Fashion weeks traditionally set the tone for the next season, but in addition to the obvious trends, there are always less noticeable details on the catwalks – those that can eventually become real fashion hits. In the autumn-winter 2026/2027 season, designers are experimenting with shapes, textures and proportions: from fancy hats to architectural silhouettes with sharp angles. We have collected 8 non-obvious trends that may unexpectedly find themselves in the focus of the fashion industry in the near future.
Tight minidress in the spirit of the 1990s
Fashion for the 1990s continues to evolve, but this time designers are focusing on the most concise silhouette. Tight minidresses with simple lines, minimal decor and a clear fit refer to the aesthetics of supermodels of that era. They are especially relevant when combined with high boots or tight tights.
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Gucci
Hervé Leger
Alaia
Saint Laurent
Fancy hats
Spectacular hats have become one of the most unexpected accessories of the season. They add drama and a bit of theatricality to looks. Such models will easily become the main accent of the autumn-winter wardrobe – even when combined with minimalist coats or discreet suits.
Mugler
Louis Vuitton
Issey Miyake
Multiplication table
Sometimes a new trend is born not from a fundamentally new idea, but from pushing the familiar to the limit. This is how this technique works: designers take one element – a print, a decorative motif or a recognizable image – and repeat it many times, turning it into the main accent of the thing. Inspired by Andy Warhol's ideas about repetition as an art form, they create clothes in which quantity turns into a new quality: from dresses assembled from thousands of everyday parts to images made up of fragments of iconic images like the Mona Lisa. So fashion proves once again: sometimes one motif is enough – if you repeat it hundreds of times.
Marine Serre
Moschino
Jacquemus
Chanel
Compressed silhouette
In addition to dresses, the squeeze trend was clearly evident in the fall-winter collections. At Jean Paul Gaultier and Balenciaga, silhouettes were tailored to visually shift the shoulders forward, creating the effect of a hunched posture. In other shows, models seemed to “squeeze” their clothes to their bodies – as a possible reaction to the chaos in the outside world. “Squeeze and move on” – this is how you can formulate the unofficial motto of fall 2026.
KNWLS
Prada
Victoria Beckham
Loewe
Updated skirts with fringe
The main version of fringe this fall looks like the hem of a skirt accidentally got into a paper shredder – but was saved at the last minute. Each strip is almost indistinguishable from the next, but in motion they fall and oscillate with a slight unpredictability, almost chaotic. It is this dosed portion of “controlled chaos” that adds character to the fall-winter collections of Stella McCartney, Rabanne, Lanvin and other brands.
Stella McCartney
Rabanne
Institution by Galib Gassanoff
Jacquemus
Architectural silhouettes
Designers are increasingly working with geometry, creating clothes with expressive architectural forms. New collections feature sharp angles, “square” peplums and sharp lines that change the usual proportions of the silhouette. This approach adds avant-garde to the images and emphasizes fashion's desire for experimentation.
Jean Paul Gaultier
Louis Vuitton
Comme Des Garcons
Hodakov
Jokes aside
This trend can be described as a conscious desire to dress like a clown – but in the most fashionable, intellectual sense. It is about a return to hyperbolized forms, theatricality and deliberate excess: bright prints in a kaleidoscope of colors, cascading ruffles reminiscent of a clown costume, and silhouettes that do not try to be restrained or “correct”. This is a fashion that plays, provokes and consciously abandons minimalism in favor of emotion, irony and visual noise.
Chopova Lowena
Louis Vuitton
Moschino
Christopher John Rogers
Flora and fauna
This season, nature literally comes to life on the catwalks: accessories and shoes are now decorated with flowers, appliqués and details reminiscent of faunal motifs. Swallow earrings, like at Saint Laurent, a frog bag and shoes with decorative floral elements create the effect of a living composition, turning any look into a real fairy tale.
Dior
Saint Laurent
Dior
Nina Ricci