NIJO walked New York Fashion Week 2026
They call it the Super Bowl of fashion weeks. In September 2026, NIJO walked it — two runways, one celebrity shoot, and a custom Karl Kani look made just for New York.
The Recap
Two runways. One shoot. New York.
Paris has the heritage. Milan has the craft. New York is where culture and fashion collide — the loudest, most-watched week in the industry.
In September 2026, NIJO took that stage: walking for Karl Kani at the Emerge! Show, for designer Odd Life at the New York Fashion Week Festival, and sitting for an exclusive shoot with celebrity photographer Calvin G. From Germany to New York City — the chapter the journey had been building toward.
The Week.
The Emerge! Show
Booked directly by Karl Kani — walking on a night that honored Chaka Khan, Danyssa Myricks and Eva Marcille.
For Karl Kani 02 / RunwayThe Festival Show
Cast and selected for the New York Fashion Week Festival runway, hosted by The Model Experience — walking for designer Odd Life, on the night Victoria Monét performed.
For Odd Life 03 / EditorialShot by Calvin G
An exclusive celebrity shoot — in a custom Red Canvas outfit Karl Kani made for NIJO for New York.
Custom Red CanvasThe Emerge! Show
Walking for Karl Kani.
At the Emerge! Show, NIJO took the runway for Karl Kani — a booking arranged personally with Karl Kani himself, on a night that honored some of the most influential names in music, beauty and style.
- Chaka KhanFashion Innovator Award
- Danyssa MyricksBusiness of Beauty Award
- Eva MarcilleStyle Icon Award
The night also saw October London — the artist signed to Snoop Dogg's Death Row Records — present his new fashion brand.
The Festival Show
Walking for Odd Life.
NIJO cast with The Model Experience, the host of the New York Fashion Week Festival, and was selected to walk the show — taking the runway for designer Odd Life, where runway and stage share the same room.
The same night, multiple Grammy Award winner Victoria Monét performed live on the festival stage.
- Designer
- Odd Life
- Show
- New York Fashion Week Festival
- Hosted by
- The Model Experience
- Selection
- Cast & selected
- Performance
- Victoria Monét
Shot by Calvin G
The celebrity shoot.
During fashion week, NIJO sat for an exclusive shoot with celebrity photographer Calvin G — whose lens has captured names like
For the shoot, NIJO wore an exclusive custom Red Canvas outfit by Karl Kani — made by Karl Kani specifically for NIJO for New York Fashion Week.
Exclusive · Custom Red Canvas · Karl Kani
Two ways in.
Karl Kani. The Emerge! Show and the custom Red Canvas look were arranged directly and personally with Karl Kani — no agency in between.
The NYFW Festival. NIJO cast with The Model Experience, the host of the New York Fashion Week Festival, and was selected to walk the show for Odd Life.
The Road to New York.
Fittings, frames and moments from the lead-up to the week.
