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2026 China International Fashion Week (Autumn)

Beijing's national fashion week, themed 'Golden Order of the East', running September 3-10, 2026, organized by China Fashion Association.

The short version. China International Fashion Week (Autumn) 2026 runs in Beijing from 3 to 10 September 2026, organised by the China Fashion Designers Association (中国服装设计师协会) under the theme "金序东方·潮启共生". Its mass model casting was held on 5 August 2026 at Beijing's 798·751 art district, drawing 2,026 model registrations from 43 fashion schools and model agencies across the country. No information has been published about tickets, public admission or how anyone outside the industry might attend.

What happened at the casting

The casting took place on 5 August 2026 at the 798·751 park in Beijing. Models walked for brand representatives and designers, who selected from the field; other models were photographed waiting to go on. Registrations totalled 2,026, comprising 777 male models, 1,249 female models and close to 70 foreign models. Forty-three fashion schools and model agencies from around China took part. The casting has already taken place; it was a trade selection event, not a public one.

The fashion week itself

China International Fashion Week (Autumn) 2026 is scheduled for 3 to 10 September 2026 in Beijing. It is organised by the China Fashion Designers Association. The stated core theme is "金序东方·潮启共生". Beyond the dates, the city, the organiser and the theme, no further programme details have been released — no venue list for the week, no schedule of individual shows, and no named participants.

Getting in

This is the part that is simply not settled. The organiser has not published ticket prices, and has not said whether any part of the week is open to the public at all. There is no announced registration or accreditation process, and no stated deadline. Nothing has been published about whether registration requires WeChat, a Chinese mobile number or real-name identity verification, and nothing has been published about whether foreign visitors can register or buy tickets. Treat all of this as unannounced rather than as a "no": the absence of information is the current state, and anyone planning around the 3–10 September dates should assume access is undetermined until the organiser says otherwise.

Location note

The casting was held at the 798·751 park in Beijing. The source does not say whether the September fashion week will use the same site, and gives no transport or access information for it.

This entry was compiled automatically from the organiser's own page and every date in it was checked back against that page before publishing. Nobody from our team has been to this one, and we have not called the organisers — where they have not published something, this page says so rather than filling the gap.

Status: Source article is actually about the Aug 5 model casting at Beijing 798·751 Art District (an industry-only event); the fashion week itself is only mentioned in passing. Venue for the Sept 3-10 fashion week is not stated in the text — 798·751 was the casting venue only. No ticketing, registration, or program information appears in the text, so access is tbc. Theme given as '金序东方·潮启共生'; English rendering of the theme is my own approximation and not in the text. Source: the organiser's own page, fetched and verified on 2026-08-23 (https://www.news.cn/photo/20260805/22a541baca434be7b49fabd44657463e/c.html) · checked 2026-08-23

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