6th Annual
Rubbish Renewed Eco Fashion Show
Thursday, January 14, 2016
Submission Deadline: Friday, December 4
Submission Paperwork posted soon! Check out last year’s to get an idea what to expect.
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We raised close to $22,000!
We are thrilled to report that this year’s Rubbish Renewed Eco Fashion Show was the most successful one yet! We packed the house with more than 400 people at each of our two shows and raised close to $22,000 for REALMS (Rimrock Expeditionary Alternative Learning Middle School).
And if you haven’t viewed the fantastic photos taken by Tambi Lane Photography, Click HERE for images from this year’s show. Choose “first show” or “second show” to view the images in the gallery of your choice. This option is located near the bottom of the screen. Click to enlarge the image and use the cart icon and pull down menu for ordering. Please contact Tambi Lane directly for any questions. tambilane@msn.com | www.tambilane.com
*Please do not copy or download images without purchase. We ask that you do not edit or alter the images in anyway.
THE RUBBISH RENEWED RUNWAY KILLS IT IN STYLE
Bishops Barbershop rockin’ the hair styling
The jury is in; the 5th annual Rubbish Renewed Eco Fashion show was the best ever! More fun, more energy and more style. We couldn’t have done it without the nimble hands of the stylists from Bishops Barbershop and Posh Salon & Spa. The green room pulsed with creative garment connections, slick cohesion and quick turnaround. More than 40 models, styled masterfully, walked the runway to the upbeat music from Flip Flop Sounds.
A few of our sponsors also set the style tone:
Posh Solon brightening faces.
Models Autumn Weeks & Caleb Campbell
Urban Orchid provides a wide array of services from relaxing facials, trust-worthy brow design, to hydrating spa manicures and pedicures.
Lulu’s Boutique has an eye for what people like and is truly passionate about bringing great style and reasonably priced fashion to Bend.
Plantlife Clothing an organic design based company, strives to show the beautiful relationship between natures geometric patterns and the forces and frequencies that bind us all.
Wabi Sabi sells Cool Japanese Stuff. A quote from Yelp states, “The best collectibles! Japanese decor, toys, and gifts. Really nice staff. I loved this store!”
Looking at the runway from the DJ perspective of Flip Flop Sounds.
The Rubbish Renewed Eco Fashion Show showcases how we “fashion” our lives while lessening waste. Thanks to all of our sponsors (linked on the side bar), designers, models, marketplace vendors, and volunteers for making it the best show ever!
A special thanks to Kimberly Harwood, Misa Olsen & others who jumped in to help facilitate a chic and timely styling.
A PASSION FOR OUR PLANET: THE HEART OF RUBBISH RENEWED
Rubbish Renewed 2012
Cascades A&E
Photos by Tambi Lane Photography
Tomorrow night is the Rubbish Renewed Eco Fashion Show, and it’s crunch time. Luckily this spectacular show and fundraising event is organized and supported by creative, passionate, artistic, and environmentally conscious people! LOTS OF PEOPLE. Remarkably, during the 11th hour scramble, a passion for the planet remains at the heart of everything we do. Volunteers, designers, models, marketplace vendors, food carts and sponsors carry our mission, Transforming Trash and inspiring community for a more sustainable earth, skillfully.
All of our sponsors speak to this mission, with some of them, having it at the forefront of their work.
ReThink Waste Station
ReThink Waste//Environmental Center, tomorrow night, will help us make sure we minimize our impact with the Zero Waste Station. Our goal is to keep working toward being the most sustainable event in town!
Bend Electric Bikes is inspiring more people to commute without a car. The electric assist, makes the daily trek, from dropping kids at school, commuting to work, to shopping, accessible to everyone.
Camp Nor’wester has, for 80 years, inspired young people to live in connection with their natural environment and the people around them and put these skills into practice for sustainable living throughout their life.
Join other socially conscious businesses and 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.
Refuse Remover: Bend’s Makers District
The Rubbish Renewed mission embraces actions to lower our impact on the planet. Whether you rethink 
your use of waste, support businesses who put sustainability and equity at the forefront of there work, or use your consumer dollars to shop locally, each of these actions improves the sustainability of our community. Our new headline sponsor, Bend’s Makers District, fits this mission perfectly.
Located at the center of our Bend universe, on First and Second streets between Greenwood and Olney avenues, Bend’s Makers District is a collection of eclectic local enterprises in a semi-industrial but accessible city neighborhood. This up and coming district has everything to meet your sustainable, creative consumer needs.
Bend Hoops is dedicated to providing access for anyone (especially youth) to come and find a pick-up game or a path to competitive basketball.
Bend Velo is a unique bike shop, geared towards building and providing practical bikes for the general public, including repurposed rebuilds.
Central Oregon Trophies is a family owned business that puts community at the center of service.
Far Afield Cider was born from having enough of the corporate world and a desire to create something locally in the best place, Bend.
At the heart of Humm Kombucha is a calling “to care for their community and spread health, love and joy to all things they touch.”
Locavore educates, and improve access for, the Central Oregon community, about the health and social benefits of fresh, nutritious food that is sustainably produced locally.
