Open data · snapshot 5 October 2026

The numbers behind the index.

Live datasets, dated research snapshots and practical worksheets. Find the figures behind a story, cite a fixed edition, or take a useful checklist to your next fitting or shoot.

Editorial scene · AI-generated illustration

Datasets

Four files. One source of truth.

datapackage.json ↗

186 rows · 15 columns

Global 50, Watch and Talent Watch

The published model index: rank, Index Rating, the four pillar scores, confidence, agencies and verified event links.

Recalculated every Monday 06:00 UTC

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Columns

cohort: global_50, watch or rising string
rank: Published Global 50 position (blank for Watch and Talent Watch) integer
name: Model name string
slug: Stable identifier string
score: Index Rating, 0–100 number
runway: Runway pillar score integer
campaigns: Campaigns pillar score integer
editorial: Editorial pillar score integer
cultural: Cultural impact pillar score integer
confidence: Evidence confidence label string
country: Country string
region: Region string
agencies: Agencies, semicolon-separated string
event_slugs: Verified event links, semicolon-separated string
profile_url: Canonical profile URL string

46 rows · 11 columns

Fashion-week and event calendar

Every fashion week and industry event on the calendar, with ISO dates, status computed at build time and the organiser source where one is recorded.

Rebuilt on every publish; statuses computed from dates

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Columns

slug: Stable identifier string
name: Event name string
city: City string
country: Country string
season: Season label string
start_date: First day (ISO 8601) date
end_date: Last day (ISO 8601) date
status: upcoming, live or complete at build time string
tier: established, emerging or watchlist string
organiser_source: Official organiser page, where recorded string
page_url: Canonical event page string

94 rows · 9 columns

Beauty catalogue

Every product guide in the beauty desk: brand, category, format, finish and the official brand page its facts were checked against. Selection is editorial; no hands-on testing is implied.

Updated when the beauty desk reviews the catalogue

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Columns

slug: Stable identifier string
brand: Brand string
name: Product name string
category: Desk category string
format: Format string
finish: Finish string
launch_month: YYYY-MM where independently confirmed string
official_url: Official brand or retailer page used for facts string
page_url: Canonical product guide string

120 rows · 7 columns

Casting ledger

Verified runway walks — model × house × edition — each with its published source. Incomplete by design: only walks with citable evidence appear.

Updated when a sourced walk is added

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Columns

model_slug: Model identifier string
house_slug: House identifier string
event_slug: Edition identifier string
season: Season label string
role: open, close or walk string
date: Show date where known date
source_url: Published evidence string

Fixed editions

A date you can cite.

Live files change with the index. These report snapshots preserve their original figures, definitions and source notes, so the data behind your citation remains available.

Snapshot 2026-10-05 · UTC

The AW26 Season Report

A frozen view of the Autumn/Winter 2026 editions and model links recorded by The Cast Index: which cities the dataset covers, how profiles connect to editions, and where the record remains incomplete.

Report & downloads ↗Original SVG chart ↓

Practical resources

From reading to doing.

Explore World Style ↗

Print a two-page worksheet and bring it to the conversation. Each one accompanies an in-depth guide and leaves room for your own decisions, fittings and notes.

Using the data.

Proprietary editorial dataset. When quoting a figure, cite “The Cast Index” and link the canonical page; rankings are editorial assessments, not an industry census.

Suggested citation: The Cast Index, “Global 50”, snapshot 2026-10-05, https://thecastindex.com/rankings.

How the index is scored ↗

For developers and agents.

Useful answers

Open data, explained.

Can I download The Cast Index rankings?

Yes. The Global 50, Watch and Talent Watch are published as CSV at https://thecastindex.com/api/v1/export.csv, alongside the fashion-week calendar, the beauty catalogue and the casting ledger. A Frictionless datapackage at https://thecastindex.com/datapackage.json describes every column.

How should I cite the data?

Cite “The Cast Index”, the dataset name and its snapshot date, and link the canonical page for the figure you quote. Rankings are editorial assessments of a published dataset, not an industry census or sales data.

How often is the data updated?

The model index is recalculated every Monday at 06:00 UTC. The calendar is rebuilt on every publish with statuses computed from dates; the beauty catalogue and casting ledger change when the desk adds a sourced record.