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About Trash to Fashion®
Trash to Fashion® the show, is the end product of an
event that aims to provide its contestants with the
chance to design and create costumes out of recycled,
inorganic and organic materials. It's an opportunity to
make something wonderful from those things that are left
over, and usually thrown away.
Trash to Fashion® is a powerful tool for Waitakere
City Council to promote the "recycle, reduce and reuse"
message to its own communities and beyond through an
innovative mix of costume art, fashion, performance, and
music.
The concept originated in 1996 as part of
Keep
Waitakere Beautiful's
Operation Spring Clean, and
was
run jointly by KWB
and Waitakere City Council. The event is co-ordinated by
the Arts Team at the Council.
Trash to Fashion® has become New
Zealand's largest recycled fashion show drawing
designers and audiences from throughout the country and
internationally. It attracts participation from a
variety of groups, cultures, and abilities including
established and emerging designers.
Over 200 designers compete across different categories
for prizes and the Supreme Award. Costumes can
only be made from recycled and/or organic material. The
costumes are worn by professional models and dancers who
present the garments in a specially choreographed
performance that includes
guest
entertainers. View images of
past award winners.
Many schools introduce Trash to
Fashion® as a curriculum activity.
Responsible for creating the show each year is a
production team that bring their individual arts
disciplines together to conjure up the unique Trash to
Fashion® entertainment experience.
Contact Jeannette Aldridge
if you have any questions or wish to join the Trash to
Fashion® mailing list.
Playcentre Trash To Fashion®
Ms T Bag by
Rhiannon Galuszewski
In cooperation with Keep
Waitakere Beautiful Trust, and
Waitakere City Council,
Playcentre are very excited to
present the opportunity for
pre-school aged children to
explore their creativity with an
environmental focus with the
Playcentre Trash to Fashion®
Awards.
Auckland ycentre Association
are organising The Playcentre
Trash To Fashion® Awards for
pre-school aged children and
selecting four entries to be
part of The Schools Trash To
Fashion® 2008 Awards show.
This is the first time that
there has been the ability for
pre-school aged children to
participate in the Trash to
Fashion® event.
The event will be held at 1.30pm
on Sunday 10 August at the
Titirangi War Memorial Hall.
Playcentres are focusing on
sustainability this year and
believe that this is one step
towards lifelong learning about
the environment. Our focus is on
"small steps to effect change"
and this is one of many
initiatives to promote
sustainable education for young
children.
"Trash to Fashion® the show, is
the end product of an event that
aims to provide its contestants
with the chance to design and
create costumes out of recycled,
inorganic and organic materials.
It's an opportunity to make
something wonderful from those
things that are left over, and
usually thrown away". From the
Trash to Fashion® website.
The category for the Playcentre
Trash to Fashion® is Wind, Sand
and Stars. This is the glamour
category for the Schools Trash
to Fashion® Awards and selection
of garments and pre-school
models will be part of the
performance for the Schools
Trash to Fashion® Awards to be
held on September 13 and 14.
The event is open to all early
childhood education services.
For registration forms or
further information contact Jaidan Mason on 827 8649
extension 4.
Registrations have now
closed. Garments due by 3
August 2008.
Enquiries
Enquires to: Jeannette
Aldridge - Project Co-ordinator
Trash to Fashion® 2008.
Trash to Fashion ® 2008
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