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DES I G N E R M AC K E N ZI E G R EC K E L | P H OTO BY H E AT H E R & JA MESON

about us

Omaha Fashion Week started in 2008 as an event held in the heart of the Old Market for 2,000 people . It has grown to become the fourth largest organized fashion week event in the country, and the first to make show participation completely free of charge for designers. Twelve years into the journey, attendance has grown to over 10,000 per year and OFW has developed a national reputation as the best place for young fashion designers to be nurtured. Omaha Fashion Week now draws fans to Omaha from all over the region .

Behind the glitz and glamour of this red-carpet event , you’ ll find a commitment to education and a passion for supporting cultural vibrancy, creativity, and innovation as drivers of economic stability and growth . We believe building an attractive place for talented professionals to call home is vitally important to the bright future of our community.

Omaha Fashion Week proudly helps showcase Omaha as a premier destination in which to live , work, and prosper. Positioning your company as part of the OFW experience is an investment in something bigger - it presents your brand as culturally-minded, forwardthinking , and a company who cares about having a vibrant and diverse community.

D ES I G N E R B O R R I S P OW E LL P H OTO BY CA R LE Y S COT T F I E LD S

omaha’s fashion ecosystem

OFW BE AUTY AL L IANC E P H OTO BY CAR L E Y S COT T FIE L DS

OFW is a socially conscious organization with a strong mission and purpose - to serve as an incubator for fashion industry talent , and to provide opportunities for the Omaha community to enjoy a unique , red-carpet experience .

OFW has had a hand in creating a thriving local fashion ecosystem where fashion designers, design students, and fashion entrepreneurs can learn to make a successful career in the fashion industry. OFW is proud to be part of the landscape of annual arts and culture events that help make Omaha a vibrant community!

participating organizations BURKE HIGH SCHOOL DEVELOP MODEL MANAGEMENT FASHION INSTITUTE MIDWEST FAMILY, CAREER AND COMMUNITY LEA DERS OF AMERICA (FCCLA) JOSLYN’S FASHION ARTS PROGRAM AT YATES COMMUNITY CENTER KENT BELLOWS MENTORING PROGRAM AT THE JOSLYN KIDS RULE MAKE BELIEVE STUDIOS METROPOLITAN COMMUNITY COLLEGE FASHION PROGRAM NEBRASKA 4-H OFW BEAUTY ALLIANCE OMAHA CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL OMAHA FASHION CAMP OMAHA SOUTH HIGH SCHOOL TEEN AMBASSADORS PROGRAM UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKALINCOLN DEPARTMENT OF TEXTILES, MERCHANDISING AND FASHION DESIGN

D ES I G N E R A N G E LA BA LD ERSTON P H OTO BY H E AT H E R A ND JA M ESON

D ES I G N E R AG U ST I N D E LG AD O P H OTO BY CA R LE Y S COT T F I E LD S

“Metro p olitan Community C ol l ege b egan sup p orti ng O F W in 2016, and has been a pre se nti ng sp onsor i n 2 0 1 7 and 20 1 8 .

Year over year, our engage me nt has grow n and O F W has b een resp o nsive to our need s i n c reati ng an i mme rsi ve b ra n d ex p e ri ence to promote our C ol l ege’s fashi on d e si gn p rog ra m to a capt ive audi e nce , ri ght he re i n O maha.”

Nannette Rodriguez Associate Vice President for Marketing, Brand and Communication Metropolitan Community College

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D ES I G N E R A N G E LA BALD ERSTON P H OTO BY K ATHY RA E

by the numbers

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ANNUAL ATTENDANCE

10,000 Ticketholders

PARTICIPANTS

2,000

Designers, hairstylists,

makeup artists,

photographers, models,

stylists, writers

DIVERSITY

Percentage of gender and

90%

ethnically diverse

participants.

DESIGNERS

185

Featured in Showcases

HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS

750

Student Night, Fashion

Camp, Teen Ambassa-

dors

PRIZE MONEY

Cash awarded to designers

$36,000

since 2014

US RANKING

Fourth largest fashion

#4

event in US

CHARITABLE IMPACT

Funds raised to support

$55,000

OFW’s charity partners.

ONLINE FOLLOWERS

Across Facebook,

39,500

Instagram and email

MAGAZINE READERSHIP

Omaha FASHION Magazine

40,000

publishes twice/year

SALES LEADS

Generated for designers

2,000

since inception of our live

texting program in August

2015

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D ES I G N E R K LY N N E | P H OTO BY K ATHY RA E

it’s all about education We believe in using fashion and design as a way to promote confidence and foster transferrable skills in science , technology, engineering , art , and math (STEAM). Fashion is the ideal platform for students to discover and develop their entrepreneurial talent , planting seeds of inspiration in future business le aders who will drive our economy forward. Since its inception , Omaha Fashion Week has had a hand in the development and promotion of several programs dedicated to kids and young adults, most of whom come from diverse populations.

