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Themes, New York Fashion Week SS27 womenswear

Avant-Garde appeared in 23.7% of looks at the New York Fashion Week SS27 womenswear shows, about the same as SS26 (24.4%). 74 designers showed it across 754 looks.

Share of looks
23.7%
Change vs SS26
−0.8 pts
24.4% → 23.7%
Looks
754
of 3,180
Designers
74
of 90

Number 2 of 34 themes by share of looks. Also measured in Milan (24.2%), London (44.7%), Copenhagen (30.6%), Tokyo (44.0%).

Updated September 29, 2026

Ashlyn, SS27 womenswear, Avant-Garde, look 24
Lii, SS27 womenswear, Avant-Garde, look 20
Lauren Manoogian, SS27 womenswear, Avant-Garde, look 26

Looks

11 of 754 looks, across designers.

  • Heirlome, look 28
  • Rio, look 10
  • Diotima, look 30
  • Area, look 25
  • Diane Von Furstenberg, look 10
  • Christian Siriano, look 50
  • Twp, look 23
  • Amir Taghi, look 18

+743 looks

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

In the press

Avant-Garde came up in 3 articles from WWD and Vogue. In the data it was in 23.7% of looks, about the same as SS26 (24.4%).

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

  1. WWD · Sep 16, 2026 · Show review

    Thom Browne Spring 2027: A Bug’s Life

    Thom Browne turned beetle and ladybug shells into large bulbous couture shapes, which he described as conceptual.

  2. Vogue · Sep 15, 2026 · Show review

    Thom Browne Spring 2027 Ready-to-Wear Collection

    Thom Browne moved into conceptual pieces, applying patchwork to three-dimensional insect shells on skirts and bodices.

  3. WWD · Sep 14, 2026 · Show review

    Lii Spring 2027: Retro Futurism

    The review credits Li with avant-garde silhouettes balanced by commercial wearability.

Designers

Looks with Avant-Garde, by designer.

  1. 1 Thom Browne 56
  2. 2 Lii 32
  3. 3 Khaite 30

71 more designers

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

Ranking

Share of looks among themes. The tick marks SS26.

All 34
  1. 1 Minimalist 28.5%
  2. 2 Avant-Garde 23.7%
  3. 3 Monochrome 18.5%

The full ranking of 34 themes

This preview shows the top three.

Worn with

Share of the 754 looks with Avant-Garde that also had each detail.

Colors

Garments

  • Skirts 39%
  • Dress 34%

Themes

Everything worn with Avant-Garde

This preview shows the top two per group. T-Fashion has every color, garment, detail, fabric and pattern.

Avant-Garde in full

What this page shows and what T-Fashion holds
On this page In T-Fashion
11 looks All 754 looks, filterable by designer, city and color
Top 3 designers All 74 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 Avant-Garde at the New York Fashion Week SS27 womenswear shows?
Avant-Garde appeared in 754 looks from 74 designers. That is 23.7% of all looks T-Fashion analyzed for the New York Fashion Week SS27 womenswear shows.
Is Avant-Garde a trend for spring 2027?
Steady on the runways. Its share of looks is 23.7%, about the same as SS26 (24.4%).
Which designers showed the most Avant-Garde for SS27?
Thom Browne (56 looks), Lii (32 looks) and Khaite (30 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.