Freshmen students from Parsons School of Design participated in Kings Plaza’s eco-friendly ‘Recycle the Runway’ fashion show on Saturday, April 27. From left: Ojaswini Gupta, Yiran Yin, Bridget Campbell, Mia Gould, Chloe Rowe and Kmara Royster with their designs.
Photo courtesy of Dominick Totino Photography
One person’s trash is another’s ensemble!
Kings Plaza closed out Earth Month in style on Saturday, April 27 with a high-fashion, low-waste runway show.
The event, dubbed “Recycle the Runway,” wove together sustainable wears and creativity, transforming the sprawling Mill Basin shopping center into a hub of “trashion” where designers transformed garbage into runway-ready looks.
Local contestants had just one hour to seam-lessly craft fashionable outfits from recyclable materials. Freshmen from New York City’s Parsons School of Design, led by Assistant Professor of Fashion Design Naika Colas, created sensational dresses using items like makeup bags, makeup products, earring backs and soda can lids.
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