BLOOMINGTON- On the eve of the total solar eclipse on Sunday, April 7, The 15th Annual Trashion
The Refashion Runway Show, presented by Plato’s Closet, returns live on stage at the Buskirk-Chumley Theater. A flagship of the Bloomington arts and entertainment scene since 2010, the annual Trashion Refashion runway show gathers town and gown artists and environmentalists at the intersection of imagination and sustainability.
The 15th Annual Trashion Refashion Show, once again held at Bloomington’s landmark performance venue, will highlight over 50 original looks upcycled from discarded items by local artists and modeled by a diverse troupe of community residents. This fundraising event to support the Center for Sustainable Living features locally-made couture that is sure to inspire the fashion creatives lurking inside us all.
Starting at 7 p.m. (doors opening at 6:30 p.m.) The 15th Annual Trashion Refashion Runway Show presented by Plato’s Closet takes place Sunday, April 7, at the Buskirk-Chumley Theater at 114 E. Kirkwood Avenue in Bloomington. General admission tickets for the all-ages show are available for $19 in advance, $24 the day of the show, and $14 for children and students at the BCT box office or on its website https://buskirkchumley.org/event/the_trashion_refashion_runway_show/.
The Trashion Refashion runway show promotes environmental sustainability and artistic creativity
while challenging conventional notions about beauty and consumerism. Each of the juried show’s
designs consists of at least 90% discarded materials, either rescued from the waste stream (Trashion) or
transformed from underutilized garments (Refashion). In the designs on parade, discarded landscape
cloth popped balloons, empty onion bags, castoff t-shirts, and pull tabs are reimagined as everything
from easy-to-wear to haute couture. The show’s designers are broadly representative of the
Bloomington community, from university students to local artists to environmental activists. The show
is also committed to cultivating diversity among its models with regard to gender, age, race, body type, and other categories.
Plato’s Closet is the title sponsor for The Trashion Refashion Runway Show. Additional sponsors
include Bikesmiths, Hickory Audiology, The Ryder, Friends of Gail Kincaid, Baker Family
Dentistry, Art Remains, My Sister’s Closet, Bloominglabs, White Rabbit Printing,
Anderson & Co. LLC and PizzaX.
More information and updates about The Trashion Refashion Show presented by Plato’s Closet are
available at https://bloomingtontrashion.org/
