OFW Recap: Metropolitan Community College Student Night

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OFW Recap: Metropolitan Community College Student Night

Omaha Fashion Week’s Spring 2020 season continued last night with Metropolitan Community College Student Night! Over one thousand students and guests flooded into the building, many of them heading straight to the OFW Red Carpet to snap a photo with friends and family. Keep reading to check out the full recap!

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Spring 2020 Pop-Up Shop Market: Sip. Shop. Support!

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Spring 2020 Pop-Up Shop Market: Sip. Shop. Support!

Our upcoming season of Omaha Fashion Week is RIGHT around the corner, and we can't wait for our amazing lineup of designers to rock the runway! But the fashion and glamour begins every night before the show even kicks off! Doors open early at *6:00pm. Sip. Shop. Support local makers in the Made in Omaha Pop-Up Shop Market during our OFW Pre-Party! This season we’ve partnered with Made in Omaha to dedicate over half of our Pop-Up Shop Market to local makers and small businesses! Keep reading to meet them all!

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OFW Recap: The Aisle Bridal Party

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OFW Recap: The Aisle Bridal Party

Omaha Fashion Week’s Spring 2020 season kicked off yesterday with The Aisle, a literal party for brides planning their big day. A line of eager guests was already waiting as doors to the Omaha Design Center opened, and brides were greeted with sashes and champagne as they made their way inside. Keep reading to check out the full recap!

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What to Expect: Sunday's The Aisle

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What to Expect: Sunday's The Aisle

Omaha Fashion Week kicks off our Spring 2020 season TOMORROW! Here's everything you need to know for The Aisle on Sunday, February 23rd! Grab your friends and pop bottles with us at Omaha's bridal party...literally! Treat yo'self with our high-end runway show, mini-spa treatments, red carpet experience, and MORE! Get inspired, be pampered, make memories...you deserve it! Keep reading to learn more!

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The Front Row: Heather Hooton

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The Front Row: Heather Hooton

Omaha Fashion Week’s passion series The Front Row offers an up-close look at the creators and cultivators that are reshaping Omaha’s fashion and arts community. Heather Hooton is a beloved fashion photographer and stylist who makes up half of Heather and Jameson, Omaha Fashion Week’s runway photography team. Heather sat down with us to talk trends for Spring/Summer 2020, what to wear for fashion week, and how to find your personal style!

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Fashion Favorites with Kate Betts

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Fashion Favorites with Kate Betts

Omaha Fashion Week is thrilled to host award-winning fashion journalist Kate Betts as our special guest this season! A best-selling author and award-winning magazine editor, Kate Betts has held top positions at two of the world’s most successful fashion magazines, Harper’s Bazaar and Vogue. In 2003 she was named editor at large at Time magazine where she created the first globally published style supplement, Time Style & Design, in addition to writing and managing a popular blog for Time.com and covering the business of fashion for the newsweekly. We sat down with Kate Betts to discuss what she loves most about her life, the fashion industry, and the world!

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The Front Row: Culxr House

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The Front Row: Culxr House

Founder and director of Culxr House, Marcey Yates, shares how he is making an impact in the Omaha community with his passion for music, arts, and culture. 

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Couture x Convo: The Creative Process

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Couture x Convo: The Creative Process

Some of Omaha’s most comitted fashion enthusiasts braved icy streets on January 23rd for a stimulating conversation with Couture x Convo. We were graciously hosted by Culxr House, an environment that offered ample insipiration for our selected topic of the creative process.

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Designer Profile: Duane Topping

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Designer Profile: Duane Topping

Army veteran Duane Topping turned to fashion design as a way to fight through the struggle of PTSD. Passionate and committed to inspiring others, Duane creates unique pieces for those who want to shed labels and show their inner beauty and strength! Keep reading to learn more about Duane Topping and his upcoming collection!

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The Front Row: Paty Crabtree

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The Front Row: Paty Crabtree

Paty Figtree, licensed cosmetologist and Beauty Alliance member, has been involved with Omaha Fashion Week for seven years. Paty shares secrets of the beauty industry and how the community can be better supported.

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Designer Profile: Esmeralda Lole

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Designer Profile: Esmeralda Lole

The newest collection from Esmeralda Lole of Kyrie Eleison Couture sheds light on mental illness, and the surprising lack of mental health resources within minority communities Fighting the most common stigmas, the collection captures the beauty in each struggle. Keep reading to learn more about her Kyrie Eleison Couture and her upcoming collection!

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Designer Profile: Meghan Williams

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Designer Profile: Meghan Williams

"Sonder" is the notion that each random passerby has a life as vivid and complex as your own. This idea of a modern fairytale is realized in whimsical, ultra-feminine garments by Meghan Williams of Love, Meg. Keep reading to learn more about her Love, Meg and her upcoming collection!

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The Front Row: Ellie Krupicka

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The Front Row: Ellie Krupicka

Develop Model, Ellie Krupicka, kickstarted her modeling career at the age of 15 and has worked as both a model and mentor in the industry. With over seven years of experience with Omaha Fashion Week as a model and volunteer, Ellie says that fashion week is her favorite time of the year.

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The Front Row: Lauren Glowacki Designs

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The Front Row: Lauren Glowacki Designs

Omaha Fashion Week’s new series The Front Row offers an up close look at the creators and cultivators that are reshaping Omaha’s fashion and arts community! During Omaha Fashion Week’s Fall 2019 showcase, Lauren Glowacki debuted her first collection as an emerging designer under the label Lauren Glowacki Designs.

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