Trashionista
NEW! Trashionable Fashion
Wednesday, September 23 and Thursday, October 1
Saving the planet has gotten more "trashionable." Green designers are using garbage - bicycle inner tubes, energy-bar wrappers, and water-bottle labels - to create everything from tote bags to clothes. A form of "upcycling" the movement is growing among the ecoconscious because you are actually using less energy and creating less emissions when you are not shredding the trash or melting it down.
Target audience: Recessionistas, (Fashionistas)
Directions: Create a fashionable article of clothing or fashionable accessory (ies).
Criteria: Must be made of 90% clean recycled materials. Each article must have a short paragraph on a 3 X 5 index card stating: how the material was acquired, cost associated with the materials (more points will be given to those pieces showing cost efficiency), creativeness of materials, use and applications. Must be wearable/useable or have a function. Must include a small instruction sheet on how it can be re-constructed. More points will be given for originality.
Entry fee: There is no entry fee although you will need to purchase an entry pass into the Fair.
Drop off: Exhibits are to be brought to the New England Center (Door 2) between 9:30am and 11am on date of choice: Wednesday, September 23 or Thursday, October 1.
Pick Up: Exhibits may be picked up after 8pm on the date they are exhibited.
Awards: One Best of Division will be selected on September 23 and one Best of Division will be selected on October 1. Ribbon and premium award of $20 will be given to each Best of Division. Ribbons will be given to those who place first, second, third and honorable mention.
Judging: Based on originality; cost efficiency; creativeness; usability/function.
The exhibitor agrees to defend, indemnify and hold harmless the Fair from and against any liability, claim, loss or expense (including reasonable attorneys' fees) arising out of any injury or damage which is caused by, arises from or is any way connected with participation in this program or event, excepting only that caused by the sole active negligence of the fair. The Fair management shall not be responsible for accidents or losses that may occur to any of the exhibitors or exhibits at the Fair. The exhibitor 9or parent or guardian of a minor) is responsible for any injury or damage resulting from the exhibitor's participation in the program or event. This includes any injury to others or to the exhibitor or to the exhibitor's property.
Eastern States Exposition if family-oriented and all exhibits are subject to management approval. Fair management reserves the right to disqualify any exhibit.