ABOUT CAFW
California Fashion Week is a female-founded, values-driven fashion platform redefining the West Coast runway. Founded by the creators of Curvora and USA Model Company, CAFW designs elevated, safe, and intentional fashion experiences that extend beyond the runway, championing emerging designers, women-owned brands, and the next evolution of luxury fashion along the California coast.
OUR STORY
California Fashion Week is a female-founded fashion platform created to redefine the West Coast runway experience. Founded by Mia Laren, owner of Curvora, and Yvon Nguyen, owner of USA Model Company, California Fashion Week brings together fashion, lifestyle, and innovation to create lasting impact within the industry. Built as a curated runway showcase, the event highlights luxury swimwear and elevated athletic collections from both emerging and established designers.
Rooted in California culture and contemporary style, California Fashion Week is designed as more than a fashion show, it is an experience. Each presentation is thoughtfully produced to reflect intention, creativity, and modern luxury, bringing together designers, models, creatives, and fashion enthusiasts seeking a refined, high-end runway experience on the West Coast.
OUR VISION
A Lasting West Coast Legacy
California Fashion Week is designed to grow beyond a single event or city. Our vision is to create a generational fashion platform that travels the California coast, connecting communities and creatives through a consistent, elevated runway experience that evolves over time while maintaining its core values.
Luxury With Purpose & Movement
We aim to redefine luxury as something intentional, values-driven, and meaningful. Every show, collection, and environment is curated with care, ensuring fashion is presented not just beautifully, but with depth, thoughtfulness, and respect for the creative process.
Empowerment Through Experience
At the heart of California Fashion Week is empowerment. We strive to create safe, elevated environments where designers, models, and creatives feel supported, confident, and inspired, allowing them to fully express their work, their identity, and their vision through the experience itself.
Fashion as Immersive Design
Our vision is to move beyond traditional runway formats by transforming fashion shows into immersive experiences. Through the integration of movement, music, environment, and storytelling, California Fashion Week presents fashion as part of a larger design narrative, one that is felt, remembered, and shared.
Our Founders
CAFW was founded by Mia Laren and Yvon Nguyen, two female entrepreneurs united by a shared vision to redefine the West Coast fashion experience through empowerment, intention, and elevated design.
