Announcing: FashioNXT Week 2026 Designer Lineup
FashioNXT week is only a few weeks away! Three nights of incredible designers from all across the country and immersive experiences on October 8th-10th. See this year’s designer lineup below:
Night 1 on Thursday, October 8th features this year’s UpNXT Emerging Designers! The Emerging Designers Accelerator is a designer competition where emerging designers get to present their brands on the runway. From these finalists there will be one winner selected by the people’s choice audience votes along with a panel of judges. The winner receives a cash prize and mentorship along with a show slot at FashioNXT Week the following year. Discover fashion’s next big designers on opening night!
Shore Darling | Santa Monica, CA
Dearest Cloud | Portland, OR
Zezenah | Dallas TX
Prismdrifter | Portland
Night 2 on Friday, October 9th not only features 3 returning designers from 2025 and Fraxi’s FashioNXT Week debut, but our 2026 Emerging Designers’ Incubator Designers. The Emerging Designers’ Incubator Designers program hosts early-stage emerging designers with less than 2 years in the fashion design business. These designers receive mentorship from industry experts that will cover topics step by step, from collection design all the way to sales. Welcome our new and returning designers and enjoy a Night 2 full of fashion at all levels!
Emerging Designers’ Incubator Designers
Lyric Patterson | Vancouver, WA
Also showing on Friday Night
Nadine Makboul | Portland, OR
Designs by Hannah Hanna | Portland, OR
Love, Stephanie | Portland, OR
Fraxi | Portland, OR
Night 3 on Saturday, October 10th welcomes back Vanessa Robeson, the 2025 UpNXT Runway Competition Winner and FYNAPPAREL , who showed at 2018 FashioNXT Week. Watch Tacoma-based designer Mensonique make her FashioNXT Week debut and celebrate the legacy of FashioNXT. Additional designer showcases are in process of finalization.
Mensonique | Tacoma, WA
Vanessa Robeson | Portland, OR
LALUVE by FYNAPPAREL | Portland, OR
Not only are all of these designers showcasing their collections on the runway, but designer Love, Stephanie is hosting her collections in one of our experience rooms on all three nights of FashioNXT. While the runway shows are going to be spectacular, the big attraction this year will be the Beauty and Wellness Pavilion featuring multiple local businesses .
Come see these talented designers on the runway and mingle with the brands’ experiences yourself at Portland’s Official Fashion Week!