Feb 29, 2024

From high schools to the runway: Omaha Fashion Week's showcase of emerging designers

Posted Feb 29, 2024 1:00 AM
Omaha Fashion Week’s Spring 2024 show kicked off with the future generations of fashion showcasing nearly 200 creations. The event featured high school-age programs from around the state and students in the University of Nebraska–Lincoln’s Textiles, Merchandising, and Fashion Design Program.
Omaha Fashion Week’s Spring 2024 show kicked off with the future generations of fashion showcasing nearly 200 creations. The event featured high school-age programs from around the state and students in the University of Nebraska–Lincoln’s Textiles, Merchandising, and Fashion Design Program.

Nasrin Nawa

Nebraska Extension

Lincoln, Neb., Feb. 28, 2024—Omaha Fashion Week’s Spring 2024 show kicked off with the future generations of fashion showcasing nearly 200 creations. The event featured high school-age programs from around the state and students in the University of Nebraska–Lincoln’s Textiles, Merchandising, and Fashion Design Program. Fashion Week took place at the Omaha Design Center and has become one of the Midwest’s largest fashion events.

"This is a great opportunity to feature the outstanding work of our 4-H designers at a regional level, in partnership with Omaha Fashion Week," said Marie Nelson, Nebraska Extension assistant.

Omaha Fashion Week is highlighting themes of self-expression during its Spring 2024 Audacious Season. The first half of the show started with high-school-age fashion design programs from all over Nebraska, including: 4-H, Duchesne Academy, FCCLA, Kent Bellows Mentoring Program, Omaha South, Westside HS, and Bluebird Cultural Initiative. The collection included youth who sewed their garments in 2023, with 32 selected to participate in the 4-H collection.

The 2024 4-H collection included participants from across the state:

  1. Emily Barfknecht – Adams County
  2. Ayvrie Waldron – Box Butte County
  3. Danica Romshek – Butler County
  4. Macie Koch – Cedar County
  5. Kate Cox – Cherry County
  6. Morgan Schommer – Dawes County
  7. Karla Herrarte – Dawson County
  8. Maya Soria – Dawson County
  9. Melissa Montano – Dawson County
  10. Sydni Ringenberg – Dawson County
  11. Ava Caldwell – Douglas-Sarpy County
  12. Coralee Schurr – Frontier County
  13. Amelia Dieckman – Gage County
  14. Audrey Diekman – Gage County
  15. Cora Novacek – Gage County
  16. Alison Schimmer – Hall County
  17. Carmin Gramke – Kearney County
  18. Alexa Smith – Lancaster County
  19. Clara Johnson – Lancaster County
  20. Dayton Jons – Lancaster County
  21. Josie Johnson – Lancaster County
  22. Lauren Johnson – Lancaster County
  23. Piper Pillard – Lancaster County
  24. Tenley Bauman – Lancaster County
  25. Vanessa Peterson – Lancaster County
  26. Josie Williams – Nance County
  27. Delaney Cheloha – Platte County
  28. Karis Kersting – Platte County
  29. Maura Tichota – Saunders County
  30. Abigail Nelson – Sheridan County
  31. Emily Nelson – Sheridan County
  32. Zayling Ott – Washington County

For more information about Omaha Fashion Week, visit https://omahafashionweek.com.

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