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Nexus

What is Nexus / For designers · NYFW September 2026

Your brand, expanded.
Your moment, engineered.

NEXUS is the first energy of a movement at the intersection of fashion and technology — and we're building the founding cohort of designers now.

Start your application → What happens after you sign on

The why

In the room where it's decided.

We expand emerging designers with AI, stage them at New York Fashion Week, and put them in the room where the biggest conversation in the world — AI, technology, and how we'll evolve — is actually happening.

Sign on and your designs become a full, updated, AI-expanded brand kit — yours to share leading up to and long after the show. This is a movement, and the first ones in set the tone.

After you sign on

What to expect when you're in the cohort

Your work flows through AI expansion into looks, campaign imagery, motion, and identity — a show-ready brand kit.
You sign off on assets and direction before anything goes public.
Your collection and your world merge into a fully customized NYFW segment on the NEXUS runway in Times Square.
AI assets, social cuts, and press assets feed professional film during the show and land on your phone after.
Your brand reaches buyers, press, and the AI fashion world across high-volume amplification channels.
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Your path in · step 1 of 4

See how to apply before the runway steps →

Tech on
the house

Every sponsor contribution in the room — beta access, tokens, model credits, tool trials — accrues to designers as you sign on. The earlier you're in, the more you collect.

The room

One night in Times Square.

300–500 curated buyers, founders, and press — one night, drop your imagery in.

Runway LED walls AI portrait booth Documentary 300–500 guests
NEXUS runway with LED walls, drone capture, and AI portrait display.
Runway look in motion — editorial capture on the NEXUS floor.
Buyers and partners in the room — deal-making at NEXUS.

Your path in · step 2 of 4

Next: choose your participation tier →
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Your path in

Four steps from curiosity to confirmed cohort slot. The section above shows what happens after you're in — this is how you get there.

  1. Explore the story

    Read the why, see the room, and understand what NEXUS builds for designers.

    Review the why →

  2. Choose your tier

    Showcase, Feature, or Signature — pick runway depth and marketing weight that fits your moment.

    Compare tiers →

  3. Submit your application

    Two-minute form — portfolio link, tier, models, and anything else we should know.

    Open the form →

  4. We reach out within 24 hours

    Personal review, tier fit conversation, then cohort confirmation and brand expansion kickoff.

    You'll get a confirmation email immediately after you apply.

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Participation Tiers

Spaces limited to 5–6 designers. Fees fund production — venue, AI integration, lighting, and execution.

Choose your tier

All tiers include runway time, AI visual pairing, and professional capture. Pick depth of looks and marketing weight.

Showcase

5–6 slots open

$1,000

Entry Runway Slot

4–6 looks · AI visual pairing · photography · NEXUS marketing listing · post-event guest list access

Select tier →
Feature

3–4 slots open

$1,750

Expanded Presence

6–8 looks · AI pairing + concept consult · photo + video · solo pre-event feature · step-and-repeat · VIP table

Select tier →
Signature

1–2 slots open

$2,500

Prime Placement

8–10 looks · open/close slot · custom AI visual · full coverage + highlight reel · press mention · VIP table + passes

Select tier →

Your path in · step 3 of 4

Next: complete your application →

Step 3 of 4 · Presage × Nexus × NYFW26

Tier chosen? Tell us about your work.

One form, personal review, confirmation email on submit — then we call within 24 hours.

Continue to application form →
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Submit your application

Step 3 of your path in — tell us about you and your work. Every field matters; we review personally and reach out within 24 hours.

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