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Unit 10

Fashion and Trends

Chapter 2

From Trash to Fashion

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Recycled Fashion show

What happens when fashionable people start recycling? A recycled-clothing fashion show, of course!

An Unusual City

The people of Austin, Texas, aren’t afraid to admit they live in an interesting city. The city slogan is keep Austin weird, and the city has many hip cafés and stores. There are also a lot of people in Austin who work hard to take care of the environment.

Recycling and being eco-friendly is so important in Austin that the city is sometimes called America’s greenest city.

Remember to Recycle

One of the most interesting ways that people help the environment in Austin is by creating recycled fashion. Every year, the Austin Museum of Art has the keep Austin Beautiful Recycled Fashion Show.

They have the show to remind people to recycle. More than 20 designers come up with clothes from recycled materials for the show. In recent shows, designers have used plastic bags, old furniture, bike tires, and second-hand clothes.

Recycling Can Be Creative

Recently, designer Tina Sparkles created a dress made out of colorful computer wires for the show. Later. Tina wrote a book about how to make recycled close called little green dresses.

Tina and the other designers in the Recycled fashion Show believe that fashion is a great do-it-yourself (DIY) activity.

By creating their clothes from recycled materials, the designers are helping to keep Austin clean.

They are also showing people that recycling can be a creative activity. “I love fashion so much and I want to feel good about it, “Tina says.