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New York Fashion Week FW26 · Runway show Womenswear

3.1 Phillip Lim

29 looks, shown 11 February 2026 in New York. Known this season for braids / plaits, western, utilitarian.

29Looks
2.9%Of the week's looks
21st / 23Largest show
BlackLead colour

The collection, look by look

FW26

Every look in runway order as a column of the colours measured from its garments. Hover or use the arrow keys to read each one; play to walk the show.

Look 1Look 29
BlackChocolate brownBurgundyCharcoalPinkOliveForest greenNavy
Look 11

Look 1 of 29

Cropped zebra-knit cardigan over green mesh turtleneck, black leather cargo skirt

Workwear goes polished: a leather cargo midi with a western braided belt meets a fuzzy cropped cardigan and a sheer green base layer, with toe-post sandals over black socks adding an off-kilter finish.

Black 55%Charcoal 29%Forest green 9%Burgundy 7%
Shape
high-rise · straight · fitted · skin-tight
Pieces
cardigan · midi skirt · top (unspecified)
Fabric
jersey · knit · leather · mohair
Details
belts · hardware · piping · slits
Styling
socks with sandals · belted over · layered
Mood
edgy · utilitarian

What set 3.1 Phillip Lim apart

Over-represented in this house's looks compared with the rest of the season.

Braids / plaits hairWestern styleUtilitarian moodZip closureWestern / americana referenceWorkwear reference

The palette

Share of garment area across 29 looks, measured from the clothes (skin and set excluded).

Silhouettes

  • Straight / tubular41%
  • Oversized34%
  • Asymmetric31%
  • High-rise28%
  • Column24%

Share of the 29 tagged looks.

What the collection was made of

Share of the 29 looks described by our AI tagger
  • Midi skirt41%
  • Knit sweater31%
  • Jacket28%
  • Shirt24%
  • Scarf21%

Traditions in the collection

Cultural influences →

1 of 3.1 Phillip Lim's 55 looks draw on a specific dress or craft tradition, as read from the photographs. The house is based in United States.

  • Tabi · Japan · East AsiaLook 11

    United States → Japan

    “Black low-heeled shoes appear to have a divided toe separating the big toe, the defining feature of Japanese tabi, reworked as a fashion heel.”

The character of the clothes

3.1 Phillip Lim's clothes were darker and smoother than most of the season.

  • DarkerLighterdarker than 99% of collections
  • MutedVivid
  • CoolerWarmer
  • SmoothTextured & printedsmoother than 89% of collections
  • CasualFormal
  • ClassicDaring
  • ExperimentalWearable

3.1 Phillip Lim against every other house measured so far

Also in New York, Fall/Winter 2026

New York field notes →
  1. 1Michael Kors65 looksBlack
  2. 2Carolina Herrera64 looksBlack
  3. 3Thom Browne63 looksCharcoal
  4. 4Tanner Fletcher61 looksIvory
  5. 5Ulla Johnson57 looksBlack
  6. 6Khaite53 looksBlack

The fortnightly digest

3.1 Phillip Lim, in context

Every house is measured against every other, across every fashion week. The fortnightly digest sends you what moved, and who moved it.