# 80s Retro Trend, Spring 2027 ยท New York Fashion Week Source: https://tfashion.ai/runway/ss27/new-york/80s-retro Data refreshed: September 29, 2026 80s Retro appeared in 1.0% of looks at the New York Fashion Week SS27 womenswear shows, up from under 1% in SS26. 14 designers showed it across 33 looks. ## Numbers - Share of looks: 1.0% - Share in SS26: 0.5% - Change: +0.5 pts (rising) - Looks: 33 - Designers: 14 - Rank: #34 of 34 key themes by share of looks ## In the press 80s Retro came up in 6 articles from Vogue and WWD. In the data it was in 1.0% of looks, up from under 1% in SS26. - Vogue, 2026-09-14: [Carolina Herrera Spring 2027 Ready-to-Wear Collection](https://www.vogue.com/fashion-shows/spring-2027-ready-to-wear/carolina-herrera). Gordon drew on the pop culture of the brand's early eighties years, including a Warhol portrait print. - WWD, 2026-09-14: [Carolina Herrera Spring 2027: Hooray for Herrera](https://wwd.com/runway/spring-2027/new-york/carolina-herrera/review/). Gordon leaned into eighties Ladies Who Lunch codes, translated into modern dress. - WWD, 2026-09-14: [Magda Butrym Spring 2027: Welcome to New York](https://wwd.com/runway/spring-2027/new-york/magda-butrym/review/). Floral prints appeared on feminine eighties-style pieces. - WWD, 2026-09-11: [Christian Siriano Spring 2027: Rococo Redux](https://wwd.com/runway/spring-2027/new-york/christian-siriano/review/). The review reads it as the 1880s filtered through the 1980s, with Lacroix-like poufs. - Vogue, 2026-09-10: [Tommy Hilfiger Spring 2027 Ready-to-Wear Collection](https://www.vogue.com/fashion-shows/spring-2027-ready-to-wear/tommy-hilfiger). Tommy Hilfiger mined the 1980s and 1990s archive, including a mid-eighties billboard reprinted on a dress. - WWD, 2026-09-10: [Tommy Hilfiger Spring 2027: Back to the Future](https://wwd.com/runway/spring-2027/new-york/tommy-hilfiger/review/). Tommy Hilfiger reprised its 1985 Times Square hangman campaign on a long silk dress. Summaries are written by T-Fashion. Read each article at the source. ## Top designers by look count - Carolina Herrera: 5 - Magda Butrym: 5 - Laquan Smith: 5 - 11 more designers in T-Fashion ## Worn with - Jacket (apparel): 55% of the trend's looks - Skirts (apparel): 42% of the trend's looks - Black (color): 45% of the trend's looks - Chocolate (color): 21% of the trend's looks - Glam (theme): 42% of the trend's looks - Power Dressing (theme): 33% of the trend's looks ## Runway looks 11 of 33 looks. Every look is in T-Fashion. - Diane Von Furstenberg look 11, New York: https://assets.tfashion.ai/v3/images/fashion-weeks/shows/spring-summer-2027/new-york/diane-von-furstenberg/ready_to_wear_womenswear/photos/0011-9f1da07c.jpg?format=auto&width=640 - Magda Butrym look 24, New York: https://assets.tfashion.ai/v3/images/fashion-weeks/shows/spring-summer-2027/new-york/magda-butrym/ready_to_wear_womenswear/photos/0024-bf5d0c8e.jpg?format=auto&width=640 - Kim Shui look 39, New York: https://assets.tfashion.ai/v3/images/fashion-weeks/shows/spring-summer-2027/new-york/kim-shui/ready_to_wear_womenswear/photos/0039-eb658b92.jpg?format=auto&width=640 - Carolina Herrera look 45, New York: https://assets.tfashion.ai/v3/images/fashion-weeks/shows/spring-summer-2027/new-york/carolina-herrera/ready_to_wear_womenswear/photos/0045-0d2074e8.jpg?format=auto&width=640 - Laquan Smith look 15, New York: https://assets.tfashion.ai/v3/images/fashion-weeks/shows/spring-summer-2027/new-york/laquan-smith/ready_to_wear_womenswear/photos/0015-fd93b602.jpg?format=auto&width=640 - Sabyasachi look 66, New York: https://assets.tfashion.ai/v3/images/fashion-weeks/shows/spring-summer-2027/new-york/sabyasachi/ready_to_wear_womenswear/photos/0066-f104ba34.jpg?format=auto&width=640 - Christian Siriano look 10, New York: https://assets.tfashion.ai/v3/images/fashion-weeks/shows/spring-summer-2027/new-york/christian-siriano/ready_to_wear_womenswear/photos/0010-5101a667.jpg?format=auto&width=640 - Sergio Hudson look 3, New York: https://assets.tfashion.ai/v3/images/fashion-weeks/shows/spring-summer-2027/new-york/sergio-hudson/ready_to_wear_womenswear/photos/0003-9e85332c.jpg?format=auto&width=640 - Conner Ives look 14, New York: https://assets.tfashion.ai/v3/images/fashion-weeks/shows/spring-summer-2027/new-york/conner-ives/ready_to_wear_womenswear/photos/0014-d3e53101.jpg?format=auto&width=640 - Tanner Fletcher look 22, New York: https://assets.tfashion.ai/v3/images/fashion-weeks/shows/spring-summer-2027/new-york/tanner-fletcher/ready_to_wear/photos/0022-88cdb3d3.jpg?format=auto&width=640 - 7 For All Mankind look 17, New York: https://assets.tfashion.ai/v3/images/fashion-weeks/shows/spring-summer-2027/new-york/7-for-all-mankind/ready_to_wear_womenswear/photos/0017-ce3d3c64.jpg?format=auto&width=640 ## FAQ **How popular was 80s Retro at the New York Fashion Week SS27 womenswear shows?** 80s Retro appeared in 33 looks from 14 designers. That is 1.0% of all looks T-Fashion analyzed for the New York Fashion Week SS27 womenswear shows. **Is 80s Retro a trend for spring 2027?** Rising on the runways. Its share of looks is 1.0%, up from under 1% in SS26. **Which designers showed the most 80s Retro for SS27?** Carolina Herrera (5 looks), Magda Butrym (5 looks) and Laquan Smith (5 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. ## Related trends - [90s Retro](https://tfashion.ai/runway/ss27/new-york/90s-retro): 5.8% of looks - [Preppy](https://tfashion.ai/runway/ss27/new-york/preppy): 5.3% of looks - [Androgynous](https://tfashion.ai/runway/ss27/new-york/androgynous): 9.6% of looks - [Y2K](https://tfashion.ai/runway/ss27/new-york/y2k): 5.0% of looks - [Western](https://tfashion.ai/runway/ss27/new-york/western): 3.8% of looks - [Minimalist](https://tfashion.ai/runway/ss27/new-york/minimalist): 28.5% of looks - [20s Retro](https://tfashion.ai/runway/ss27/new-york/20s-retro): 3.0% of looks - [Glam](https://tfashion.ai/runway/ss27/new-york/glam): 17.0% 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).