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Tokyo Fashion Week · SS27 · 31 Aug – 4 Sep 2026

Tokyo

Layered volume and quiet experimentation.

36Shows

1,119Looks catalogued

34Designers

BlackColour of the week

What stood out in Tokyo

The season's trends →

37% more often than in other cities

Charcoal

1 in 3 Tokyo looks featured charcoal.

Tokyo30%Other cities22%

in 32 of 36 shows

Enföld look

Orimi look

Alainpaul look

Sonia Carrasco look

56% more often than in other cities

Grey

1 in 5 Tokyo looks featured grey.

Tokyo19%Other cities12%

in 32 of 36 shows

support surface look

Enföld look

Kakan look

Ancellm look

42% more often than in other cities

White

1 in 6 Tokyo looks featured white.

Tokyo17%Other cities12%

in 33 of 36 shows

Seivson look

pillings look

yoshiokubo look

support surface look

The signature combination

White over silver

White tops with silver bottoms appeared 2.8× more often than the city's colours alone would predict.

18 looks across 10 shows

From the runway

All 1,119 looks →

The palette

Black20%
Charcoal14%
White9%
Grey8%
Ivory / cream7%
Silver7%

Share of garment area, measured from the clothes in every look (skin and set excluded).

Silhouettes

Oversized45%
Straight / tubular34%
Boxy24%
High-rise20%
Asymmetric17%
Inverted triangle / strong shoulder17%

Share of looks.

Fabric, texture and finish

Measured from the surface of the clothes in every look

Texture

Tokyo sat mid-pack on texture; these were its busiest surfaces.

Knits, pleats, prints and embellishment: the busiest surfaces of the week, one look per house.

Agnes B., look 1

Houga, look 23

Fdmtl, look 20

Wisharawish, look 23

Enföld, look 29

Keiko Nishiyama, look 18

Keiko Nishiyama

Shine

On shine, Tokyo was more lustrous than most cities.

Satin, leather, vinyl, sequins and lamé: the looks that caught the most light.

Houga, look 23

Cote Mer, look 18

Enföld, look 37

Ancellm, look 9

kiminori morishita, look 40

kiminori morishita

Yukihero Pro-Wrestling, look 24

Yukihero Pro-Wrestling

Fabrics

What it was made of.

Cotton: Ancellm — Cotton48% of looks

Wool: Alainpaul — Wool28% of looks

Jersey: WHiTENOOK — Jersey26% of looks

Silk: Cote Mer — Silk19% of looks

Knit: Khoki — Knit16% of looks

Technical: Charinyeh — Technical14% of looks

Details

The finishing touches.

Lacing: Charinyeh — Lacing27% of looks

Utility pockets: kiminori morishita — Utility pockets21% of looks

Gathering: Cote Mer — Gathering19% of looks

Padding: Keiko Nishiyama — Padding18% of looks

Shoulder emphasis: Anthem A — Shoulder emphasis17% of looks

Cut-away: yushokobayashi — Cut-away17% of looks

Surface

How the fabric was worked.

Ruched: Eitaro — Ruched28% of looks

Crumpled: kiminori morishita — Crumpled27% of looks

Jacquard: Mizen — Jacquard13% of looks

Pleated: Enföld — Pleated13% of looks

Fuzzy: Alainpaul — Fuzzy11% of looks

Pattern

Prints and patterns.

Colour-block: Megmiura Wardrobe — Colour-block8% of looks

Patchwork print: support surface — Patchwork print8% of looks

Floral: yushokobayashi — Floral7% of looks

Stripes: support surface — Stripes6% of looks

Abstract print: yoshiokubo — Abstract print5% of looks

Graphic: Agnes B. — Graphic5% of looks

Mood

RelaxedSereneAusterePlayfulElegantWhimsicalEdgyRomantic

Era references

1990s1970sVictorian1980s2000s / y2k1950s1960s1930s

How it was worn

Footwear

LoafersSneakersDerbies / oxfordsBallet flatsAnkle bootsMary janesPumps / court shoesSandals

Styling

LayeredTonal head to toeOpen / unbuttonedMatching set / co-ordClashing / mismatchedTucked inSocks pulled upBare midriff

Fit

RelaxedOversizedRegularFittedVoluminousSkin-tight

The character of the clothes

Tokyo was the most muted city of the season so far.

DarkerLighter
MutedVivid
CoolerWarmer
SmoothTextured & printed

Tokyo the other 8 cities measured so far · from the colours of every garment

The shows

All 34 shows →

Enföld, look 1 — Enföld86 looks

Eitaro, look 1 — Eitaro68 looks

Agnes B., look 1 — Agnes B.53 looks

yoshiokubo, look 1 — yoshiokubo48 looks

support surface, look 1 — support surface45 looks

Ancellm, look 1 — Ancellm41 looks

pillings, look 1 — pillings40 looks

Charinyeh, look 1 — Charinyeh39 looks