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Colors, SS26 womenswear

Steel appeared in 7.7% of looks at the SS26 womenswear shows, up from 6.0% in SS25. 217 designers showed it across 802 looks.

Share of looks
7.7%
Change vs SS25
+1.7 pts
6.0% → 7.7%
Looks
802
of 10,412
Designers
217
of 286

Number 5 of 60colors by share of looks. Also measured in Paris (7.8%), Milan (9.0%), London (5.9%), New York (7.7%). Other seasons: FW26 (6.9%).

Updated October 2, 2026

Niccolò Pasqualetti, SS26 womenswear, Steel, look 19

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Mame Kurogouchi, SS26 womenswear, Steel, look 27

Looks

11 of 802 looks, across designers.

  • Thom Browne, look 53
  • Adeam, look 23
  • Jil Sander, look 31
  • Victoria Beckham, look 34
  • Carven, look 6
  • Pierre Cardin, look 26
  • Acne Studios, look 15
  • Chloé, look 33

+791 looks

This page shows a sample. Every look is in T-Fashion, filterable by designer, city and color.

In the press

Steel came up in coverage from Vogue. In the data it was in 7.7% of looks, up from 6.0% in SS25.

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

  1. Vogue · Sep 20, 2025 · Show review

    Roksanda Spring 2026 Ready-to-Wear Collection

    Roksanda chose stone grey for roomy suits and trench outerwear.

Designers

Looks with steel, by designer.

  1. 1 Courrèges 19
  2. 2 Dolce & Gabbana 15
  3. 3 Ermanno Scervino 14

214 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.

All 60
  1. 1 Black 22.1%
  2. 2 White 19.9%
  3. 3 Chocolate 12.1%
  1. 5 Steel 7.7%

Worn with

Share of the 802 looks with steel that also had each detail.

Garments

  • Pants 21%
  • Dress 18%

Fabrics

Patterns

Everything worn with steel

This preview shows the top two per group. T-Fashion has every color, garment, detail, fabric and pattern.

By fashion week

Share of each city's looks.

  1. 1 Milan 9.0%194 looks
  2. 2 Paris 7.8%342 looks
  3. 3 New York 7.7%159 looks
  4. 4 London 5.9%107 looks

Steel in full

What this page shows and what T-Fashion holds
On this page In T-Fashion
11 looks All 802 looks, filterable by designer, city and color
Top 3 designers All 217 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 steel at the SS26 womenswear shows?
Steel appeared in 802 looks from 217 designers. That is 7.7% of all looks T-Fashion analyzed for the SS26 womenswear shows.
Is steel a trend for spring 2026?
Rising on the runways. Its share of looks is 7.7%, up from 6.0% in SS25.
Which designers showed the most steel for SS26?
Courrèges (19 looks), Dolce & Gabbana (15 looks) and Ermanno Scervino (14 looks).
Which fashion week showed the most steel?
Milan, where 9.0% of looks carried it (194 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.