As the books close on the Spring/Summer 2027 shows, one colour keeps coming to the fore: red. In a photo roundup published on 9 November 2026, FashionUnited wrote that after burgundy spread through fashion and interiors, bright red has also settled in as a strong trend colour. This season’s red does not fit a single form: at some houses it is a head-to-toe monochrome silhouette, at others just a boot or a scarf.
A colour like a punctuation mark
Covering the subject on 4 October, The Nod Mag says designers used red this season like a punctuation mark at the end of a sentence, sparingly but effectively. The examples it lists make the idea concrete. Prada showed red boots and layered a red bra under a plaid shirt. Bottega Veneta also sent bright red boots down the runway.
Saint Laurent broke up gold outfits with red stilettos and tied flowing red scarves around necks and foreheads. Moschino put accessories first with glasses, belts, bags and arm cuffs, completing the picture with red collars peeking out from under jackets and with boots.
Tod’s turned to red loafers, hung a further pair of red shoes on one model’s bag and put a red turtleneck under a black bomber jacket. Jil Sander dyed the linings of its bags red and left the bags open on the runway, showing the colour almost like a secret. Keburia worked with large geometric earrings and ring buckles over neutrals, while Julie Kegels matched belts and shoes to red lipstick and nail colour.
See the Jil Sander Spring/Summer 2027 collection on Instagram
Partnerships with other colours
FashionUnited’s roundup also draws attention to red’s pairings. Givenchy and Laura Aparicio colour-blocked it with blue; Balenciaga and Celine brought red together with purple. Many designers also went for head-to-toe monochrome silhouettes. On the accessories side, the publication cites Bottega Veneta and Lanvin SS27 and Alexander Wang Resort 2027; the roundup’s images also include names such as Valentino, Miu Miu, Chanel, Lacoste and Akris.
The colour did not stay on the runway. Marie Claire covered red’s shades, from strawberry to tomato, as a leading current in street style at New York Fashion Week’s SS27 season. The trend does not look short-lived either: according to FashionUnited, the forecasting firm Future Snoops has identified red paired with vivid colours as a colour direction for Autumn/Winter 2028-29 as well.
Why it matters
In our view, what makes this season’s red interesting is less the colour itself than how it is used. A monochrome evening gown demands courage and budget; a red shoe, belt or bag lining offers a small share of the same effect without changing the rest of the wardrobe. The fact that so many different houses turned to the same small touch suggests the trend may also find an echo in stores.
Still, this is a prediction; the roundups offer runway observation, not sales data. Spring 2027 will show which pieces of the season really reach the racks and the street. You can follow the dates of the major gatherings on our fashion week calendar.
The view from Türkiye
In Türkiye, red is a colour that already carries strong meaning, from eveningwear to the bride’s henna night. In our view, that is why the method the runway proposes reads easily here: a single piece instead of a whole outfit, an everyday accent instead of a showy night out. For local designers and leather goods labels, shoes and bags could also be a natural point of entry.
Sources
- FashionUnited: Red on the SS27 catwalks
- The Nod Mag: A pop of red on the runway
- Marie Claire: Red in New York SS27 street style
- Jil Sander: Spring/Summer 2027 collection (official post)
Image: Red leather boots (representative image, not from the shows) — Sanrafae, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 4.0
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