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Themes, Tokyo Fashion Week SS27 womenswear

Dark Romance is one of the 8 themes T-Fashion measured at the Tokyo Fashion Week SS27 womenswear shows. The page shows runway looks and press coverage; its share of looks, change against SS26 and the designers behind it are in T-Fashion.

Share of looks
Change vs SS26
Looks
Designers

One of 8themes measured. Its rank, share of looks and change are in T-Fashion. Also measured in all cities, Paris, New York (4.2%), Milan, London.

Updated October 7, 2026

Akikoaoki, SS27 womenswear, Dark Romance, look 2
Fetico, SS27 womenswear, Dark Romance, look 38
Chika Kisada, SS27 womenswear, Dark Romance, look 26

Looks

11 looks, across designers.

  • Viviano, look 6
  • Mukcyen, look 17
  • Keiko Nishiyama, look 4
  • Pillings, look 9
  • Wisharawish, look 23
  • Masu, look 20
  • Keisukeyoshida, look 15
  • Fetico, look 41

Every look

This page shows a sample. Every look is in T-Fashion, filterable by designer, city and color.

In the press

Dark Romance came up in 6 articles from Encore Mode (USEN), WWDJAPAN, Fashionsnap and 1 more. How its share of looks moved is in T-Fashion.

Summaries are written by T-Fashion. Read each article at the source.

  1. Encore Mode (USEN) · Sep 16, 2026 · Season review · Translated title

    Rakuten Fashion Week Tokyo SS27: what did Tokyo show? Reading the season through world-building, zeitgeist and creativity

    Yushokobayashi contrasted romantic handmade garments with unsettling details drawn from sea debris.

  2. WWDJAPAN · Sep 14, 2026 · Show review · Translated title

    'What I thought was the sky was the water's surface': Yushokobayashi paints a new landscape with The Little Mermaid

    Yushokobayashi connected delicate sea-inspired clothes with the loss, uncertainty and pain in the original mermaid story.

  3. Fashionsnap · Sep 3, 2026 · Show review · Translated title

    yushokobayashi 2027 Spring/Summer Collection

    Yushokobayashi used the mermaid story to connect delicate clothing with the pain and loss that accompany freedom.

  4. Vogue Runway · Sep 2, 2026 · Show review

    Yushokobayashi Tokyo Spring 2027 Collection

    Yushokobayashi drew on the darker side of The Little Mermaid, its pain and tears, for frilly lace dresses hung with pearls.

  5. Vogue Runway · Sep 1, 2026 · Show review

    Mukcyen Tokyo Spring 2027 Collection

    Mukcyen combined disordered lace edges and transparent black dresses with an intimidating, post-apocalyptic sensuality.

  6. Fashionsnap · Jul 16, 2026 · Show review · Translated title

    FETICO 2027 Spring/Summer Collection

    Fetico used dark translucent fabrics, aged decorative motifs and soft draping to evoke mysterious sensuality.

Designers and cities

Who showed Dark Romance, and where.

The designers and fashion weeks behind Dark Romance

Each with their looks, in T-Fashion.

Ranking

Share of looks among themes. The tick marks SS26.

All 8
  1. 1 Avant-Garde 44.0%
  2. 2 Minimalist 28.9%
  3. 3 Monochrome 24.5%

The full ranking of 8 themes

This preview shows the top three.

Dark Romance in full

What this page shows and what T-Fashion holds
On this page In T-Fashion
11 looks Every look, filterable by designer, city and color
Photos and press Share of looks, change, rank, designers and cities
Top pairings Every pairing by color, garment, detail, fabric and pattern
Snapshot as of the last update Updated as each show is analyzed
– Moodboards, concepts and tech packs from the same looks

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Questions

Is Dark Romance a trend for spring 2027?
T-Fashion measured Dark Romance among the 8 themes at the Tokyo Fashion Week SS27 womenswear shows. Its share of looks, its change against SS26, its rank and the designers who showed it are in T-Fashion.
How does T-Fashion measure this?
T-Fashion tags every look of every Spring/Summer 2027 show. The share of looks is the number of looks with the theme divided by all womenswear looks in the scope. The change compares that share with SS26.