Runway and fashion casting calls in New York
36 open runway and fashion casting calls in New York, 14 posted in the last 7 days, last updated Oct-16-26. From casting platforms, agency boards, Instagram and TikTok, screened for scams and scored against your profile.
36 of the 1,022 open castings in New York are runway and fashion work: 4%, against 3% across the whole catalog. 28% are listed as paid, against 23% of runway and fashion castings everywhere. None is listed as union. 4 can be done remotely. The most common project types: Runway (20), Live performing arts (3) and Play (2). No other city in the catalog has more.
Runway and fashion castings cluster around the fashion weeks in New York, London, Paris and Milan, and continue year-round in showroom, presentation, lookbook and student-designer shows. A large share are posted on Instagram first, by the designers and casting directors themselves.
New York runs on fashion, theatre and commercials: runway and showroom castings around the fashion weeks, off-Broadway and student film work year-round, and a steady stream of print and e-commerce shoots.
Runway castings on Instagram move in hours. HeyBooker watches the accounts, scores the post and puts a DM draft on your clipboard with the profile open, so you are among the first replies.
The numbers
| Open castings | 36 |
| Posted in the last 7 days | 14 |
| Listed as paid | 28% |
| Union or union-friendly | 0% |
| Remote | 4 |
| Runway | 20 |
| Live performing arts | 3 |
| Play | 2 |
| Short film | 2 |
Latest runway / fashion castings in New York
- Indie Fashion Designer Call for NYFWRunway / Fashionrunway · New York City, NY
- Indie Fashion NYFW Model CastingModelingRunway / Fashionrunway · New York, NY
- Aimée Villanueva NYFW Runway ModelsModelingRunway / Fashionrunway · New York, NY
- Holiday Retail Commercial Casting in NYCCommercial / BrandRunway / FashionPaidcommercial · New York, NY
- FDLA Designers Registration for NYFW & PFWRunway / FashionModelingrunway · New York, NY
- Sound Designer/Mixer JobRunway / FashionPaidRemotePlay · Remote
- Copy of Light Designer/Lighting Tech OperatorRunway / FashionPaidRemoteNewly postedPlay · Remote
- "Ro Sparks"ModelingActingRunway / FashionPaidRemoteShort Film · Remote
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FAQ
How many runway / fashion castings in New York are open right now?
36 as of Oct 17, 14 posted in the last 7 days, 28% listed as paid.
What do I need to apply?
- Digitals: front, profile, full length, no makeup
- Exact height and measurements; walking video for runway
- Your agency, if any, and whether you are available for fittings
- For fashion week: your city and dates in town
Is it free?
Yes. Finding and applying is free on HeyBooker, and no legitimate casting charges to apply. Listings that ask for money are removed before they reach you.
Is HeyBooker an agency?
No. HeyBooker doesn’t represent talent and doesn’t submit anyone to casting directors on its own. It finds casting calls that fit you, scores them against your profile and helps you prepare applications you review and send yourself. If you want representation, an agency is the usual route — reputable ones never charge upfront fees.
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