Omaha Fashion Week wrapped the Fall 2025 ÉLÉMENTAIRE season! The Omaha Design Center and The Garden Room proudly hosted over 2,400 attendees showing their support over four nights of shows, alongside 116 members of the press. Guests came dressed to impress, and 946 red carpet photos were taken on the Trios Salon Red Carpet!
Photo by Heather and Jameson | Pictured Owner & Emcee Brook Hudson
39 collections presented on the Omaha Fashion Week Runway over four nights of showcases, which were made up of 9 emerging designers + 10 featured designers + 3 community organizations, including Develop Kids, Omaha South High School’s Fashion Program, and Omaha Fashion Camp. 10 headlining designers showcased on our runway, including the unfinished archive, our previous Golden Shears award winner and K.Made.It and LiloushLine from African Fashion Week. Official Clothing Partner Thrift World showcased a look of styled pieces on the runway, available in stores across Omaha. Seven veterans headlined: Mayed by Rey, CASAREZ, Dan Richters, Bakker Brown, potapenko yanchenko, and Michael Drummond.
We are so proud to share that we were able to give back $10,500 to our designers and aid their ability to grow their brands, in hopes of sustaining a viable career in fashion. $3,500 came from our Investor’s Circle program, $2,600 in cash and $2,400 in prizes was awarded to our Golden Shears Winners, and just over $2,000 was given back to designers from ticket sales proceeds.
Photo by Heather and Jameson | Designer Sam Macke
On Wednesday night, we celebrated community organizations uplifting fashion education in Nebraska with 100 looks showcased on the runway by community collections. A series of collections by Develop Kids showcased models under 12 years old from Develop Model Management, giving them the experience of walking the runway with everyone cheering them on. Omaha South High School students from the fashion program showed off looks they designed during the school year on the runway. Omaha Fashion Campers, 11-17 years old, got the opportunity to show off looks they designed during camp on the runway! This week-long camp takes place every summer, hosted by Omaha Fashion Week and Develop Model Management.
Photo by Heather and Jameson | Designer potapenko yanchenko
Making the hair and makeup magic happen backstage, the Omaha Fashion Week Beauty Alliance led by SOHO Hair Academy with products provided by Surface Hair Care styled 394 looks for the runway over all four nights. This season, 59 hair and makeup professionals and students made up the Beauty Alliance!
Over the last six months, we’ve worked with 59 volunteers to make our events happen throughout Model Call, Rack Check, show set up, and showcases. It takes a village to put on the nation’s fourth-largest fashion week and we truly couldn’t do this without you!
Thank you to our partners: Omaha Event Group, Omaha Design Center, Omaha Fashion Camp, Develop Model Management, SOHO Hair Academy, Surface Hair Care, Millard Sewing Center, Metro Magazine, Midlands Business Journal, Strictly Business, Hotel Indigo.
Thank you to our official red carpet sponsor: Trios Salon.