Denver Fashion Week is more than a series of runway shows. It is a growing community of designers, boutiques, models, hair and makeup artists, performers, vendors, sponsors, volunteers, creatives and fashion fans who come together to celebrate the city’s fashion scene.
With Denver Fashion Week Fall ’26 taking place November 7–15, 2026, there are several ways to get involved — whether you want to showcase your collection, build your creative portfolio, support the event, work behind the scenes or simply experience the runway.
If you have been wondering how to become part of the Denver Fashion Week community, here are the opportunities currently available.
Become a DFW Sponsor
Denver Fashion Week provides brands and businesses with an opportunity to connect with a highly engaged fashion, lifestyle and creative audience.
Who it’s for: Brands, businesses and organizations looking to align with Denver Fashion Week and gain visibility within the DFW community.
Why join: Sponsorship can provide opportunities for brand exposure, event activation and connection with designers, models, creatives, media, and fashion-forward audiences.
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If your brand wants to play a larger role in Denver’s fashion scene, becoming a DFW sponsor is one way to get involved beyond simply attending a show.
Show Your Collection
For designers and boutiques, Denver Fashion Week offers the opportunity to bring your work from the store, studio, or showroom to the runway.
Submission deadline: September 1, 2026.
Who it’s for: Fashion designers and boutiques interested in showcasing their collections during DFW Fall ’26.
Why join: Participating in Denver Fashion Week puts your designs in front of fashion fans, industry professionals, media, models, creatives, and potential customers while giving your collection a professional runway platform in front of a large audience.
Whether you are an established designer, emerging label or boutique looking for a larger audience, this is an opportunity to become part of the DFW runway.
Become a Vendor
Fashion Week is also about the businesses and creatives that help bring the experience to life.
Who it’s for: Businesses, brands, makers, and creative entrepreneurs who want to connect with the DFW audience and sell their products.
Why join: Becoming a vendor gives your business an opportunity to introduce your products or services to attendees and become part of the larger Denver Fashion Week experience.
It can also be a way to introduce your brand to people who may discover you for the first time through DFW.
Join the DFW Fall ’26 Hair & Makeup Team
Runway fashion is about more than the clothes. Hair and makeup help complete the designer’s vision and create the finished look that audiences see on the runway.
Who it’s for: Professional hair and makeup artists and creative beauty professionals.
Why join: Working Fashion Week can give beauty professionals the opportunity to collaborate with designers, models and other creatives while building their professional fashion portfolios and expanding their industry network.
For creatives interested in working behind the scenes, the DFW hair and makeup team is an opportunity to become part of the production itself.
Become a DFW Fall ’26 Performer
Fashion Week doesn’t only happen on the runway. Music and live performance can help establish the atmosphere and energy of a show.
Who it’s for: Colorado musicians, singers, dancers, and other performers interested in participating in Denver Fashion Week.
Why join: Performing at DFW gives local talent an opportunity to share their work with a live audience while collaborating with the fashion and creative community.
It is another way for artists outside of traditional fashion roles to become part of the Fashion Week experience.
Join the DFW Fall ’26 Volunteer Team
Behind every successful Fashion Week is a team working behind the scenes.
Who it’s for: People who want hands-on experience helping with the production and execution of Denver Fashion Week.
Why join: Volunteering can be an opportunity to gain event experience, meet people within Denver’s fashion and creative industries and see what happens behind the runway.
For anyone curious about the fashion industry or interested in event production, volunteering can be a great way to get inside the DFW community.
Join the Fall 2026 Ticket Waitlist
Not looking to work the event or participate behind the scenes? You can still be part of the community from the audience.
Who it’s for: Fashion, art, music, and foodies fans who want to attend Denver Fashion Week Fall ’26.
Why join: Joining the ticket waitlist is a way to stay connected as ticket availability and event information are released and gain a discount code.
If watching the runway is your preferred way to experience DFW, getting on the waitlist is the place to start.
Find Your Place at Denver Fashion Week
There is no single way to be part of Denver Fashion Week.
You can be the designer sending a collection down the runway, the artist creating the beauty look, the performer setting the mood, the vendor introducing a new brand, the sponsor supporting the event, the volunteer making the production happen — or the fashion fan sitting in the audience.
That is what makes the DFW community bigger than the runway.