Eco Trashion Fashion Show

Artists, designers, models, hair stylists, make-up artists and environmentally creative minds are needed to create and wear ”trashion” for an Eco Trashion Fashion Show. 

Prior trashion experience is not necessary but the urge to create eco friendly wearable art as well as making earth consciences decisions to arrive at your finished product is strongly suggested. 

All pieces must be made from previously used items such as items destined for the landfill or recycling bin.  Designers are encouraged to have a theme so the finished product does not look like trash but rather compels spectators to be inspired to reuse their candy wrappers, Doritos bags, news papers, ect into wearable art, or very least recycle a little more.

Please also note if design teams or solo artists needs help gathering materials.  As well as if make-up, hair stylist and model(s) are needed.  You do not need to have models, make up or hair people to submit. 

Event vision: To bring green awareness while bringing together the arts community in Hartford.  All proceeds will be donated to the National Green Education Foundation and CONNetic Dance for their green efforts.

 Ideas (also photo is attach for more ideas):

Evening green, out on the town, social statements, edible, biodegradable, spring flowers, vintage, political, high fashion, humorous ect

Direct all questions, concerns, general inquires, and compliments (don’t be shy on these) to:

Amy Merli contact@amymerli.com

e-mail or mail to Amy Merli

177 Leadmine Brook Rd

Harwinton CT

Please attach bio(s) and experience working with environmental products as well as submitting drawings, pictures of your work, inspirations, sketches, ect.. to help me better understand your point of view & ideas.

 The finished product needs to be in working order by April 15

*Designs may be pulled from the show if quality of work is not up to par

The photo is for inspiration, it is of my newspaper skirts made Jan 2011 worn by the dancers of CONNetic Dance www.conneticdance.com

*Newspaper skirts refined and updated will be reappearing in the show!

*If you are a vendor and have an eco product please contact us about setting up a booth. I also would like to encourage all artists in any genre to enjoy themselves and take this as serious as possible.