Recycled Clothes Show
| Published: 20th November 2008 22:22 |
The glitz and glamour of the Recycled Clothes Show will be in full swing once more next week, when over 280 pupils from Buckinghamshire schools will take part in the exciting clothes show competition. The event, which will take place on the 27th November, allows students to show off their own creative accessories and garments/clothing designs made from unwanted textiles, paper and waste materials.
Now in its 15th year, the hugely popular event has been RE:STYLED for 2008.
The show, held at the Civic Centre in Aylesbury, has been organised by the Rethink Rubbish at Schools* waste education programme who have also delivered a series of fun and informative workshops covering the environmental, social and ethical impacts of the fashion industry. The competition encourages students to think about how the 3R's - reduce, reuse and recycle - can help minimise these impacts and new judging criteria requires these considerations to be present in the designs.
The show will take place between 7.00pm - 10.00pm. It has been sponsored by the Waste Partnership for Buckinghamshire, the local Marks and Spencer's store and the county's paper recyclers Aylesford Newsprint and UPM Shotten. A representative from each of these organisations will also be on the judging panel as well as Pippa North, a local artist.
There are several fantastic prizes up for grabs. The top prize will be awarded for the 'Most Outstanding School Contribution' which will be assessed not only on the quality of the final designs, but also on the commitment and dedication of the school to deliver the educational message behind the programme. The prize will be a morning workshop with Pippa North, who will then produce a permanent sculpture for the school, using reclaimed/unwanted
materials.
David Carroll, Lead Spokesperson for Waste said, "The fashion industry is a billion dollar industry which has huge environmental and social implications.
The Recycle Clothes Show has given us a great opportunity to discuss these issues with students and encourage them to explore alternative ideas. I am sure the students have worked hard at this challenge and will come up with some pretty spectacular designs."
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