Omaha FASHION Magazine August 2021 Issue #2

OMAHA FASHION

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Welcome back to Omaha Fashion Week! We are excited to be back on the runway after taking a season off last spring due to the pandemic. The past 18 months have been full of Glitches, which is the theme for this season. We are celebrating the beauty in life’s glitches with a sense of joy & wild abandonment in these crazy times! With a record number of designers from all over the US, a revitalized OFW Beauty Alliance, and the return of Shop the Runway Sunday, we are excited to be back in person.

Despite being off the runway last season, we were able to bring some great programming to our fashion community that included Zoom discussions with some big names in fashion, including casting director James Scully and Nebraska-native fashion designer Thakoon! We were thrilled to provide access to these conversations free of charge.

OFW is a labor of love for our family and the amazing team of people who help us put it on each season. At the end of 2020, we said goodbye to a very special young man who had been part of our OFW family since 2012 – Jeff Hanson. Jeff was a blind artist whose paintings helped raise nearly $7 million for charity in his 27 years of life. His mission was to change the world through art. He applied his designs to several collections of beautiful dresses that were shown on the OFW runway through the years. This season we honor Jeff and his parents, Hal & Julie Hanson, with the Spirit of Sabrina Jones Award. Please join us in celebrating Jeff’s contribution to the world and the continuation of his legacy.

Speaking of labor…Nick and I are preparing to welcome a new member to our family in just two days. When you see me at OFW this season, I just might have a brand-new baby boy in my arms! There is lots of change on the horizon for us personally and for OFW.

Join us in wishing Buf Reynolds the best of luck as she moves on after serving for 14 years as a beloved OFW veteran designer, mentor, and indispensable member of our team. She will continue to serve on our selection panel as a mentor to designers. Brianna Anderson will take over as our Director of Community and Talent. Destiny Southern will move into the Marketing Specialist role.

Thank you all so much for your continued support of our fashion community. We couldn’t do it without you!

Brook & Nick Hudson Omaha Fashion Week Producers

OMAHA FASHION MAGAZINE

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NICK HUDSON PUBLISHER

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BROOK HUDSON, PRODUCER

ALYSSA DILTS, CASTING DIRECTOR

BRETT FOSTER, ENVIORNMENTAL DESIGNER

BUF REYNOLDS, TALENT DIRECTOR

BRIANNA ANDERSON, COMMUNITY OUTREACH DIRECTOR

DESTINY SOUTHERN, MARKETING SPECIALIST

COLE HEIDENREICH, EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT

JOE CYR, SHOW DIRECTOR

TIM PFANNENSTIEL, TECHNICAL DIRECTOR

BRENDAN GREENE-WALSH, LIGHTING DIRECTOR

JUSTIN KORF, VISUAL PRODUCTION

MIKE GILSTRAP, VISUAL PRODUCTION

KEITH RODGER, MUSIC DIRECTOR

JUSTUS HENDERSON, DJ & STAGE TECHNICAN

DAN RICHTERS, VIDEO PRODUCTION

HEATHER & JAMESON, RUNWAY PHOTOGRAPHERS

APPRENTICES | KRISTEN CLARK, JARED HANSON, DEONDRICK PITTMAN, LILY OETJEN, BREE ANNA LEVASSEUR

EDITORIAL SHOOT BY PHOTOGRAPHY | HEATHER & JAMESON

BEAUTY | ALIA QUATTLEBAUM, MARIA SCHMIDT OF KONTEMPO.

MODELS | DEVELOP MODEL MANAGEMENT

WARDROBE | AYA ZACHARIAS

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PHOTOGRAPHY BY HEATHER & JAMESON | LOCATION AT THE GARDEN ROOM | MODELED BY TREY, KATELYN, & FRANCESCA OF DEVELOP MODEL MANAGEMENT | WARDROBE BY AYA ZACHARIAS | HAIR BY MARIA SCHMIDT OF KONTEMPO. | MAKEUP BY ALIA QUATTLEBAUM LEFT | ON TREY: TOP & BELT BY LINA WILEY, PANTS BY RONINSCAR, SHOES VANS | RIGHT | ON FRANCESCA: JACKET RONINSCAR

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Meet the team that sets the vibe:

Keith Rodger | OFW Music Director |DJ Kethro

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PRO STYLISTS | ALINA LOPEZ, ANNE CHANHMYNARATH, ARI SPRINGER, AUDREY DAVIS, CHRISTINE SERRANO, DIANA WILLS, JULAIN MITCHELL, KRISTIAN PEPARS, MATTILYNNE WILLIAMS, MICHAEL BUEHLER, MICHAELA FRANK, PATY FIGTREE , RACHEL TURMAN, ROSE PETTY

STUDENT STYLISTS | BAILEY CANTRELL, CARAGAN JONES, JACKIE AUCH, JENNIFER SANTIAGO, MADELINE KISICKI, MEGAN SNIDER, MOLLY KOBLER, MYA PEARSON, SAMANTHA CONTRERAS SUAREZ, VERONICA WILLITS

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join us for a chance to shop our runway this season music u c mim s s m s s i at Omaha Design Center 1502 Cuming Street, Omaha Nebraska 68102 with DJ Angie Spence

JULY 11-15, 2022

A fashionable summer camp for budding young designers ages 6-17, hosted by Develop Model Management and Omaha Fashion Week!

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YOUR FUTURE IN FASHION STARTS AT MCC

The Metropolitan Community College Fashion Design program takes style ideas from concept to the runway.

• Learn the industry from fashion history and principles, to pattern making and design techniques

• Hands-on experience through apprenticeship opportunities with the pros at Omaha Fashion Week

• An associate degree that prepares you for success creating original apparel, working with established designers or in the retail space

For more information, visit mccneb.edu/fashion-design or call 531-MCC-2400.

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Photo Heather and Jamerson | Designers ELK Designs, Cicada Camp Co., Charmaine Miranda, Esther’s | Wardrobe Aya Zacharias | Model Katelyn of Develop Model Management