House of Vanderbilt returns to Grand Central

House of Vanderbilt said it will return to Grand Central Terminal this month for Vanderbilt & Seewald’s New York Fashion Week debut, adding a fashion event to the six-day September schedule in New York. The event is set for Grand Central, the landmark tied to the Vanderbilt family name, and Mario Lopez is slated to emcee, according to a House of Vanderbilt announcement. The group said designers Dustin Glickman of DSTN, Lorena Saravia and Nabil Hayari of Hayari Paris are scheduled to participate. The Council of Fashion Designers of America said its preliminary official New York Fashion Week schedule runs from Sept. 10 through Sept. 15, 2026, with 70 runway shows and presentations listed so far. ### Why is Grand Central part of this show? Grand Central Terminal’s Vanderbilt Hall is a commercial event venue inside the station complex, according to the terminal’s official site. The venue description says the hall, built in 1913 and restored in 1998, is used for ticketed events, launches, exhibits and other public-facing programs. House of Vanderbilt said the evening will mark the New York Fashion Week debut of Vanderbilt & Seewald Global Studio, which it described as a fashion investment, media and technology venture founded by Consuelo Vanderbilt Costin and media entrepreneur Michaela Seewald. (einpresswire.com) The group also said the event would be the first fashion presentation from House of Vanderbilt. (grandcentralterminal.com) ### Who is behind Vanderbilt & Seewald? Consuelo Vanderbilt Costin was identified in the House of Vanderbilt announcement as a founder of Vanderbilt & Seewald Global Studio. Michaela Seewald was named alongside her as co-founder of the venture. The House of Vanderbilt statement said the Grand Central event would connect the Vanderbilt name to a new group of designers. (einpresswire.com) The same announcement described the show as the first time a Vanderbilt has hosted a runway event inside the terminal her ancestors built. ### Which designers are slated to appear? Mario Lopez was named as emcee in the event announcement. (einpresswire.com) The same release listed Dustin Glickman, identified as DSTN, Lorena Saravia and Nabil Hayari of Hayari Paris as participating designers. The House of Vanderbilt materials available in search results did not provide a full running order, collection details or showtime in the excerpts reviewed. (einpresswire.com) Grand Central’s public events page lists recurring public programming, but it did not, in the material reviewed, provide matching event specifics for this show. ### How does this fit into the wider New York Fashion Week calendar? (einpresswire.com) The CFDA said on July 1 that the preliminary official New York Fashion Week schedule for the spring-summer 2027 season opens on Thursday, Sept. 10, with Diane von Furstenberg and closes on Tuesday, Sept. 15, with Thom Browne. The organization said the preliminary lineup includes 70 runway shows and designer presentations, with additional collections to be shown by appointment and digitally. (grandcentralterminal.com) The CFDA says it owns and organizes the Fashion Calendar and the official New York Fashion Week schedule. Its site says designers apply for inclusion on the official schedule through a formal process. ### What happens next? Sept. 10 is the opening day of the CFDA’s preliminary New York Fashion Week schedule, and House of Vanderbilt has said Vanderbilt & Seewald will make its debut during that Sept. 10-15 window. (cfda.com) Mario Lopez, Dustin Glickman, Lorena Saravia and Nabil Hayari are the named participants disclosed so far. (einpresswire.com) (cfda.com)