These Are the Hair Trends That Dominated Fashion Week AW26

Boris Arnold for Authentic Beauty Concept.

The Autumn/Winter 2026 Fashion Week season has arrived, and so far, the hair looks have been excellent. From stacked braids to unkempt glamour, this season is shaping up to be about loose, unfussy hair, with a key point of interest.

London Fashion Week

Dreaming Eli: Marie Antoinette's court

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Hair lead Danilo Giangreco looked to the court of Marie Antoinette, and created dishevelled, party-esque updos.

Revlon Professional Style Masters

Styling Mousse Medium Control

Paul Costelloe: Sculptural Chignons

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Cos Sakkascreated low, sculptural chignons at the nape.

Joseph: Power femininity

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Backstage, Anna Cofone, who led the hair, explained that the look was a blend of 1970s freedom and 1980s power femininity. The result was softly pushed back, lived-in and texture-led strands, which aimed to convey the effortless modern woman.

Annie's Ibiza: Romantic silk roses

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At Annie's Ibiza, hair lead Sam McKnight created soft, textured updos, which he then adorned with silky pink roses.

Hair by Sam Mcknight

Easy Up-Do Texture Spray

Erdem: Texture galore

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At Erdem, the hair was romantic, with fuzzy, wispy accents.

Kevin Murphy

Kevin Murphy Anti.gravity Spray

Simone Rocha: Weather-beaten hair

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Backstage at Simone Rocha, stylist Anthony Turner used Sebastian Professional to create an "exaggerated sense of reality in the hair", drawing inspiration from Perry Ogden’s book Pony Kids, which was a key influence for the show.

Turner says: "Longer hair feels weathered and wind-beaten. Sometimes, textures are lightly deconstructed, and other times, textures are completely deconstructed. This is a narrative of travelling, going from one place to the next... Something that once was and no longer is."

Chet Lo: Glass hair remains king

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Hair at Chet Lo was presided over by Anna Cofone, who created glass-like and uber-straight lengths, using Authentic Beauty Concept.

Authentic Beauty Concept

Strong Hold Hairspray

New York Fashion Week

Tory Burch: Stacked Braids

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Hair stylist Guido Palau gave models at Tory Burch stacked braids, separated into tiers.

Hershesons

Almost Everything Cream

Christian Siriano: Hair Scarves

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At Christian Siriano, stylists wrapped models' hair around their necks, it was part scarf, part snood.

Zankov: Side parts are so back

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Side parts were everywhere at Zankov, as were unfussy, skew-whiff partings.