Location: Columbia, South Carolina

The Columbia Fashion Week Model Experience offers an incredible opportunity for both emerging talent and seasoned professionals to gain valuable industry experience, expand their portfolios, and make connections within the fashion industry. The Columbia Fashion Week platform is the perfect platform to refine your skills, enhance your visibility, and unlock exciting new opportunities in the fashion world.

Columbia Fashion Week is more than the runway. Columbia Fashion Week creates a space for models to not only have the opportunity to hit the runway, but we help connect models with unique opportunities to help support their careers in the fashion industry.
If you're wanting to join the Columbia Fashion Week platform as a model, please see below on how to register. 
 BE A PART OF THE COLUMBIA FASHION WEEK MODEL EXPERIENCE
CURRENT CASTINGS FOR COLUMBIA FASHION WEEK
6th Annual COLAFW MET GALA
May 9, 2026
Why is there a model registration fee?The registration fee helps cover the administrative costs of producing Fashion Week, including application processing, model coordination, communications, casting support, and maintaining a professional model database for designers.

The fee also ensures that applicants are serious and committed to participating. Registration fees DO NOT guarantee selection, booking, or runway placement. All models are chosen by designers based on fit, walk, and brand alignment.

Learn More Model FAQs
 If you have any questions, you can email [email protected].
GENERAL REGISTRATION
25
PER SEASON
Official Model Registration for the season
Eligible for Castings Beyond On & Off Runway – 
​Eligibility to be considered by designers for
​castings & fashion week runway shows
Professional Digital Comp Card viewable by designers
Access to general model communications
​(casting calls, updates, schedules)
Ability to attend all model calls during the season
Basic Workshop Access – At least one entry-level workshop to help build skills or learn more about runway modeling. ​
Networking Exposure
PREMIUM REGISTRATION
50
PER SEASON
Official Model Registration for the season
Eligible for Castings Beyond On & Off Runway – 
​Eligibility to be considered by designers for
​castings & fashion week runway shows
Professional Digital Comp Card viewable by designers
Access to general model communications
​(casting calls, updates, schedules)
Ability to attend all model calls during the season
Basic Workshop Access – At least one entry-level workshop to help build skills or learn more about runway modeling. ​​
Networking Exposure
Discounted ticket pricing to Fashion Week events for
​(Family, Friends or Self)
Digital Access to professional headshots
t​aken during model call
Make sure to follow our social media page for any future announcements of other models calls. (IG: @colafashionweek)