Meet Friday Night’s Designers…
Cover Photo | Debra Kaplan
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 10 years ago…
Cover Photo | Michael Pysh
OFW is thrilled to announce that 7 of our designers for the Fall ‘24 Season will receive grants from the OFW Investor’s Circle. The Investor’s Circle was started in December 2023 by former OFW Producer Brook Hudson and OFW Casting Director Alyssa Dilts. This season we raised ~$3,500 to give to our designers, equaling 7 total grants for the season.
If you’ve spent time backstage or appreciated the impact of a full designer look on the OFW Runway, then you’re probably acquainted with SOHO Hair Academy. As a proud partner of OFW’s Beauty Alliance, SOHO leads a team of passionate student and professional artists in producing hair and makeup for the runway!
Cover Photo | PoloMutt
During our Spring 2024 season, former producer, Brook Hudson, and Owner of Develop Model Management, Alyssa Dilts, launched 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…
Omaha Fashion Week is lifting the veil and showing off behind the scenes in our Fall 2024 VERUS Season. So often, models are transformed into the visions of others, now we honor their ability to inspire us as they are. This season's designers draw inspiration from the natural world and repurposed materials while exploring themes of community and cultural heritage.
Our friends at Develop Model Management are hosting the Scouted Model Contest again this season for models who walked in the Spring 2024 AUDACIOUS season of Omaha Fashion Week. Of the hundreds of models that walked the Omaha Fashion Week runway in February, 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!
CALLING ALL MODELS! Omaha Fashion Week’s Spring 2024 Model Call is June 15th, 2024, in Omaha!
Our friends at Develop Model Management will be there to aid in the selection process. Find out all the info you need to know to get prepared for Model Call below!
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We are thrilled to bring back our latest designer equity program where YOU can support the prosperity of designers every season at Omaha Fashion Week.
Former OFW Producer Brook Hudson and Casting Director and Owner of Develop Model Management, Alyssa Dilts, invite YOU to support our local designers! These two long-time friends have collaborated for many years on programs that enrich the Omaha fashion scene. They share a passion for supporting designers in the earliest stage of their development which has led to collaborations such as Omaha Fashion Camp, and now the OFW Investor’s Circle.
Omaha Fashion Week wrapped the AUDACIOUS season by focusing on fashion-for-good. The Omaha Design Center proudly hosted 34 emerging and featured designers, 4 headliners, 80 looks from high school programs, 92 looks from students at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, 702 looks over all 4 nights, and 252 models on the runway this season! Omaha did not disappoint, with 2,700+ attendees showing their support over the four days.
Throughout the week…
Want to relive your Omaha Fashion Week experience? We’ve rounded up all the photos, blog features, and press coverage from the February 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 August 2024!
Cover Photo | PoloMutt
During the Omaha Fashion Week Spring 2024 AUDACIOUS Season, we witnessed an incredibly full night of student designers from high school and college programs around Omaha, we were thoroughly impressed with the talent, creativity, and craftsmanship form this next generation of designers.
We are excited to announce the winners from Wednesday’s Metropolitan Community College Student Night and Thursday’s University of Nebraska-Lincoln’s Student Night showcases!
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!
Omaha Fashion Week’s Spring 2024 season of fashion and audacity closed out with a spectacular show of Emerging and Featured designers. This season's designers draw inspiration from nature and unconventional materials while exploring themes of feminism and cultural heritage.
Omaha Fashion Week’s Spring 2024 season of fashion and audacity continued with a thrilling show of Emerging and Featured designers. This season's designers draw inspiration from nature and unconventional materials while exploring themes of feminism and cultural heritage.
Omaha Fashion Week’s Spring 2024 season of fashion and audacity continued with a thrilling show of Emerging and Featured designers. This season's designers draw inspiration from nature and unconventional materials while exploring themes of feminism and cultural heritage.
Omaha Fashion Week’s Spring 2024 season of fashion and audacity kicked off with the future generations of fashion showing us their creations, featuring high school-age programs from around the state and students in the University of Nebraska-Lincoln’s Textiles, Merchandising, and Fashion Design Program.
We are thrilled to welcome back, Milan Laser Hair Removal, as our runway and red carpet sponsor for the Omaha Fashion Week Spring 2024 Season.
Omaha Fashion Week is thrilled to announce that FotoFunSpot is our official red-carpet photographer!
Not only do they provide high-quality photos for our guests, but they also elevate the process by bringing in innovative technology that allows for instant photo access and a seamless guest experience.
Cover Photo Designer | KTHOMPSON