O M A H A FASHION CA M P P H OTO BY K ATHY RA E

KI D S R U L E

O M A HA FASHION C AMP

A fashion show just f o r ki ds ag e s

An i m m e r s i v e s um m e r ca m p

METROPOLITAN COMMUNITY COLL EG E

five to 12 years old!

exp e ri e n ce f o r a ge s s i x to 1 7.

A s s oci a te s d e gr e e i n f a s hio n.

Held once per year in the Spring, this show

Hosted by Omaha South High School, kids

Driven by increased local interest in fashion

gives kids ages five to 12 a chance to rule the

ages six to 17 come to this week-long camp

design education, a fashion program was

runway! Kids learn poise, confidence, and

to learn about all aspects of the fashion

created at Metro Community College in

a little style during this day-long, just for

industry- modeling, sewing, design,

2016. OFW Founders participated in the

fun event! Kids select and style their own

branding and marketing. This event

development of curriculum focused on

garment and take it home after the show.

culminates with a runway show featuring

entrepreneurship, business, and helping

their very own designs. Top campers get to

students make a career in the fashion

show on the OFW runway during the August

industry. Today, the OFW team provides

season. In return for hosting camp, OFW

ongoing staff support at no cost to MCC,

helps produce the annual fashion show for

coordinating opportunities for the hands-

South High’s burgeoning fashion program at

on apprenticeship experience required for

no cost to the district.

graduation from the program.

omahafashioncamp.com

mccneb.edu

kidsruleomaha.com

U NI V E RSI TY OF NE B RA S KA - L I N COL N

H IGH SC HOOL FASHION PR O G RAMS

FASHION INSTITU T E OF THE MIDWEST

A nn ual UNL Fashio n S h ow.

Hi g h S ch ool S t ud e n t Ni gh t S h ow.

No n - pr of i t s uppo r t .

OFW founders serve as advisors to UNL

In an effort to protect fashion education

In the Fall of 2012, OFW co-owner Brook

faculty to ensure the fashion program

curriculum for local high school students,

Hudson wrote a business plan to create

curriculum in the Department of Textiles,

the OFW team coordinated a letter writing

the Fashion Institute of the Midwest

Merchandising and Fashion Design remains

campaign to fight for the fashion programs

(FIM). The mission of FIM was to provide

relevant, and also to help connect students

within Omaha Public Schools in 2015. As a

educational grants to designers and design

with internships and opportunities to

result of those efforts and with the support

students, and to help designers bridge the

expand their knowledge. OFW provides

of dedicated educators, Omaha South High

gap between fashion shows and retailing.

hundreds of free tickets to UNL students

School now has a four-year fashion program

The FIM workroom is located in Omaha’s

to attend the show. OFW also provides

where students can earn college credit

North Downtown “Makerhood” and is fully

funding through the University of Nebraska

through MCC while still attending high

outfitted with sewing machines, cutting

Foundation to cover all student costs to

school.

tables, computers, resource library, studio

produce their student runway show.

cehs.unl.edu/tmfd/

room, and board room- all free for designers.

south.ops.org

fashioninstitutemidwest.org

“I WANT THANK EVERYONE AT OFW FOR GIVING ME THIS WONDERFUL OPPORTUNITY TO PARTICIPATE OVER THE YEARS, AND CONSEQUENTLY REDISCOVER MY IDENTITY. I MEAN THAT QUITE LITERALLY - OFW HAS CHANGED MY LIFE AND I CAN’T IMAGINE HOW I WOULD’VE SURVIVED WITHOUT IT.”

ANGELA BALDERSTON VETERAN OFW DESIGNER

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D ES I G N BY A N G E LA BA LD ERSTON P H OTO BY K ATHY RA E

P HOTO BY KATHY RA E

PHOTO BY KATHY RAE

“The team at Om aha Fash io n We e k we n t b e yo n d o u r ex p e c ta t i o n s to de li ve r a b eau tiful an d tren d y V I P l o u n ge fo r V i l l a ge Po i n te Ae s t h eti c S urger y | D ream s M ed S pa . We we re a b l e to h a ve b e n e f i c i a l conve rs atio n s with o u r own c l i e n t s a n d p o te n t i a l c l i e n t s , ge n e ra ti ng substan tial , qual ity l ead s a n d b ra n d a wa re n e s s fo r o u r b u s i n e s s . We we re also ab l e to b u il d o u r s o c i a l m e d i a p re s e n ce a n d p ro d u ce h ype throu g h o u r co n n ec ted e n d ea vo rs . We a re l o o k i n g fo r wa rd to a co n t i n u e d pa rt n e rs h i p.”

