BEAUTY ALLIANCE APPLICATIONS FOR FALL 2024 will open in june!

The Omaha Fashion Week Beauty Alliance pairs professional mentors with top student and stylist talent to bring designers' visions to life on the runway. We will be seeking both professionals and students to join our styling teams for our upcoming season. Showcases will take place on August 21st, 22nd, 23rd, and 24th, 2024 at the Omaha Design Center.

Our friends and partners at SOHO Hair Academy lead the Omaha Fashion Week Beauty Alliance in creating styling teams, organizing designer visions, and powering the OFWBA backstage! Learn more about SOHO Hair Academy.

What to expect

  • Designers will show collections ranging from 6-15 looks to style.

  • Each night, the OFWBA will be assigned a few collections to style on teams of professional mentors and students.

  • Designers will submit their vision for hair and makeup. Mentors will be paired up with designers to discuss the creative vision for collections in advance.

  • During Rack Check at the Omaha Design Center, mentors and designers will work together to practice the overall vision on one model per collection. Stylists will get to meet the other OFWBA mentors and the OFW and SOHO Hair teams! A tour of the venue will take place on this day.

  • All members of the OFWBA will attend a virtual orientation call to create a sense of community and learn important information about the upcoming season.

PERKS OF THE OFWBA

  • Be part of the vibrant and creative backstage community during Omaha Fashion Week!

  • Networking & mentoring. You will get to interact with top pros and students; all of who are passionate about raising the bar for fashion and style in Omaha.

  • Great photography and videography. Both runway and backstage photography and videography will be shared at the end of the season on social media and OFW’s blog “Press Roundup”. Tag yourself and share your work proudly!

  • Recognition by name listing in the season’s issue of Omaha FASHION Magazine.

  • One standing-room ticket for you to watch the show after all styling has been completed. Typically, stylists get to watch the entire showcase each night!

  • 15% off discount code to share with family, friends, and clients who want to come out and enjoy the show.

Omaha Fashion Week Beauty Alliance in action, August 2022. Photo by Kathy Rae.