Coveti Intelligence

The Coveti Designer Index

Q3 2026 · Edition 01 87 maisons ranked 23,175 styles analysed Published 30 July 2026

A quarterly ranking of the designer fashion market, built from every style Coveti tracks: who commands couture prices, where the market is made, what it costs and what it is made of.

All figures are computed from listed prices in US dollars. The data behind every chart is free to republish with attribution.

$990
median listed price across the Index
50.3%
of designer styles list under $1,000
372
styles at $10,000 and above
27x
spread between Schiaparelli and Essentiel Antwerp medians
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Seven findings from Q3 2026

Each finding is a single verifiable claim. Quote them freely; the methodology and the per-maison table below carry the workings.

01

The $1,000 line now splits designer fashion in half

Of the 23,175 styles on the Index, 50.3% list under $1,000 and 25.0% list under $500. The market median sits at $990. Designer fashion's centre of gravity has moved to the accessible end while the couture tail keeps stretching upward.

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The $10,000 club has 372 members

372 styles list at $10,000 and above, spread across 22 maisons. The ceiling is $66,250, held by a hand-finished leather gown from Gabriela Hearst. A further 1,270 styles occupy the $5,000 to $10,000 band, just 5.5% of the market: the thinnest shelf on the price wall.

03

Beirut and Dubai price like Paris

Middle East couture houses hold 4 of the top 10 positions on the price ladder: Tony Ward at No. 2, Zuhair Murad at No. 6, MarMar Halim at No. 7, Gemy Maalouf at No. 10. With Elie Saab at No. 14, the seven-house Middle East bloc is the strongest regional cluster at the top of the Index.

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Australia is the largest national bloc

17 of 87 maisons on the Index are Australian, ahead of the United Kingdom (16) and the United States (13). By garment origin, Australia accounts for 20.6% of styles with a stated origin, second only to Italy at 22.7%.

05

The dress is the economy

Dresses account for 35.2% of the Index (8,148 styles), the largest category by a wide margin, and command a median of $1,330: a 34% premium over the market median. Occasionwear is doing the heavy lifting in designer retail.

06

Black leads, colour is closing

Black remains the single largest colour at 19.5% of styles, but Multicolour sits two points behind at 17.5%, and Ivory and White together take 16.0%. The monochrome default is no longer a majority habit: four in five designer styles are now something other than black.

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A 27x spread separates the top of the ladder from the bottom

Schiaparelli tops the Index at a median listed price of $9,435. Essentiel Antwerp anchors the accessible end at $350. Between them sit 87 houses in four pricing tiers: 10 couture, 30 luxury, 33 advanced contemporary and 14 contemporary.

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The Index: all 87 maisons

Ranked by median listed price in USD. Entry is the lowest listed style, Top the highest. Maisons marked onboarding are tracked ahead of their Coveti launch. Sort any column; rank movement begins with Edition 02.

