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London Fashion Week FW26 · Lookbook Womenswear

Paolo Carzana

24 looks, shown 19 February 2026 in London. Known this season for distressing, washed / faded, exposed seams / deconstruction.

24Looks
3.9%Of the week's looks
14th / 18Largest show
NavyLead 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 24
NavyBeigeTanPinkBurgundyCharcoalGreyRed
Look 11

Look 1 of 24

Crumpled white open-neck shirt with frayed khaki gauze trousers and sash

A castaway romance rendered in rumpled cotton and raw-edged gauze: the knotted, trailing waist sash and bare feet turn deconstruction into something tender and windswept rather than aggressive.

Silver 49%Beige 45%Chocolate brown 6%
Shape
asymmetric · draped · oversized · relaxed
Pieces
scarf · shirt · trousers
Fabric
chiffon · cotton · linen · crinkled
Details
distressing · draping · exposed seams · knots
Styling
barefoot · layered · open
Mood
nostalgic · relaxed · romantic

What set Paolo Carzana apart

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

Distressing detailWashed / faded colour_storyExposed seams / deconstruction detailSandals footwearCrinkled / plissé surfaceDeconstructed style

The palette

Share of garment area across 24 looks, measured from the clothes (skin and set excluded).

Silhouettes

  • Draped75%
  • Asymmetric67%
  • Straight / tubular42%
  • Tiered / layered volume42%
  • Low-rise21%

Share of the 24 tagged looks.

What the collection was made of

Share of the 24 looks described by our AI tagger
  • Scarf63%
  • Trousers58%
  • Dress25%
  • Top (unspecified)25%
  • Shirt21%

The character of the clothes

Paolo Carzana's clothes were more vivid, more textured, more casual, more daring and more experimental than most of the season.

  • DarkerLighter
  • MutedVividmore vivid than 85% of collections
  • CoolerWarmer
  • SmoothTextured & printedmore textured than 79% of collections
  • CasualFormalmore casual than 86% of collections
  • ClassicDaringmore daring than 93% of collections
  • ExperimentalWearablemore experimental than 96% of collections

Paolo Carzana against every other house measured so far

Also in London, Fall/Winter 2026

London field notes →
  1. 1Simone Rocha60 looksBlack
  2. 2Burberry55 looksBlack
  3. 3Erdem48 looksBlack
  4. 4Mithridate45 looksBlack
  5. 5Paul Costelloe44 looksChocolate brown
  6. 6Chopova Lowena38 looksBlack

The fortnightly digest

Paolo Carzana, in context

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