Trash meets fashion on the runway
Neighbors | Shaiyla Hakeem.Students at the Mahoning County Career and Technical Center held their third Trash Bash Fashion Show April 22. The show was held in celebration of Earth Day and all outfits were made from items that would have been disposed of in the trash.
Neighbors | Shaiyla Hakeem.Markus Fuller, of Campbell, strolls to MC Hammer during MCCTC's Trash Bash Fashion Show. His pants are made of large trash bags and his top is made of aluminum foil.
Neighbors | Shaiyla Hakeem.Canfield's Kyle Price pieces together old clothing to portray the groovy look of the 1970s. He was a participant in the 2010 Trash Bash Fashion Show at the Mahoning County Career and Technical Center.
Neighbors | Shaiyla Hakeem.Sebring's Leah Papic (left) and Boardman's Allison Williams strut down the runway at MCCTC's Trash Bash Fashion Show. Their outfits are made from the yellow pages of a phone book.
Neighbors | Shaiyla Hakeem.Springfield's Keri Scharfenberg (left) and Stephanie McMichael used tissue and cray paper for thier recycled outfits. They were models in the 2010 Trash Bash Fashion Show presented April 22.
By SHAIYLA HAKEEM
Earth day was celebrated in a special way by student models at the Mahoning County Career and Technical Center.
The cafeteria of MCCTC was transformed into a high fashion runway for the school’s 2010 Trash Bash Fashion Show April 22. Students modeled apparel that was made from items such as paper cups, soda cans, bottle caps, tape, crepe paper, straws and many other items that would have been deemed as trash.
The fashion show was performed by students enrolled in an Interactive Multimedia program at MCCTC and was in partnership with the Mahoning Valley Green Team. According to program instructor Melissa Hackett, this is the third year the show has taken place.
Students used materials from recycling bins and trash cans to design an eco-friendly outfit to model for peers and guests. It started off as a way to promote creativity and recycling and has turned in to an annual event.
“This show was used to make our students in Interactive Multimedia use the environment in a creative way and to make other students aware of recycling,” Hackett said.
This year, students from other classes were involved in the preparation of the fashion show. Cosmetology students helped with hair and makeup, while Culinary Art students prepared a post-show luncheon for select personnel.
Boardman resident Nadia Popovich participated in the 2009 Trash Bash show as well as the one this year. She designed a dress made of multicolored bottle caps, garbage bags and duct tape.
“I noticed we had a lot of bottle caps and I decided to make a dress out of it,” Popovich said.
Tyler Snyder, of Austintown, constructed his outfit from old bed sheets, plastic tablecloths, Chinese takeout boxes and paper cups.
The recycled materials served as royal attire for Snyder as he masqueraded himself as an Ancient Egyptian Pharaoh. This was his first year participating in the fashion show, but he is already designing his outfit for next year.
“It’s really fun! Next year, I’m going to make an outfit that I can wear anytime,” Snyder said.