Omaha Fashion Week wrapped the Spring 2025 OUTRÉ season! The Omaha Design Center proudly hosted nearly 2,400 attendees showing their support over four nights of shows, alongside 64 members of the press.

32 designers presented looks on the runway on Thursday-Saturday’s showcases, including 15 emerging designers and 9 featured designers. 8 headlining designers presented on the runway including TRBROWN our previous Golden Shears award winner, four veteran designers, LiloushLine from African Fashion Week, a collection by César Galindo from The Loft at Remlo Studios, and Develop Kids from Develop Model Management.

On Wednesday night, we celebrated fashion students during our Student Night Showcase, showcasing high school fashion programs in the first half and the Unversity of Nebraska-Lincoln’s Textile, Merchandising, and Fashion Design program in the second half. 6 high school fashion programs walked the runway with the students designing and presenting their looks, including Omaha South High School, Nebraska 4-H, Duchesne Academy, FCCLA, Joslyn's Kent Bellows Mentoring Program, and Westside High School. 37 students from UNL’s fashion program sent looks down the runway on this night, showcasing 95 looks. 3 UNL headliners presented on this night: K.E.Y. Designs, UNPARAGON by Paris, and Manic Kandii.

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 481 looks for the runway over all four nights. This season, 63 hair and makeup professionals and students made up the Beauty Alliance!

Over the last six months, we’ve worked with 43 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! Our volunteers and all that they do are also featured in this season’s Behind the Scenes feature in the Omaha FASHION Magazine.

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, $5,500 in cash and prizes was awarded to our Golden Shears Winners, and $1,670 was given back to designers from ticket sales proceeds.

Thank you to our sponsors and partners: Omaha Event Group, Omaha Design Center, Omaha Fashion Camp, Develop Model Management, Heather and Jameson, SOHO Hair Academy, Surface Hair Care, Alia Jackson, ShowHaus, Metro Magazine, Midlands Business Journal, Millard Sewing Center, Omaha Performing Arts, and the University of Nebraska-Lincoln.

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