Business Challenge Application is UP!

Posted on October 18, 2016 by Rubbish Renewed

Our mission of transforming trash and inspiring community for a sustainable earth is seen in all aspects of Rubbish Renewed!

Rubbish Renewed invites individual community members and BUSINESSES to design pieces for the runway show.

As a business employee, group of employees, owner, or fan, you can get on the runway by designing a garment with quintessential waste from your business or business affiliate and joining 9 other local businesses for our 2017 Business Challenge.

The Business Challenge aspect of our show is comprised of a group of 10 businesses who create runway-worthy garments from their unique trash. Business Challenge participants are accepted on a “first come, first serve basis” after completing the application process and compete in a friendly competition for the coveted Trash Trophy on Thursday, January 12th, 2017.

More information can be found in the Business Challenge Application.

PHOTOS: Heaven McAruthur (www.heavenmcarthur.com)

We did it…with YOU! – just under $22,000 for REALMS Magnet School.

Posted on January 23, 2016 by Rubbish Renewed

Are you still buzzing from our show last week? We are too! We did it…with YOU!

We had another successful fundraising event. The Rubbish Renewed Eco Fashion Show was back for the 6th year and we saw bigger than ever numbers, making this one of Bend’s greatest loved events. We saw greater than 500 people through our doors for each of our two shows, we found the generous support from 25 Bend business sponsors, we enlisted the creativity of 60+ models and designers, and employed more than 30 dedicated volunteers to raise just under $22,000 for REALMS Magnet School.

We would like to thank everyone who came to support Rubbish Renewed and REALMS Magnet School. The entire evening was a true success and absolutely showcased how we can transform trash and inspire community for a sustainable earth. We appreciate the time, effort and innovation of this year’s designers and could absolutely not do this event without YOU. Your one of a kind garments were impressive and helped create another unique show. The student designers continue to “wow” the audience with their creativity and collaboration, and after all these years we continue to see new materials on the runway. A testament to your designing spirit and environmental consciousness.

A SPECIAL THANKS GOES OUT TO…

Our Headline Sponsors: Habitat for Humanity ReStore for continuing to be an integral part of our event for the 6th year; through your sponsorship, we are able to provide the infrastructure and materials to put on Rubbish Renewed, Sonic Solutions for providing the professional runway stage and lights, Flip Flop Sounds for the stellar music and DJ, and Tambi Lane Photography for your pre-event promotional photos. We truly could not do this without YOU!

Our Additional Event Sponsors: Bend Electric Bikes, Camp Nor’wester, PlantLife Clothing, Rescue Collective, The Environmental Center/ReThink Waste, and Wabi Sabi.

ReThink Waste for helping our audience sort their waste from the show, ultimately contributing only one 1/4 can to the landfill.

Our Runway Hair Crew from Bishops Barbershop who set the style for the night! Than you to Sam and Crew: Jennifer, Jyl, Shannon, Mizmi, Jessie, and Heather for creating the perfect look to compliment each unique garment, while creating a subtle theme, tying all the looks together!

Our Photography Crew: Joe Kline, Paula Bullwinkle, Heaven McArthur, Krystal Collins for helping us tell the whole Rubbish Renewed story through the moments captured by YOU. Like our Rubbish Renewed Facebook Page and follow us on Instagram (#rubbishrenewed) for the 2016 photos! Coming Soon!!!

Our Media Support: The Source, Cascade A & E, 1017fm for helping us get the word out!

Our esteemed Emcee, Jessie Russell, for your timing and wit.

Our Auctioneer, Zach Richards, for your steadfastness and easy-going spirit.

Our Runway Make-Up Crew created by this talented team: Misa, Kimberly, Moon, Hayer, Kate, Sheena, Mayra, and Rocio

Our VIP Table Sponsor; Broken Top Bottle Shop for the delicious appetizers.

Our Food Cart, Barrio, for serving up the “yums”.

Our Green Room Sponsor, Jackson’s Corner, for keeping our models fed through copious amounts of homemade pizzas.

Our Midtown Hosts, Jim & Jennifer, for working with our multifaceted event. It wasn’t Mac Miller or Snoop Dogg;)

Our Beverage Sponsors, Boneyard Beer, Atlas Cider, and Crater Lakes Vodka for keeping us hydrated all night.

Our Marketplace Coordinators; Sandy Reed & Mare Schelz for organizing the vendors, creating the best lay out yet, and ensuring that all our artists had a great experience.

Our Silent Auction Coordinator; Anna Ruder for nearly doubling our net revenue and building a greater community through donation acquisition.

Our Front Door Hosts; Roger White, Jennifer Scalley, & Genna Dynice for welcoming and taming the crowd.

Our VIP Table Servers; Phoebe Schaab & Fiona Lintner for your ease, flexibility, and welcoming spirit.

Our VIP Host; Chelsea Callicott for always making people feel welcome and “seen.”

Our Live Auction Coordinator; Kellen Bateham for your confidence in organizing our garment watchers and ensuring they did their job.

Our Display Diva; Erin Diamond for your creative and eye-catching displays. Thank you for getting the word out to our audience!

…and of our course our fearless guides and cheerleaders; Amy Anderson, Karen Holm, & Allison Murphy for your beautiful collaboration and hundreds of hours that you pour into this event.

2015 Business Challenge Runway Gallery Posted!

Posted on October 25, 2015 by Rubbish Renewed

RESTORE Business Challenge

What an amazing Business Challenge it was! Just over 9 months ago, on January 15th the Rubbish Renewed Eco Fashion Show highlighted 10 sustainably minded businesses. Talented designers creatively crafted couture from the businesses own refuse. Check out the newly posted 2015 Business Challenge Runway gallery with photos by Tambi Lane Photography.

