Omaha Fashion Week is thrilled to announce the designers for our Spring 2025 Season. We are returning to highlight fashion for good in our community, where self-expression, artistic vision, and individuality are celebrated. This season's designers are focused on immersive storytelling, finding inspiration from music and pop culture, and sharing vulnerable experiences.
During five days of events, we will be showcasing 15 Emerging Designers + 11 Featured designers who will present their collections during our Spring 2025 Season. We are proud to welcome back our beloved high school students from across the state as well as college students from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln for our annual spring student night on Wednesday. Finally, exciting announcements about multiple headlining designers will be coming soon!
Designer’s inspirations manifest through streetwear, bridal gowns, eveningwear, avant-garde, and wearable art. We’ll see themes such as activism and revolution, accessible design, gender fluidity, futurism, punk aesthetics, and introspection.
Our runway will see designers of all ages, spanning 5 decades. Of these, 9 of our designers are high school or college students. We have 15 designers returning to our runways and 11 designers who are brand new to our show. This group is from all over the U.S. including local Nebraskans, our neighbors in Iowa, Kansas, Colorado, South Dakota, and Missouri, and even more making the trek from California, Illinois, Texas, and Wisconsin.
We are so inspired by this amazing lineup of Emerging Designers who will be showcasing in the first half of every show! Emerging Designers are either brand new to the OFW runway, student designers, or veteran designers trying out a completely new method of creation. We will close each show with an incredible lineup of inspiring collections by our Featured Designers. This designer track is full of experts at their craft who will showcase high-quality, ready-to-buy looks on the runway.
OFW Spring showcases are scheduled for February 26th-March 1st, at Omaha Design Center. Tickets go on sale on November 28th!
Here is a breakdown of the week’s schedule:
Wednesday, February 26th: Student Night Designer Showcase
Highschool Programs, TBA
Students from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln's Textiles, Merchandising, and Fashion Design program, TBA
Thursday, February 27th: Designer Showcase
Emerging Designers:
HAILE’S HOUSE | Haile Christofferson | Follow on Instagram
Kathlunar | Kathleen Colwell | Follow on Instagram
Sarah Skelly | Sarah Skelly | Follow on Instagram
So Angelic | Angelita Ortega & Lydia Perkins | Follow on Instagram
StXr | Nevaeh Cogbill | Follow on Instagram
Featured Designers:
Anisha Fashionista | Anisha KillsEnemy
Designz by Raga | Gayatri Ragavan Gaya | Follow on Instagram
We Are Unapologetic | Chelyna Gaskin | Follow on Instagram
HEADLINERS:
Develop Kids | Develop Model Management | Follow on Instagram
Liloush Line | Liliane Amavi | Follow on Instagram
Friday, February 28th: Designer Showcase
Emerging Designers:
April Spring Powell | April Powell | Follow on Instagram
Elsie’s Attic | Nicole Daberkow | Follow on Instagram
Jam Jar Clothing | Em Wiltfong | Follow on Instagram
SKR | Karli O’Connell | Follow on Instagram
Young Pain, Doubt Undoubtedly | Burke Splichal | Follow on Instagram
Featured Designers:
Mauve Decade | Abby & Ally Hall | Follow on Instagram
Style Ari | Ariel Cohen | Follow on Instagram
Yet Luxxe | Stephanie McIntosh | Follow on Instagram
HEADLINERS:
Lion and Owl | Claire Thomas Morgan | Follow on Instagram
Re-deFind | Kelli Molczyk | Follow on Instagram
Saturday, March 1st: FINALE Designer Showcase
Emerging Designers:
Alexander Napier | Dillon Napier | Follow on Instagram
FBKC Fashion | Kaycee Wilson | Follow on Instagram
SpaceCamp Studios | Mariana Rodriguez | Follow on Instagram
Shelby Bryn | Shelby Schmutzler | Follow on Instagram
the unfinished archive | Alex Graff | Follow on Instagram
Featured Designers:
Cherish the Furs | Lowana Potts | Follow on Instagram
mckenzi made | Mckenzi Migliorini | Follow on Instagram
SKYE|AIRE | Skye Barker Maa | Follow on Instagram
Spacecamp Studios | Rebecca Hollar | Follow on Instagram
HEADLINERS:
TRBROWN | Tiffany Brown | Follow on Instagram
Cover Photo | Michael Pysh