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HI EVERYBODY. As I told you in class,your fashion pieces have been noticed! You have been invited to present your work at the Peggy Notebaert Museum on May 12 at Chicago's 2nd Annual Eco Fashion Show: PROJECT GREENWAY. I have applications, but I'm posting the application here. Not only does your work deserve to be seen, but I will give you an automatic A for the semester if you partipate in the show. How's that? Takers? I'm serious--

Project Greenway

ACE|Chicago’s 2nd Annual Eco Fashion Show

Date: Saturday, May 12th 2012 (evening)

Location: Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum (map)

Project Greenway is an ACE-sponsored fashion show that features

student-designed outfits made from recycled or re-purposed materials, and

outfits styled from reused/vintage clothing.

Cash prizes will be awarded for 1st, 2nd and 3rd place in each category.

Rules and Regulations for All Designers:

1. Designer must be a middle or high school student.

2. Designer must sign up using the official Project Greenway Sign Up Form (click here to sign up if

you haven’t already) in order to be considered for participation.

a. There is no further application process for designers--if you sign up to be a designer, your outfit

will automatically be accepted into the runway show if it meets the following criteria.

3. Designers are encouraged to choose their own model. Fittings must be arranged between the

designer and model, and will not be facilitated by ACE. If a designer does not have a model, contact

Sophie Ostlund: sophie.ostlund@climateeducation.org

4. Designer must submit an outfit that meets criteria of at least 1 category (below). If an outfit meets

criteria in both categories (i.e. part vintage outfit with recycled/reused material elements), the

designer must pick one category into which the outfit will be submitted.

5. Designers may work in teams/groups of up to 4 designers.

6. The following materials may NOT be used in an outfit: Food scraps, unsanitary waste materials,

sharp/dangerous materials that could injure the model.

7. Outfits must be runway-appropriate and adequately cover the model’s body. If a model does not

feel comfortable wearing an outfit because it is too revealing, it may be pulled from the runway show.

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Outfits will be judged on the following Criteria:

1. Visual impact: color choice and overall look of the garment

2. Originality: Innovative use of recycled materials, originality of design used

3. Use of “Trash” (recycled/repurposed category only): Is the design made from genuinely recycled

or reused products.

Category Criteria

Note: Each outfit may be submitted into only 1 category. A designer may submit

more than 1 outfit.

Recycled/Repurposed Outfits Vintage/Second Hand Outfits

Definition: Outfits and accessories that are

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(i.e. newspaper, plastic bags) or from

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rreeppuurrppoosseedd to serve a new function (i.e. a

skirt made of neck ties).

Criteria:

1. Designers cannot spend more than

$45 on each design. (Hint: Need help

collecting materials? Host a recycling drive,

visit stores for broken/discarded materials,

and check out thrift stores!)

2. The repurposed materials should ideally

not be bought first hand to make the

outfit—this would contradict the goal of

recycled/repurposed materials!

3. at least 70% of the submitted outfit or

item should be made from

resused/recycled materials

Definition: Outfits and accessories that

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Criteria:

1. Designers cannot spend more than

$45 on each design. (Hint: Vintage stores

may agree to loan you clothes for the

event, for a small fee. You can also do a

clothing swap/drive at your school, check

out thrift stores or politely ask to borrow a

friend or relative’s clothes!)

2. 90% of the outfit must be a

vintage/second hand item of clothing.

(Note: If you are embellishing the outfit

with recycled non-clothing materials, that

counts towards the 90% reused quota.)

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resused/recycled materials

Source: SWANCC “Trashy” Fashion Design