Calling All Aspiring Trash Fashion Designers!

Posted on January 13, 2024 by Rubbish Renewed

Calling all aspiring Trash Fashion Designers! It’s 4-months until the 2024 Rubbish Renewed Eco Fashion Show and a great time to start creating. This cold, blustery weather is the perfect moment to snuggle in and start visioning. Where do you get your inspiration? Check out past Rubbish Renewed blog posts below to help you get inspired! We can’t wait to see what YOU create?

Click on the following links to revisit some past idea generating blog posts:

Calling All Creatives – Discover the Essence of Rubbish

Material Manipulation from Waste to Wear-ability

Project Runway Uses Real Refuse for Once

Organic Matter isn’t Rubbish

RR Student Designers in Action

Inspiration from The Unconventional Challenge

Virtual Inspiration

Where does your inspiration start? Design? Materials? Techniques?

How About that Diamond Runway by Flip Flop Sounds

Posted on December 30, 2023 by Rubbish Renewed

The first year at a new venue exploration and creativity reign. The second year you get to refine. We are thrilled to take what we learned from the 2023 revival of Rubbish Renewed and elevate it for the 2024 Rubbish Renewed Eco Fashion Show. One thing we loved was Flip Flop Sounds diamond runway!

A few of us were gathered with Courtney (the mastermind behind Flip Flop Sounds) at a local watering hole chatting about the Pavilion as a venue, and Courtney started to sketch ideas. The ideas blew our minds, and the diamond runway was born!

The Flip Flop Sounds magic happening!

Rubbish Renewed 2024 Confirmed!

Posted on December 16, 2023 by Rubbish Renewed

Last Spring the revival of Rubbish Renewed Eco Fashion Show, at the Pavilion, was a hit! Rubbish Renewed has secured the Pavilion again on Saturday, May 11th, 2024 for our 12th trash fashion show event.

Mark your calendar.

Start collecting and designing.

We can’t wait to see what you create?

Taking their Impact Seriously – Business Challenge Gallery Posted

Posted on November 22, 2023 by Rubbish Renewed

Click here to explore the captivating 2023 Business Challenge Gallery

The effect of Climate Change is more pronounced every day. It’s mind boggling. Each consumer decision we make aggravates or reduces our impact on the planet. I believe our collective actions make a difference. One positive step is to support local businesses who take their impact seriously. Just the habit of buying local minimizes carbon waste – less fuel for shipping, less packaging… and supporting businesses who put the environment at the forefront can increase your positive impact.

That’s why we love the Rubbish Renewed Business Challenge! We highlight the sustainable work of local businesses who take their impact seriously.

This year ReStore, Gear Fix, Lonza, Ida’s Cupcakes, Humm Kombucha, Tiina and Zoey Designs, Aloha Blinds and Design, and Eastlake Framing came together to celebrate sustainability, support Realms education, and compete for the Coveted Trash Trophy.

Celebrate environmentally conscious businesses by experiencing the 2023 Business Challenge Gallery through the diverse photos from Deb Quinlan, Joe Kline, Kimberly Teichrow Photography, Melissa Dholakia, and Paula Bullwinkel and highlights from these businesses’ sustainable practices.

Trash Fashion 2.0 – 2023 Adult Garment Gallery Posted

Posted on November 3, 2023 by Rubbish Renewed

With our first Rubbish Renewed event after a 2-year pause, we worried about getting enough of the high quality garment submissions that Rubbish Renewed was accustom to. However, what emerged was Trash Fashion 2.0! It turns out that designers’ ideas peculated during the pause, then exploded onto the runway. Extraordinary material manipulation, unique designs, and models showcasing it all. Enjoy exploring the diverse photos in the 2023 Adult Garment Gallery from Kimberly Teichrow Photography, Joe Kline, Deb Quinlan, Paula Bullwinkel, and Melissa Dholakia.

2023 Adult Garment Gallery

Enjoy the second in our gallery series with the 2023 Adult Garment Gallery!

Business Challenge Gallery coming soon. Check out the 2023 Student Garment Gallery.

It’s About Time – 2023 Student Garment Gallery Posted

Posted on October 27, 2023 by Rubbish Renewed

Suddenly, it’s the end of October! Fall is the time my Rubbish Renewed brain kicks in. It’s the time designers, show goers, and art teachers start to connect, and it’s the time to post the 2023 Show Galleries!

2023 Student Garment Gallery

Rubbish Renewed 2023 had a diverse team of photographers. Thanks to Kimberly Teichrow Photography, Paula Bullwinkel, Deb Quinlan, Joe Kline, and Melissa Dholakia for the incredible images you’ll find in our galleries.

