{"id":129380,"date":"2019-12-10T14:15:11","date_gmt":"2019-12-10T19:15:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/news\/?p=129380"},"modified":"2026-02-19T10:01:29","modified_gmt":"2026-02-19T15:01:29","slug":"slideshow-portraits-from-the-2019-trashion-show","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/news\/2019\/12\/10\/slideshow-portraits-from-the-2019-trashion-show\/","title":{"rendered":"Slideshow: From rubbish to runway at the 2019 Trashion Show"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

When it comes to the Trashion Show, it’s better to ask “what you can make with the trash, rather than what the trash can make for you,\u201d says Danielle Meng \u201920 of Beijing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

That approach paid off for Meng. The outfit she designed for model Claire Deplanck \u201920 of Kuala Lumpur won first prize in the annual show, in which students make runway-ready outfits out of campus trash.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Trashion Show, organized by student EcoReps and held in the Gray Athletic Building on Nov. 20 during the pre-Thanksgiving Harvest Dinner, highlights the amount and variety of waste the campus produces.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Not that you can necessarily tell that the outfits are trash-couture. Before and after the show, models and designers happily posed for portraits by Bates photographer Theophil Syslo and shared the creativity and philosophy behind their creations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

That\u2019s a Wrap<\/h5>\n\n\n
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\"Claire<\/a>
Claire Deplanck \u201920 of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

Designer<\/strong>: Danielle Meng \u201920 of Beijing<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Model<\/strong>: Claire Deplanck \u201920 of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Signature Trash<\/strong>: Bubble wrap, trash bags, and sourdough packaging from Commons<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Assembly Time<\/strong>: About five hours<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Creative Use of Trash<\/strong>: Tiara made from packing peanuts<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Designer Says: <\/strong>\u201cI personally do a lot of online shopping and buy a lot of stuff, and I feel bad about the packaging and the cardboard and the tape and everything I waste. I feel like that definitely could be improved.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

P.S. <\/strong>\u201cUse Amazon\u2019s Delivery Day option!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"Danielle<\/a>
Designer Danielle Meng \u201920 (left) of Beijing and Claire Deplanck \u201920.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Extra, Extra!<\/h5>\n\n\n\n
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Elise Lambert ’22 of Amherst, N.H.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Designer:<\/strong> Women’s track and field team<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Model:<\/strong> Elise Lambert \u201922 of Amherst, N.H.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Signature Trash:<\/strong> Back issues of The Bates Student<\/em>, and tape<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Assembly Time<\/strong>: About 10 minutes, on the day of the show<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Designer Says<\/strong>: \u201dAnything can be repurposed,\u201d says co-designer Olivia LaMarche \u201920 of Lynnfield, Mass. \u201cSometimes it\u2019s worth saving things.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"Elise
Elise Lambert \u201922 gets “read” by teammates on the women’s track and field team, who designed the outfit.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Suited to a Tea<\/h5>\n\n\n\n
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Sukanya Shukla \u201920 of Dehradun, India.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Designer:<\/strong> Anne Trapp \u201920 of Brunswick, Maine<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Model:<\/strong> Sukanya Shukla \u201920 of Dehradun, India<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Signature Trash:<\/strong> Scrap muslin, lids of San Pellegrino drinks, chip bags, and candy wrappers<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Assembly Time<\/strong>: 15 hours<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Creative Use of Trash:<\/strong> Skirt made of teabag envelopes, partly from Commons and partly from the Olin Arts Center costume shop\u2019s 2:30 p.m. tea-times.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"Anne
Sukanya Shukla \u201920 (left) and designer Anne Trapp \u201920 of Brunswick, Maine.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Proceed with Caution<\/h5>\n\n\n
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\"Max<\/a>
Max Freund \u201922 of Newfields, N.H.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

