Despite its fashionable reputation, Tribeca is not a neighborhood necessarily known for fashion.

Still, young designers are sketching, stitching and pinning there, and one evening last month there were not one but two shows that put their creations on view.

Selected graduates of the two-year fashion program at the Tribeca-based Art Institute of New York City, on Beach Street, hung their work on professional models, who strolled the runway before an admiring crowd of nearly 400 friends, family and industry professionals.

“It’s different from when the clothes are on a mannequin and you’re making them,” said student designer JaniquaRenee, who already goes by only her first name. “When you see it actually come alive down the runway, it’s awesome.”

“I was about to jump out of my seat,” she added, laughing. “That’s my stuff!” 

Meanwhile, 10 models strutted around a makeshift catwalk at the furniture store Room, on Duane Street, showing off the latest collection by Daniela Jacobs.

This was the 18-year-old Tribeca designer’s third show, and these pieces, inspired by surrealism and European Art Deco, picked up on recent trends of black and white, high-waisted pants and one-shoulder tops. Somehow, it fit well beside the clean lines of the store’s furniture and cast-iron lamps.

Among the more than 50 people in attendance was Steven Allen, designer  Lisa Mayock, Teen Vogue editors and, of course, family and friends.

“My style had evolved to be more minimalist, elegant and more sophisticated,” said Jacobs, who put on her first show at age 15. “I decided to use only prints I had made myself.”

With her whole adult life ahead of her, Jacobs said she wants to learn about the entire fashion industry and decide which aspect of it she will pursue.

Lisa Mayock mentored Jacobs for two years, beginning when Jacobs was in the 8th grade.

“To see someone that developed at her age, with her taste level and a clear esthetic is really rare,” she said.