Habitat for Humanity is looking for up to 20 designers to create an outfit made primarily out of items that would otherwise become trash and to provide a model for their outfit at the event. There is a $40 designer fee to enter the show and cash prizes and bragging rights will be available for 1st place- $500, runner up- $250, best model- $125 and peoples choice- $125. Here is the link to sign up: https://www.hfhwhatcom.org/news-and-events/trashion-show

What is a Trashion Show? Trash and Fashion come together as the Trashion Show to help bring awareness to the amount of waste generated and to the opportunities for repurposing, recycling and reusing. This year, the Trashion Show will be held as a stand-alone event on June 7th, 2024 at the Fishermans Pavilion in Bellingham from 6:00 to 9:00 pm. The evening will include drinks, food trucks, fundraising games, raffles, silent auction and, of course, the trashion show. It’ll be a fun evening with lots of guest participation. All proceeds support Habitat’s mission to build safe, affordable, permanent housing for people in need in Whatcom County.

Because of Habitat for Humanity’s work with the Habitat Store, recycling and re-purposing are words we hear every day. Being very conscious of the environment, Habitat recycles clothing and fabrics, cardboard, plastics, wood and metal at the Habitat Store. That said, they raise even more awareness of this issue by encouraging people like you to create wearable apparel from 75% recycled trash and worn by models on the runway to be judged by the attendees during the auction. The results are impressive. Please have a look at Habitat’s website for more information and some inspiring entries from past years.

We hope you will enter the Trashion Show or help to share this event information with other people that you know who may be interested! Here’s a flyer for you to share, just click the link and save the pdf!

If you have any questions, please reach out to Hillary Pritchard at hillary.pritchard@hfhwhatcom.org, or call 360.715.9170, Ext. 1013.