Digital Fashion Week NYC exhibitor showcase

Digital Fashion Week NYC said it will add an exhibitor showcase to its September 10 program in Manhattan, putting a group of fashion-technology companies in front of brands, retailers, investors and designers during New York Fashion Week. The event is part of a one-day conference at The Fashion Gallery, 511 West 25th Street, according to the organizer and event materials. (einpresswire.com) Digital Fashion Week says the broader program is built around artificial intelligence, retail innovation, digital commerce and emerging technologies shaping fashion. Mayer Brown, a sponsor of the event, lists the same September 10 conference date and Manhattan address on its event page. (oklahoman.com) The exhibitor piece matters because it gives the conference a trade-floor component alongside panels, brand sessions and an immersive retail gallery. (digitalfashionweek.nyc) Digital Fashion Week says its audience includes luxury and apparel executives, founders across AI and retail-tech, investors, academics and media. The organizer’s website says innovation booths will be used by early-stage startups spanning fashion, gaming, XR, AR, styling, manufacturing and digital textiles. ### Where and when is the showcase happening? September 10 is the main conference date for Digital Fashion Week NYC 2026, and the venue is The Fashion Gallery at 511 West 25th Street in New York City, according to the organizer’s August 27 announcement and Mayer Brown’s event listing. Digital Fashion Week’s site also promotes a separate FashionTech x FinTech VIP mixer on September 9 ahead of the symposium. (einpresswire.com) The timing places the event on the opening day of the preliminary official New York Fashion Week schedule for the Spring/Summer 2027 season, which the CFDA says runs from September 10 through September 15. (digitalfashionweek.nyc) ### What exactly is being showcased? Nine companies are scheduled to exhibit, according to the press-release version of the announcement carried by The Oklahoman. The release says the group spans AI inventory optimization, virtual styling, fintech and emerging design demonstrations aimed at retailers and brands. Digital Fashion Week’s own website does not list the nine exhibitors by name on the pages surfaced in search, but it does describe “innovation booths for early-stage startups” and an “Immersive Retail Gallery” as part of the September 10 program. (einpresswire.com) The site says those booths cover categories including fashion, gaming, XR, AR, styling, manufacturing and digital textiles. (cfda.com) ### Who is Digital Fashion Week trying to bring into the room? Clare Tattersall, founder of Digital Fashion Week, said in the August 27 announcement that the event is meant to convene “the investors, the C-suite, the innovators already building.” The same release says attendees include executives, founders and investors working across fashion, manufacturing, retail and digital commerce. (oklahoman.com) Digital Fashion Week’s site says 28% of expected attendees come from fashion and e-commerce roles, while 42.9% come from founder and innovator roles across consumer fashion-tech, B2B retail-tech, product lifecycle management software, AI and XR. The site also lists media from Vogue, Business of Fashion and WWD among the audiences it expects. (digitalfashionweek.nyc) ### What else is on the September 10 agenda? Seven programming tracks are planned for the conference, according to the organizer. The August 27 announcement says those tracks span agentic AI, retail innovation, digital commerce, capital and investment, sustainability, gaming and the future fashion workforce. (einpresswire.com) The event website says sessions will cover AI systems for design and material choices, digital twins to reduce physical sampling, predictive analytics and blockchain supply-chain tools. Mayer Brown says one panel, Capital & Innovation, will examine investment trends, startups and technologies shaping fashion’s next phase. (digitalfashionweek.nyc) ### What happens next? September 9 is the first scheduled public event in the series, with the FashionTech x FinTech mixer in New York City, according to Digital Fashion Week and Mayer Brown. September 10 follows with the main symposium, exhibitor activity and related programming at 511 West 25th Street. Tickets listed on the event registration page range from $50 for runway-only access to $100 for standard admission. (digitalfashionweek.nyc) (einpresswire.com)