Young designers make fashion apparel out of recycled materials for a show at Charleston Town Center. The event is organized by the Recycling Coalition of West Virginia, a non-profit environmental organization whose mission is to promote effective and sustainable reduction, reuse and recycling of materials that might otherwise be destined for disposal.
Katie Castellucci, 17, models a dress during the Recycling Coalition of West Virginia’s 13th annual Re-Fashion Show at the Town Center mall in downtown Charleston, Saturday afternoon. The dress, made from recycled West Virginia Living magazines, was created by Alexa Gerrard, who was in the audience during the show (far left). Gerrard said it took about a month and a ton of hot glue and tape to put the dress together. Castellucci was awarded second place in her age group and received a $200 gift card to the mall.
