by Nasrin Nawa | Nebraska Extension
Lincoln, Neb. —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:
- Emily Barfknecht – Adams County
- Ayvrie Waldron – Box Butte County
- Danica Romshek – Butler County
- Macie Koch – Cedar County
- Kate Cox – Cherry County
- Morgan Schommer – Dawes County
- Karla Herrarte – Dawson County
- Maya Soria – Dawson County
- Melissa Montano – Dawson County
- Sydni Ringenberg – Dawson County
- Ava Caldwell – Douglas-Sarpy County
- Coralee Schurr – Frontier County
- Amelia Dieckman – Gage County
- Audrey Diekman – Gage County
- Cora Novacek – Gage County
- Alison Schimmer – Hall County
- Carmin Gramke – Kearney County
- Alexa Smith – Lancaster County
- Clara Johnson – Lancaster County
- Dayton Jons – Lancaster County
- Josie Johnson – Lancaster County
- Lauren Johnson – Lancaster County
- Piper Pillard – Lancaster County
- Tenley Bauman – Lancaster County
- Vanessa Peterson – Lancaster County
- Josie Williams – Nance County
- Delaney Cheloha – Platte County
- Karis Kersting – Platte County
- Maura Tichota – Saunders County
- Abigail Nelson – Sheridan County
- Emily Nelson – Sheridan County
- Zayling Ott – Washington County
For more information about Omaha Fashion Week, visit https://omahafashionweek.com.