Picture bubbly, blonde Alicia Silverstone in Clueless some years back saying 'that is so trashion.' Her signature phrases 'as if' and 'whatever' are still used by the Jonas Brother-loving tweeners of today.
Lucky for us, trashion did not derive from Clueless and get clumped with dim-witted phrases. The word is a fashion term referring to art, jewelry, clothes and other accessories and objects made out of thrown-out, recycled and repurposed materials.
Now picture a black trash bag transformed into an elegant evening gown.
From here, we have the second NoshNight, the Recycled Runway, presented by the Urban Institute for Contemporary Arts. The nosh will be bringing together the creative minds of West Michgan; the ones who see breakthrough fashion in your grandmothers floral curtains. Held on Saturday, August 8 from 5 to 9 p.m., the NoshNight presents a one-of-a-kind fashion show, backed by eclectic music. The runway will emerge into the street from the UICA building.
The first NoshNight in June, dubbed the Slide Wars, had 20 artists showcase 20 slides of all types. Unlike the typical artshow, NoshNight is purposed to be a celebration. To celebrate creativity, passion, friendship and simple fun.
"The overall goal of NoshNights are just to bring the West Michigan creative community together. We are trying to recreate the college environment, where all the different creative mediums are intermixed, by inviting all creative fields to come together and then highlighting the different creative fields out there," Phil Meade of the UICA says.
The first event was a great success with over 300 people attending, Meade enthused. For round two, Meade is prepared for a great turn out as well. Along with the original wardrobe, music will be just as creative with African drumming for entertainment at the Carnival, and music from Djs Todd Ernst and SONNRIZE. Food will be all local, such restaurants as Bar Divani, Bistro Bella Vita, The Green Well, Rockwells and Republic, will contribute their delicacies to hungry mouths.
Rating the trashion is assigned to the viewers, offering them to pick the Peoples Choice Award winner of trashion.
If you are a great mind and don't think alike, go for a dig in that dumpster. Make your fashion statement out of recycled items, and wear it to the Recycled Runway to show off.
Admission is $5. For more information, check out uica.org.
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