Data
The 2026 Aesthetic Index
What 62,068 in-stock products say about the price, scarcity, pattern, and color of dressing every aesthetic.
Measured on August 28, 2026, from the live inventories of the 73 women's fashion brands Muse shops across. Every number below is a query against in-stock products on that date, and the method, including the exact search terms, is at the bottom of the page.
The price of an aesthetic
Dressing old money costs nearly four times what dressing y2k does. The median old money piece in stock runs $228, against $59 for y2k and $66 for a Gen Z night out.
| Aesthetic | In-stock pieces | Median price | Typical range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Parisian | 287 | $248 | $97 to $430 |
| Old money | 1,590 | $228 | $139 to $398 |
| Sunset party | 1,424 | $120 | $55 to $225 |
| Coastal | 1,698 | $114 | $64 to $223 |
| Cottagecore | 896 | $104 | $60 to $188 |
| Minimalist | 10,101 | $88 | |
| Barbiecore | 3,172 | $88 | |
| Japanese street | 286 | $82 | $58 to $180 |
| Streetwear | 1,545 | $75 | $52 to $134 |
| Gen Z night out | 4,126 | $66 | $39 to $120 |
| Y2K | 991 | $59 | $40 to $85 |
| Downtown girl | 999 | $59 | $43 to $98 |
Three things stand out.
The scarcest aesthetics are the priciest. Parisian (287 pieces in stock) and old money (1,590) sit at the top of the price table, and Gen Z night out, the deepest wardrobe on the market at 4,126 pieces, sits near the bottom at a $66 median. Scarcity and price move together: the fabrics that define quiet aesthetics, tweed, cashmere, wool, and trench cotton, are stocked thin and priced high.
Minimalism is the deepest wardrobe in stock. Counted the strict way, as pieces our vision tagger verified as one solid color in a neutral (black, white, cream, beige, or grey), 10,101 in-stock products qualify. No other aesthetic comes close to that depth.
The whole market spans $4.50 to $10,000. The cheapest piece in stock is a $4.50 mini skirt; the most expensive is a $10,000 upcycled wedding gown from Collina Strada.
The scarcity list
Count what is actually purchasable right now and the wardrobe books have it backwards. Across all 73 brands, in stock today:
| Signature piece | In stock |
|---|---|
| Crochet cardigans | 17 |
| Navy blazers | 34 |
| Cashmere crewnecks | 38 |
| Oxford shirts | 42 |
| Velour pieces | 45 |
| Tulle pieces | 51 |
| Breton stripes | 67 |
| Tweed pieces | 89 |
| Slip dresses | 193 |
| Baby tees | 279 |
| Gingham pieces | 358 |
| Corsets | 459 |
| Mesh pieces | 573 |
| Satin pieces | 842 |
| Sequin pieces | 883 |
| Halter tops | 2,205 |
For every oxford shirt in stock there are 52 halter tops. Corsets outnumber navy blazers 13 to 1, and sequins outnumber tweed 10 to 1. The old money starter pack, a navy blazer, a cashmere crewneck, and an oxford shirt, is the hardest shopping in this data: those three searches return 114 products combined, out of 62,068 in stock.
Every fourth product in stock is a dress (16,668 of 62,068), and minis outnumber midis 2.3 to 1 (7,039 to 3,095).
The pattern census
Muse runs a vision model over product imagery, so pattern here is what the garment actually shows, not what its title claims. Of the 40,100 in-stock products tagged so far:
| Pattern | Products | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Solid (verified plain) | 23,981 | 59.8% |
| Floral | 4,347 | 10.8% |
| Lace | 2,914 | 7.3% |
| Graphic | 2,802 | 7.0% |
| Stripe | 2,754 | 6.9% |
| Embellished (sequin, bead, rhinestone) | 2,698 | 6.7% |
| Abstract | 1,618 | 4.0% |
| Polka dot | 897 | 2.2% |
| Plaid | 868 | 2.2% |
| Animal print | 504 | 1.3% |
Six in ten garments are plain. Of everything patterned, floral is the default: florals outnumber animal prints almost 9 to 1 and plaid 5 to 1.
Pattern carries a price. The median floral piece costs $118 against $88 for a verified solid, a 34 percent premium. Graphic prints and polka dots are the budget patterns at a $70 median.
The occasion census
Each product is tagged with the occasions it dresses. The result is the clearest single fact in the data: the market dresses you for Saturday night, not for Monday morning.
| Occasion | Share of tagged products | Median price |
|---|---|---|
| Weekend | 62.7% | $75 |
| Evening | 47.3% | $90 |
| Off-duty | 47.2% | $69 |
| Events | 46.0% | $99 |
| Travel | 36.7% | $79 |
| Work | 7.1% | $125 |
53 percent of tagged products dress a night out (evening or events). 7.1 percent dress the office. That is a 7.4 to 1 ratio, and the scarce side is the expensive side: workwear carries the highest median price of any occasion at $125. A product can serve more than one occasion, so shares sum past 100.
The color census
Of the 47,492 in-stock products with a classified color:
| Color family | Share |
|---|---|
| Black | 23.3% |
| White | 11.3% |
| Blue | 9.4% |
| Cream | 8.2% |
| Brown | 7.7% |
| Pink | 6.7% |
| Navy | 5.6% |
| Red | 5.2% |
| Green | 4.9% |
| Grey | 4.8% |
| Yellow | 3.8% |
| Beige | 3.4% |
| Denim | 3.1% |
| Purple | 1.5% |
| Rust | 1.1% |
Half of fashion is neutral. Black, white, cream, grey, and beige together are 51 percent of everything in stock, and black alone is nearly a quarter. There are 2,904 black dresses purchasable right now, which is more than the entire in-stock supply of tweed, cashmere, oxford, breton, velour, and tulle combined.
Purple, at 1.5 percent, is the rarest color the market stocks in any volume.
Method
All figures were measured on August 28, 2026 against the 62,068 in-stock products, across 73 brands, in the catalog that powers Muse. The catalog refreshes nightly from each brand's live feed, so these are point-in-time numbers and will drift as inventory turns over.
Aesthetic counts are signature-piece searches over product titles. The exact terms: old money (tweed, cashmere, wool, pinstripe, oxford); parisian (trench, breton, cigarette, pussy bow); y2k (baby tee, low rise, butterfly, rhinestone, velour, y2k); streetwear (hoodie, cargo, varsity, windbreaker, graphic); cottagecore (gingham, prairie, eyelet, smocked, milkmaid, puff sleeve); coastal (linen, crochet, breton, fisherman); japanese street (kimono, gaucho, boxy); gen z night out (sequin, mesh, corset, halter, bodycon); sunset party (slip dress, satin, bias cut, cami); downtown girl (moto, band tee, baby tee, low rise, slip dress). Minimalist is counted as vision-verified solid pieces in a neutral color family, and barbiecore as pieces classified pink. The coastal row covers both coastal grandmother and coastal granddaughter. Sets can overlap, and a search this simple undercounts every aesthetic; treat the counts as a floor.
Prices are medians over US dollar listings (97.7% of stock; the rest are listed in their home currency and excluded rather than converted).
Patterns come from a vision model reading each product's own photography, not its title. 40,100 of 62,068 in-stock products carry a verdict so far; newly added brands are tagged on a rolling nightly basis. A garment can carry two patterns, so shares sum slightly past 100.
Occasions are model-tagged from each product's own listing text. 35,756 products carry a verdict; 5,501 examined products carried no clear occasion and are excluded, as are the newest arrivals not yet examined.
Colors use the catalog's color-family classification (76.5% coverage); unclassified products are excluded from color shares.
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