August 2015 VIP Swag Bags!

March was a huge success for Omaha Fashion Week and all those who participated!  F/W 2015 collections have been shown, and we're now preparing for S/S 2015 shows that will take place in August. With that being said, we're looking for great companies with great products and/or services to be a part of our VIP “Swag Bags" again.  All Saturday night (OFW Finale) ticketholders will receive an Omaha Fashion Week “Swag Bag” at the S/S 2015 show this August, and we want you to help make it fabulous.  This is an awesome opportunity for you to reach a large audience—an audience that will absolutely love your product(s).

Requirements 1. Must be able to provide an item or product in the quantity of 750. 2. Must be a tangible product or offer that adds value. 3. Products must be sent to the OFW office (107 S 55th St., Omaha, NE 68132) no later than August 10th.

Some past examples of products are... -Travel or full size hair and makeup products (shampoo & conditioner, mini mascara, lip gloss) -Edible items (cookies, dog treats, coffee beans, cupcakes, gum/mints) -Special offers (spa treatments, clothing store discounts) -Other items (candles, shot glasses, nail polish)

Below is the link you can follow to fill out an application!  It will close August 3rd. http://www.123contactform.com/form-972202/OFW-VIP-Swag-Bag-Application

OFW August Season Ticket Packages on Sale Through End of March!

That's right, if you loved what you saw in March...join us again in August!  There's a special offer on right now for our most dedicated OFW fans...Get five weeknight tickets for the price of three!  There are only 30 packages available and this sale only lasts until March 31, so buy yours today!

• VIP Season Tickets (front row, complimentary valet parking + access to VIP Lounge for cocktails and canapes): $240
• Reserved Season Tickets (third row): $120
• VIP SEASON TICKET HOLDERS ONLY: Optional VIP table for Finale (front row, seats 10, gift bag, complimentary valet parking + access to VIP Lounge for drinks and canapes, includes two bottles of wine on table): $840

By purchasing season tickets, you will receive a receipt via email confirming your order.  Your actual tickets will be issued on May 1, 2015. VIP tickets will be in the middle of the front row.  Reserved tickets will be in the middle of the third row. Seating positions will be granted on a first-come, first-served basis. There are a limited number of season ticket packages and VIP tables on special offer available for this sale.

The August season is August 17-23, 2015.  Season tickets are applicable to weeknight shows only.  However, those buying VIP season tickets will have an option of adding a Finale VIP table at a special rate of 30% off.

Methodist & Younkers Cancer Survivor Show

Methodist  & Younkers Cancer Survivor Show: Next Wednesday, March 11th. "There is an amazing feeling when you are treated at the Methodist salon. They make you feel beautiful in your own skin especially when you don't feel that way at all." States, OFW Survivor Show Coordinator, Jessica Guerrero. Jessica was diagnosed with stage 3B Melanoma in July of 2011. She had several months of surgery and Chemotherapy to beat her rapidly growing disease and has been cancer free since October of 2012.

Guerrero was a part of her first show in the middle of her chemo round. “I had very little hair- but being treated like I was gorgeous for one night- when I really wasn't feeling it- gave me some part of "me" back”, said Guerrero.

“Having people cheering for you and being pampered after everything you've gone through, medically; is an amazing feeling. It's a night to show cancer that it did not win.” said Jessica. The audience are not the only people cheering for these survivors.

Lori Fuchs, Also a OFW Survivor Show coordinator, works at Methodist Estabrook Cancer Center at the Specialty Salon. Lori and the salon for survivors work with cancer fighters like Jessica with head shaves, breast prosthesis, wig fittings, along with bra fittings, beauty classes, make up application, and skin care help.

OFW is working with Methodist Estabrook Cancer Center for the Survivor Show. The show will be March 11th. Doors open at 6pm and the show will begin at 8pm.

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Omaha Fashion Week would like to say a big thanks to all the following boutiques for being apart of our Survivor Show!

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Atomic Bombshells

All About Me Boutique

Bliss Boutique

Chicos

Christain Nobel

Christopher &Banks

The Garment District

Gramercy

Katinas

McLovin

Mesh

Old Navy

Paperdoll Vintage

Posh Princess

Post and Nickel

Skyz

Younkers

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Join us for an outstanding night of fashion!

Purchase tickets to the Methodist Cancer Survivor Show HERE

Be a part of our OFW VIP "Swag Bags"!

Attention all businesses, no matter the size!  Do you love Omaha Fashion Week and wish you could be a part of it, all while promoting your own business and/or product?  Now is your chance!!  All VIP ticket-holders will receive an Omaha Fashion Week “Swag Bag” at the F/W 2015 show this March, and we want YOU to help make it fabulous. If you'd like to participate every night of Fashion Week, you must be able to provide 1,000 products/offers.  If you're not able to provide this quantity, you can still participate by providing products/offers in increments of 200. One night: 200 Two nights: 400 Three nights: 600 Four nights: 800 All five nights: 1,000 *Which nights your products are featured in our bags will be chosen at our discretion

Click here to find out more and to apply for this awesome opportunity!

