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A model wears a design by Olajide Cooper during day three of Omaha Fashion Week.


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Omaha Fashion Week Finale: Guts, glory & glamour

By Josefina Loza
WORLD-HERALD STAFF WRITER

By the numbers
Omaha Fashion Week is a bigger event each year. Here are some stats from the 2011 version:

6,000 spectators throughout the week

395-foot runway at the grand finale show
200 models in the grand finale show

91 designer applicants; 39 designers accepted for the week

20 salons helped with the shows

6 days of fashion

4 high school designers

Omaha Fashion Week's grand finale runway show has become a spectacle, a night when manicured toes, mermaid-style gowns and bow ties are a must.

Late-night revelers packed the Old Market on Saturday to watch the city's most talented designers showcase the garments they've spent months creating.

The night was all about glitz and glam. VIP spectators strutted down a red-carpet entry, were photographed paparazzi-style and then ushered to their seats. The show opened with avant-garde gowns, angelic creatures and elegant eveningwear.

When more than 200 people line up on a parking garage and above the 10th Street Bridge to watch a much-touted fashion event, you know you've made it.

Omaha Fashion Week executive producer Nick Hudson said tickets accounted for 4,700 attendees at Saturday night's show, but with all the garage and bridge spectators, far more people saw it.

The Nomad Lounge averaged 300 people each night of Fashion Week for catwalk events.

Miss out on Omaha Fashion Week? Feel like you were there with these photos and videos:

Photo Showcase: Omaha Fashion Week Finale

Photo Showcase: Omaha Fashion Week, Day 1

Photo Showcase: Omaha Fashion Week, Day 2

Photo Showcase: Omaha Fashion Week, Day 3

Photo Showcase: Omaha Fashion Week, Day 5










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