Adult participation · 19–50
Step into the part you used to watch.
A live YFS runway experience for adults ready to be part of the show — on the runway, in the photographs, and inside the fashion world around it.
Why adults join YFS
There’s more than one reason to step onto the runway.
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The runway
Walk it for real — with rehearsal, production and the energy of a live YFS show around you.
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The challenge
Do something visible enough to remember. The point is the experience of stepping forward and doing it.
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The images
Leave with professionally produced visual memories and content where included in the participant experience.
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The room
Spend the day inside fashion — collections, photographers, production, media, people and the runway itself.
Find your age group
The runway has room for where you are now.
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Ages 19–35
Try the runway for real.
For adults drawn to fashion, content, modeling or simply the experience of stepping into a professionally produced show.
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Ages 36–50
A new kind of first.
For adults ready to do something visible, creative and memorable — whether the runway has been on your list for years or only recently started calling you.
The experience
A professionally produced show, with you in it.
The walk is the moment everyone sees. Around it: preparation, a look, a backstage team and a live production built for the night.
- Runway preparation
- Walk, posture, turns and the show order, worked through with runway coaches.
- Rehearsal
- Guided rehearsal before show day, so the walk feels like yours.
- Fitting & look
- A look from participating designers’ collections, chosen for your size and style.
- Hair & makeup
- Professional styling to finish the look.
- Backstage
- Stylists, designers, photographers and the YFS team around you.
- The live show
- Professional lighting, music, production and a live audience.
- Photo & video
- Runway photography and video coverage by the show’s media team.
- The YFS app
- Rehearsal booking, what to bring and the show details in one place.
How it works
From apply to runway.
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Apply
Tell YFS about yourself and the show you’re interested in. It takes a few minutes.
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YFS reviews & follows up
The YFS team reviews your application and follows up about availability and next steps.
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Prepare
Confirmed participants receive the preparation information for their edition — what to bring, look requirements and show details.
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Rehearse & fit
Runway rehearsal with coaches, and a look from participating designers’ collections.
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Walk
Hair and makeup, backstage, and your walk on a live YFS runway.
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After the show
The moments around the runway — and, where included for your edition, the show’s photography and video.
After the walk
What you take with you lasts longer than the walk.
The rehearsal you didn’t expect to enjoy. The look you might never have chosen for yourself. A minute on a professional runway with the room watching — and, where included in the participant experience, the images of it.
It isn’t a casting and it isn’t a contract. It’s your moment in a real show.
The room around the runway
A real fashion show, not a set-up.
Designers’ collections, a production crew, photographers and a live audience — the same show, every time someone walks.
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- Fashion brands & designers
- 160+
- Rehearsals held
- 60K+
- Professionally edited photos
During the last YFS tour.
Adult participation
Questions adults ask.
Who can apply?
What are the adult age groups?
Do I need runway or modeling experience?
What happens after I apply?
Is there rehearsal or preparation?
What’s included?
Are there photos and video?
Is this only for people trying to become professional models?
How do I apply for Chicago?