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World's Biggest Fashion Show Takes Place in Central Park This Weekend

Dreamland Fashion Week in Central Park will set the Guinness World Record for "The Largest Attendance at a Fashion Show"

(Courtesy Marco Marco)

Dreamland Fashion Week in Central Park will set the Guinness World Record for "The Largest Attendance at a Fashion Show" at NYC Fashion Week on Saturday. The current record is 1,012 people, achieved at 2018's Moscow Fashion Week. Dreamland has already sold over 3,000 tickets and aims to shatter the record with 5,000 people at their Central Park fashion event, tailer made to bring music, fashion, and art together like never before.

Photo from this summer's Dreamland Pride event in Central Park. Photo by Bryan Kwon.

Multi-Grammy awarding winning producer and DJ Diplo will headline Dreamland Fashion Week in Central Park as celebrity models walk the runway, spotlighting the stunning creations of one of the fashion industry's most prominent designers, Marco Marco. The full-length fashion show – the designer's first in five years – will be a breathtaking and enchanting retrospective journey of his most provocative creations from the last twenty years, including his 2023 collection.

The show will feature a cast of incredible dancers performing original choreography by two-time Emmy nominee Spencer Liff. The So You Think You Can Dance star will also offer a sneak peek at the Broadway bound Drag: The Musical, starring Alaska Thunderf*ck. Liff directed and choreographed the musical with costume design by Marco Marco.

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Designer Marco Marco with Dominique Jackson

Dreamland Fashion Week in Central Park is being presented by Jake Resnicow, a premiere promoter in the LGBTQ+ space who was recently honored as one of the OUT100 Most Influential LGBTQ People of the Year. “We invite all to immerse themselves in a world of glamour, artistry, and empowerment,” he says, pointing out that while most runway shows at New York Fashion Week are industry-only events and closed to the public, this fashion show will be open to everyone.

Photo from this summer's Dreamland Pride event in Central Park. Photo by Bryan Kwon.

A portion of the proceeds from Dreamland Fashion Week in Central Park will benefit City Parks Foundation, an organization dedicated to invigorating and transforming parks into dynamic, vibrant centers of urban life through sports, arts, community building and education programs for all New Yorkers. Their programs — located in more than 300 parks, recreation centers and public schools across New York City — reach over 275,000 people each year.

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Dreamland Fashion Week in Central Park takes place Saturday, September 9 at Rumsey Playfield in Central Park from 3:00 pm to 10:00 pm (Doors open at 3:00 pm). Tickets are available now on Ticketmaster.




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