Lindsay Nolan, Marketing Strategist, Nebraska Medicine Village Pointe Health Center

“I a m et er n a l ly g rat e fu l to B ro o k , Buf, N ic k a n d t h e r est of t h e l ea de rsh ip t e a m for allow i n g m e to in c r e a se my vol unt eer r e spo n sib il it ie s over the p a st s i x se a so n s a n d; m ost imp o r t a nt ly , for se l e c t in g me fo r t h e E me r g in g De s i g n er Sh ow c a se t h is sea s o n . I d o n’ t t h in k I wo uld h av e g ott e n t h is ex p er i en ce in a ny ot h e r c ity , s o I kn ow I a m bles s ed to h av e b e e n invo lv ed i n O F W. ” Greta Slagle, OFW Designer, student at Fashion Institute of Technology

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success stories

H A N N A H N O DS KOV

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Lu xe Kurves Mag azi n e C ove r

GR E TA SLAGLE

2/

Fash i o n I n s t i t ute o f Te ch n ol ogy

BORRIS POWELL

3/

F l a gs h i p s tor e f r on t i n C hicag o

Flo re n c e , I t a l y

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Hannah Nodskov, the designer behind

Greta Slagle is a long time OFW volunteer

Borris Powell of Chicago has been a

Hannah Caroline Couture, started showing

who graduated from Duchense Academy

long-time fixture at OFW, offering words

at OFW in high school and now specializes

this year. In spring of 2019, she showed her

of wisdom to up-and-coming designers

in formal wear for the plus size market. Her

first collection at OFW while also working as

while serving on our Finale Selection Panel.

work has been featured on the cover of Luxe

assistant backstage manager. She recently

During the summer of 2019, Borris landed

Kurves magazine and she is now selling her

left for her freshman year at the Fashion

a wholesale deal with a women’s boutique

work at Noa Brides, one of Omaha’s premier

Institute of Technology in Florence, Italy.

in the upper east side of New York City,

bridal boutiques.

and opened his first namesake storefront in Chicago, just steps away from Union Station.

@hannahcarolinecouture

@greta.slagle

@borrispowelldesigns

M A R G I E TR E MB LE Y

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M A R GARET SHAE

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CYDNEE MAME

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E xhibition at the M e t ro p oli t an

S i g n e d w i t h Av e . M o d el Ma n a ge m e n t

S i n ge d w i t h S tew a r t Ta l e nt Manag e-

Mu seum of Art

i n S i n g a po r e

m e n t i n C h i ca go

Margie Trembley, the designer behind

Develop Model Management scouted and

Cydnee is a true veteran model, gracing

Margie Trembley Chapeaux, was selected

signed Margaret after she attended the

the Omaha Fashion Week runway for 12

by the Milliners Guild to show her hats at

OFW summer 2018 casting. Not only did

seasons! Develop Model Management has

the Mezzanine Gallery at the Metropolitan

she book the shows, but she also became

secured her a contract with Stewart Talent in

Museum of Art in New York City. Her work

the cover model for the OFW F/W 2018

Chicago and she relocated there this month!

was shown in the “Camp: Notes on Fashion”

Magazine. This summer, she spent three

Cydnee is not only a phenomenal model,

exhibition, a nod to this year’s Met Gala

months in Singapore signed with Ave.

but she is also a very talented photographer

chaired by Anna Wintour.

Model Management where she shot an

who mentors our new models and is even

advertorial for Louis Vuitton published in

shooting new models in Chicago as well.

Elle Singapore and an advertorial for YSL in Harper’s Bazaar. @margietrembleychapeaux

@margrtshae

@stewarttalentchicago

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sponsorship opportunities Successfully producing Omaha Fashion Week for this community takes time , funding , promotional support and volunteers. To bring this experience to life each season , we rely on support from generous businesses and individuals who believe in the value and importance of our work and want to be part of something that enhances the fabric of our community.

We believe creating mutually beneficial partnerships starts with a discussion about shared needs. Sponsor benefits include marketing and promotion of your brand, unique employee or client entertainment options, or simply to being engaged in an event that has earned bragging rights for Omaha! Help us understand what is valuable to you , and we’ ll create a sponsorship package to help you achieve your goals.

DES IGNER H A N N A H J E N S E N | P H OTO BY H E AT H E R A N D JA M ES O N

CO R P ORATE B OX

CO R P ORATE ENTERTAIN M E NT AND BRANDING

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• Seating for up to 20 guests in a

• Seating for up to 20 guests in a

beautifully appointed, raised platform with

beautifully appointed, raised platform with

the best view of the runway in the room!

the best view of the runway in the room!

• Each guest receives complimentary

• Each guest receives complimentary

valet parking and access to the VIP Lounge

valet parking and access to the VIP Lounge

for cocktails and canapes from 6-7:45 p.m.

for cocktails and canapes from 6-7:45 p.m.

before the show begins.

before the show begins.

• Corporate boxes include one round of

• Corporate boxes include one round of

bottle service with glasses, ice and mixers.

bottle service with glasses, ice and mixers.

• Additional bottles and catering available

• Additional bottles and catering available

for a fee.

for a fee.

• Full page, color ad in Omaha FASHION Magazine.

• Your organization’s logo represented on the projection screens flanking the runway during the pre-party & model marches.

• 5% discount on booking fee at any Omaha Event Group venue.

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