Event Guide
Everything you need to know about the bipartisan New York Fashion Week runway show where public officials model looks by independent designers from their own communities.
Style Across the Aisle is a bipartisan fashion runway show held in New York City, where elected officials and public servants model looks created by independent designers from their own districts, boroughs, and communities. The event pairs civic leaders with local creative talent on a single runway, turning fashion into a shared platform for local craftsmanship, public service, and civic pride.
Founded by New York civic and media leader Skye Ostreicher, the show was built on a simple belief: fashion is a bridge. By inviting leaders from across the political spectrum to take part alongside the designers who live and work in the neighborhoods they represent, Style Across the Aisle creates an evening rooted in creativity and connection rather than division.
Each year the event is staged during New York Fashion Week and has taken place in historic civic landmarks including Gracie Mansion and Manhattan's Surrogate's Court. The 2026 edition will be held on September 9, 2026 at The Met Opera in New York City. Every production spotlights nonprofit partners whose work reflects the event's broader mission of community, opportunity, and civic connection.
The runway lineup is deliberately local. Designers are selected from the communities their modeling officials represent, giving independent labels, emerging ateliers, and small creative businesses a stage they would rarely reach on their own. Guests include elected leaders, nonprofit partners, civic institutions, media, sponsors, and members of the public who come together for one evening of runway, reception, and conversation.
A single evening. Doors open for a red-carpet reception, the runway presentation follows, and the night closes with a celebration for guests, designers, and officials. Looks are styled by the designers themselves and modeled by the public officials paired with them, so every walk down the runway represents a real working relationship between a community and its creative talent.
Who takes part. Participation is open to independent designers, public officials, nonprofit partners, and press. Designers apply to show their work, officials are invited to model, and nonprofit and sponsorship partners join through the event's partnership program. Because the show is bipartisan by design, participants come from across the political spectrum and from every corner of the city.
Event Basics
Style Across the Aisle is a bipartisan fashion runway show held in New York City where elected officials and public servants model looks created by independent designers from their own districts, boroughs, and communities. It pairs civic leaders with local creative talent on one runway and is staged annually during New York Fashion Week.
Event Basics
The 2026 edition of Style Across the Aisle takes place on September 9, 2026 at The Met Opera in New York City. Doors open for a red-carpet reception, the runway presentation follows, and the evening closes with a celebration for guests, designers, and officials.
Event Basics
Style Across the Aisle was founded by Skye Ostreicher, a New York civic and media leader who has spent more than a decade working across government, culture, media, and community. The show was built on her belief that fashion is a bridge between people who might otherwise never share a room.
Event Basics
Past editions have taken place in historic New York civic landmarks, including Gracie Mansion, the official residence of the Mayor of New York City, and Manhattan's Surrogate's Court. Each year the show elevates nonprofit partners whose work reflects its mission of community, opportunity, and civic connection.
Tickets & Attendance
Tickets are sold online through the event's official ticketing page at https://tickets.styleacrosstheaisle.com/buy/. Availability is limited, and the show has sold out in prior years, so early purchase is recommended. Sponsors and partners receive seats as part of their partnership package.
Tickets & Attendance
The dress code is fashion-forward cocktail attire. Guests are encouraged to dress for a runway evening, and the red-carpet reception is a photographed part of the night, so most attendees arrive in statement looks.
Participation
Independent designers apply to show their work through the participation form on this site. Designers are selected from the communities of the officials they dress, which gives independent labels, emerging ateliers, and small creative businesses a stage they would rarely reach on their own.
Participation
Public officials are invited to model looks by a designer from the community they represent. The pairing is intentional: every walk down the runway represents a real working relationship between a neighborhood and its creative talent, and participants come from across the political spectrum.
Press & Partnerships
Yes. Nonprofit organizations and corporate sponsors join through the event's partnership program. Partners receive brand visibility, seats at the show, and association with a bipartisan civic platform. Partnership inquiries are handled through the contact form on the site.
Press & Partnerships
Members of the media can request credentials through the event's contact form. Select coverage from past editions is collected on the Press page of this site, and credentialed press receive access to the red-carpet reception and the runway presentation.
Accessibility
Yes. The venue is wheelchair accessible and guests with mobility needs can request accommodations in advance through the event's contact form. Accessible seating and step-free routes to the reception and runway areas can be arranged ahead of the show.