87 maisons · four tiers · data as of 30 July 2026
Rank Country Signature Tier
1SchiaparelliFrance74$2,570$9,435$44,110KnitwearCouture
2Tony WardLebanon31$4,740$7,750$22,150DressesCouture
3Jenny PackhamUnited Kingdom37$2,520$6,670$8,440DressesCouture
4Oscar de la RentaUnited States112$2,110$6,550$25,240DressesCouture
5Richard QuinnUnited Kingdom16$3,750$6,510$13,310DressesCouture
6Zuhair MuradLebanon65$2,060$5,730$12,250DressesCouture
7MarMar HalimUnited Arab Emirates103$1,090$4,890$13,270DressesCouture
8Maria Lucia HohanRomania150$740$3,910$8,180DressesCouture
9RasarioRussia265$1,770$3,770$9,290DressesCouture
10Gemy MaaloufLebanon381$1,930$3,750$13,810DressesCouture
11Alexandra Pijut46$1,570$3,745$14,070DressesLuxury
12Carolina Herrera onboardingUnited States392$340$3,540$30,110DressesLuxury
13Maison AlaïaFrance324$970$3,530$21,060TopsLuxury
14Elie SaabLebanon418$690$3,475$25,680DressesLuxury
15Alexander McQueen onboardingUnited Kingdom135$630$3,470$13,630DressesLuxury
16Alessandra RichUnited Kingdom154$1,070$3,305$8,780DressesLuxury
17Huishan ZhangUnited Kingdom68$1,220$3,270$9,430DressesLuxury
18Brunello CucinelliItaly739$550$3,250$38,330KnitwearLuxury
19Gabriela HearstUnited States658$800$3,150$66,250KnitwearLuxury
20Johanna OrtizColombia149$830$3,040$17,010DressesLuxury
21Sergio HudsonUnited States12$1,420$3,035$4,950DressesLuxury
22Alex PerryAustralia48$740$3,020$3,840DressesLuxury
23Emilia Wickstead onboardingUnited Kingdom106$760$2,750$5,930DressesLuxury
24Rachel GilbertAustralia32$1,270$2,670$7,450DressesLuxury
25Avaro FiglioLebanon106$790$2,640$5,340DressesLuxury
26MarkarianUnited States34$1,390$2,600$7,450DressesLuxury
27Toni MaticevskiAustralia25$1,650$2,600$8,120DressesLuxury
28KHAITEUnited States412$530$2,570$30,970TopsLuxury
29The RowUnited States696$620$2,530$19,950TopsLuxury
30SafiyaaUnited Kingdom91$840$2,520$5,700DressesLuxury
31RoksandaUnited Kingdom29$930$2,270$3,270DressesLuxury
32Taller MarmoItaly311$610$2,010$9,310DressesLuxury
33Adam LippesUnited States297$540$1,860$17,600KnitwearLuxury
34LAPOINTEUnited States49$680$1,850$11,130TopsLuxury
35ErdemUnited Kingdom383$330$1,830$9,430DressesLuxury
36Brandon MaxwellUnited States64$790$1,810$4,370TopsLuxury
37Greta ConstantineCanada20$940$1,785$8,020DressesLuxury
3816ArlingtonUnited Kingdom134$500$1,710$9,940DressesLuxury
39Magda ButrymPoland202$490$1,700$14,670BeachwearLuxury
40L'Scarlett onboarding40$1,220$1,505$2,140DressesLuxury
41Viktor & RolfNetherlands193$690$1,450$3,600DressesAdvanced Contemporary
42The AtticoItaly220$370$1,360$7,880DressesAdvanced Contemporary
43Blazé MilanoItaly122$610$1,320$4,550JacketsAdvanced Contemporary
44Needle & ThreadUnited Kingdom150$390$1,300$1,760DressesAdvanced Contemporary
45ZimmermannAustralia974$240$1,270$6,720DressesAdvanced Contemporary
46LEO LINAustralia60$690$1,270$5,980DressesAdvanced Contemporary
47Solace LondonUnited Kingdom146$890$1,260$1,880DressesAdvanced Contemporary
48Yves SalomonFrance251$480$1,250$14,390TopsAdvanced Contemporary
49La DoubleJItaly205$390$1,220$2,870DressesAdvanced Contemporary
50Montsand onboarding179$510$1,120$6,410DressesAdvanced Contemporary
51Andres OtaloraColombia78$440$1,120$3,620DressesAdvanced Contemporary
52A.W.A.K.E. ModeUnited Kingdom140$390$1,110$2,790TopsAdvanced Contemporary
53Courrèges onboardingFrance488$450$1,100$6,700TopsAdvanced Contemporary
54Fabiana FilippiItaly387$420$1,100$5,600KnitwearAdvanced Contemporary
55CAMILLA AND MARCAustralia345$510$1,060$5,580TopsAdvanced Contemporary
56LemaireFrance422$340$1,040$5,190TopsAdvanced Contemporary
57Agua by Agua BenditaColombia188$340$995$6,130BeachwearAdvanced Contemporary
58Dries Van NotenBelgium270$390$970$11,670TopsAdvanced Contemporary
59JacquemusFrance173$270$950$3,600TopsAdvanced Contemporary
60Ulla JohnsonUnited States245$350$910$7,900DressesAdvanced Contemporary
61CasablancaFrance49$350$910$2,310TopsAdvanced Contemporary
62ANNA QUAN onboardingAustralia86$400$840$1,870DressesAdvanced Contemporary
63SIMKHAI onboardingUnited States504$240$830$3,770DressesAdvanced Contemporary
64Rebecca VallanceAustralia21$490$830$1,800DressesAdvanced Contemporary
65NADINE MERABI onboardingUnited Kingdom115$230$810$1,590DressesAdvanced Contemporary
66Milla107$330$810$5,980DressesAdvanced Contemporary
67TotêmeSweden758$210$790$7,200TopsAdvanced Contemporary
68Carla ZampattiAustralia745$350$780$2,530DressesAdvanced Contemporary
69St. Agni onboardingAustralia239$310$740$2,900TopsAdvanced Contemporary
70Gaby Charbachy onboardingLebanon65$430$690$4,510SkirtsAdvanced Contemporary
71SIR the LabelAustralia82$280$630$1,500DressesAdvanced Contemporary
72GANNIDenmark277$260$620$1,810TopsAdvanced Contemporary
73AZULU onboardingColombia197$270$620$1,270TopsAdvanced Contemporary
74AlémaisAustralia145$260$580$1,660DressesContemporary
75Coperni onboardingFrance150$190$570$2,490TopsContemporary
76ROTATE Birger ChristensenDenmark105$210$570$1,450DressesContemporary
77Stine GoyaDenmark118$260$490$950TopsContemporary
78The Frankie ShopUnited States1,790$170$470$2,450TopsContemporary
79SleeperUkraine187$190$470$970DressesContemporary
80KIVARIAustralia101$280$470$740DressesContemporary
81ME+EMUnited Kingdom521$170$450$2,520TopsContemporary
82House of CBUnited Kingdom1,194$270$440$2,720DressesContemporary
83Shona JoyAustralia90$320$430$610DressesContemporary
84Palm Noosa onboardingAustralia26$280$420$560DressesContemporary
85AjeAustralia1,764$125$399$1,999DressesContemporary
86DISSH onboardingAustralia557$190$350$1,020TopsContemporary
87Essentiel AntwerpBelgium538$190$350$1,210TopsContemporary

