In a city known for its athletes and mountaineering, Denver Fashion Week (DFW) provides an elevated platform for creatives – from the high fashion dress makers to the against-the-grain risk takers. For the past eight years, Denver Fashion Week has been a pivotal force in defining our city’s fashion scene, establishing Denver as a hub for cutting-edge design, elevated couture and out-of-the-box thinking.
Denver Fashion Week Spring returns to The Brighton on May 10-18. Tickets for each of the season’s eight runway shows are now available for purchase. This season will continue Denver Fashion Week’s legacy of support for both experienced and emerging designers.
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However, it wouldn’t be DFW if the team behind it didn’t try something new. As such, the Spring season will include two new themes: Swim & Resort Wear and Mommy & Me.
Swimwear is a foundational piece of runway history, with the first-ever swimwear fashion show dating back to the early 1930s. In classic DFW style, this theme will both pay tribute to traditional runway swimwear while reimagining the possibilities of elevated resort style.
The Swim & Resort Wear show will take place on Sunday May 11 during the opening weekend of the Spring 2025 season. As this show takes place on Mother’s Day, Denver Fashion Week is offering a 2-for-1 VIP seats deal for mothers and their children to experience the show together.
Denver Fashion Week has also added a Mommy & Me segment to the Youth show this season. The show will elevate inspiring young talent while paying tribute to the fashion-forward moms who raised them.
Youth + Mommy & Me takes place Sunday, May 18, closing out the Spring 2025 season with a celebration of the connection and joy behind maternal relationships – with the fresh, curated designs that Denver Fashion Week is known for.
Spring 2025 also brings the return of the annual Adaptive show in collaboration with Guided By Humanity. Each year, this show spotlights the talent of designers and models with disabilities. The showcased collections will blend style and function, featuring inclusive sizing and adaptive designs that enhance accessibility and center self-expression.
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Other returning themes include:
- Sustainable, May 10: A long-time standard in the Denver Fashion Week line-up, Sustainable highlights our city’s environmentally-conscious focus and the forward-thinking designers who are pushing the sustainable fashion scene forward.
- Streetwear & Sneakers, May 13: Visionary designers come together for a high-energy showcase of bold streetwear and statement sneakers, capturing the pulse of ever-evolving street style and sneaker culture.
- Maximalism, May 14: Returning for its second DFW season, Maximalism salutes the unconventional, outrageous, and indulgent side of fashion, centering playfulness and expression at their purest.
- Society, May 15: Inspired by non-conformity and rejecting the mainstream, Society showcases designs that challenge norms and push boundaries, reflecting underground conversations and sparking new ones.
- Bridal, May 17: Bridal features high-fashion collections of limited edition and on-trend bridal wear that highlight luxury, elegance and bridal beauty.
In addition, the DFW production team traditionally holds a model workshop each season. This season, the workshop will take place in June, a month after the shows commence. Registration for the DFW model workshop includes a runway fundamentals lesson hosted by DFW Runway Producer Nikki Strickler and important insights about the modeling industry, such as audition tips and best practices for social media as a model.
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As Denver Fashion Week continues to evolve, the Spring 2025 season is set to raise the bar even higher. With new themes alongside the return of fan favorites, each night will showcase star-studded line-ups of tenured designers and emerging talent, making space to push boundaries, celebrate exquisite high fashion and continue shaping Denver’s fashion hub.
Denver Fashion Week tickets are available for purchase now.
303 Magazine | Denver Fashion Week
DFW Spring 2025
May 10-18, 2025
Tickets: DenverFashionWeek.com
Creative Director & Photography: David Rossa
Fashion Stylist: Hailee Lucchesi
Fashion Stylist Assistant: Chaim Bellinsky
Hair: Darrel DeWitt
Makeup: Megan Urmann
Models: Masha Austin, Clayton Jensen, Brittany Murdock & Ariela Aharonian
Fashion: Moss D, SKYE|AIRE by Skye Barker Maa, Rachel Marie Hurst & Guillermo Pharis
Location: Hotel Teatro
