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#19 colour of Fall/Winter 2026

Purple

1% of looks this season featured purple, and it peaked at Paris (1% of the garments).

Every show: womenswear, menswear and co-ed

0.5%Of all garment area

1%Of looks feature it

50 / 257Shows wore it

New YorkWore it most

Across the season

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

By city

New York1%
Paris1%
Copenhagen1%
London0%
Tokyo0%
Milan0%

Share of garment area.

The houses that wore it most

Share of each collection's garment area in purple

Purple, on the runway

A glimpse of the looks · each opens its house

Sandy Liang look

Area look

Carolina Herrera look

Carolina Herrera

Balenciaga look

Cascinelli look

LE Silla look

ZUCCa look

Maitrepierre look

Sagaboi look

Issey Miyake look

Issey Miyake look

Sagaboi look