Application will close February 23rd.  Products will need to be sent to the OFW office by March 2nd (107 S. 55th St., Omaha, NE 68132).

If you have any questions/concerns, feel free to contact jamie@omahafashionweek.com.

EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW FOR OFW AUGUST 2014!

What’s the Schedule?Doors open at 6 p.m. each night for the Younkers Pre-Party. Runway shows start at 8 p.m. Any empty seats after 8 p.m. will be re-allocated. We wrap up between 9:30-10:30 p.m. each night. VIP Ticketholders can join us in the Peroni VIP Lounge for complimentary drinks and hors d'oeuvres from 6-7:45 p.m. each night.

Reminder: Please print your tickets!! Be sure to print your tickets to ensure a smooth check-in to the event. You should have received an email from Ticketleap immediately after placing your order. If you did not receive this email, check your spam and junk mail. If you still can’t find your tickets, please email the OFW office at info@omahafashionweek.com and we’ll resend your tickets.

How do I get to the Fashion Tent? The Fashion Tent is a 22,000 square foot tent in the Capitol District. We are located in the parking lot across Capitol Street from DJ’s Dugout in Downtown Omaha. Trust us, you can’t miss it! You can access the tent by going north on 12th St. off of Capitol and turning right on to Davenport. You must show a ticket to the attendant to enter Davenport. Your ticket can either be printed or shown on your smart phone. The parking attendant will have no way to look up your ticket, so please have yours ready.

What do I wear? You will see everything from LBDs to evening gowns, jeans to suits at our event. If you happen to be one of our VIP ticket holders, we encourage you to dress it up a bit more because you will be in runway photos that will be posted all over our website, social media channels and in our magazine. What would you wear if you knew thousands of people would be would be seeing your beautiful mug in our pictures until the end of time? Plus, all attendees will get to strike a pose on the Borsheims Red Carpet!

What’s up with the parking situation? There is plenty of FREE PARKING in lots surrounding the Fashion Tent. Can you tell we are excited about this?? Thanks to the Capitol District for hooking our fashion fans up! Please do not leave valuables in your car. OFW is not responsible for lost or stolen items. VIP guests have complimentary valet parking near the front door of tent. Just pull up to the Borsheims Red Carpet and show your VIP ticket to the valet (either printed or on your smart phone) to receive complimentary valet parking. Reserved ticket holders can pay a $15.00 fee to use valet or self-park for free. Parking is available on the West side of Lot G and in Lot H. The parking attendant on 12th & Davenport can direct you to the appropriate place.

What happens after the show? Attendees are welcome to stick around in the reception area for celebratory drinks during weeknight shows. Rockbottom Brewery is also offering 20% off food and drinks before and after OFW events, so we hope you’ll make plans to stop by and chow down during the week!

What's this about an Official Afterparty? On Saturday, August 23 immediately following the Finale, we will have the Official OFW After Party in the Fashion Tent. All Finale ticket holders receive complimentary access to this event. You can buy After Party tickets here: http://omahafashionweek.ticketleap.com/official-ofw-afterparty/

I have tickets to the Finale.  Can I pre-order additional bottle service? We thought you'd never ask!  Of course you can.  We are taking pre-orders until midnight on Thursday, August 21.  Must be 21 to order.  No refunds.  Order here: http://omahafashionweek.ticketleap.com/finale-bottle-service

It’s going to be a fun week! We look forward to seeing you alongside the runway!

Ciao! Nick & Brook Hudson OFW Producers

Get Your Name Out: OFW Swag Bag Application

 

Omaha Fashion Week continues to grow and this year we are anticipating over 7,000 people in attendance. That's great exposure for any company, brand or product and we want to help.

We're giving away around 750 VIP gift bags to OFW attendees and we want your product in their to help make these bags really special for our VIPs. If your brand or company is interested in giving away a product or item please let us know by applying to be a part of our Swag Bags.

Requirements 1. Must be able to provide a item or product for 750 swag bags. 2. Must be a tangible product or offer that adds value. 3. Deadline for products must be sent to OFW office by Aug. 12.

Please take note that we reserve the right to accept or deny any applications.

Some past examples of products are... Travel or full size hair and makeup products (shampoo & conditioner, mini mascara, lip gloss) Edible items (cookies, dog treats, coffee beans, cupcakes, gum/mints) Special offers (spa treatments, clothing store discounts) Other items (candles, shot glasses, nail polish)

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Everything You Need to Know About Your OFW Tickets

I can't believe we are only days away from the start of OFW August 2012!  We actually start moving into our show space at KANEKO tomorrow morning....We receive lots of calls to the Omaha Fashion Week office about "what it's like" to be an attendee at OFW.  What do I wear?  Where do I park? Is there valet?  What happens if it rains?  This post will give you answers to all of those burning questions!  Here we go:

What do I wear? I try to start the week with a more understated look and gradually ratchet it up as we move toward Finale.  You will see everything from LBDs to evening gowns, jeans to suits at our event.  If you happen to be one of our VIP ticket holders, we encourage you to dress it up a bit more because you will be in runway photos that will be posed all over our website, social media channels and in our magazine.  What would you wear if you knew thousands of people would be would be seeing your beautiful mug in our pictures until the end of time? :)  Plus, all attendees will get to strike a pose on the Borsheims Red Carpet!

