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OFW: March 2012 Show Schedule and Venue Map

Tickets for OFW: March 2012 go on sale January 23.  Attendees will be able to purchase a specific seat within the venue.  Prices range from $30-$50 for a reserved seat and $60 for a front-row VIP seat. View the venue seating map here: VENUE SEATING. WEDNESDAY, MARCH 21: Survivor Style Show KANEKO, 1111 Jones St. Omaha Benefiting Inner Beauty: A Specialty Salon for Cancer Survivors at Methodist Estabrook Cancer Center. This special night features cancer survivors modeling clothes from local boutiques. Collections by: All About Me! Boutique, Chocolate Peacock, Post & Nickel, Roots &...

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OFW Wishes You A Season of Light and Love!

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 Here's to a holiday season filled with light and love! Thank you for supporting Omaha Fashion Week in 2011.  With your help, we were able to provide a professional showcase to 40 local designers during our August shows and 13 local designers during our March show.  Omaha Fashion Week has become the region's largest supporter of independent fashion designers, and we are dedicated to providing more opportunities to those interested in pursuing this career path, especially young people.   We are excited to announce the formation of the Omaha Fashion Institute, a non-profit organization that...

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Omaha Fashion Week Philosophy on Nurturing Omaha’s Fashion Industry

From time to time questions arise about whether or not Omaha Fashion Week should pay models, designers, photographers and stylists.  Tonight at our model call, we are expecting a group to be on hand passing out  flyers to attendees asking them to question us on how they will be compensated for their involvement in our Spring Show.  We would like to address this issue publicly by sharing our philosophy on how we intend to help Omaha's budding fashion industry. We agree that talented people deserve to be compensated.  However, the fashion industry here in Omaha is in its infancy and requires...

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OFW Model Call Q&A

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Here are some FAQs for model-hopefuls: Q: I've heard there is an "OFW Model Pool".  What is that and what does it mean for me? A.  Yes, there is an OFW Model Pool.  We started the Model Pool in October as a way to simplify the model selection process for Omaha Fashion Week.  In the past, there was difficulty in matching models and designers directly after a model call.  One example of a problem that frequently arose:  A model had been promised placement by OFW, who for one reason or another, wasn't a good fit for the designer and ended up being removed from the show. The result was several...

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Join the OFW Street Team

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Earn yourself some street cred with Omaha Fashion Week by joining our Street Team! What glorious activities does being on the street team entail?  You will be asked to distribute posters, flyers, magazines, gifts and other goodies from Omaha Fashion Week to retailers, coffee shops and salons in your area...and then report back to us where you delivered items when.  In return, you will receive free tickets to Omaha Fashion Week runway shows and other fun perks we come up with along the way such as invites to parties, educational workshops provided through Omaha Fashion Week, etc. APPLY HERE Photo...

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