Slideshow: Trashion Show proves that your trash is another’s fashion treasure
Just when you figure that a student’s take on pop culture begins with Miley Cyrus and ends with Caitlyn Jenner, you hear from Kevin Tejada ’17.
A regular designer for the annual Trashion Show, Tejada, of Mount Kisco, N.Y., looked at his model, Elise Krims ’16 of Concord, Mass., on Wednesday night and quipped that “if Barbarella and Madonna had a child, this would be her.”
Held in the packed Gray Athletic Building, the ninth edition of the show once again featured wearable runway designs created by students from trash, recyclables, and junk. Kirk Read, professor of French and francophone studies, was the MC.
The event was presented by the college’s EcoReps, trained student leaders who work toward a more environmentally sustainable Bates.
Backstage at the Trashion Show, designer Kevin Tejada '17 of Mount Kisco, N.Y., puts the finishing touches on "Phoenix Rising from the Trashes," modeled by Elise Krims '16 of Concord, Mass. (Josh Kuckens/Bates College)
Marissa Bale '19 of Northford, Conn., makes headlines in an outfit created mostly of recycled newspapers (and lots of duct tape). Designed by the student Environmental Coalition, it reflected the decline of print news media. (Josh Kuckens/Bates College)
Bale delivers with her newspaper-inspired outfit. (Josh Kuckens/Bates College)
Hanna Chipman '17 of New York City models an ensemble, made primarily of materials recycled from Commons, whose bodice was a mosaic of tea bags. (Josh Kuckens/Bates College)
Chipman shows off the nifty removable cape from Lisa Choi's design. (Josh Kuckens/Bates College).
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