Young At Art volunteers participate in the Global Stomp fashion show to promote environmental awareness. Photo Courtesy of YOUNG AT ART
BY KAYLA LOKEINSKY
Local teen designers raided their recycling bins on Friday, November 19 for the Young at Art Children’s Museum fifth annual Global Stomp fashion show. This show allowed aspiring teens to design clothes made entirely out of recycled materials, not only to benefit the environment, but also to win big prize money.
The show included designs from 12 high school students who also their creations. The proceeds from the show went to benefit the Young at Art teen and at-risk youth programs.
The Global Stomp fashion show began five years ago as a way for Young at Art to raise money and to show how we can utilize our garbage to make something beautiful. For this years’ show, the theme was raising environmental awareness. The designers each chose a country and based their dress designs off of that country’s specific environmental issue.
“Each year, our talented and dedicated teens present an extravaganza that highlights creative, interactive ways to recycle through art, which is part of Young At Art’s mission,” executive director of Young At Art Mindy Shrago said.
From the smog in Bangladesh to the oil spill in the Gulf Coast, the designers used environmental disasters around them to inspire their designs. The winning design was inspired by the deforestation of trees in Russia. By using recycled fabric and soda can tops, the designer was able to show the natural beauty that Russia is destroying by burning down their resources.
The show succeeded in not just providing a fun time for the participants and supporting a worthy cause in Young At Art, but in raising much needed awareness for one of the most critical issues we are facing as a planet.
