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Colors, SS27 womenswear

Charcoal appeared in 2.4% of looks at the SS27 womenswear shows, down from 4.6% in SS26. 133 designers showed it across 250 looks.

Share of looks
2.4%
Change vs SS26
−2.2 pts
4.6% → 2.4%
Looks
250
of 10,246
Designers
133
of 311

Number 17 of 71colors by share of looks. Also measured in New York, Milan, Paris (3.5%), London. Other seasons: FW26 (8.0%), SS26 (6.9%).

Updated October 3, 2026

Akikoaoki, SS27 womenswear, Charcoal, look 12

19-0205 TCX, #414143

Simone Rocha, SS27 womenswear, Charcoal, look 10

Looks

11 of 250 looks, across designers.

  • Jil Sander, look 22
  • Fetico, look 3
  • Institution By Galib Gassanoff, look 19
  • Haderlump, look 2
  • Lauren Manoogian, look 24
  • Calvin Klein Collection, look 21
  • Maison Margiela, look 24
  • Re Rhee, look 1

+239 looks

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

In the press

Charcoal came up in 2 articles from Vogue. In the data it was in 2.4% of looks, down from 4.6% in SS26.

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

  1. Vogue · Sep 20, 2026 · Show review

    Johanna Parv Spring 2027 Ready-to-Wear Collection

    Smoggy charcoal black was part of the city-haze palette.

  2. Vogue · Sep 20, 2026 · Show review

    Charlie Constantinou Spring 2027 Ready-to-Wear Collection

    Bermuda shorts with knife pleats came in a pale charcoal linen.

Designers

Looks with charcoal, by designer.

  1. 1 Prada 12
  2. 2 Maison Margiela 7
  3. 3 Balmain 6

130 more designers

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

Ranking

Share of looks among colors. The tick marks SS26.

All 71
  1. 1 Black 35.0%
  2. 2 White 29.7%
  3. 3 Elemental Gray 6.0%
  1. 17 Charcoal 2.4%

Worn with

Share of the 250 looks with charcoal that also had each detail.

Garments

  • Jacket 22%
  • Skirts 20%

Fabrics

Patterns

Everything worn with charcoal

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 Paris 3.2%68 looks
  2. 2 London 2.6%37 looks
  3. 3 Milan 2.0%39 looks
  4. 4 New York 1.7%55 looks

Charcoal in full

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On this page In T-Fashion
11 looks All 250 looks, filterable by designer, city and color
Top 3 designers All 133 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 charcoal at the SS27 womenswear shows?
Charcoal appeared in 250 looks from 133 designers. That is 2.4% of all looks T-Fashion analyzed for the SS27 womenswear shows.
Is charcoal a trend for spring 2027?
Fading on the runways. Its share of looks is 2.4%, down from 4.6% in SS26.
Which designers showed the most charcoal for SS27?
Prada (12 looks), Maison Margiela (7 looks) and Balmain (6 looks).
Which fashion week showed the most charcoal?
Paris, where 3.2% of looks carried it (68 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 color divided by all womenswear looks in the scope. The change compares that share with SS26.