Spring/Summer 2027 · 19 Jun – 28 Sept 2026
Milan
Sun-bleached leather and sculpted knits.
What stood out in Milan
The season's trends →2.1× as often as in other cities
Chocolate brown
1 in 6 Milan looks featured chocolate brown.
in 79 of 91 shows
The signature combination
Charcoal over black
Charcoal tops with black bottoms appeared more often than the city's colours alone would predict.
70 looks across 29 shows
Every show, by colour
One bar per collection, split into the colours measured from its garments. Sort the shows, or tap a colour to rank the houses that wore it.
- 1Capasa Milano Shoes Collection250 looksCharcoal
- 2Kiton (Men)186 looksBeige
- 3Giorgio Armani (Men)161 looksBlack
- 4Emporio Armani148 looksBeige
- 5Dsquared293 looksBlack
- 6Dolce&Gabbana82 looksBlack
- 7Dolce&Gabbana (Men)81 looksIvory
- 8Diesel76 looksGrey
- 9Curiel71 looksBlack
- 10Fendi71 looksBlack
- 11Agnona69 looksBeige
- 12Bikkembergs (Men)66 looksBlack
The palette
- Black17%
- Charcoal9%
- Beige / camel8%
- Chocolate brown8%
- Ivory / cream8%
- Tan7%
Share of garment area, measured from the clothes in every look (skin and set excluded).
What was worn together
- Black over black11%2.8× expected
- Ivory over ivory3%3.9× expected
- Charcoal over black3%1.6× expected
- Beige over beige3%4.1× expected
- Charcoal over charcoal2%3.1× expected
- Chocolate brown over chocolate brown2%4.7× expected
Top colour over bottom colour, share of looks. “Expected” is how often the two colours would meet by chance.
Milan against the season
From our AI description of every look · hover a row for the numbersBoxy was 32% more common in Milan as in other cities.
- Boxy+32%
- High-rise+7%
- Straight+4%
- Draped−28%
- Oversized−30%
- Asymmetric−44%
- Inverted triangle−53%
- Column−56%
Milan other cities · share of looks · right-hand figure is how much more (or less) often
Milan in the season's story
All five shifts →12 fashion weeks · June–October 2026
Dark gave way to light
Share of garment area. Copenhagen, São Paulo and Lagos wore more white, cream and pale grey than black and charcoal; no fashion week before August did.
12 fashion weeks · June–October 2026
The season saved its colour for last
Average vividness of the clothes at each fashion week (colour saturation, 0 is grey). The three most vivid weeks are highlighted; Lagos was the most vivid of all.
Texture and shine
Measured from the surface of the clothes in every look · hover a city for its numbersTexture
Milan sat mid-pack on texture.
Knits, pleats, prints and embellishment push a city right.
Shine
Milan sat mid-pack on shine.
Satin, leather, vinyl, sequins and lamé push a city up.
Traditions on the Milan runway
Cultural influences →293 looks across 64 of 179 shows drew on a specific dress or craft tradition (3.5% of the looks).
From where
What, and who
- Jhumka · Absent Findings
- Tartan / kilt · Dhruv Kapoor, Etro, Fabio Quaranta
- Toquilla straw / panama hat · Borsalino, Dunhill
- Tabi · Absent Findings, Act N°1, Capasa Milano Shoes Collection
- Adras / atlas ikat · Emporio Armani, Etro, Loro Piana
- Hand block print · Absent Findings, Elena Mirò, Etro
The character of the clothes
Milan was the warmest city of the season so far, and smoother than most.
- DarkerLighter
- MutedVivid
- CoolerWarmer
- SmoothTextured & printed
Milan the other 9 cities measured so far · from the colours of every garment
The fortnightly digest
Milan is one of 17 cities we read
Get the fortnightly digest: how Milan compares with every other fashion week on colour, silhouette and fabric, as the season moves.