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Themes, SS27 womenswear

Avant-Garde appeared in 31.6% of looks at the SS27 womenswear shows, down from 36.9% in SS26. 293 designers showed it across 3,233 looks.

Share of looks
31.6%
Change vs SS26
−5.3 pts
36.9% → 31.6%
Looks
3,233
of 10,246
Designers
293
of 311

Number 1 of 54themes by share of looks. Also measured in New York (23.7%), Milan (24.2%), Paris (34.2%), London (44.2%), Copenhagen (30.6%), Tokyo (44.0%).

Updated October 3, 2026

Roksanda, SS27 womenswear, Avant-Garde, look 24
Marques’almeida, SS27 womenswear, Avant-Garde, look 32
Chika Kisada, SS27 womenswear, Avant-Garde, look 1

Looks

11 of 3,233 looks, across designers.

  • Anne Sofie Madsen, look 1
  • Lii, look 20
  • Rory William Docherty, look 17
  • Bora Aksu, look 26
  • Institution By Galib Gassanoff, look 12
  • Area, look 25
  • Rick Owens, look 23
  • Maison Margiela, look 62

+3,222 looks

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

In the press

Avant-Garde came up in 88 articles from WWD, Vogue, CNN and 24 more. In the data it was in 31.6% of looks, down from 36.9% in SS26.

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

  1. WWD · Sep 22, 2026 · Season review

    Erdem, Simone Rocha, Steve O Smith Wow Buyers at Spring 2027 London Fashion Week

    Deconstruction is named a key idea, from Simone Rocha and Erdem to a McQueen gown with unravelling tulle.

  2. WWD · Sep 14, 2026 · Season review

    Quick Takes From the Spring 2027 Luxury and Alternative Collections at NYFW

    Grace Ling integrated technological construction with distorted silhouettes, while Jane Wade developed a leather gown with chainmail.

  3. Vogue · Sep 7, 2026 · Season review

    4 Key Takeaways From Tokyo Fashion Week SS27

    Sonia Carrasco brought a collection of deconstructed tailoring to Tokyo through the RUN x Andam showroom.

  4. Vogue · Oct 1, 2026 · Show review

    Rick Owens Spring 2027 Ready-to-Wear Collection

    Rick Owens closed with unusual tulle and elastic structures derived from earlier exoskeleton experiments.

  5. CNN · Sep 30, 2026 · Season review

    Here’s what’s happening at Paris Fashion Week

    Rick Owens threaded tulle onto elastic cords to form moving, tentacle-like dresses.

  6. InStyle · Sep 28, 2026 · Season review

    The Best Designer Looks of Milan Fashion Week Spring/Summer 2027 From Prada, Gucci, and More

    MM6 Maison Margiela shifted shirts into skirts and trousers into dresses.

Designers

Looks with Avant-Garde, by designer.

  1. 1 Rick Owens 74
  2. 2 Thom Browne 63
  3. 3 Issey Miyake 49

290 more designers

Each with their looks, in T-Fashion. This preview shows the top three.

Ranking

Share of looks among themes. The tick marks SS26.

All 54
  1. 1 Avant-Garde 31.6%
  2. 2 Minimalist 25.8%
  3. 3 Monochrome 19.3%

The full ranking of 54 themes

This preview shows the top three.

Worn with

Share of the 3,233 looks with Avant-Garde that also had each detail.

Colors

Garments

  • Dress 33%
  • Skirts 31%

Themes

Everything worn with Avant-Garde

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 London 44.2%641 looks
  2. 2 Paris 36.9%794 looks
  3. 3 Milan 24.2%478 looks
  4. 4 New York 23.7%754 looks

Avant-Garde in full

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On this page In T-Fashion
11 looks All 3,233 looks, filterable by designer, city and color
Top 3 designers All 293 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 Avant-Garde at the SS27 womenswear shows?
Avant-Garde appeared in 3,233 looks from 293 designers. That is 31.6% of all looks T-Fashion analyzed for the SS27 womenswear shows.
Is Avant-Garde a trend for spring 2027?
Fading on the runways. Its share of looks is 31.6%, down from 36.9% in SS26.
Which designers showed the most Avant-Garde for SS27?
Rick Owens (74 looks), Thom Browne (63 looks) and Issey Miyake (49 looks).
Which fashion week showed the most Avant-Garde?
London, where 44.2% of looks carried it (641 looks).
How does T-Fashion measure this?
T-Fashion tags every look of every Spring/Summer 2027 show. The share of looks is the number of looks with the theme divided by all womenswear looks in the scope. The change compares that share with SS26.