A record number of people attended this year’s trash fashion show put on by The RE Store, and the show brought in the most money it ever has in Bellingham.
About 240 people were at the show, which is twice as many people as have attended in the past, said Jason Darling, education and marketing coordinator for RE Sources and The RE Store.
The fashion show is part of The RE Store’s annual recycled art show. The store puts on shows in both Bellingham and Seattle. The Bellingham show this year was on Western Washington University’s campus instead of its usual downtown venue, Wild Buffalo House of Music. It featured student designers for the first time.
Darling said the show made $1,627 after expenses such as university-contracted labor to put on the event on campus. He said that’s the most money the Bellingham show has ever made.
The goal of the show, Darling said, is to raise awareness rather than money. He said it’s a way to promote The RE Store and the concept of “trash as treasure.”
“It’s our gift to the larger community,” Darling said. “We’re creating a container for all the amazing reuse creativity that is out there.”
Read about the show and its new venue and designers
Tutorial on how to weave old plastic bags into fashionable home-decoration items (e.g. throw pillows)
The RE Store’s website
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