# Utilitarian Menswear Trend, Spring 2027 Runways Source: https://tfashion.ai/runway/ss27/menswear/utilitarian Data refreshed: September 29, 2026 Utilitarian appeared in 11.1% of looks at the SS27 menswear shows, up from 9.5% in SS26. 122 designers showed it across 540 looks. ## Numbers - Share of looks: 11.1% - Share in SS26: 9.5% - Change: +1.6 pts (rising) - Looks: 540 - Designers: 122 - Rank: #7 of 44 key themes by share of looks ## Top designers by look count - Yoshiokubo: 23 - Dries Van Noten: 23 - Solid Homme: 22 - 119 more designers in T-Fashion ## By fashion week - Paris: 12.5% of looks (233 looks) - Milan: 6.9% of looks (92 looks) - New York: 7.6% of looks (37 looks) - London: 15.1% of looks (66 looks) ## Worn with - Jacket (apparel): 63% of the trend's looks - Pants (apparel): 59% of the trend's looks - Black (color): 35% of the trend's looks - White (color): 21% of the trend's looks - Gorpcore (theme): 19% of the trend's looks - Minimalist (theme): 16% of the trend's looks ## Runway looks 11 of 540 looks. Every look is in T-Fashion. - Beautiful People look 7, Paris: https://assets.tfashion.ai/v3/images/fashion-weeks/shows/spring-summer-2027/paris/beautiful-people/ready_to_wear_menswear/photos/0007-ffcfbb65.jpg?format=auto&width=640 - William Fan look 29, Berlin: https://assets.tfashion.ai/v3/images/fashion-weeks/shows/spring-summer-2027/berlin/william-fan/ready_to_wear/photos/0029-f43f6cbc.jpg?format=auto&width=640 - Libertine look 20, New York: https://assets.tfashion.ai/v3/images/fashion-weeks/shows/spring-summer-2027/new-york/libertine/ready_to_wear/photos/0020-5aeccb1f.jpg?format=auto&width=640 - Hyke look 16, Tokyo: https://assets.tfashion.ai/v3/images/fashion-weeks/shows/spring-summer-2027/tokyo/hyke/ready_to_wear/photos/0016-d781af90.jpg?format=auto&width=640 - Auralee look 40, Paris: https://assets.tfashion.ai/v3/images/fashion-weeks/shows/spring-summer-2027/paris/auralee/ready_to_wear_menswear/photos/0040-913bfd02.jpg?format=auto&width=640 - Act No.1 look 24, Milan: https://assets.tfashion.ai/v3/images/fashion-weeks/shows/spring-summer-2027/milan/act-no-1/ready_to_wear/photos/0024-66e08e1a.jpg?format=auto&width=640 - Lemaire look 31, Paris: https://assets.tfashion.ai/v3/images/fashion-weeks/shows/spring-summer-2027/paris/lemaire/ready_to_wear_menswear/photos/0031-83825543.jpg?format=auto&width=640 - Paul Smith look 23, Milan: https://assets.tfashion.ai/v3/images/fashion-weeks/shows/spring-summer-2027/milan/paul-smith/ready_to_wear_menswear/photos/0023-8f9ce33c.jpg?format=auto&width=640 - Gmbh look 23, Berlin: https://assets.tfashion.ai/v3/images/fashion-weeks/shows/spring-summer-2027/berlin/gmbh/ready_to_wear_menswear/photos/0023-a7659b16.jpg?format=auto&width=640 - Song For The Mute look 1, Paris: https://assets.tfashion.ai/v3/images/fashion-weeks/shows/spring-summer-2027/paris/song-for-the-mute/ready_to_wear_menswear/photos/0001-d0acb16d.jpg?format=auto&width=640 - Magliano look 8, Paris: https://assets.tfashion.ai/v3/images/fashion-weeks/shows/spring-summer-2027/paris/magliano/ready_to_wear_menswear/photos/0008-37d15107.jpg?format=auto&width=640 ## FAQ **How popular was Utilitarian at the SS27 menswear shows?** Utilitarian appeared in 540 looks from 122 designers. That is 11.1% of all looks T-Fashion analyzed for the SS27 menswear shows. **Is Utilitarian a trend for spring 2027?** Rising on the runways. Its share of looks is 11.1%, up from 9.5% in SS26. **Which designers showed the most Utilitarian for SS27?** Yoshiokubo (23 looks), Dries Van Noten (23 looks) and Solid Homme (22 looks). **Which fashion week showed the most Utilitarian?** London, where 15.1% of looks carried it (66 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).