Bruce Middle School held its 5th annual Recycled Runway Fashion Show and Competition on March 26th. 50 young artists in grade 7 worked in teams of 4 or 5 to come up with an original outfit made entirely of recycled items. Students went on a field trip to Arts Junktion MB where they collected over 50 cubic feet of used materials. They also collected items on their own, and elicited help from Bruce staff and students and families in the community. It was a 3-month process from the drawing of designs to students strutting their stuff on the Bruce Bearcat-walk.
The audience members were the judges, and got to vote for their 3 favourites at digital polling stations run by Bruce students. The winning team, “The Fantastic Four” made “Floral Frenzy” from recycled fake flowers and leaves, used bottle corks, and recycled fabric.
This year's new Open Category Competition allowed students that were not part of the grade 7 art program to take part as well. In grade 6, the winner was Licenny A. wearing “Flower Girl” which she fashioned from unused collected restaurant napkins, used buttons, fake flowers, and a garbage bag train.
Finally, in Grade 8, “Sourpatch Kids” was the winning design. The colourful two piece outfit used recycled paper cups, used construction paper, and recycled fabric and tulle.
Lauren W. was a wonderful Master of Ceremonies, rockiní a dress she made out of used denim pieces.
The show also featured a mascot, “XYZ,” more commonly known as Mylo F. , as well as singing performances by Bruce students. Songs centered around a denim theme, since the fashion show included a denim drive, where used denim was collected for use in the art program.
Check out the slideshow for more great photos of this event.
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