Sustained runway momentum meets accelerating consumer demand — dark romance is the aesthetic with the longest runway in 2026.
Percentage point increase, reversing a previous decline.
Pinterest search growth for lace-related terms. Source: Pinterest Predicts 2026 (analysis of billions of searches, September 2024 – August 2025).
Percentage point change in black garment presence on major fashion week catwalks. WGSN Fashion Vision AI analysis.
Runway data from WGSN Fashion Vision AI analysis of SS26 New York Fashion Week (95 collections, 2,680 looks, 4,181 items analyzed). Search data from Google. Pinterest data from Pinterest Predicts 2026 report.