Covering the Limelight in ATX: 2018 Trash Makeover Challenge

The 8th annual Texas Campaign for the Environment's Trash Makeover Challenge took place on September 22, 2018, at the AFS Cinema. The event is held each year to raise funds and bring awareness to the TCE's goal of fighting pollution.

Each year artists from around the state showcase incredible couture designs created with recycled and repurposed materials. All garments submitted for the competition must be made from 90% recycled materials or reconstructed textiles.

This years makeover challenge theme was Reels to Runway. Designers chose movies from one of these categories: Fantasy, Comedy, Drama, Sci-Fi, or Thriller. They then created a one-of-a-kind piece to represent that film.

Event Atmosphere

Once again the public turned out to show their support for these talented designers. They were greeted with a red carpet and decorations bringing the movie theme to life.

Silent Auction

Deejay Eddie Cortez - aka DJ CEZ

This years celebrity judge felt right at home in the movie environment. It was Austin born and raised actor Mehcad Brooks. He is currently starring in the DC Comic's "Supergirl" series airing on The CW television network.

Actor Mehcad Brooks

Backstage Action

Creations by designer Megan Pinto representing The Cell and The Fall

Creation by designers Misty Moore and Susan Lee representing Gone With The Wind

Creation by designer Veronica Vivanco representing Coco

Creation by designers Misty Moore and Susan Lee representing Star Wars

Creation by designers Kalyn Kane and Maria Reuss representing Queen of the Damned with Maria Reuss

Creations by designer Melissa Prentice representing Moulin Rouge and My Fair Lady

Creation by designer Emmy Star representing The Shape of Water with Emmy Star

Creation by designers Stacy Tompkins (Model) and Don Carter representing Maleficent

Creation by designer Greg Lara representing The Book of Life

Creation by designers Kalyn Kane and Maria Reuss representing 101 Dalmatians
with both designers

Creation by designer Frank Cazares representing Alice in Wonderland

Creations by designer Veronica Vivanco representing Alien: Covenant and Coco

Creation by designers Misty Moore and Susan Lee representing Star Wars
with Misty Moore

Creations by designers Kalyn Kane and Maria Reuss representing 101 Dalmatians and Queen of the Damned with Kalyn Kane

Creation by designer Caroline O'Hara representing Blade Runner

Creation by designer Melissa Prentice representing My Fair Lady and Creations by designer Megan Pinto representing The Cell and The Fall with Megan Pinto

Models getting their make-up

Models take over the runway.

Emcee Jannell Lewis

TCE Executive Director Robin Schneider

Fantasy:

Film: Alice In Wonderland
Designer: Frank Cazares
Materials used for this creation included plastic, insulation, paper, cardboard, electrical tape, glass, and cds.

Alice in Wonderland

Film: The Book of Life
Designer: Greg Lara
Materials used included plastic table cloths and plastic trash bags

The Book of Life

Film: Maleficent
Designers: Stacy Tompkins and Don Carter
Materials used on this creation include a roll of thermal fax paper, trash bags, and a used shower curtain liner.

Maleficent

Film: Coco
Designer: Veronica Vivanco
Materials used to create this wonderful dress included decorative wallpaper samples, fish scales that were removed one by one from fish, animal food bags, paper skulls, headband, wire, paint, resistol, sequins, photo

Coco

Comedy:

Film: My Fair Lady

Designer: Melissa Prentice

Materials included in his creation were feathers, wire, wreath, lampshade, coffee filters, and coffee stirrers.

My Fair Lady

Film: Amadeus
Designer: Frank Cazares
Materials used included baseball gloves, maps, papers, ropes, sheet music, records and tape.

Amadeus

Film: Romy and Michele's High School Reunion
Designer: Hunter Nelson
This creation included Post-It Notes and tissue paper.

Romy and Michele's High School Reunion

Drama:

Film: Gone With the Wind
Designers: Misty Moore and Susan Lee
Materials used included banners, tarpaulin landscape bags, shells, film strips, crocheted plastic grocery bags, wire hanger, tickets from "Taste of Dallas," bike and vehicle reflectors and Velcro.

Gone With The Wind

Film: 101 Dalmatians
Designers: Kalyn Kane and Maria Reuss
This dress was created using cds, a shower curtain, magazines, latex punching doll, bike tires, and a backpack.

101 Dalmatians

Film: Moulin Rouge
Designer: Melissa Prentice
Materials used in this creation included mesh loofah sponges, Christmas lights, picture wire, and metal grommets.

Moulin Rouge

Film: The Fall
Designer: Megan Pinto
Materials included in this design are Lexus air bags, backsplash tiles, plastic water bottles, industrial bubble wrap, and industrial plastic wrap.

The Fall

Sci-Fi:

Film: Metropolis
Designer: Hunter Nelson
Materials used in this creation are VHS tapes, vinyo records, contact lens cases, and hangers.

Metropolis

Film: Star Wars
Designers: Misty Moore and Susan Lee
This creation includes a helmet, floppy disks, an alarm clock alarm, Atari game motherboard, cds security camera, soda can tabs, circuit boards, colored electrical wiring, copper wiring, batteries, a watch, air intake cap, sports pads, and plastic shapes.

Star Wars

Film: Blade Runner
Designer: Caroline O'Hara
Materials used o create this outfit included legal book pages, bicycle inner tubes, garbage bags, screen door mesh, orange plastic construction fencing, Starbucks coffee cups, black bubble wrap, spray paint, thread, film strips, and adhesive cement.

Blade Runner

Film: The Cell
Designer: Megan Pinto
Materials used in this creation include 35mm film from actual movie "The Cell," dry cat food bags, styrofoam, air bags, plastic water bottles, curtain rod, industrial plastic wrap.

The Cell

Thriller:

Film: Queen of the Damned
Designers: Kalyn Kane and Maria Reuss
This outfit was created using chopsticks, skewers, fake flowers, junk mail, foil, soda can tabs, film, and a backpack.

Queen of the Damned

Film: The Shape of Water
Designer: The Shape of Water
Materials used to create this dress are protein bar wrappers, wire hangers, styrofoam peanuts, and blue trash bags.