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#9 colour of Couture Fall/Winter 2026

Chocolate brown

1 in 12 looks this season featured chocolate brown, and it peaked at Paris (4% of the garments).

3.7%Of all garment area

8%Of looks feature it

16 / 19Shows wore it

ParisWore it most

Across the season

Share of garment area at each fashion week, in date order.

By city

Paris4%

Share of garment area.

The houses that wore it most

Share of each collection's garment area in chocolate brown

Chocolate brown, on the runway

A glimpse of the looks · each opens its house

Ardazaei look

Ardazaei look

Ashi Studio look

Ashi Studio look

Rahul Mishra look

Rahul Mishra look

Dior look

Schiaparelli look

Georges Hobeika look

Georges Hobeika

Schiaparelli look

Anamika Khanna look

Georges Hobeika look

Georges Hobeika