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Six menswear runway looks in green, blue, yellow, lilac, stone and taupe beneath matching paint streaks, headed SS Menswear

Reading the Runways: What AW26/27 and SS26/27 Mean for the Future of Uniform Design

4 min read

Menswear and womenswear from Paris, Milan, London and New York, read season by season for one question: which colours, cuts and fabrics will make their way into uniform?


Introduction

Every season, the runways of Paris, Milan, London and New York, alongside the seasonal forecasts of the industry's leading trend agencies, set the tone for what people want to wear next. Pulling together menswear and womenswear across both the Autumn/Winter and Spring/Summer cycles, a clear picture starts to emerge: a wardrobe pulling in two directions at once. On one hand, a return to grounded, considered materiality, with rich earth tones, structured tailoring and fabrics built to last. On the other, a bolder appetite for colour, individuality and self-expression, steadily working its way from high fashion into everyday dressing, including, we'd argue, the workplace.

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