Covering the Limelight in ATX

The Texas Campaign For The Environment presented the 2017 Trash Makeover Challenge at RIO Nightclub on September 16, 2017.  Since 2011, the Texas nonprofit has held this one-of-a-kind fashion show where each original entry is comprised of at least 90% recycled materials. This year's theme for the Trash Makeover Challenge was "Living Masterpieces." Each designer chose a category of art, Realism, Impressionism, Pop Art, or Modern Art, and an artist's work to highlight in their creation.  Some of the artists the designers emulated were Frida Kahlo, Claude Monet, Edgar Degas, Vincent Van Gogh, Andy Warhol, and Georgia O'Keeffe. Grand Prize The Grand Prize winner of the 2017 Trash Makeover Challenge was from the Impressionism category and was inspired by Georges Seurat's painting "A Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte." This original masterpiece was designed by Allison Lowery.  Ms. Lowery was also responsible for the model...

Austin's 6th Annual Trash Makeover Challenge presented by Texas Campaign For The Environment took place on September 24, 2016, at Austin Scottish Rite Theater. This year's theme was "Party Like It's 1991." Each designer was tasked with creating an original and unique outfit using recycled materials and reconstructed textiles; 90% of each design had to be recycled or re-used material.  In keeping with theme year of 1991, outfits were designed to fit different music genre themes including Pop/Top 100, Rap/Hip-Hop/R&B, Rock/Grunge/Alternative, Prince, or wildcard/ other category chosen by artist. Once again this year, the designers outdid themselves with wonderful creations.