Tiers by median listed price: Couture $3,750 and above · Luxury $1,500 to $3,749 · Advanced Contemporary $600 to $1,499 · Contemporary under $600. Signature is each maison's largest category by style count.

03

Price architecture

Where 23,175 designer styles sit on the price wall, and the twenty maisons that set its upper half.

Distribution of listed prices, all styles

Styles per price band, USD · share of the Index

Under $300: 1,145 styles (4.9%)1,1454.9%Under $300$300 to $600: 6,219 styles (26.8%)6,21926.8%$300 to $600$600 to $1,200: 5,819 styles (25.1%)5,81925.1%$600 to $1,200$1,200 to $2,500: 4,932 styles (21.3%)4,93221.3%$1,200 to $2,500$2,500 to $5,000: 3,418 styles (14.7%)3,41814.7%$2,500 to $5,000$5,000 to $10,000: 1,270 styles (5.5%)1,2705.5%$5,000 to $10,000$10,000 and above: 372 styles (1.6%)3721.6%$10,000 and above

The top of the ladder

Median listed price, twenty highest-priced maisons, USD

1. SchiaparelliSchiaparelli: median listed price $9,435$9,4352. Tony WardTony Ward: median listed price $7,750$7,7503. Jenny PackhamJenny Packham: median listed price $6,670$6,6704. Oscar de la RentaOscar de la Renta: median listed price $6,550$6,5505. Richard QuinnRichard Quinn: median listed price $6,510$6,5106. Zuhair MuradZuhair Murad: median listed price $5,730$5,7307. MarMar HalimMarMar Halim: median listed price $4,890$4,8908. Maria Lucia HohanMaria Lucia Hohan: median listed price $3,910$3,9109. RasarioRasario: median listed price $3,770$3,77010. Gemy MaaloufGemy Maalouf: median listed price $3,750$3,75011. Alexandra PijutAlexandra Pijut: median listed price $3,745$3,74512. Carolina HerreraCarolina Herrera: median listed price $3,540$3,54013. Maison AlaïaMaison Alaïa: median listed price $3,530$3,53014. Elie SaabElie Saab: median listed price $3,475$3,47515. Alexander McQueenAlexander McQueen: median listed price $3,470$3,47016. Alessandra RichAlessandra Rich: median listed price $3,305$3,30517. Huishan ZhangHuishan Zhang: median listed price $3,270$3,27018. Brunello CucinelliBrunello Cucinelli: median listed price $3,250$3,25019. Gabriela HearstGabriela Hearst: median listed price $3,150$3,15020. Johanna OrtizJohanna Ortiz: median listed price $3,040$3,040

