Students and Rubbish Renewed Eco Fashion Show

Posted on January 7, 2014 by Rubbish Renewed

Students from 9 local schools submitted garments this year from three elementary, three middle, and three high schools. Rubbish Renewed has become a venue where young, inspired designers have a chance to try their hand at a public runway event. It takes tenacity, confidence, optimism, inspiration, and a willingness to fail and push through to create and submit a runway worthy garment. Recent studies have found that life success is not based on IQ or a felicity with academics, but in fact, the characteristics shared above. These young designers also showcase a love of the planet, by working with refuse.

The early show features student garments along side our business challenge and auction pieces. Come and support these burgeoning designers on Thursday, January 16th! All ages runway @ 6pm with doors at 5pm.

Let’s Get Twisted
Designer: Denali Heinlen
Materials: Twister
Photo by Tambi Lane Photography

Recycle Cross
Designer: Olivia Barnes
Materials: bicycle: tubes, rims, chains, cogs . . .
Photo by Tambi Lane Photography

Go with the Flow
Designers: Sydney Scott & Annalee Pelayo
Materials: Shower curtain
Photo by Tambi Lane Photography

Velvet – Debris Demolisher

Posted on January 3, 2014 by Rubbish Renewed

At the Rubbish Renewed Eco Fashion Show there is more than fabulous trash fashion. The spectacle of the runway is coupled with a unique Bend energy making it the hippest party in town.

Part of the character is created by delivering delicious local libations including Boneyard Beer, Bend Distillery‘s Crater Lake Vodka, Kombucha Mama & Crazy Dave’s Ginger Brew. And thanks to Velvet, they are all served up with style and professionalism. I can’t wait to taste what Cory Hamilton has in store for the evening’s signature drink.

This is Velvet’s 3^rd year supporting Rubbish Renewed. It’s a great match. Check out their hole-in-the-wall locale downtown on Wall Street. Modern decor, original drinks, friendly service, yummy food and great music fuse together during a typical evening at Velvet. Owned by local woman Cori Hamilton, Velvet is a must do for a truly lovely, local experience.

Panambi Elliott in Cascade A&E

Posted on January 2, 2014 by Rubbish Renewed

The talented trash fashion designer Panambi Elliot is featured in the January issue of Cascade A&E. Go to Cascade A&E, click on this months cover and flip to page 23 to learn more about Panambi’s rise to trash trophy glory! Not only is Panambi a talented designer, she has supported Rubbish Renewed with her artistic hair styling – transforming models into runway rarities. Panambi, you rock!

Re-Think Waste – Debris Demolisher

Posted on December 30, 2013 by Rubbish Renewed

Today I’m sitting in my off the grid 9 foot by 12 foot cabin. A kindling fire generating sauna-like temperatures on this drizzly morning creates a cozy atmosphere. When I’m here, my impact is low. It’s like camping – go to bed when it’s dark and rise with the light. There’s a lot of time for reflection when the world slows down. So I think, or re-think my impact on the world . . .

Rubbish Renewed is all about re-thinking waste. In fact our tag line is Transforming trash, inspiring community for a sustainable earth. The purpose of trash fashion is to inspire individual and community thinking to shift and more importantly to motivate people to action.

Set an intention. What shift can you make from now on to lessen your impact on the earth?

The Rethink Waste Project helps Deschutes County residents and businesses make a difference through reducing, reusing, recycling and composting. Get all the info you need to rethink your waste at rethinkwastep roject.org. At the Rubbish Renewed Eco Fashion Show, use our refuse stations to minimize your impact on our planet.

Boneyard Beer – Debris Demolisher

Posted on December 18, 2013 by Rubbish Renewed

The biggest way I lessen my impact on the environment is to focus my purchasing power locally. This makes my carbon footprint significantly smaller, especially if I ride my bike or walk to buy it.

Lucky for me, Boneyard Beer is walking distance from my house. An afternoon stroll in the hood often ends in a visit to the tasting room, a hole in the wall in a neighborhood industrial building. A growler only spot, no bottles, no cans, less impact.

Boneyard was started with one goal I mind: Make a great beer! To overcome the hurdle of making large quantities without large sums of money, they forged the brewery from beer rendering rubbish, a perfect fit with our Rubbish Renewed mission.

Lucky for Rubbish Renewed they have supported us since our beginning. Year two, when we ran out of beer, they hurried home to the warehouse and snatched up another keg. All the proceeds benefited REALMS! Thanks Boneyard for your generosity.

This year Boneyard is not only supporting us with beer they are entered in the Business Challenge vying for trash fashion glory! Check out Boneyard Beer at the Rubbish Renewed Eco Fashion Show. It’s local, uses repurposed equipment, and it’s delicious.

