Biggest risers at Tokyo womenswear, SS27: drop shoulder jacket (1.9% → 11.3% of looks), floral (7.7% → 15.5%) and white (25.0% → 32.5%). Most common: Avant-Garde (44.0%), black (40.9%) and twill (37.2%).
- Looks
- 425
- Designers
- 17
- Trends
- 32
Updated September 29, 2026
Shown at Rakuten Tokyo Fashion Week, 31 August – 5 September 2026. Next: Fall Winter 2027/28, 15–20 March 2027.
Top of the season
Picked by T-Fashion editors, then the biggest risers.
29 more trends
Ranked, with share of looks and change, in T-Fashion.
In the press
We read 35 articles on Tokyo womenswear, SS27 from WWDJAPAN, Encore Mode (USEN), Hypebeast Japan and 8 more. The trends they named most: sheer, floral, lace, buttoned shirts and blazer. The data backs floral (7.7% → 15.5% of looks) and lace (7.0% → 10.4%). Buttoned shirts (16.7%) held steady. Sheer drew coverage, but its share fell from 17.9% to 8.7% of looks. Blazer drew coverage, but its share fell from 12.2% to 9.6% of looks.
Summaries are written by T-Fashion. Read each article at the source.
WWDJAPAN · Sep 18, 2026 · Season review · Translated title
The possibilities of the Tokyo collections, born of chaos and energy [SS27 Tokyo Collections]A season overview of Rakuten Fashion Week Tokyo SS27: 32 brands, 15 from abroad, a wider mix of show formats, and Pillings named one of the highlights. Most of the text is subscriber-only.
WWDJAPAN · Sep 18, 2026 · Season review · Translated title
Beyond showing clothes: conveying inspiration, technique and character through shows [SS27 Tokyo]WWDJAPAN notes that many Tokyo SS27 shows explained inspiration, craft and process rather than simply presenting clothes; the free portion covers Enfold and Anna Choi.
WWDJAPAN · Sep 18, 2026 · Season review · Translated title
Domestic and overseas brands face their strengths and try new expressions [SS27 Tokyo]WWDJAPAN looks at Tokyo brands updating their core strengths through material research, construction, handcraft and print; only the opening section on Support Surface is free to read.
Encore Mode (USEN) · Sep 16, 2026 · Season review · Translated title
Rakuten Fashion Week Tokyo SS27: what did Tokyo show? Reading the season through world-building, zeitgeist and creativityEncore Mode reads SS27 as a season that confirmed Tokyo as an Asian hub, where brands relied on editing and staging close to daily life and had to justify why they stage shows at all.
Hypebeast Japan · Sep 15, 2026 · Season review · Translated title
From the runway to Tokyo nights: 5 topics from Rakuten Fashion Week TOKYO 2027 S/SHypebeast Japan sees Tokyo opening outward, with nine foreign brands among 27 and fewer local shows, but finds strong storytelling and wider use of Japanese cultural references.
METAL Magazine · Sep 14, 2026 · Season review
Rakuten Fashion Week Tokyo S/S 2027METAL picks its favourite Tokyo SS27 collections and sees a shared focus on wearable clothes for real life that still express each designer's identity with some whimsy.
Colors
The three most worn, with share of looks and the closest Pantone code.
Rising and fading
Change in share of looks against SS26.
All 32 trends, ranked
This preview shows the top three of each list.
Garments
Share of looks. The tick marks SS26.
- 1 Skirts 28.2%SS26 23.1%
- 2 Dress 26.8%SS26 33.3%
- 3 Pants 26.6%SS26 32.7%
All 14 garment categories
This preview shows the top three.
Key items
The top three by share of looks.
Buttoned Shirts
16.7% of looks · +1.3 pts
Wide Leg Pants
15.5% of looks · +0.1 pts
Side Pocket Pants
15.5% of looks · +2.7 pts
10 more key items
Ranked, with share of looks and change, in T-Fashion.
Themes
The top three by share of looks.
Avant-Garde
44.0% of looks · −7.9 pts
Minimalist
28.9% of looks · −4.4 pts
Monochrome
24.5% of looks · −5.0 pts
5 more themes
Ranked, with share of looks and change, in T-Fashion.
Patterns
The top three by share of looks.
Fabrics
The top three by share of looks.
Twill
37.2% of looks · +0.7 pts
Jersey
14.6% of looks · +5.6 pts
Poplin
12.9% of looks · −0.6 pts
3 more fabrics
Ranked, with share of looks and change, in T-Fashion.
Designers
The largest shows by number of looks.
All 32 trends
Every trend has its own page with runway looks. Rankings and numbers for all of them are in T-Fashion.
Key items 13
Colors 3
SS27 womenswear Tokyo in full
| On this page | In T-Fashion |
|---|---|
| A sample of looks per trend | All 425 looks |
| Top 3 per list | All 32 trends, by rising, most seen and fading |
| The largest shows | All 17 designers, show by show |
| 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
- What are the biggest SS27 womenswear in Tokyo runway trends?
- By share of looks: Avant-Garde (44.0%), black (40.9%) and twill (37.2%).
- Which SS27 womenswear in Tokyo trends are rising?
- drop shoulder jacket (1.9% → 11.3%), floral (7.7% → 15.5%) and white (25.0% → 32.5%).
- Which trends are fading for SS27?
- sheer (17.9% → 8.7%), Avant-Garde (51.9% → 44.0%) and Monochrome (29.5% → 24.5%).
- What are the key SS27 womenswear in Tokyo colors?
- black (40.9%), white (32.5%) and elemental gray (10.8%).
- What does share of looks mean?
- The number of looks that carry a trend divided by all womenswear looks T-Fashion analyzed in the scope. The change compares it with the same season one year earlier (SS26).