09 Mar Melrose Fashion Week – Celebrating Local + Sustainable Fashion
MELROSE FASHION WEEK 2026
Melrose Fashion Week
in the Melrose Arts District in Los Angeles
Local & Sustainable Runway Show
Sunday, March 22rd 2026
Melrose Fashion Week (est. 2025) is an annual celebration of local and sustainable fashion in Los Angeles.
Photos by 4osty
Melrose Fashion Week: A Celebration of Sustainable Fashion, Independent Designers and Emerging Talent.
This year’s Runway Show is Sunday, March 22 from 12-3 PM at Melrose Trading Post.
Staged in the center of the Melrose Trading Post on a red carpet runway, participating Melrose designers will showcase collections that emphasize sustainable design, including garments created from reclaimed fabrics, reworked vintage textiles, and repurposed materials. The outdoor runway will feature collections from designers within the Melrose Trading Post community alongside emerging student designers from Southern California fashion programs.
Our Sponsors
Melrose Arts District and StepandRepeat.com
Local & Sustainable Runway • 12-1 PM & 2-2:45 PM
Meet Our Featured Designers
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- A.Michelle Blakely – Sausalito Blue
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- Brianna-Monet Polite & Chief Mellow – Eternal Return
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- Justin Gargasz – Rag Reserve
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- Josie Kilcullen – Cloven
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- Hiroko Hata – Hiroco
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- Manny Jackson – ThreadHaus
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- Darius Dio – Son Of Dio
The Local & Sustainable Fashion Runway Show from 12-2PM & 2-2:45PM, will feature designers including Sausalito Blue, Eternal Return Designs, Rag Reserve, Cloven & Spiritual Psychosis, Threadhaus, HIROCO, and Son of Dio. Many of the collections incorporate recycled textiles, reclaimed materials, or upcycled vintage fabrics, reflecting the growing influence of sustainable fashion within Los Angeles’ independent design community.
Following the runway show, guests can meet the designers and shop featured collections in the Runway Aisle inside the Melrose Trading Post marketplace!
Youth Designer Showcase • 1-2 PM
The runway will also feature a Youth Designer Showcase from 1-2PM, spotlighting emerging talent from Santa Monica College designer Erica Perla, student designer class from ASU/FIDM, the Sage Hills High School Re-Imagined Club, and Fairfax High School.
SMC Student Designer Erica Perla
Meet Our Creative Partners
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- VFresh – Runway DJ
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- Chase Yi of Film Poetics – Media & Promotion
This year, we are excited to partner with Chase Yi of Film Poetics on media and promotion, as well as DJ VFRESH for our runway soundtrack!
RUNWAY SCHEDULE
Sunday, March 22 • 12-2:45 PM
The runway program will unfold in three segments highlighting both established independent designers and the next generation of fashion talent.
LOCAL & SUSTAINABLE DESIGNERS
PART 1: 12-1 PM
Workshops & More
Wed, March 18-Fri, March 20: Fairfax Fashion Classroom Residency
Greenway Institute for the Arts will bring Teaching Artist Christopher Bailey to Fairfax High School. Christopher is a vendor at Melrose Trading Post and the artist behind his brand Last One Left. Christopher will teach Fairfax students in Nyasha Williams’ Fashion Class how to screen print on his carousel screen printing press!
Sunday, March 22: Sustainable Fashion Workshop
MELROSE TRADING POST • 10 AM-4 PM • SPACE B93
Brought to you by Melrose Arts District
Circular Fashion LA will be hosting a Re-Dye To Re-Love Workshop at MTP on Sunday, March 22, giving old clothes a second life through re-dying them!
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