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Omaha Fashion Week Announces August 2012 Designers
Omaha, NE, Apr. 23, 2012 - Omaha Fashion Week organizers announced this week the designers who have been selected to show collections during the organization's August 2012 shows. They include 12 newcomers, four high school students, two designers who currently live outside of Omaha and two designers who are launching national brands.
“We are really excited to have Chad Carr and JLynn Hausmann on board,” said OFW producer Brook Hudson. Carr is reviving the 1980’s swimwear brand, Leggoons, and Hausmann is launching...
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Photo by Herb Thompson Photography
From an Omaha Fashion Week news release that went out today...
Omaha, NE, Feb. 16, 2012 – Jerell Scott, of this season’s Project Runway All Stars, is scheduled to grace the Red Carpet at Omaha Fashion Week March 2012 during the Friday and Saturday evening runway shows.
“We are hoping to squeeze in a little time so Jerell can meet our designers,” OFW producer Nick Hudson said. “It’s great when we get people like this to come to our shows. Not only are they exposed to a much different side of Omaha than what is typically presented in the national...
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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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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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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
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From an OFW news release that went out today:
Omaha, NE, Oct. 24, 2011 - Omaha Fashion Week [OFW] organizers announced this week the designers who have been selected to show collections during the organization's March 2012 shows, to be held at KANEKO. They include four newcomers, three high school students and two designers from Midwest cities outside of Omaha.
"We set up a more rigorous application process for the upcoming season - and the fashion design community really stepped up and presented some great ideas," Nick Hudson, OFW producer said. Designers applied online and a limited...
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Alas, our application has closed. Thank you for your interest. If you still want to be involved, consider joining our OFW Street Team. Learn more here: http://omahafashionweek.com/2011/11/ofwstreetteam/
It's true! We are gearing up for March 2012 and we are internless. That simply won't do. Apply here. Read on if you are interested.
We get a lot of inquiries about internship opportunities so it is pretty exciting to finally have a position available. Here's who we are looking for:
"An organized, patient, persistent person with great written and oral communications skills...
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Copy from a press release that went out this morning - we couldn't be more excited!!
Omaha, NE, Oct. 18, 2011 - Omaha Fashion Week organizers announced this week a new partnership with KANEKO that will present the next season of fashion shows March 19 – 24, 2012 in the creative space down the street from its original home at Nomad Lounge. “The event has grown to the point where we need a larger space, plus we love the idea of working with Kaneko. What we do in terms of fostering creativity in fashion design fits so well with their mission,” said Omaha Fashion Week producer Nick Hudson.
KANEKO...
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Finally - we are so excited to unveil our new ticketing system that allows you to select your seat! It's taken a long time, but we think it's worth it because you'll know exactly what kind of view you are getting at OFW. Not only do you get to select your seat for VIP and reserved seating on Saturday night...but we are spreading the VIP and reserved seating love to all of our weeknight shows as well. Also new this year, VIP tables seat six people. Tickets for our shows from August 22-27 can be purchased online and are delivered via email. Here's the pricing info:
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We are very pleased to say that out of a very strong applicant set of 91 applications, the following designers have been selected for Omaha Fashion Week August 22-27, The Midwest's Largest Fashion Show :
Monday: Erin Thomas, Shannon Hopp, Lameesha Stuckey, Jennifer Roberts, Allison Dutton, Maximillian Suiter
Tuesday: Kate Walz, Emely Valadez, Dominikat, Angela Balderston
Wednesday: Jessica Hansen, Liz Moldenhauer, Olajide Cooper, Terri Jen Buckner, Chessna Fernald, Kaleigh Moynihan
Thursday: Masey Rost, Williams Torres, Megan Hunt, Jessica Seeley, Hollie Hanash, Yolanda Diaz (childrens)
Friday:...
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