Trashin' Fashion Show Fundraiser at Middle School

Burbank, CA - The scene backstage at the first Muir Middle School fundraising fashion show had all the characteristics of a luxury event in New York City. What's more, it was produced by students to benefit their respective classes, all with an eco-friendly frame of mind.  The Trashin' Fashion show featured designs made almost entirely out of recycled materials, including cardboard boxes, bottles and gardening supplies. There was a skirt made from dozens of plastic lids from disposable coffee cups, strung together like chain mail. A sleeveless top, upon closer inspection, turned out to be bubble wrap spray-painted black. Proceeds from ticket sales for the show were divvied up between the sixth-, seventh- and eighth-grade classes and will be used to help pay for their respective promotion parties.www.fundraising-idea.org