Photos by Joy Mitsui
2018 Student Designers on the Runway
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Dream on Fire
Designer: Denali Heinlein – Summit High School Model: Emma Carlson
Materials: Ripped magazines, old sheets with burn holes
Proud to Be Female & Pad Wrapper Princess
Designers & Models: Holiday Barnes & Ava TeAl – Realms Middle School
Materials: Pad wrappers, yogurt containers, 100-year-old elastic, ties and shoelaces
Scrap Suspenders
Designer & Model: Gabriela Shirtcliff –Pacific Crest Middle School
Materials: Plastic banner material, packaging foam, broken CDs, shredded gym uniforms, newspaper, plastic packaging, old trucker hat.
Wading Down the Runway
Designer & Model: Soli Lachman – Realms Middle School
Materials: Wader leather, old CDs, denim.
Seashore Dress
Designer & Model: Macy Brandt – Highland Elementary School
Materials: plastic produce bags, bottle caps, mesh bags
Color Outside
Designer & Model: Alice McKnight – Bend High School
Materials: crayon and marker boxes, used chart paper, copy paper wrappers, butcher paper.
A Trip to Jupiter
Designer: Adin Lyders Model: Sasha Schotthoefer – Cascades Academy
Materials: Old ripped sheets, computer cords, cardboard, sticky carpet mesh, science fair poster.
CLIF Bar Energy!
Designer & Model: Fiona Wright – Realms Middle School
Materials: CLIF Bar wrappers, velcro.
Plastic Ocean
Designer & Model: Jessica Browning – Bend Senior High School
Materials: Plastic bags, plastic and ropes found on the beach.
Sip
Designer & Model: Eloise Flanagan – Realms Middle School
Materials: Aluminum cans, wine corks, string.
Plastic Angel
Designer: Eva Junkin & Stella Totland Model: Fiona Callaghan – Cascades Academy
Materials: Plastic bags, white mesh.
The Power of Cheetos
Designer: Carson Hohengarten Model: Kodi Hauswald – Realms Middle School
Materials: Cheeto bags.
Pacific Plastic
Designer: McKenzie Lattig Model: Ruby Tappan – Cascades Academy
Materials: Old greenhouse groundcover tarp, tangerine bag netting, used shoelaces.
The Classic Look
Designer: Ella Leonard Model: Harper Rich – Realms Middle School
Materials: Plastic bags, nail polish, flip-flops.
Sunrise
Designer & Model: Matea Gesuale – Realms Middle School
Materials: Webbing, drier sheets.
Something to Chew On
Designer: Devon Lizza Model: Grace Bengtston – Bend Senior High School
Materials: Gum wrappers, tissue paper, one old shoelace.
Barnyard Ball Gown
Designer & Model: Payton Hornell – Realms Middle School
Materials: Bale twine, Alpaca food bags.
Retread
Designers: Lily Mcnabb Models: Libby McKnight – Bend Senior High School
Materials: Snow tire bags, inner tubes.
It MATters
Designers & Models: Coral Reed & Iris Gritzner – Realms Middle School
Materials: Yoga mat, bath mat, Caprisun containers, webbing from a basket.
A Day in the Sun!
Designer & Model: Zoie Kuhn – Realms Middle school
Materials: Popped pool & popped yoga ball
Tarperalls
Designers: Denton & Brody Wright Model: Brody Wright – Bend High School and Pilot Butte Middle School
Materials: Old Tarp, up-scaled cotton strips.
Sugar & Spice and Everything Nice
Designer & Model: Beryl Isenberg – Pacific Crest Middle School
Materials: Candy wrappers, clear plastic sheeting.
It All Adds Up
Designer & Model: India Slodki – Cascade Middle School
Materials: Math text book covers, recycled fabric.
Perfect Package
Designer: Mayra & Paloma Stearns Model: Paloma Stearns – Realms Middle School
Materials: packaging, drop cloth and produce netting