Trashion Fashion began four years ago with one show in Hartford, Connecticut.
Mission Statement: “Trashion Fashion is a community-driven event that inspires and creates awareness through recycled design. We strive to inspire our audience to reduce, reuse and recycle by providing thought provoking entertainment and providing access to environmentally conscious vendors.”
I was still attending college and the show always fell on a Saturday during our Spring Fling drunken celebration. I never made it to the three shows that were held during my college career. However, as soon as I graduated and saw promotion for the 2014 show I contacted Amy immediately hoping to get involved. Happily surprised, I was invited to their meetings and became part of a talented and passionate group of dancers, artists and environmentally aware individuals.
The 2014 show would begin in Hartford, move to D.C. and finish up in Brooklyn. I worked with Ashley, the model coordinator and I was the designer coordinator for all three shows. I joined the team in February and we just finished the New York show on May 31st; wow what an experience and journey it has been. I’ve done many fashion shows, but none like this before. You can check out my experience in Hartford here, but I’d like to focus on the awesome New York show for this post.
There was a promotional event in Grand Central on Earth Day I could not make it to , but I made it to the High Line promotional event. We had the dancers and models as still mannequins scattered around the highline. We had such a gorgeous day and great promotion for the event. Many of the designs featured at this event are made by Amy Merli, Rachel DeCavage of EverGreen Design Co. and Skraptacular.
Two weeks later we all gathered in Brooklyn in the Navy Yard. The NYC Trashion show was to take place in the Brooklyn Grange, a rooftop garden 12 stories up with the best view of Manhattan I’ve ever seen – Empire State building, bridges and every thing you could ask for. The garden was in fully fledged – you could see radishes, clover, lettuces and other delicious veggies. Sunflowers were getting tall and the raised beds were getting new seeds.
Designed by Evergreen Design Co. Smart Food bags and straws
Nina Salazar worked hard with her assistant to get the recycled set redesigned to fit underneath the tents. The set was completely beautiful and a necessity to this show. Melted and crushed CDs, plastic tubing and a variety of mysterious trashy components were combined to create these structures.
Photo Property of Trashion Fashion
Photo Property of Trashion Fashion
Once the models had their hair done up and faces painted we took them upstairs to the garden to show them the runway. By then the the structures were all assembled and set-up and vendors were arriving. There were some tasty treats provided by Vspot, a vegan Latin restaurant and some Kombucha provided by Beyond Kombucha.
At 6pm the doors opened and the garden came alive with the sunset and event attendees. Press from all over: The Post, CBS, NBC and bloggers crowded the rooftop to interview and snap photos. Designers and the head coordinators of the event gave short speeches talking about the importance of a sustainable life style. Sadly I missed this, but I heard there were some important facts and great passionate stories and energy.
8pm the runway began. Music provided by Astrid and we began with the models in heels. I sent the models out through the garden, under water tanks and Ashley sent them down the runway. We continued onto the models in barefoot and finished with the ballerina en Pointe, who had more of a creative runway. It was a beautiful and successful event – what a way to finish the season on a rooftop garden. It was a long journey, but an energizing and educational journey. You can like Trashion Fashion on Facebook.
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Designed by Sarah Pruitt Made of some sort of paper or plastic bags
#NYCTrashion Trashion Fashion began four years ago with one show in Hartford, Connecticut. Mission Statement: “Trashion Fashion is a community-driven event that inspires and creates awareness through recycled design.