ReStore – Refuse Remover Sponsor

Posted on November 24, 2013 by Rubbish Renewed

2012 Business Challenge
Materials: Leather from de-constructed chair, tire chains.creativity.

Transforming trash, inspiring community for a sustainable earth. Some might say this tag line is a little grand for a fashion show motivated by trash creativity. But in fact our goal is to educate, inspire,entertain and take action to help create a more sustainably minded community.

Our first year, when we started planning Rubbish Renewed, we searched for like-minded organizations to collaborate with. We immediately encountered The Bend Area Habitat for Humanity ReStore. Like us their mission is to engage the community, not just thinking about their impact on the environment, but acting on it.

Shop. Donate. Volunteer.
ReStore: 740 NE First Street, Bend, Or

If you’ve never been, the ReStore is the ideal place to find treasures of used and surplus home improvement items. Donate your no longer needed building materials, appliances and home furnishings or discover that special object you were looking for. All proceeds benefit Bend Area Habitat for Humanity, providing home ownership, home repair & weatherization services for hard-working, low-income local families and individuals.

2011 Business Challenge
Materials: Blinds, Screening & Plastic Light Covers

Treasures

With an eye on the environment and the support of an important community cause, ReStore is the go to place for all your home improvement needs. Check out their offerings including a new “line” of up-cycled merchandise.

Tambi Lane Photography – Refuse Remover Sponsor

Posted on November 20, 2013 by Rubbish Renewed

If you’ve been eying our newly posted Rubbish Renewed galleries over the last few weeks, you have witnessed the distinctive talent of Tambi Lane. From year one, Tambi has donated her time and talents not only at the Rubbish Renewed Eco Fashion Show event, but from the early stages of visioning.

Tambi’s website states, “While always about the art created, it is also about the experience creating it.” There’s no question about this if you’ve ever been to one of her photo shoots. Tambi is a master of producing a comfortable atmosphere and a mood that inspires beauty, concept, and art, both from behind the lens and working with a diverse clientele, ranging from wee ones to high school seniors to newlyweds.

For Rubbish Renewed, Tambi illuminates the vision. From her pre-event studio photography to her live capture of the runway show itself, she conveys the essence of the experience. Rubbish Renewed Eco Fashion Show wouldn’t be the show it is today without the fashion inspired, style-capturing images of Tambi Lane.

Check out her website, Tambi Lane Photography, and even better, schedule a session. It is empowering.

Inspiration from The Unconventional Challenge

Posted on November 17, 2013 by Rubbish Renewed

I’m not a TV watcher per say, but I do check out Project Runway online. Right now Project Runway All Stars Season 3 is running. A lot of drama: tears, justification, ranting . . . but when it comes to the unconventional challenge, the creativity

Designer: Viktor Luna
Materials: Cut up rulers, looks like feathers!

and ingenuity come through. This week the remaining eight designers had 4 minutes to scavenge materials from an elementary classroom. Jump ropes, binders, rulers, construction paper, crayons and other typical materials piled the room. Seize inspiration Rubbish Renewed fashionistas, and check out what these designers created.

Designer: Christopher Palu
Materials: Binder covers & magnets

Designer: Elena Slivnyek
Materials: Binder covers, ?

Part 2: Remember 2012

Posted on November 14, 2013 by Rubbish Renewed

Remember year 3 . . .

When Coffee refuse was the base for 3 outfits: 2 students and one of Panambi’s?
When one designer made the only pants of the show. 1 of bicycle tubes and 1 of only discarded zippers?
When plastic bags were woven into a fine twill fabric that was unrecognizable?
When bowling shoes were a stable corset?
When our MC walked the runway in an auction item?
When there were 2 umbrellas made into garments?
When comic book pages were manipulated into beads for an intricate dress?
When Pokeman cards transformed into samurai armor?

Check out the newly posted Gallery, Runway 2012 Adult Designers, featuring the rest of the garments from last year!

Part 1: Remember 2012 . . .

Posted on November 10, 2013 by Rubbish Renewed

Remember year 3 . . .

When we had 19 inspiring garments designed and made by students?
- 3 by elementary school students
- 12 by middle school students
- 4 by high school students
When 2 of the 8 business challenge garments were made by 2 of our talented student designers?
When the list of student materials included:
- Lots of candy wrappers
- Bubble wrap
- Race bib numbers
- Award ribbons
- Window screen
- Shower curtain
- Newspaper
- Tissue paper
- & Bags & bags
  - Canvas grocery bags
  - Plastic grocery bags
  - Ramen bags
  - Dog food bags
  - Paella bags
  - Coffee bags