About

Oslo Runway is a national showcasing platform established in 2015, which today plays an central role for Norwegian designers, fashion and lifestyle brands, and in Norwegian cultural life. The annual event functions as a meeting place for the creative industry and a front-row view of the intersection between fashion, lifestyle, and culture.

The organisations purpose is to strengthen the positioning of Norwegian designers and brands locally, as well as in targeted international markets. Through joint communicative efforts, we promote the Norwegian way of life and profile Norwegian design aesthetics.

With an international reach, Oslo Runway have over the previous years received press coverage in prominent magazines such as Vogue Scandinavia, Harper’s Bazaar, i-D, ELLE, Who What Wear, Vogue, Scandinavian Mind, Dazed, hypebae and Forbes.

“Oslo Runway is committed to contribute to shape new mindsets and practices for a more responsible design industry.”

Elin O. Carlsen, CEO of Oslo Runway

In 2021, Oslo Runway, Norwegian Fashion Hub and Copenhagen Fashion Week joined forces to implement the CPHFW's Sustainability Requirements framework in the Norwegian fashion and lifestyle industry. In 2024, we fully implemented minimum requirements for all brands that want to participate at the Oslo Runway official show and presentation schedule.

Oslo Runway supports new designers and emerging brands at various stages of their businesses through it's initiatives OSLO RUNWAY TALENT SHOWROOM and OSLO RUNWAY NEXT, by hosting opportunities of showcasing, as well as a bespoke mentorship program with leaders of the Norwegian fashion and design industry.

Every year the organization hands out the national honorary award OSLO RUNWAY TRIBUTE AWARD. The award, whose purpose is to promote sustainable value creation within the Norwegian design industry, is granted to a Norwegian fashion or lifestyle brand, or a designer that has excelled in the past year. Previous winners have been LIVID (2021), TOM WOOD (2022) and ENVELOPE1976 (2023).