Enjoy the first of the series with the 2023 Student Garment Gallery!

Adult Garment Gallery and Business Challenge Gallery coming soon!

Best Auction Ever!

Posted on June 12, 2023 by Rubbish Renewed

The 6 stunning items auctioned this year raised more than $4000!

Each year more designers than we have space for offer up their trash fashion pieces for auction. These designers’ strong belief in the Rubbish Renewed sustainable community mission, and the desire to support education, inspires. We choose to auction meticulously constructed pieces that are wearable or displayable. Thank you to these generous and talented designers for their spectacular support!

Designer DeeDee Johnson, Chandalicious, Model Anna Rohrer – reclaimed gym equipment wipes, landscape tubing, chandelier beads from Restore trash. (Photo Left: Deb Quinlan; Photo Center: Paula Bullwinkel; Photo Right: Melissa Barnes Dhalokia)

Designer Carolyn Parker, Leather Leftovers, Model Aliyah Boelter – Discarded leather scraps and thrifted items. (Photo Left: Paula Bullwinkel; Photos Center and Right: Kimberly Teichrow)

Martha Campbell, North for the Winter, Model Caleb Campbell – discarded pop-up tent canopy, upcycled blanket. (Photo Left: Kimberly Teichrow; Photo Center: Melissa Barnes Dhalokia; Photo Right: Paula Bullwinkel)

Designer Heidi Lamb, Stained Glass Butterfly, Model Kristin Chandler – Vinyl coated nylon, plastic plexiglass, paint. (Photos Left and Center: Kimberly Teichrow; Photo Right: Deb Quinlan)

Designers Tiina McDermott and Zoey Lane, Walk in Beauty, Model Jacqui Warren – second hand rug, fur, and motocross rubber. (Photo Left: Kimberly Teichrow; Photo Center: Deb Quinlan; Photo Right: Paula Bullwinkel)

Designer Karen Holm, Spinnaglider, Model Julia Walker – sail maker spinnaker drop ends, decommissioned para-glider. (Photo Left: Kimberly Teichrow; Photos Center and Right: Paula Bullwinkel)

The Garments are the Show! Peak at the Portraits

Posted on June 4, 2023 by Rubbish Renewed

Photos by Kimberly Teichrow Photography

The “models” bring the trash fashion garments to life that local designers from elementary students to adults create and showcase on the Rubbish Renewed Eco Fashion Show runway. After a 2 year pandemic pause the 2023 event blew our minds! On Saturday, May 20th, 50 trash fashion pieces graced Flip Flop Sounds stunning runway, highlighting waste from plastic produce bags to blinds, slides, and medical waste. 26 were student designed garments and 24 were designed by adults including 8 Businesses.

Thanks to a team of photographers, we’ll be posting a variety of photos over the next few weeks (including galleries), that capture the story and the details of all the pieces. Get a taste of the artistry through Kimberly Teichrow’s portraits, a stunning new addition this year! You can go to Kimberly’s Rubbish Renewed 2023 Proofs to access all her stunning photos for purchase.

Designers: *Nora Sites & Sam Press, Amity Creek*

Thank You Bend!

Posted on May 30, 2023 by Rubbish Renewed

What an amazing night at the Pavilion on Saturday May 20th where the Bend community raised the roof for the revival of the Rubbish Renewed Eco Fashion Show! Thunderstorms and downpours created a dramatic backdrop to this festive fashion-forward event. One fan raved, “The Met Gala has nothing on Rubbish Renewed!” The evening raised more than $20,000 for Realms Schools to continue the vision to foster scholarship, strengthen community, and inspire stewardship through active learning.

Thank you Bend for embracing the mission of the Rubbish Renewed Eco Fashion Show, “transforming trash, inspiring community for a sustainable earth,” and making our community such a great place to live!

Designer/Model: Holland Rustand Photo: Paula Bullwinkel

And the Business Challenge Winner is…

Posted on May 25, 2023 by Rubbish Renewed

……Wait for it…… 8 Businesses competed in Saturday night’s Rubbish Renewed Eco Fashion Show Business Challenge, all creating masterpieces from their Business’ trash to showcase their sustainable practices and vie for the Coveted Trash Trophy! Aloha Blinds & Designs, Gear Fix, Ida’s Cupcakes, ReStore, Tiina and Zoey Designs, Lonza, Humm Kombucha, and Eastlake Framing all hit the runway for some friendly competition.