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Tokyo Fashion Week FW26 · Runway show Co-ed

Alainpaul

34 looks, shown 21 March 2026 in Tokyo. Known this season for smoky eye, opaque tights, gothic / dark.

34Looks

3.2%Of the week's looks

14th / 30Largest show

BlackLead colour

The show

The collection, look by look

AW26 · 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 34

BlackCharcoalIvoryChocolate brownWhiteBeigeCoralGrey

1

Look 1 of 34

Pale grey sleeveless gathered crepe gown with sculpted hip volume

Fine knife-gathering radiates from a high round neck, then is caught into two curved hip seams that balloon the skirt outward. The result is a softly architectural column with fluid, controlled volume.

White 73%Grey 27%

Shape: balloon · column · draped · sculptural
Pieces: gown
Fabric: satin-back crepe · pleated · ruched
Details: draping · gathering · padding · pleats
Styling: sandals · tonal head to toe
Mood: austere · elegant · serene

What set Alainpaul apart

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

Smoky eye makeupOpaque tights legwearGothic / dark styleBlack and white colour_storyColumn silhouetteTights / hosiery accessory

The palette

Share of garment area across 34 looks, measured from the clothes (skin and set excluded).

Silhouettes

Inverted triangle / strong shoulder47%
Straight / tubular41%
Column38%
Asymmetric29%
Oversized26%

Share of the 34 tagged looks.

What the collection was made of

Share of the 34 looks described by our AI tagger

Shirt29%
Dress18%
Midi skirt15%
Jacket15%
Maxi skirt12%

The character of the clothes

Alainpaul's clothes were more muted, warmer and smoother than most of the season.

DarkerLighter
MutedVividmore muted than 88% of collections
CoolerWarmerwarmer than 97% of collections
SmoothTextured & printedsmoother than 82% of collections
CasualFormal
ClassicDaring
ExperimentalWearable

Alainpaul against every other house measured so far

Also in Tokyo, Fall/Winter 2026

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The fortnightly digest

Alainpaul, in context

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