Rubbish to Runway

Last night I attended the annual Rubbish to Runway event in Salisbury, Massachusetts and I’m so glad I did. It was a lovely, family-friendly, community event, with little girls, dads, and seniors strutting the runway. The event is a fundraiser for a remarkable organization called Long Way Home.

Long Way Home is dedicated to bringing a more prosperous and sustainable future to the community of San Juan Comalapa, Guatemala where our students can walk a path of civic connection and economic success. We educate in a freethinking, democratically ordered educational system that attends to the whole child. Graduates become self-directed and self-sustaining community members.

It was a challenge to take good photos of the models  (for me anyway) on the runway because the room was so dark but I did manage to sneak backstage and get some close-up shots.

This lovely young woman modeled a crochet dress made of plastic bags.

This 71-year-old firecracker wore a dress made out of packaging material. Note the jelly heels!

I absolutely adored this fabulous young woman and her upcycled gown. She was totally game to make the best of the situation for our impromptu fashion shoot. We walked down the backstage hallway until we came upon this orange ladder. A perfect accent to her gown. Magnifique!

Follow Rubbish to Runway on Facebook so that you can be alerted about future events. This years event was sold out!!!

xo jam