Omaha Fashion Week wrapped the AURORA season celebrating 15 years of fashion by looking forward to a new dawn. The Omaha Design Center proudly hosted 42 emerging and featured designers, over 450 models, and Omaha Fashion Campers on the runway this season! Omaha did not disappoint, with almost 3,000 attendees showing their support over the three days.

Designers competed nightly for prizes during Omaha Fashion Week Designer Showcases! Emerging Designers and Featured Designers were scored by an Omaha Fashion Week Selection Panel composed of Anthony Deon Brown, Brett Foster, Buf Reynolds, Dan Richters, Dr. Barb Trout, Edelweiss Rothe, Kelli Molcyzk, Kylin Flothe, and Nick Huff. The panelists scored designs based on the creativity and innovation of the collections and overall presentation. Each night, an Emerging Designer and a Featured Designer will walk away with prize money. Only one Emerging Designer and one Featured Designer will be the winners of our Grand Prize Packages!

We are excited to announce the winners of awards based on tallied scores from our panelists!

CONGRATULATIONS TO THE FOLLOWING DESIGNERS

Omaha Fashion Week EMERGING Designer Golden Shears Winner:

MAUVE DECADE

$500 Cash Prize
Academic Portfolio Review by Metropolitan Community College
Gingher Shears
$250 Joann Fabric Gift Card
$100 Dick Blick Gift Card
Headlining Designer Slot in Future Season
10 VIP Tickets to their Headlining Showcase
OFW Pop-Up Shop Market Space
Professional Runway Photos of their Winning Collection by Heather and Jameson

Omaha Fashion Week FEATURED Designer Golden Shears Winner:

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$1,000 Cash Prize
Academic Portfolio Review by Metropolitan Community College
Gingher Shears
$500 Joann Fabric Gift Card
$250 Dick Blick Gift Card
Creative Design of Limited Edition OFW T-Shirt
Headlining Designer Slot in Future Season
10 VIP Tickets to their Headlining Showcase
OFW Pop-Up Shop Market Space
Professional Runway Photos of their Winning Collection by Heather and Jameson

SABRINA JONES SPIRIT AWARD WINNER: BUF REYNOLDS

Before the finale of Friday’s FAUNA Showcase, Omaha Fashion Week honored Buf Reynolds with the Sabrina Jones Spirit Award to honor her contributions to fashion in Omaha over the last 20+ years. Buf is a mentor, a friend, a visionary, a designer, a leader, and “The Fairy God Mother of Fashion”.