Our Business Challenge closes when we reach 10 completed applications. Learn more about supporting Rubbish Renewed as a Business Challenge participant here. Submit your Business Challenge online application today to compete for the Coveted Trash Trophy!

PHOTO SHOOT SNEAK PEAK

Posted on December 29, 2014 by Rubbish Renewed

Thursday, December 18th, Rubbish Renewed gathered 15 garments at Tambi Lane Photography for our pre-show photo shoot. We invited Business Challenge participants, live auction item designers, and had a lottery of students for our final few spots. 2 of our 10 Business Challenge garments came, and 7 of 9 auction items. We filled the final spots with a lottery selection of completed student submissions. Thank you Bishops Barbershop for the exquisite hair, Kimberly Harwood for the makeup glow and Tambi Lane Photography, our Rubbish Renewed official photographer, for your masterful vision and photo execution! Here is a sneak peak of what is to come at the show on Thursday, January 15^th.

AUCTION GARMENTS – Click on the photo to link to the auction garments

Auction Item
Designer: Paula Bullwinkel
Materials: Old Curtain & photo photocopies

BUSINESS CHALLENGE – Click on the photo to link to the Business Challenge

Business Challenge: Stringsoil
Designer: NSpekktor
Materials:

STUDENT GARMENTS – Click on the photo to link to the student garments

Student Designer: Sydney Phillips
Materials:

Behind the Scene Designer Series: Artist 4 – Paula Bullwinkel

Posted on December 10, 2014 by Rubbish Renewed

When Paula Bullwinkel, our 4^th Behind the Scene Designer, isn’t designing couture trash fashion, she works as an artist and art instructor at COCC. I’m always blown away by the strong lines that flow through Paula’s designs. She get’s the human form, and from this, transforms the materials into an extension of the wearer. Here’s a peak into Paula’s process of transforming trash and inspiring community for a more sustainable earth.

(link to 1^st of the series) (link to 2nd of the series) (link to 3rd of the series)

Artist 4 – Paula Bullwinkel

Designer: Paula Bullwinkle
Materials. 7 old oil paintings

RR: How did you get started as a trash fashion designer?

PB: I found extra stuff around my house and I like to imagine something new out of something old or mundane.

RR: What inspires your creations?

PB: I’m inspired by Japanese couture from 1980’s and 1990’s, and 1950’s party dresses.

RR: What is one thing you want to say to all the aspiring young designers?

PB: Art can be wearable.

RR: What is your current goal as a Trash Fashion Designer?

Designers: Paula & Violet Bullwinkle
Materials: Skirt; Brown Grocery Bags, Shirt; Old Tights

PB: I would like to find some really unusual materials in a junk or thrift shop to make something nobody has seen before. I would like to construct something huge and gorgeous.

There’s no question in my mind that Paula Bullwinkel will “construct something huge and gorgeous” for this year’s Rubbish Renewed Eco Fashion Show. Come out and get a glimpse on Thursday, January 15^th.

Tickets on sale December 15th. Purchase online at rubbishrenewed.com through eventbrite, at REALMS Charter School in Bend (63175 OB Riley Road), or at Wabi Sabi (downtown Bend / 830 NW Wall St).

A Sneak Peak! | Rubbish Renewed

Posted on November 27, 2012 by Rubbish Renewed

On Saturday, November 17th, a star-studded cast of garments arrived to Studio 3 to make their debut in front of the lights and cameras. Captured perfectly by Tambi Lane Photography, the garments, designers, and models filled the room and held the audience captive for an entire evening. We hope the innovation and creativity of these designers inspires you to come out next Thursday evening, December 6th to the Century Center, to witness more fantastic fashion in the real show.

Designer: Karlin Hedin

Designer & Model: Olivia McGean

Designer & Model: Paris Draheim

Sneak Peak of Next Week’s Fashion Show

Posted on December 2, 2011 by Rubbish Renewed

What happened to your old scratched vinyl records? What do you do with the stash of raffle tickets that didn’t win? How about the plastic bags stuffed in the garage?

Find them in these incredible trash fashion photos taken last Saturday night at Tambi Lane Photography – the first public Rubbish Renewed preview photo session. Not only cutting edge in style, these garments re-envision trash into sustainable, wearable art. Come out tomorrow night (December 2nd) for 1^st Friday. You may catch a glimpse of a few pieces making their red carpet debut. Find them around town or at TBD Loft for this year’s Trash Transcendence Community Created Garment.

Garments designed by: 1) Lloyd McMullen; 2) Cecile Cuddihy; 3-4) Sarabella; 5) Mohave Woodson; 6/8) Rowan Varvais; 7) N. Spekktor; 9-10) Panambi Opazo Elliott; 11-13) Alicia Renner (Horned Hand Business Challenge) + Stuart Breidenstein (necklace); 14) Astacia Christenson

photos by: Tambi Lane Photography

www.tambilane.com | 541.390.7666 | tambilane@msn.com

Wear Rubbish and Get Rewarded

Posted on November 25, 2011 by Rubbish Renewed

Auctioned last year

Wear your tie skirt

How about wearing “rubbish” and getting rewarded! At our second annual Rubbish Renewed Eco Fashion Show we will honor those who wear outfits that are re-fashioned or trash-fashion with a free drink ticket. Don a piece purchased in our last year’s live auction and get into this year’s event for free! Finally, we hope you will join other courageous characters to strut your stuff in our audience runway walk. More than ever we believe transforming trash inspires community for a sustainable earth.

Skirt by Allison of Utilitu; dress by Karen Holm;

Photos by Tambi Lane Photography