2026 PNW Fashion Week: Behind the Runway with Thirty+
By Julie Chang Schulman
The Second Annual PNW Fashion Week unfolded February 2026, culminating in a breathtaking finale runway show at Eleven:Eleven that featured over 30 models sharing the collections of Thirty+ and Clem Creations. While hundreds gathered to witness the event live and tens of thousands more caught up online as Clem and Titus painstakingly posted each of their 18+ looks on IG, few can imagine the labors of love and feats of unbridled creativity that power an event like this.
In a creative field fatigued by corporate monoliths churning out cheap, derivative and dull fast fashion in frightening droves, artists like Titus are vital agents of change fighting against the grain. But for Titus, fashion, culture, and community have always been intertwined. Growing up in Tacoma, Titus found fashion as a tool of gathering and mobilizing his peers towards positive movement at an early age. He started Thirty+ in high school, and by the time he was in his late teens was giving workshops about building your own brand to those even younger than himself.
When he was invited to participate in fashion shows out-of-state it was his experiences in other scenes that inspired him to launch PNW Fashion Week to platform the talent he saw around him.
“We’re about to have our own fashion week. It’s gonna be underground. It’s gonna be independent, and we’re gonna bring light to these people that need it.”
“People in [the local] fashion industry were trying to get some work in, so I was like we're about to have our own fashion week,” he said, “It's gonna be underground. It's gonna be independent and we're gonna bring light to these people that need it.”
For Titus, the mission of PNW Fashion Week goes beyond the runway. It is about creating a safe space with good energy for up-and-comers to connect, collaborate, and develop the infrastructure to elevate the local fashion ecosystem as a whole. “We want to show the city that our industry is important, and that we have the opportunity to grow into a fashion staple.”
When asked about the future of PNW Fashion Week, Ross pointed to more year round programming as well as expanding the annual main event in 2027. To learn more and get involved, follow Thirty+ on IG.
Full List of Thirty+ Models: @woodsxavier @ahh._.alyjahh @johnpablopp @tiarrajoi @helloo.ash @lola_getz @justine_kai @kaffe.hunni @g.i._dro @jonathan.pj.esters @poetic_mouthpiece_ @vyne99 @cocozhang0426 @royalzabre@ochorathemodel
Stylists: @pia.isleta@thumaiixstudios
Hair and Make Up Artists: @lisadaog, @itninjin, @mayasherpeck, @andrealynnbeauty, @_imanji_, @shannonlovehairartist, @glamified_byjen, @hairbyshakirah, @beautybyavao
Media: @206street@dresbrown@sevaerg, @poundingthenall, @cdportraitphotography.arw, @quinxx23, @prodbymusiklov3r_@the.blonde.edits
Lighting/ production: @tyrel_suzorhoy@polina.d2
Venue @elevenelevenseattle
BTS photography below all shot at So Below Studios, a sewing/photography and design space that is a part of the On the Block Ecosystem. All photos in the slideshow below are by ThumaiixStudios and 206 Streets, all rights reserved unless permission is given from photographer.
