Ebone Thornton, a Prince George’s County, Maryland, native, got the chance to showcase her work at Fashion Week in New York City. A model walks the runway during the Tory Burch spring/summer 2026 fashion show during New York Fashion Week, Monday, Sept. 15, 2025, in New York. (AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura)(AP/Yuki Iwamura) A model walks the runway during the Tory Burch spring/summer 2026 fashion show during New York Fashion Week, Monday, Sept. 15, 2025, in New York. Now, the 31-year-old mother is watching models walk the runway wearing designs she created. “I recently did New York Fashion Week, which was truly the most exciting thing I’ve ever done in my life,” Thornton said.