Natural Edge Furniture makes natural edge peices from salvaged, recovered and recycled materials.
Rack-N-Roll offers easy access to Bend’s local adventures with all types of gear carrying storage.
Sara Bella Upcycled creates upcycled, stylish products from handbags to fashion wear made from plastic bags that would otherwise have been thrown in the trash.
Soul Bowl makes a whole foods lunch that is satisfying, filling, easily digested and nourishes your mind, body, and soul.
utilitu sewing & design Allison Murphy employs innovation, efficiency, and relevant design skills to alter, repair, create, and design.
Check out ‘Maker’s March’ during the month of March, which will be a series of DIY events scattered throughout the district, hosts paired with artists and people invited to participate in a hands on activity.
Bend’s Makers District will also by vying for the Coveted Trash Trophy in our 4th Business Challenge!
Local Libations, food carts, and mason jars for beverages this year!
Graphic Design: Allison Murphy Printing by Dan Wellisch; Owner of Flash Ink
Rubbish Renewed is a truly local event! A fundraiser for a local charter school rooted in Bend since 2001, REALMS Charter School, artists and models from Central Oregon, local food carts (The Pizza Cart, Bethyln’s Global Fusion, Shred Town), and even down to our beverage service, beverage choices and newly branded Rubbish Renewed mason jars printed by a local company, Flash Ink. When it comes to beverages, we know that everyone has their loyalties and favorites. We can ensure, with the diversity of local businesses supporting this event, there will be something for everyone to enjoy.
We are thrilled and thankful to welcome back many businesses that have supported this grassroots endeavor since 2010. We have Velvet back for the 5th year, providing our drink service for both shows. They will be serving Boneyard Beer, cocktails made from the finest vodka, Crater Lake Vodka produced by Bend Distillery , wine from Naked Winery, Far Afield Cider, the newest Bend cidery, and Humm Kombucha.
As we continue to work towards “zero waste” with the help of Rethink Waste, we have Rubbish Renewed branded mason jars to purchase for $8 at the event. People will get $1 off each drink with a jar purchase. From the talent behind the show, the artist’s marketplace, the local food and drink, we sought a local company to brand our new drinking jars and couldn’t be happier working with Dan at Flash Ink. His responsiveness and desire to beat any online company made it an easy sell for us to once again go local.
So why local? We all know that it has become increasingly cheaper to buy distantly produced goods, despite the increased costs of packaging and transport. Here are some shocking stats & quick facts about buying local goods.
- Aircraft transport has greater fuel consumption and greenhouse-gas emissions per mile than any other mode of transport.
- Transportation by shipping produces emissions of 1 billion metric tons of CO2 and uses 11 billion gallons of fuel per year internationally.
- The EPA reports that trucks spend 3,221 of their 6,816 hours on the road each year at an idle. 1.2 billion gallons of fuel and about 200,000 tons of nitrous oxides are expended each year by transport trucks idling at rest stops.
We hope to see you at the show next week! Remember to come early to grab a seat, drink, food from local food carts, shop in our local marketplace, and enjoy our eco-silent auction.
Refuse Remover: Sonic Solutions
Runway snapshot at the Armory. Sonic Solutions set the mood with stage, lighting and sound.
How lucky are we, at Rubbish Renewed, to have Sonic Solutions as one of our headline sponsors? With all the contraptions that we need to pull off this spectacular event, including the stage, lighting, sound system and general spectacularness, we would have no idea how to go about it. Sonic Solutions has been instrumental behind the scenes for Rubbish Renewed each year. They create the underlying canvas for the artists to adorn. Thanks Sonic Solutions for elevating us to the level of professionalism that even Snoop Dog and Taj Mahal come to expect!
Sonic Solutions provides high quality live audio systems, concert lighting and back line rentals for national touring artist, regional acts, local musicians, dj’s, festivals, weddings, and corporate events.
Buy your tickets today for the Rubbish Renewed Eco Fashion Show on January 15th. Purchase tickets by using the link-button to the right of this post, or by going to REALMS School, Wabi Sabi Downtown, or Utilitu Sew and Design in the Makers District.
PHOTO SHOOT SNEAK PEAK
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 15th.
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:
Sustainable Holiday Tip
More waste is created between Thanksgiving and New Year’s than any other time. Give experiences, not stuff. #rubbishrenewed #sustainableholidaytip
RR Student Designers in Action
Friday I captured this time-lapse in the REALMS Rubbish Renewed Elective. Look closely in this 30 second video to see 5 different students using these 2 sewing machines to complete garments! Check out their quotes below to see what a few students learned while creating garments to submit to the Rubbish Renewed Eco Fashion Show.
I learned:
- How to use a sewing machine.
- When something falls apart, cry for a minute, then get back up and keep working.
- To see shapes differently. I can make 2-D pieces fit 3-D people.
- That good design takes time.
- How to go from nothing into something.
- Fashion can be sustainable.
- To really look at materials to see what they can become.
- That through my actions, I can make a difference for the earth.
(Sewing machines were purchased 2 years ago from Rubbish Renewed fundraising proceeds. All 6th graders now have a chance to learn to use a sewing machine)!
