Spring/Summer 2027 · 22 – 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 46 of 52 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
- 2Emporio Armani148 looksBeige
- 3Dsquared293 looksBlack
- 4Dolce&Gabbana82 looksBlack
- 5Diesel76 looksGrey
- 6Curiel71 looksBlack
- 7Fendi71 looksBlack
- 8Agnona69 looksBeige
- 9Borsalino66 looksBeige
- 10Antonio Marras62 looksTan
- 11Ferragamo62 looksBlack
- 12Bottega Veneta62 looksBlack
The palette
- Black21%
- Charcoal9%
- Beige / camel9%
- Chocolate brown9%
- Ivory / cream8%
- Tan8%
Share of garment area, measured from the clothes in every look (skin and set excluded).
What was worn together
- Black over black15%2.4× expected
- Charcoal over charcoal3%3.7× expected
- Beige over beige3%4.5× expected
- Chocolate brown over chocolate brown3%5.6× expected
- Ivory over ivory3%4.2× expected
- Tan over tan3%5.1× 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 numbers- Boxy−0%
- Draped−7%
- Straight−11%
- High-rise−12%
- Oversized−14%
- Asymmetric−30%
- Inverted triangle−44%
- Column−45%
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 →9 fashion weeks · July–October 2026
Dark gave way to light
Share of garment area in dark and light neutrals at each fashion week.
9 fashion weeks · July–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 Miro', Etro
The character of the clothes
Milan was the warmest city of the season so far, and muted and smooth than most.
- DarkerLighter
- MutedVivid
- CoolerWarmer
- SmoothTextured & printed
Milan the other 8 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.