Designer<\/strong>: Hannah Webster \u201922 of Shelburne, Vt.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Model<\/strong>: Max Freund \u201922 of Newfields, N.H.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Signature Trash<\/strong>: Empty boxes of Mike’s Twisted Tea, caution tape, and a discarded necklace<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Creative Use of Trash<\/strong>: Yellow caution tape collected after Back to Bates Weekend  <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Designer Says<\/strong>: \u201cSort your recyclables and your trash!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"Hannah<\/a>
Max Freund \u201922 (left) and designer Hannah Webster \u201922 of Shelburne, Vt.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Layers & Layers<\/h5>\n\n\n\n
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Ilze Smidt \u201921 of Gibsonia, Pa.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Designer<\/strong>: Jade Zhang \u201921 of Hefei, China<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Model<\/strong>: Ilze Smidt \u201921 of Gibsonia, Pa.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Signature Trash<\/strong>: Leftover fabric, yarn, and ribbons<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Assembly Time<\/strong>: About four hours<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Creative Use of Trash<\/strong>: Layers of tissue paper in the skirt, collected from packaging over the course of a month<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Designer Says<\/strong>: \u201cTissue paper is super wasteful. If you buy two items, they give you so many of those tissue papers. It\u2019s not necessary.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"Jade
Designer Jade Zhang \u201921 (left) of Hefei, China, and lze Smidt \u201921.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Flower Power<\/h5>\n\n\n\n
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Sandia Taban \u201922 of Changsu, China.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Designers<\/strong>: Yueh Qi Chuah \u201922 of Petaling Jaya, Malaysia, and Ahimy Soto-Garcia \u201921 of Trenton, N.J.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Model<\/strong>: Sandia Taban \u201922 of Changsu, China<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Signature Trash<\/strong>: Felts, beads, and chip bags<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Assembly Time<\/strong>: About 10 hours<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Creative Use of Trash<\/strong>: Flowers made of plastic bags from Wal-Mart<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Designer Says<\/strong>: \u201cBring reusable bags for shopping,\u201d says Chuah. \u201dA lot of plastic bags are being shipped to other countries \u2014 cough cough, Malaysia, cough cough.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"Yueh
Designers Yueh Qi Chuah \u201922 of Petaling Jaya, Malaysia, and Ahimy Soto-Garcia \u201921 of Trenton, N.J., flank Sandia Taban \u201922 of Changsu, China.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Trash & Tiaras<\/h5>\n\n\n\n
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Eden Rickolt \u201920 of Landenberg, Pa.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Designers<\/strong>: Madison Liistro \u201920 of Farmington, Conn., and Maya Wilson \u201920 of Toronto<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Model<\/strong>: Eden Rickolt \u201920 of Landenberg, Pa.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Signature Trash<\/strong>: Various treasures from the Smith Hall trash cans<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Assembly Time<\/strong>: A few hours<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Creative Use of Trash<\/strong>: A wig that was thrown out after Halloween<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Designer Says<\/strong>: \u201dAnybody can be Miss Universe if they try hard enough \u2014 or Miss Gray Cage.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"Madison
Designers Madison Liistro \u201920 of Farmington, Conn., and Maya Wilson \u201920 of Toronto, flank model Eden Rickolt \u201920.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Very In-Tents<\/h5>\n\n\n
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\"Talia<\/a>
Talia Sperduto \u201921 of Canterbury, N.H., models her own design.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

Model and Designer<\/strong>: Talia Sperduto \u201921 of Canterbury, N.H.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Signature Trash<\/strong>: Discarded Outing Club tents<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Assembly Time<\/strong>: 100-plus hours<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Designer Says<\/strong>: \u201cWe talk about trash as the plastic bottles that we use and the plastic that we get in Commons, but we forget about textile waste.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Regal Attire<\/h5>\n\n\n\n
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Essie Martin \u201921 of Newcastle, Maine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Designer<\/strong>: The EcoReps, the Bates student organization that promotes environmentally responsible behavior on campus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Model:<\/strong> Essie Martin \u201921 of Newcastle, Maine<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Signature Trash:<\/strong> Various packaging \u201ddonated\u201d by Commons<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Assembly Time<\/strong>: 20 minutes<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Creative Use of Trash:<\/strong> Bubble-wrap cape<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Designer Says<\/strong>: \u201dThe amount of trash that Commons goes through in order to feed all of us is tremendous, and the amount of waste that we produce on top of that is a lot,\u201d says co-designer Elly Beckerman \u201922 of Washington, D.C.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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EcoReps Liv Guion \u201921 of Arlington, Mass.; Sophie Landes \u201921 of New York City; Essie Martin \u201921 of Newcastle, Maine; Elly Beckerman \u201922 of D.C.; and Jasper Beardslee \u201922 of Miami pose during the 2019 Trashion Show on Nov. 20. (Theophil Syslo\/Bates College)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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