What's the Schedule? Doors open at 6 p.m. each night for the Grey Goose Pre-Party.  Runway shows start at 8 p.m.  Each weeknight show is  immediately followed by the Metro Magazine Designer Reception. We wrap up between 9:30-10:30 p.m. each night.  If you want to continue the party, head down to House of Loom for a nightcap...

Weeknight Grey Goose VIP Pre-Parties will be held in the education room at KANEKO, which can be entered through the doors off of 12th St.  Finale Grey Goose VIP Pre-Party will be in the main show space at KANEKO (Bow Truss Hall), which can be entered through the doors off of Jones St.

What's up with the parking situation? OFW provides parking for VIP ticket holders all week and a limited number of spots for Reserved ticket holders on the Finale.  Here's the scoop:

Weeknight VIP parking is on the Southeast corner of 12th & Jones.  Pull up and show your tickets to our friends from Counterparts Concierge who will be monitoring the lot.  Then just walk across the street to KANEKO and enter through the West doors, which will take you right into the Grey Goose VIP Party where you'll enjoy drinks from House of Loom and take photos on the Borsheims Red Carpet.

Finale VIP ticket holders will receive valet parking for two vehicles per table.  The valet stand will be located at 11th & Jones right in front of KANEKO.  Pull up, show your tickets and walk into KANEKO through the East doors where you'll enter the Grey Goose VIP Party, enjoy drinks by House of Loom and take photos on the Borsheims Red Carpet. If your table reaches the two-car valet limit, you'll be directed to the free parking lot at the Burlington Train Station, again show your tickets to the attendants.  From 7-8 p.m. Ollie the Trolly will be running VIP guests from KANEKO to the event, which is one block East of where it has been in the past, this year between 9th & 10th on Jones.

Weeknight Reserved ticket holders can park in any city lot or metered space.  Metered spaces are free after 5 p.m. and city lots are about $8.  We recommend the lot on the Northeast corner of 11th & Jones because it is close the venue and has a staircase that will take you right down to the intersection where KANEKO is located.

Finale Reserved ticket holders can park in the Burlington Train Station lot for free (limited number of spaces available), pay for a spot in a city lot or get lucky with a free metered space.

What happens after the show? Immediately following each weeknight show, we'll have the Metro Magazine Designer Reception, which is your opportunity to meet the designers, see the clothes up-close...and buy!!  We hope you'll consider supporting our independent fashion designers.  They've poured countless hours since April into their collections.  Remain in your seats after the show...reception starts with the announcement of each designer, who will enter the show space from the backstage area with their rack of clothes.  This is a big moment for each designer - be sure to clap loud, cheer and give a standing ovation to your favorites!!

Immediately following the Finale, we'll move the party to the Burlington Train Station for the OFW Official After Party hosted by House of Loom.

What happens if it rains on the Finale? Rain shmain.  We will tent all 17,000 square feet of the event if mother nature decides not to cooperate.  The show will go on!

We look forward to seeing you alongside the runway next week!

Ciao!

Brook Hudson

OFW Fall 2011 Tickets on Sale Now!!!

Finally - we are so excited to unveil our new ticketing system that allows you to select your seat!  It's taken a long time, but we think it's worth it because you'll know exactly what kind of view you are getting at OFW.  Not only do you get to select your seat for VIP and reserved seating on Saturday night...but we are spreading the VIP and reserved seating love to all of our weeknight shows as well.  Also new this year, VIP tables seat six people.  Tickets for our shows from August 22-27 can be purchased online and are delivered via email.  Here's the pricing info: Monday-Friday, inside Nomad Lounge: General Admission: $15 (standing room only) Reserved Seating: $25 (includes premium seating behind first two rows) VIP Seating: $50 (includes runway-side premium seating in first two rows + VIP pre-show cocktail party starting at 6 p.m.)

Saturday Finale, on Jones St.: General Admission: $25 (standing room only) Reserved Seating: $30-$60 (includes premium seating - pricing depends on the row) VIP Seats: $120 (includes one seat at a table in VIP section + access to VIP pre-show cocktail party starting at 6 p.m. inside Nomad Lounge) VIP Tables: $1000 (includes six seats at a private table in VIP section, valet parking, complimentary bottle service + access to pre-show cocktail party starting at 6 p.m. inside Nomad Lounge)

Buy Your Tickets Now!

Thank you so much to our OFW fans for all of your support and encouragement.  We are really excited to showcase some great new talent this year and look forward to amazing new designs from our OFW veterans.  We'll see you on the red carpet!