The single highest listed style on the Index is $66,250: the Ceolan Embroidered Floral Maxi Dress in White Leather by Gabriela Hearst. The mean listed price is $1,843, pulled 1.9x above the median by the couture tail; the Index reports medians throughout.

04

The category economy

Dresses are 35.2% of everything and carry a 34% price premium. Tops and Pants, the next two categories, still trail them combined.

Share of styles by category

Top 10 categories · per cent of all 23,175 styles

DressesDresses: 8,148 styles, 35.2% of the Index35.2% (8,148)TopsTops: 4,940 styles, 21.3% of the Index21.3% (4,940)PantsPants: 2,768 styles, 11.9% of the Index11.9% (2,768)KnitwearKnitwear: 1,820 styles, 7.9% of the Index7.9% (1,820)JacketsJackets: 1,770 styles, 7.6% of the Index7.6% (1,770)SkirtsSkirts: 1,712 styles, 7.4% of the Index7.4% (1,712)ShortsShorts: 561 styles, 2.4% of the Index2.4% (561)CoatsCoats: 543 styles, 2.3% of the Index2.3% (543)BeachwearBeachwear: 454 styles, 2.0% of the Index2.0% (454)BikiniBikini: 153 styles, 0.7% of the Index0.7% (153)

The fibre mix

Share of styles whose stated composition includes each fibre · styles can contain several

CottonCotton appears in 6,916 compositions (29.8%)29.8%PolyesterPolyester appears in 5,818 compositions (25.1%)25.1%SilkSilk appears in 3,478 compositions (15.0%)15.0%ViscoseViscose appears in 3,837 compositions (16.6%)16.6%ElastaneElastane appears in 3,483 compositions (15.0%)15.0%WoolWool appears in 2,598 compositions (11.2%)11.2%PolyamidePolyamide appears in 2,007 compositions (8.7%)8.7%LinenLinen appears in 1,644 compositions (7.1%)7.1%CashmereCashmere appears in 1,068 compositions (4.6%)4.6%LeatherLeather appears in 609 compositions (2.6%)2.6%

Silk appears in 15.0% of compositions and cashmere in 4.6%, while polyester features in 25.1%: even at designer level, one style in four lists a synthetic in its composition.

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Colour

Black leads at 19.5%, and the other four fifths of the wardrobe belong to prints, colour and whites.

Share of styles by colour

Top 10 colours · per cent of all 23,175 styles, every style carries a colour

BlackBlack: 4,516 styles, 19.5% of styles19.5% (4,516)MulticolourMulticolour: 4,054 styles, 17.5% of styles17.5% (4,054)BeigeBeige: 2,395 styles, 10.3% of styles10.3% (2,395)BlueBlue: 2,383 styles, 10.3% of styles10.3% (2,383)IvoryIvory: 1,891 styles, 8.2% of styles8.2% (1,891)WhiteWhite: 1,823 styles, 7.9% of styles7.9% (1,823)GreenGreen: 1,073 styles, 4.6% of styles4.6% (1,073)PinkPink: 1,065 styles, 4.6% of styles4.6% (1,065)GreyGrey: 1,014 styles, 4.4% of styles4.4% (1,014)RedRed: 953 styles, 4.1% of styles4.1% (953)
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Origins

Italy still makes more designer fashion than anywhere else, but the map is wider than the old atlas: Australia is second by garment origin and first by maison count.

