Key items, New York Fashion Week SS27 menswear
Side pocket shorts appeared in 13.5% of looks at the New York Fashion Week SS27 menswear shows, up from 8.7% in SS26. 18 designers showed the trend across 68 looks.
- Share of looks
- 13.5%
- Change vs SS26
- +4.8 pts
- 8.7% → 13.5%
- Looks
- 68
- of 505
- Designers
- 18
- of 19
Number 7 of 20key items by share of looks. Also measured in all cities, Paris, Milan, London, Tokyo (11.5%). Other seasons: SS26.
Updated October 18, 2026
Looks
11 of 68 looks, across designers.
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Derrick, look 20 -
Cult Gaia, look 18 -
Advisry, look 26 -
Tommy Hilfiger, look 38 -
Tibi, look 34 -
Sabyasachi, look 54 -
Lii, look 4 -
Campillo, look 16
+57 looks
This page shows a sample. Every look is in T-Fashion, filterable by designer, city and color.
In the press
Side pocket shorts came up in coverage from GQ. In the data it was in 13.5% of looks, up from 8.7% in SS26.
Summaries are written by T-Fashion. Read each article at the source.
GQ · Sep 11, 2026 · Show review
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Designers
Looks with side pocket shorts, by designer.
- 1 Tommy Hilfiger 17
- 2 R13 10
- 3 Tanner Fletcher 6
15 more designers
Each with their looks, in T-Fashion. This preview shows the top three.
Ranking
Share of looks among key items. The tick marks SS26.
- 1 Tailored Pants 40.6%
- 2 Side Pocket Pants 37.4%
- 3 Straight Sleeve Shirts 30.1%
- 7 Side Pocket Shorts 13.5%
Worn with
Share of the 68 looks with side pocket shorts that also had each detail.
Everything worn with side pocket shorts
This preview shows the top two per group. T-Fashion has every color, garment, detail, fabric and pattern.
Side Pocket Shorts in full
| On this page | In T-Fashion |
|---|---|
| 11 looks | All 68 looks, filterable by designer, city and color |
| Top 3 designers | All 18 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 side pocket shorts at the New York Fashion Week SS27 menswear shows?
- Side pocket shorts appeared in 68 looks from 18 designers. That is 13.5% of all looks T-Fashion analyzed for the New York Fashion Week SS27 menswear shows.
- Is side pocket shorts a trend for spring 2027?
- Rising on the runways. Its share of looks is 13.5%, up from 8.7% in SS26.
- Which designers showed the most side pocket shorts for SS27?
- Tommy Hilfiger (17 looks), R13 (10 looks) and Tanner Fletcher (6 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 key item divided by all menswear looks in the scope. The change compares that share with SS26.