Merchandising Insights For Female Fashion

We analyzed over 6 million garments from the global female fashion market, to uncover the defining design trends shaping this category.

Merchandising Insights For Female Fashion

From casual streetwear to high-fashion runways, female fashion has become a dynamic force for self-expression and empowerment. Once defined by rigid norms, it now embraces innovation, inclusivity, and individuality, reflecting the evolving aspirations of women worldwide. The global women’s apparel market is currently valued at $930 billion and will cross the $1 trillion mark in 2027 underscoring its immense growth and influence.

We analyzed over 6,000,000 garments from the global female fashion market, including dresses, tops, and outerwear, to uncover the defining trends shaping this vibrant category. The analysis revealed the most popular colors, styles, and features that are captivating female consumers today

Woven Insights dashboard displaying retail insights from 6M+ product in female fashion
Using Woven Insights' Market Insights solution, you get easy access to colour, assortment, price and demand insights specific to the fashion industry.

While the research and analysis process would normally take months if done manually, Woven Insights makes real-time fashion retail market and consumer insights readily available to users at the click of a button.

Here is a breakdown of the most popular colours in female fashion:

The most popular sweatshirt colours are Black (20%), White (12%), Multi (6%), Blue (6%), and Pink (5%).

A breakdown of the most popular sweatshirt colours in female fashion
Source: Woven Insights' Market Insights Module

The most popular colours of dress in the female fashion are Black (21%), Multi (8%), White (7%), Blue (6%), and Pink (6%).

A breakdown of the most popular colours of dress in the female fashion
Source: Woven Insights' Market Insights Module

The most popular colours of Bottoms in the female fashion are Black (23%), Blue (12%), Grey (7%), Green (4%) and White (4%).

A breakdown in the most popular colours of Bottoms in the female fashion
Source: Woven Insights' Market Insights Module

The most popular colours for plus size in female fashion are Black (26%), Multi (11%), Blue (6%), White (6%), and Green (5%).

A breakdown in the most popular colours for plus size in female fashion
Source: Woven Insights' Market Insights Module

The most popular colours for outerwear are Black (21%), Grey (7%), Beige (6%), Blue (6%), and White (5%).

A breakdown of most popular colours for outerwear in the female fashion
Source: Woven Insights' Market Insights Module

Across all fashion brands and retailers around the world, Black dominate color in the color palette with the second most popular color varying significantly.

A screenshot of the Most Popular Colours In Female Fashion across Brands

This suggests that while there is a strong demand for neutral colors, there is also an opportunity for differentiation by offering a wider range of other colors.

Here is a breakdown of the most popular features of items in the female fashion:

The most popular print and pattern types featured in female fashion are Floral Print (41%), Plain (18%), Embroidery (15%), Metallic (11%), and Stripped (9%).

Woven insights analysis showing the most popular print and pattern types featured in female fashion
Source: Woven Insights' Market Insights Module

The most popular fit types featured in the female fashion are Regular Fit (45%), Relaxed Fit (26%), Oversized Fit (24%), Slim Fit (5%), and Loose Fit (2%).

Woven Insights analysis showing the most popular fit types featured in the female fashion
Source: Woven Insights' Market Insights Module

Source: Woven Insights' Market Insights Module

The most popular Zip types featured in the female fashion are Standard Coil (48%), Concealed Zip (32%), Reverse Coil Zip (17%), and Water Resistant (9%).

Woven Insights analysis showing most popular Zip types featured in the female fashion
Source: Woven Insights' Market Insights Module

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