Basics Department Trash Fashion Shows Off Eco-friendly Style
Apr 27, 2008
Moore College of Art & Design's eleventh annual Trash Fashion Show 2008 took place Thursday, April 24, at 11:30 am and again at 6:30 pm in the Great Hall. Held in honor or Earth Day, April 22, the runway-style show featured more than twenty eco-friendly fashions by Moore's Basic Design students with garments made entirely from recycled trash and reused items. Transfer student Kat Perez won Best of Show with her gown made of electrical tape and shower curtains.
The Trash Fashion Show is the final project for the Basics Design class taught by Jack Thompson, professor of fine arts 3D and basics. Timed for the same week as Earth Day, the event has students constructing garments using items such as electrical tape, soy packets, shower curtains, used candy wrappers, phone wire and old CDs.
In designing their garments, students are not allowed to use anything new or store bought. Students use fishing line, glue guns and staplers to hold their recycled creations together. "This project really makes you think about the things you throw away and alternate uses for all those things," says transfer student Katherine Perez. 
The Show is always light-hearted and fun with family, friends, students and faculty including those from Moore's acclaimed fashion design program coming out to cheer the designers on.
To read the article on Trash Fashion Show 2008 on Inquirer Fashion reporter Elizabeth Wellington's blog, click here.
To learn more about Moore's Basics program, click here.
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