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Fashionable refashions

Published 1:30 am Wednesday, May 22, 2024

By Staff report

Peter Gammell/Kitsap News Group photos Model Colleen Diessner wears a recycled dress designed by Brooke Fotheringham at the Refashion event at Islandwood May 19.
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Peter Gammell/Kitsap News Group photos

Model Colleen Diessner wears a recycled dress designed by Brooke Fotheringham at the Refashion event at Islandwood May 19.

Peter Gammell/Kitsap News Group photos Model Colleen Diessner wears a recycled dress designed by Brooke Fotheringham at the Refashion event at Islandwood May 19.
A display at the Refashion event at Islandwood May 19.
Models wore outfits made of a variety of textile materials. Here, Sonya Bennett, left, wears a business suit made from Ikea couch covers.

The 8th Annual Refashion Show took place May 15 at IslandWood.

The show focuses on upcycling and reusing textiles to encourage adopting a new wardrobe mindset: make apparel new to you without buying new. The event included a Runway Show, and a walk on IslandWood trails to check out the creativity of the artists and models.

There were three categories:

1. Upcycled Ready-to-wear: Outfits are made from used textiles or used clothing from any source.

2. Mystery Box: Designers will work with a box they received full of textiles and other types of apparel-related items.

3. Shop Your Closet: The goal is a materials budget of zero dollars. Artists use what they have or what friends have already in their closets, unused and unloved.

The event is organized by Refashion Bainbridge, a program of Sustainable Bainbridge. Refashion Bainbridge was born out of the need to educate the public on the environmental impact of clothing choices through workshops, fashion shows, conferences and web resources.

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