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About Rubbish Renewed

Rubbish Renewed Eco Fashion Show fuses environmental responsibility, funky fashion and community. Join other socially conscious individuals for an evening of sustainable fashion, showcasing styles that the future demands. We invite you to reconsider the value of trash and celebrate the creative, sustainable spirit of Bend. Started by two educators and rooted in a love of fashion, an appreciation of art and a passion for the planet, Rubbish Renewed Eco Fashion Show is a fundraising event for REALMS Charter School. An eclectic, wearable art runway show, a live and silent auction, and a gallery style marketplace (where contributing local artists sell and showcase their work), will showcase how we “fashion” our lives while lessoning waste.

2nd Annual Rubbish Renewed – A success!

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It is hard to believe that the 2nd annual Rubbish Renewed Eco Fashion Show has come and gone!   We took a strong event and, because of the community support and involvement, exceeded all of our goals.   For a complete line up of photos from Tambi Lane Photography, please go to the gallery below.
  • We had more in attendance this year – an estimated 300+ at each of our two shows
  • We made more money for REALMS Charter School’s Arts Program –  $10,500
  • We executed our first ever “Business Challenge” with 6 businesses participating on the runway
  • We had more students submissions and more students on the runway than last year
  • We executed our Rubbish Renewed Mentorship program with students working diligently every Wednesday afternoon in November under the guidance of Allison Murphy of UtilituSEW
  • We demonstrated how to enter the holiday season more sustainably through creative present wrapping and drinking from re-useable Silipints at all of your holiday parties
  • We had 34 garments on the runway (in each show), clearly demonstrating the sustainable and creative spirit of Bend
  • We had a fabulous marketplace with 17 local vendors, promoting local holiday shopping
  • We satiated people’s appetites with local food carts and helped washed it all down with beverages from our favorite local beverage businesses
  • We had a large volunteer squad that lightened the load for the organizers
  • We had more sponsors and people involved than ever before!

designed by Karen Holm

We can’t wait for the third annual,

Amy, Karen & Allison

 

Trash Fashion: an Obsession

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I love Rubbish Renewed Eco Fashion Show because it provides an outlet for my quirky passion – making fashion out of unconventional materials, what others might call trash.  My obsession started when, at 8, I wove a shirt out of a hodgepodge of found items: dried grass, scraps of yarn, and carded wool from my mom’s spinning basket. After that I was hooked.

The draw of trash-fashion comes from the materials themselves.  When I design, I start with the item, like old slides and film.  With the demise of film cameras, my cupboard is filled with boxes of 2nds (the slides that didn’t make the final show cut, but are still “good”).  The question arises – what could I do with them?  Make a dress of course.

Then the thrill begins.  I secretly sketch on napkins at restaurants, programs at lectures, and junk mail envelopes. I ponder how a series of hard squares might fit together on the human form, and how to attach them.  This creates months, maybe years of thrilling design time.

Finally the construction process begins.  For me it’s like rock climbing – a series of problems in front of me, some that seem impossible at first, but with patience and tenacity, in the end, I usually prevail.

Don’t miss the Rubbish Renewed Eco Fashion Show tomorrow night and see “Please don’t Take my Kodachrome Away,” by me (Karen Holm) and other artists renditions of their quirky passions.

 Thursday, December 8th, at the Century Center

First Friday Flash Mob

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Friday night the Boneyard Limo crawled around downtown sheltering a “red carpet” flash mob.  At the first stop in front of Bellatazza, the limo delivered 3-models, a press core and assistants who rolled out the carpet and held back the crowd.  Cameras flashing and models posing, the screaming crowd persisted for several minutes before the 13 members of the mob disappeared into the stretch station wagon.  Models donned trash fashion from Sara Bella’s fused plastic bag wedding dress, to a cat food bag party dress by Kaci Alderin.  The

mob ended the evening at TBD Loft transforming into a live window display.   What a night!


Just 4 more days until the Show!