SS26 womenswear shows. Its share of looks, its change against SS25, its rank and the designers who showed it are in T-Fashion.

**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

- [Satin](https://tfashion.ai/runway/ss26/paris/satin): 17.0% of looks
- [Leather](https://tfashion.ai/runway/ss26/paris/leather): 8.7% of looks
- [Chiffon](https://tfashion.ai/runway/ss26/paris/chiffon): 6.4% of looks
- [Lace](https://tfashion.ai/runway/ss26/paris/lace)
- [Brocade](https://tfashion.ai/runway/ss26/paris/brocade)
- [Fine Gauge](https://tfashion.ai/runway/ss26/paris/fine-gauge)
- [Jacquard](https://tfashion.ai/runway/ss26/paris/jacquard)
- [Rib Knit](https://tfashion.ai/runway/ss26/paris/rib-knit)

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).