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Designer Kelli Molczyk Faces Backlash Over Controversial Jacket

3/21/2025

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Designer Kelli Molczyk faces a ban from Omaha Fashion Week after unveiling a jacket that drew comparisons to a swastika, igniting outrage during the event from February 27 to March 1. Molczyk insists it was an innocent nod to an antique quilt, but organizers are now committed to tightening screening measures to avert similar controversies in the future.

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Designer Kelli Molczyk faces a ban from Omaha Fashion Week after unveiling a jacket that drew comparisons to a swastika, igniting outrage during the event from February 27 to March 1. Molczyk insists it was an innocent nod to an antique quilt, but organizers are now committed to tightening screening measures to avert similar controversies in the future.