Where designer fashion is made

Share of styles by stated country of origin · top 10 countries · 92% of styles state an origin

ItalyMade in Italy: 4,868 styles22.7% (4,868)AustraliaMade in Australia: 4,409 styles20.6% (4,409)United KingdomMade in United Kingdom: 2,175 styles10.2% (2,175)United StatesMade in United States: 1,523 styles7.1% (1,523)LebanonMade in Lebanon: 928 styles4.3% (928)SwedenMade in Sweden: 758 styles3.5% (758)PortugalMade in Portugal: 669 styles3.1% (669)ChinaMade in China: 653 styles3.0% (653)ColombiaMade in Colombia: 577 styles2.7% (577)FranceMade in France: 438 styles2.0% (438)

The Middle East couture bloc

Seven houses with ateliers in Beirut and Dubai sit on the Index, and four of them hold top-ten price positions. It is the strongest regional cluster at the top of the ladder.

  • No. 2 Tony Ward median $7,750
  • No. 6 Zuhair Murad median $5,730
  • No. 7 MarMar Halim median $4,890
  • No. 10 Gemy Maalouf median $3,750
  • No. 14 Elie Saab median $3,475
  • No. 25 Avaro Figlio median $2,640
  • No. 70 Gaby Charbachy median $690

Explore the region's designers at coveti.com/arab-designers.

The Australian wave

17 of 87 maisons are Australian, the largest national bloc on the Index, ahead of the United Kingdom (16) and the United States (13). By garment origin Australia accounts for 20.6% of styles with a stated origin, within 2.1 points of Italy.

The bloc spans every tier: from Toni Maticevski and Rachel Gilbert in eveningwear to Zimmermann, Aje and DISSH at contemporary prices.

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Methodology

Universe
87 designer ready-to-wear collections tracked by Coveti's assortment intelligence pipeline, captured through July 2026: 23,175 unique styles after deduplication by SKU. Collections marked onboarding are tracked ahead of their Coveti launch.
Prices
Listed retail prices in US dollars as published on coveti.com at capture; for onboarding collections, the confirmed Coveti listing price ahead of publication. The Index reports medians because the couture tail skews means. Sale prices, estimates and third-party data never enter any figure.
Ranking
Maisons are ranked by median listed price. Ties break on style count. Movement against prior editions begins with Edition 02, October 2026.
Scope
Womenswear ready-to-wear only. Bags, shoes, jewellery and accessory capsules are excluded and tracked separately. A style is one SKU; colourways with distinct SKUs count as distinct styles.
Attributes
Category, colour, composition and country of origin are read from each garment record as catalogued. 100% of styles carry a colour and 92% state a country of origin; shares are computed on stated bases. Fibre shares count styles whose stated composition mentions the fibre, so one style can appear under several fibres.
Limitations
The Index measures assortment and listed price, not sell-through. Tracked styles are not all purchasable at any given moment; assortments change daily. Garment origin reflects the label's stated country of origin, not where a house is headquartered.
Licence
Figures and charts are released under CC BY 4.0: free to republish with attribution to Coveti and a link to this page.
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Questions

What is the Coveti Designer Index?

A quarterly ranking and market intelligence report covering 87 designer collections and 23,175 ready-to-wear styles tracked by Coveti. It ranks maisons by median listed price and reports pricing, category, colour and origin data for the designer fashion market.

How is the Index compiled?

Coveti's assortment intelligence pipeline captures every style in each tracked collection, deduplicates by SKU and records the listed USD price, category, colour and country of origin. Rankings use the median listed price per maison. Bags, shoes and accessories are excluded.

How often is it updated?

Each season, four editions per year. Edition 01 covers Q3 2026, published 30 July 2026. Rank movement tracking begins with Edition 02 in October 2026.

Can I republish the data?

Yes. All figures and charts are released under CC BY 4.0: republish freely with attribution to Coveti and a link to this page. Media can request the full per-maison dataset by email.

The Coveti Designer Index · Edition 01 · Q3 2026 Next edition: October 2026 Data as of 30 July 2026 · Listed prices, USD