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Fabrics, New York Fashion Week SS27 womenswear

Leather appeared in 6.6% of looks at the New York Fashion Week SS27 womenswear shows, up from 4.6% in SS26. 52 designers showed the trend across 210 looks.

Share of looks
6.6%
Change vs SS26
+2.0 pts
4.6% → 6.6%
Looks
210
of 3,180
Designers
52
of 90

Number 7 of 25 fabrics by share of looks. Also measured in Milan (9.4%), London (8.4%), Copenhagen (6.4%).

Updated September 29, 2026

Coach, SS27 womenswear, Leather, look 20
Twp, SS27 womenswear, Leather, look 17
Brandon Maxwell, SS27 womenswear, Leather, look 11

Looks

11 of 210 looks, across designers.

  • Proenza Schouler, look 25
  • Frederick Anderson, look 4
  • Bibhu Mohapatra, look 4
  • Cult Gaia, look 14
  • Calvin Klein Collection, look 28
  • Magda Butrym, look 5
  • Ralph Lauren, look 37
  • Heirlome, look 15

+199 looks

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

In the press

Leather came up in 36 articles from Harper's Bazaar, Marie Claire, Elle India and 4 more. In the data it was in 6.6% of looks, up from 4.6% in SS26.

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

  1. Harper's Bazaar · Sep 24, 2026 · Trend report

    The Spring 2027 Runways Want You to Show Off Your Bra

    Khaite's opener paired a bra with a long leather pencil skirt.

  2. Marie Claire · Sep 23, 2026 · Trend report

    From Cummerbunds to Chatelaines: Here Are the NYFW Trends Worth Noting

    Magda Butrym showed cocoon-shaped leather jackets.

  3. Elle India · Sep 16, 2026 · Trend report

    The Biggest Spring 2027 Trends From New York Fashion Week Are Surprisingly Playful

    Oversized shirt cuffs were flipped out from under leather jackets at Attersee, Fforme and Altuzarra.

  4. W Magazine · Sep 16, 2026 · Season review

    11 Things We Saw and Loved at New York Fashion Week Spring 2027

    Altuzarra combined tough leather jackets with voluminous skirts.

  5. WWD · Sep 16, 2026 · Show review

    Staud Spring 2027: Living in the Slash

    A black stretch leather dress and an ivory leather moto jacket stood out.

  6. WWD · Sep 16, 2026 · Show review

    Heirlome Spring 2027: Take a Bow

    A chocolate leather trench complemented the more ornate pieces.

Designers

Looks with leather, by designer.

  1. 1 Norma Kamali 25
  2. 2 Hila 18
  3. 3 Brandon Maxwell 12

49 more designers

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

Ranking

Share of looks among fabrics. The tick marks SS26.

All 25
  1. 1 Twill 25.4%
  2. 2 Satin 23.1%
  3. 3 Jersey 12.5%
  1. 7 Leather 6.6%

Worn with

Share of the 210 looks with leather that also had each detail.

Colors

Garments

  • Jacket 34%
  • Skirts 25%

Patterns

Everything worn with leather

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

Leather in full

What this page shows and what T-Fashion holds
On this page In T-Fashion
11 looks All 210 looks, filterable by designer, city and color
Top 3 designers All 52 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 leather at the New York Fashion Week SS27 womenswear shows?
Leather appeared in 210 looks from 52 designers. That is 6.6% of all looks T-Fashion analyzed for the New York Fashion Week SS27 womenswear shows.
Is leather a trend for spring 2027?
Rising on the runways. Its share of looks is 6.6%, up from 4.6% in SS26.
Which designers showed the most leather for SS27?
Norma Kamali (25 looks), Hila (18 looks) and Brandon Maxwell (12 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 fabric divided by all womenswear looks in the scope. The change compares that share with SS26.