# Dark Romance Menswear Trend, Spring 2027 Runways Source: https://tfashion.ai/runway/ss27/menswear/dark-romance Data refreshed: September 29, 2026 Dark Romance appeared in 1.7% of looks at the SS27 menswear shows, up from 1.2% in SS26. 34 designers showed it across 83 looks. ## Numbers - Share of looks: 1.7% - Share in SS26: 1.2% - Change: +0.5 pts (rising) - Looks: 83 - Designers: 34 - Rank: #29 of 44 key themes by share of looks ## Top designers by look count - Yohji Yamamoto: 9 - John Lawrence Sullivan: 7 - John Alexander Skelton: 6 - 31 more designers in T-Fashion ## By fashion week - Paris: 1.5% of looks (28 looks) - Milan: 1.4% of looks (18 looks) - New York: 2.1% of looks (10 looks) - London: 1.6% of looks (7 looks) ## Worn with - Pants (apparel): 70% of the trend's looks - Jacket (apparel): 52% of the trend's looks - Black (color): 98% of the trend's looks - White (color): 14% of the trend's looks - Avant-Garde (theme): 39% of the trend's looks - Androgynous (theme): 34% of the trend's looks ## Runway looks 11 of 83 looks. Every look is in T-Fashion. - Celine look 53, Paris: https://assets.tfashion.ai/v3/images/fashion-weeks/shows/spring-summer-2027/paris/celine/ready_to_wear_menswear/photos/0053-b4982f1e.jpg?format=auto&width=640 - Philipp Plein look 32, Milan: https://assets.tfashion.ai/v3/images/fashion-weeks/shows/spring-summer-2027/milan/philipp-plein/ready_to_wear_menswear/photos/0032-b4944677.jpg?format=auto&width=640 - Wisharawish look 21, Tokyo: https://assets.tfashion.ai/v3/images/fashion-weeks/shows/spring-summer-2027/tokyo/wisharawish/ready_to_wear/photos/0021-47982301.jpg?format=auto&width=640 - Emporio Armani look 66, Milan: https://assets.tfashion.ai/v3/images/fashion-weeks/shows/spring-summer-2027/milan/emporio-armani/ready_to_wear/photos/0066-68789ac3.jpg?format=auto&width=640 - Mcqueen look 34, London: https://assets.tfashion.ai/v3/images/fashion-weeks/shows/spring-summer-2027/london/mcqueen/ready_to_wear/photos/0034-1e122761.jpg?format=auto&width=640 - Christian Siriano look 8, New York: https://assets.tfashion.ai/v3/images/fashion-weeks/shows/spring-summer-2027/new-york/christian-siriano/ready_to_wear_womenswear/photos/0008-ff385f8f.jpg?format=auto&width=640 - Yohji Yamamoto look 35, Paris: https://assets.tfashion.ai/v3/images/fashion-weeks/shows/spring-summer-2027/paris/yohji-yamamoto/ready_to_wear_menswear/photos/0035-f0ba8066.jpg?format=auto&width=640 - John Lawrence Sullivan look 23, Berlin: https://assets.tfashion.ai/v3/images/fashion-weeks/shows/spring-summer-2027/berlin/john-lawrence-sullivan/ready_to_wear_menswear/photos/0023-4e80b799.jpg?format=auto&width=640 - Romeo Hunte look 23, New York: https://assets.tfashion.ai/v3/images/fashion-weeks/shows/spring-summer-2027/new-york/romeo-hunte/ready_to_wear/photos/0023-c80fc9e3.jpg?format=auto&width=640 - Libertine look 30, New York: https://assets.tfashion.ai/v3/images/fashion-weeks/shows/spring-summer-2027/new-york/libertine/ready_to_wear/photos/0030-48eb330c.jpg?format=auto&width=640 - Oscar Ouyang look 15, London: https://assets.tfashion.ai/v3/images/fashion-weeks/shows/spring-summer-2027/london/oscar-ouyang/ready_to_wear/photos/0015-ac3e43fa.jpg?format=auto&width=640 ## FAQ **How popular was Dark Romance at the SS27 menswear shows?** Dark Romance appeared in 83 looks from 34 designers. That is 1.7% of all looks T-Fashion analyzed for the SS27 menswear shows. **Is Dark Romance a trend for spring 2027?** Rising on the runways. Its share of looks is 1.7%, up from 1.2% in SS26. **Which designers showed the most Dark Romance for SS27?** Yohji Yamamoto (9 looks), John Lawrence Sullivan (7 looks) and John Alexander Skelton (6 looks). **Which fashion week showed the most Dark Romance?** New York, where 2.1% of looks carried it (10 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 menswear looks in the scope. The change compares that share with SS26. ## Related trends - [Preppy](https://tfashion.ai/runway/ss27/menswear/preppy): 11.3% of looks - [Minimalist](https://tfashion.ai/runway/ss27/menswear/minimalist): 23.9% of looks - [Quiet Luxury](https://tfashion.ai/runway/ss27/menswear/quiet-luxury): 16.0% of looks - [Ivy League](https://tfashion.ai/runway/ss27/menswear/ivy-league): 4.3% of looks - [90s Retro](https://tfashion.ai/runway/ss27/menswear/90s-retro): 4.1% of looks - [Riviera](https://tfashion.ai/runway/ss27/menswear/riviera): 6.9% of looks - [Androgynous](https://tfashion.ai/runway/ss27/menswear/androgynous): 19.8% of looks - [Rock](https://tfashion.ai/runway/ss27/menswear/rock): 2.7% of looks 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).