Congratulations to Panambi Elliott who designed this show-stopping number, right down to the shoes from Cuppa Yo’s waste. Elliott collected discarded yogurt cups and spoons from the trash, hand-cut the waste, and then fashioned it into the fabulous garment shown below. Elliott’s design was one of six “Business Challenge” entries and won the first ever “Business Challenge” Award, decided by an audience vote.
Photos: Panambi Elliott
Runway Photos: Paula Bullwinkle
2010 Community Garment, created during First Friday last year.
I love this time of year! More time with family, friends, holiday parties, and the 2nd annual Rubbish Renewed Eco Fashion Show is upon us; just 10 days away. Along with the season’s merrymaking, we can not ignore our increased production of holiday trash. The facts about holiday waste are staggering…
We believe in the power to educate, change, and inspire and want to invite you to come out on Friday night (December 2nd), during the First Friday festivities, to create the 2011 Community Garment. To have a hand in this “show-stopping” number, stop by TBD Loft (upstairs at 856 NW Bond Street), and make a pledge to reduce your consumption and waste this season and for a lifetime.
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
Save the date and come to the show or become more involved! The deadline for being a part of the event is NOVEMBER 10TH. Don’t miss out! Whether you are excited to share your fashion on the runway, promote your business and environmental practices, share and sell your creative gear in the marketplace, or support REALMS’ art education and sponsor the entire event; there are multiple ways to get involved. Rubbish Renewed Eco Fashion Show is a fundraising event, hatched by two teachers, for the art program at REALMS Charter School. All of the information can be found in “pdf” files on the sidebar.
Contact http://www.rubbishrenewed@gmail.com or call 541-322-5323 for answers to your questions.
Created by the Bend Community at TBD Loft 2010
Rubbish Renewed Eco Fashion Show 