Backstage Beauty Bar

Makeup being applied backstage at an SFWRUNWAY show

Beauty partnership — LA Fashion Week

Backstage Beauty Bar.

An immersive beauty and creator environment inside SFWRUNWAY's LA Fashion Week production. The runway creates the moment. Your brand owns the beauty experience around it.

Saturday, October 17, 2026 · Downtown Los Angeles

The opportunity

Fashion Week is already a content engine. Right now nobody owns the beauty half of it.

Every designer on our runway brings models who need hair, makeup and skin prep. Every creator we invite is there to film. That happens whether a beauty brand is involved or not.

The Backstage Beauty Bar turns that existing activity into a dedicated beauty destination — built for product discovery, creator content, model integration and brand storytelling.

A makeup artist at work backstage at SFWRUNWAY

8,000 sq ft of backstage — not a logo wall

Glam stations

Hair and makeup integration on models and creators, in use all day rather than staged for a photo.

Skin prep

Pre-runway skincare, touch-ups and genuine product trial before anyone walks.

Creator studio

GRWM, tutorials, interviews and short-form content, with the lighting and space to shoot properly.

Gifting and discovery

Sampling, seeding and product storytelling to a room that came to document things.

VIP touch-up bar

A reason for invited creators to stay, engage and post rather than pass through.

Branded backstage

Visual takeover, signage and category exclusivity across the space.

SFW RUNWAY branded robe backstage
Branded backstageYour product, in our robes
Contour being applied backstage
Product in useOn camera, on skin, all day
Editorial makeup backstage at SFWRUNWAY
Runway looksBuilt with your palette
Models at the rack backstage
The call room30+ designers, 4 shows a year

Photographed backstage at SFWRUNWAY. Every image on this page is our own room, our own artists, our own designers.

Three partners. Three distinct experiences.

01
Makeup
Official Makeup PartnerRunway looks · creator touch-ups · tutorials · product integration
02
Hair
Official Hair PartnerStyling studio · tools and products backstage · creator transformations
03
Skin
Official Skin Prep PartnerPre-glam rituals · skincare discovery · sampling · creator content

One official partner per category — when a category is taken, it's closed. Optional extensions: fragrance, nails, wellness.

From backstage access to social distribution

1
Arrive

A creator enters a branded backstage environment.

2
Experience

Touch-up, styling, skin prep or product discovery.

3
Create

GRWM, tutorial, interview, BTS or product-first content.

4
Amplify

Content travels beyond the room through creator channels.

The goal is a space creators want to enter, experience and document — not a sponsorship they're asked to pose beside.
Backstage at SFWRUNWAY, LA Fashion Week

A creator will film in this room whether you are in it or not.

What the brand owns

Category exclusivity

One official partner in your beauty category.

Physical presence

A dedicated footprint within the backstage environment.

Product integration

Product used on models and invited creators.

Content moments

Designed touchpoints for tutorials, GRWM, interviews and BTS.

Creator access

A culturally relevant setting to seed, sample and build relationships.

Runway association

Connection to SFWRUNWAY's LA Fashion Week programming.

Build the right level of presence

Presenting Partner
$25,000+
  • Naming integration
  • Dominant visual presence
  • Premium footprint
  • Creator programming
  • Category priority
  • Runway and backstage integration
Category Partner
$12,500+
  • Exclusive makeup, hair or skincare designation
  • Dedicated activation zone
  • Product integration
  • Content moments
  • Gifting and seeding
Activation Partner
$7,500+
  • Branded beauty touchpoint
  • Sampling or service moment
  • Creator access
  • Content capture opportunity

Custom production, fabrication, talent fees and paid creator deliverables are scoped separately.

Start a conversation

Naomi handles partnership conversations herself. You'll hear back within two business days.

SFWRUNWAY backstage

Make backstage
the destination.

Saturday, October 17, 2026 · Downtown Los Angeles · Categories close as they're taken.