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New York Fashion Week FW26 · Lookbook Womenswear

Aknvas

41 looks, shown 11 February 2026 in New York. Known this season for micro, rings, mary janes.

41Looks
4.1%Of the week's looks
13th / 23Largest show
CharcoalLead 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 41
CharcoalGreyPinkBlackBeigeDenim blueChocolate brownTan
Look 11

Look 1 of 41

Denim strapless peplum corset over ruffled bloomer shorts with fur collar

Denim is pushed into Victorian corsetry: a boned bustier with a stiff peplum flare over frilled bloomers. A tied fur collarette and doubled brown bags add a knowing, doll-like nostalgia to workwear's most familiar cloth.

Denim blue 76%Black 11%Chocolate brown 9%Charcoal 4%
Shape
hourglass · peplum · sculptural · fitted
Pieces
corset · scarf · shorts
Fabric
denim · faux fur · fuzzy · ruched
Details
corsetry · gathering · lacing · padding
Styling
mary janes · layered · matching set
Mood
nostalgic · playful · whimsical

What set Aknvas apart

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

Micro lengthRings jewelleryMary janes footwearVictorian eraFaux fur / shearling materialCostume / theatrical reference

The palette

Share of garment area across 41 looks, measured from the clothes (skin and set excluded).

Silhouettes

  • Hourglass / cinched waist41%
  • Sculptural / architectural37%
  • Oversized27%
  • Balloon / bubble24%
  • High-rise22%

Share of the 41 tagged looks.

What the collection was made of

Share of the 41 looks described by our AI tagger
  • Scarf32%
  • Wide-leg trousers22%
  • Blouse22%
  • Corset22%
  • Shorts20%

Traditions in the collection

Cultural influences →

1 of Aknvas's 79 looks draw on a specific dress or craft tradition, as read from the photographs.

  • Papakha / cossack fur hat · European (unspecified) · European folk & regional dressLook 8

    Base unknown

    “Tall cylindrical flat-topped fur hat worn high on the head, like a papakha. Could be Caucasian, Cossack or Russian; the extended sides and chin strap are reworked.”

The character of the clothes

Aknvas's clothes were lighter, more vivid, more textured, more daring and more experimental than most of the season.

  • DarkerLighterlighter than 80% of collections
  • MutedVividmore vivid than 76% of collections
  • CoolerWarmer
  • SmoothTextured & printedmore textured than 82% of collections
  • CasualFormal
  • ClassicDaringmore daring than 79% of collections
  • ExperimentalWearablemore experimental than 81% of collections

Aknvas 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

Aknvas, in context

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