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Kai Schreiber, 16, Opens Jason Wu’s NYFW Show as Bookings Surge

The IMG model’s placement underscores a swift rise from a Paris debut to repeated slots across major New York runways.

Overview

  • She led Jason Wu’s Spring 2026 Collage collection, created with the Robert Rauschenberg Foundation and presented within Rauschenberg’s work during a show honoring his centennial.
  • The runway took place at the Agger Fish building in the Brooklyn Navy Yard, where models moved through the installation A Quake in Paradise (Labyrinth).
  • Beyond Wu, she walked for Altuzarra, COS, Calvin Klein and Michael Kors during New York Fashion Week.
  • Opening and closing positions are considered the most coveted in runway lineups, and she shared clips of her opening turn on Instagram.
  • The teenager is represented by IMG Models and made her runway debut for Maison Valentino at Paris Fashion Week earlier this year.