How popular was knife skirts at the New York Fashion Week SS27 womenswear shows?

Knife skirts appeared in 46 looks from 20 designers. That is 1.4% of all looks T-Fashion analyzed for the New York Fashion Week SS27 womenswear shows.

Is knife skirts a trend for spring 2027?

Rising on the runways. Its share of looks is 1.4%, up from under 1% in SS26.

Which designers showed the most knife skirts for SS27?

Thom Browne (18 looks), Tommy Hilfiger (6 looks) and Marc Jacobs (2 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 womenswear looks in the scope. The change compares that share with SS26.

Knife Skirts Trend, Spring 2027 · New York Fashion Week

Key items, New York Fashion Week SS27 womenswear

Knife skirts appeared in 1.4% of looks at the New York Fashion Week SS27 womenswear shows, up from under 1% in SS26. 20 designers showed the trend across 46 looks.

Share of looks: 1.4%
Change vs SS26: +0.7 pts; 0.7% → 1.4%
Looks: 46; of 3,180
Designers: 20; of 90

Number 62 of 78 key items by share of looks. Also measured in Milan (2.1%).

Updated September 29, 2026

Looks

11 of 46 looks, across designers.

Sandy Liang, look 29
Tommy Hilfiger, look 41
Jane Wade, look 30
Michael Kors, look 22
Carolina Herrera, look 18
Tory Burch, look 20
Thom Browne, look 16
Lii, look 28

+35 looks

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Designers

Looks with knife skirts, by designer.

17 more designers

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Ranking

Share of looks among key items. The tick marks SS26.

All 78

1 Maxi Dress 19.2%
2 Straight Skirts 11.5%
3 Midi Skirts 11.0%

62 Knife Skirts 1.4%

Worn with

Share of the 46 looks with knife skirts that also had each detail.

Colors

White 39%
Black 24%

Details

Pleated 89%
A-Line 59%

Fabrics

Pleats 83%
Twill 37%

Patterns

Checked 22%
Striped 15%

Everything worn with knife skirts

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

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More New York womenswear trends

All 191

Straight Skirts

11.5% of looks · +7.5 pts

Key items

Midi Skirts

11.0% of looks · +6.1 pts

Key items

Mid-Rise Skirts

9.2% of looks · +4.9 pts

Key items

Tank Top

5.9% of looks · +4.1 pts

Key items

Drop Waist Dress

5.9% of looks · +5.2 pts

Key items

Knife Skirts in full

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On this page	In T-Fashion
11 looks	All 46 looks, filterable by designer, city and color
Top 3 designers	All 20 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 knife skirts at the New York Fashion Week SS27 womenswear shows?: Knife skirts appeared in 46 looks from 20 designers. That is 1.4% of all looks T-Fashion analyzed for the New York Fashion Week SS27 womenswear shows.
Is knife skirts a trend for spring 2027?: Rising on the runways. Its share of looks is 1.4%, up from under 1% in SS26.
Which designers showed the most knife skirts for SS27?: Thom Browne (18 looks), Tommy Hilfiger (6 looks) and Marc Jacobs (2 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 womenswear looks in the scope. The change compares that share with SS26.