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OFW S25: Press Roundup

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OFW S25: Press Roundup

Want to relive your Omaha Fashion Week experience? We’ve rounded up all the photos, blog features, and press coverage from the February 2025 season…all in one place for your viewing pleasure!

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Announcing OFW's Spring 2025 Golden Shears Winners!

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Announcing OFW's Spring 2025 Golden Shears Winners!

Omaha Fashion Week has officially wrapped the Spring 2025 OUTRÉ season! Designers competed nightly for prizes during Omaha Fashion Week! Both emerging designers and featured designers were scored by their respective panel. Only one emerging designer and one featured designer will be the winners of our Grand Prize Packages!

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OFW S25 Recap: Wednesday Student Night

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OFW S25 Recap: Wednesday Student Night

Omaha Fashion Week’s Spring 2025 season kicked off with a thrilling show of student designers from local high school fashion programs and the University of Nebraska-Lincoln’s fashion program.

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Kickback Program Allows OFW to Give Back to Designers | OFW Spring 2025

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Kickback Program Allows OFW to Give Back to Designers | OFW Spring 2025

Giving back to our designers each season is a nonnegotiable for our team, which is why we’ve implemented many programs over the years to aid their ability to grow their brands, in hopes of sustaining a viable career in fashion.

One example of these programs is our Designer Kickback program, which we started over 10 years ago…

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SPRING 2025 DESIGNERS ANNOUNCED

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SPRING 2025 DESIGNERS ANNOUNCED

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. 

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SCOUTED MODEL CONTEST WITH DEVELOP MODEL MANAGEMENT | OFW SPRING 2025

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SCOUTED MODEL CONTEST WITH DEVELOP MODEL MANAGEMENT | OFW SPRING 2025

Our friends at Develop Model Management are hosting the Scouted Model Contest again this season for models who walked in the Fall 2024 VERUS season of Omaha Fashion Week. Of the hundreds of models that walked the Omaha Fashion Week runway in August, 28 models were selected as finalists for the Scouted Contest based on their final pictures from the runway. Only one model can win, and that’s where you come in!

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OFW Investor's Circle | Impact on Designers Fall 2024

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OFW Investor's Circle | Impact on Designers Fall 2024

During our Fall 2024 season, OFW’s former producer, Brook Hudson, along with Owner and Director of Develop Model Management, Alyssa Dilts, continued a brand-new program inside of Omaha Fashion Week to support designers as they move through the seasons of our showcases. The Investor’s Circle is a public funding pool where anyone can donate any amount that will go directly into the pockets of our designers.We asked a few of last season’s grant recipients how it impacted their work and how they feel about the new program. Here’s what they said…

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OFW Fall 2024 Highlights | Press Round Up

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OFW Fall 2024 Highlights | Press Round Up

Want to relive your Omaha Fashion Week experience? We’ve rounded up all the photos, blog features, and press coverage from the August 2024 season…all in one place for your viewing pleasure! Stay up-to-date as we share more coverage from the season by following us on Facebook and Instagram.
Don’t forget to mark your calendar for our upcoming season in February 2024!

Cover Photo | Michael Pysh

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OFW Fall 2024 | BY THE NUMBERS

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OFW Fall 2024 | BY THE NUMBERS

Omaha Fashion Week wrapped the VERUS season which highlighted behind the scenes of what it means to be a model. The Omaha Design Center proudly hosted 30 emerging and featured designers, 8 headliners, 407 total looks over all 3 nights, and 284 models on the runway this season! Omaha did not disappoint, with 2,300+ attendees showing their support over the three days.

Throughout the week…

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Announcing OFW's Fall 2024 Golden Shears Award Winners

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Announcing OFW's Fall 2024 Golden Shears Award Winners

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, Dan Ricters, Edelweiss Rothe, Jennie Mason, Jenny Pool, Kelli Molcyzk, and Kylin Flothe. 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!

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OFW RECAP: Saturday UNVEILED Finale Designer Showcase

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OFW RECAP: Saturday UNVEILED Finale Designer Showcase

Omaha Fashion Week’s Fall 2024 season concluded with an innovative show of Emerging and Featured designers. This season's designers draw inspiration from the natural world and repurposed materials while exploring themes of community and cultural heritage.

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OFW RECAP: Friday VISION Designer Showcase

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OFW RECAP: Friday VISION Designer Showcase

Omaha Fashion Week’s Fall 2024 season continued with an innovative show of Emerging and Featured designers. This season's designers draw inspiration from the natural world and repurposed materials while exploring themes of community and cultural heritage.

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OFW RECAP: Thursday VERGE Designer Showcase

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OFW RECAP: Thursday VERGE Designer Showcase

Omaha Fashion Week’s Fall 2024 season kicked off with a thrilling show of Emerging and Featured designers. This season's designers draw inspiration from the natural world and repurposed materials while exploring themes of community and cultural heritage.

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