KidSuper’s Colm Dillane is giving five Brooklyn designers $5,000 and a Fashion Week runway at Borough Hall
Borough President Antonio Reynoso and KidSuper founder Colm Dillane are bringing The People's Runway back to Brooklyn Borough Hall Plaza on September 12, featuring five emerging Brooklyn designers who will each receive a $5,000 grant and mentorship during New York Fashion Week.
KidSuper’s Colm Dillane is giving five Brooklyn designers $5,000 and a Fashion Week runway at Borough Hall
Borough President Antonio Reynoso and KidSuper founder Colm Dillane are bringing The People's Runway back to Brooklyn Borough Hall Plaza on September 12, featuring five emerging Brooklyn designers who will each receive a $5,000 grant and mentorship during New York Fashion Week.
Brooklyn Borough Hall Plaza is turning into an outdoor catwalk again. Borough President Antonio Reynoso and KidSuper founder Colm Dillane announced the return of The People’s Runway, a free fashion show putting five emerging Brooklyn designers on one of the most visible stages in the industry during New York Fashion Week.
Mark it down: Saturday, September 12. The show takes over the plaza in front of Borough Hall as part of the Council of Fashion Designers of America’s Spring/Summer 2027 New York Fashion Week. It’s open to the public, first-come, first-served, standing room only, with ADA accommodations available. Registration is encouraged through the borough president’s event page, though RSVPing does not guarantee entry.
The five designers get more than a runway slot. Each will receive a $5,000 grant plus direct mentorship from Dillane and other industry figures, according to the Brooklyn Borough President’s Office. Reynoso and Dillane reviewed hundreds of applications to pick the cohort.
“The People’s Runway is proof that nowhere in the world is doing it like Brooklyn,” Reynoso said in the announcement. “Fashion, culture, and self-expression are so integral to our identity…
