# Dark Romance Trend, Spring 2027 ยท Tokyo Fashion Week Source: https://tfashion.ai/runway/ss27/tokyo/dark-romance Data refreshed: October 7, 2026 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 against SS26, rank, designers and cities for this trend are in T-Fashion: [get access](https://tfashion.ai/book-demo). ## 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. - Encore Mode (USEN), 2026-09-16: [Rakuten Fashion Week Tokyo SS27: what did Tokyo show? Reading the season through world-building, zeitgeist and creativity](https://e.usen.com/encoremode/special/2027.html). Yushokobayashi contrasted romantic handmade garments with unsettling details drawn from sea debris. - WWDJAPAN, 2026-09-14: ['What I thought was the sky was the water's surface': Yushokobayashi paints a new landscape with The Little Mermaid](https://www.wwdjapan.com/articles/2496869). Yushokobayashi connected delicate sea-inspired clothes with the loss, uncertainty and pain in the original mermaid story. - Fashionsnap, 2026-09-03: [yushokobayashi 2027 Spring/Summer Collection](https://www.fashionsnap.com/collection/yushokobayashi/2027ss/). Yushokobayashi used the mermaid story to connect delicate clothing with the pain and loss that accompany freedom. - Vogue Runway, 2026-09-02: [Yushokobayashi Tokyo Spring 2027 Collection](https://www.vogue.com/fashion-shows/tokyo-spring-2027/yushokobayashi). Yushokobayashi drew on the darker side of The Little Mermaid, its pain and tears, for frilly lace dresses hung with pearls. - Vogue Runway, 2026-09-01: [Mukcyen Tokyo Spring 2027 Collection](https://www.vogue.com/fashion-shows/tokyo-spring-2027/mukcyen). Mukcyen combined disordered lace edges and transparent black dresses with an intimidating, post-apocalyptic sensuality. - Fashionsnap, 2026-07-16: [FETICO 2027 Spring/Summer Collection](https://www.fashionsnap.com/collection/fetico/2027ss/). Fetico used dark translucent fabrics, aged decorative motifs and soft draping to evoke mysterious sensuality. Summaries are written by T-Fashion. Read each article at the source. ## Runway looks 11 runway looks. Every look is in T-Fashion. - Akikoaoki look 2, Tokyo: https://assets.tfashion.ai/v3/images/fashion-weeks/shows/spring-summer-2027/tokyo/akikoaoki/ready_to_wear_womenswear/photos/0002-bddf0392.jpg?format=auto&width=640 - Fetico look 38, Tokyo: https://assets.tfashion.ai/v3/images/fashion-weeks/shows/spring-summer-2027/tokyo/fetico/ready_to_wear_womenswear/photos/0038-d3a7ff8e.jpg?format=auto&width=640 - Chika Kisada look 26, Tokyo: https://assets.tfashion.ai/v3/images/fashion-weeks/shows/spring-summer-2027/tokyo/chika-kisada/ready_to_wear_womenswear/photos/0026-341747d1.jpg?format=auto&width=640 - Viviano look 6, Tokyo: https://assets.tfashion.ai/v3/images/fashion-weeks/shows/spring-summer-2027/tokyo/viviano/ready_to_wear_womenswear/photos/0006-e88b781b.jpg?format=auto&width=640 - Mukcyen look 17, Tokyo: https://assets.tfashion.ai/v3/images/fashion-weeks/shows/spring-summer-2027/tokyo/mukcyen/ready_to_wear_womenswear/photos/0017-6e89cc3b.jpg?format=auto&width=640 - Keiko Nishiyama look 4, Tokyo: https://assets.tfashion.ai/v3/images/fashion-weeks/shows/spring-summer-2027/tokyo/keiko-nishiyama/ready_to_wear_womenswear/photos/0004-a542cc3a.jpg?format=auto&width=640 - Pillings look 9, Tokyo: https://assets.tfashion.ai/v3/images/fashion-weeks/shows/spring-summer-2027/tokyo/pillings/ready_to_wear_womenswear/photos/0009-9c9637c4.jpg?format=auto&width=640 - Wisharawish look 23, Tokyo: https://assets.tfashion.ai/v3/images/fashion-weeks/shows/spring-summer-2027/tokyo/wisharawish/ready_to_wear/photos/0023-275d1feb.jpg?format=auto&width=640 - Masu look 20, Tokyo: https://assets.tfashion.ai/v3/images/fashion-weeks/shows/spring-summer-2027/tokyo/masu/ready_to_wear/photos/0020-9fbe4f89.jpg?format=auto&width=640 - Keisukeyoshida look 15, Tokyo: https://assets.tfashion.ai/v3/images/fashion-weeks/shows/spring-summer-2027/tokyo/keisukeyoshida/ready_to_wear_womenswear/photos/0015-e117f5d9.jpg?format=auto&width=640 - Fetico look 41, Tokyo: https://assets.tfashion.ai/v3/images/fashion-weeks/shows/spring-summer-2027/tokyo/fetico/ready_to_wear_womenswear/photos/0041-9687f4c5.jpg?format=auto&width=640 ## FAQ **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. ## Related trends - [Androgynous](https://tfashion.ai/runway/ss27/tokyo/androgynous): 22.1% of looks - [Sculptural](https://tfashion.ai/runway/ss27/tokyo/sculptural): 17.4% of looks - [Avant-Garde](https://tfashion.ai/runway/ss27/tokyo/avant-garde): 44.0% of looks - [Minimalist](https://tfashion.ai/runway/ss27/tokyo/minimalist): 28.9% of looks - [Monochrome](https://tfashion.ai/runway/ss27/tokyo/monochrome): 24.5% of looks - [Utilitarian](https://tfashion.ai/runway/ss27/tokyo/utilitarian) - [Coquette](https://tfashion.ai/runway/ss27/tokyo/coquette) - [Black](https://tfashion.ai/runway/ss27/tokyo/black): 40.9% of looks This page is a preview. Every look, the full ranking and the designer and city breakdowns are in T-Fashion: [get access](https://tfashion.ai/book-demo).