The Two Piece Evening Gown: “This is a two-piece formal gown made from a plastic table cloth and over 400 soda pop tabs for detail work. The idea came from wedding dresses with their long trains, and the table cloth was the only material I had with the kind of length that would let me achieve such a long line without melting or gluing. The dress was hand sewn with over 400 soda tabs, used as a trim along the edge of the skirt as well as holes for the four separate parts of the dress which lace. The best part about this dress is the raised front of the dress which lets air get under the train, causing a billowing effect whenever the model walks. Modeled by Kayla Zuniga.”
The Recycled Colors Dress: “This dress was a lot of fun. I took over 20 different bags which were donated to me from different stores, cut them into strips and made small ruffles out of them. They then attached to a skirt made out of white garbage bag to form a cha-cha inspired bustle. The top of the dress was made from white plastic table cloth remainders from the Two Piece Evening Gown, with colored bags to accent and dimes as button details, worn by Erin McMahon.”
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Ronnie Ryno
I was so amazed and proud of Rachel’s designs. She worked hard and put together a fantastic collection…it was so inspiring! Great job, Rachel, I’m so glad to have had you a part of this year’s Runway Renegades!
Jeff McIntire-Strasburg
Thanks for the input, Ronnie! I’m no fashionista, but I was pretty impressed with what I saw… she did some amazing things with “trash”