Category: past events
What we hope you did not Miss!
PiVot: the Art of Fashion
Saturday, September 21, 2019
Rio Theater, Santa Cruz CA
Expect the unexpected. Pivot: The Art of Fashion returned to the Rio Theatre, with a fabulous night of performance fashion, where artist’s creations transcend the imagination and designer’s collections awe the crowd and blur the lines between fashion and art.
Haute Trash featured a dozen designs, by artists Elvira Mental Werks, Prima Debris, Lotta Rubbish, Trashy Designs, and Radiant Waste Productions.
Ridgestock Music & Sustainability Festival
August 16 & 17, 2019
Haute Trash was super excited to return to the Ridgestock Festival, after fifteen years. It was fun to help them celebrate 20 years of putting on this epic event on the San Juan Ridge! This was the last hurrah for the event, so how appropriate that Haute Trash was there to present the latest in recycled fashions!
We presented a “teaser” show on Friday evening, featuring our local youth and teens, and some of our all-star models. The sultry Daria Kent served as our MC. And then a full length show was presented Saturday night, hosted by local celeb, Mikail Graham. What a fantastic and receptive crowd! We rallied 25 of our best models and featured 36 designs, which were a retrospective of the last 20 years of trash fashion design. We really felt at home, as Haute Trash has its roots DEEP in the San Juan Ridge! What a great show. We wish the best in her new endeavors to Ridgestock producer, Roo Cantada.
Berkeley Farmers Market Salsa Festival!
Haute Trash was thrilled to partner with the Ecology Center in Berkeley to present a fantastic trash fashion photo booth at the Center’s Salsa Festival! We provided all kinds of hats and trashy garments for dressing up for your “Haute Trash Selfie”!
The festival featured salsa dancing and lessons, salsa tastings and competitions, food demos, an kids eco fun zone, and much much more!
Recycled Materials Runway Event
Oregon Country Fair
July 12 – 14, 2019
Haute Trash couldn’t have been any more thrilled about returning to the Oregon Country Fair for their 50th Anniversary! We presented six shows that were made from 100% OCF TRASH. Yes, that’s right, an entire fashion show created from YOUR trash left behind at Oregon Country Fair. Our agents spent countless hours gathering up cool trash at last year’s fair. They visited vendors, worked with the recycling crew, and yes, dug through dumpsters after the fair was deserted. All this trash was cleaned and packaged and distributed to our designers, who turned it into this summer’s runway sensations! We performed at Stage Left, the Stewardship Stage in Xavanadu Meadow, and a surprise appearance at Chez Ray’s Gritz La Ritz on Friday night! Big Fun was had by all!
Climate Change Fashion
Haute Trash Presents – Climate Change Fashion – What to Wear for Global Warming
April 20, 2019
HAUTE TRASH rocked the Wild Eye Pub, as Earth Day turned to NIGHT. Has global warming got you down? Unsure of how to make long-range plans for your wardrobe? Well, Haute Trash put on a show to lift your spirits with a runway full of eclectic recycled designs, all created to amaze and engage! Our fabulous line up of models included owners and staff of the pub, and our emcees, Kenny Miele and Lotta Rubbish were relentlessly questioning reality!
Our fully engaged audience cheered on our models and designers as they presented some 40 designs on the runway that the Wild Eye created for us! The show included many vintage pieces that hadn’t been seen in more than a decade, as well as several new designs by new designers. And a lot of haute swimwear filled in our line up. Photos by Adrian Schneider.
“In a Jiffy” by Lotta Rubbish. Model: Marilyn.
“Bird Feed Bag Bikini” by Mr. Trashwell. Model: Haily.
“River Survival Gear” by Garbie D’Trash. Model: Lily.
“Layers of Leis” by Redusa D’Trash. Model: Juniper
PARC Presents Wild & Scenic Film Fest on Tour
March 16, 2019
Haute Trash was proud to present a small fashion show at PARC’s presentation of the Wild and Scenic Festival. Students from Placer High’s Key Club walked the runway as our models, as we presented the latest in recycled fashions, designed to keep the audience abreast of the trash issues of our planet. The packed house proved to be a most appreciative audience, and our models mingled during intermission, to give our fans an up-close look at the fantastic designs.
Green Glam SF
Green Glam SF is an environmental movement celebration uniting all sustainable industries, global leaders, conscious citizens, integrative health, transformational leaders and all communities with the commitment to environmental preservation and the health of future generations.
San Francisco Sustainable Fashion Week International is proud to announce that the Green Glam SF became an Official Affiliated event of the Global Climate Action Summit 2018. Haute Trash was proud to be a part of this amazing event.
Haute Trash presents “Planet or Plastic?”
Haute Trash was thrilled to return to our roots: the Nevada Theatre in Beautiful downtown Nevada City, CA. It was 30 years ago, that we performed our infamous “8-8-88” show at the oldest continuously running theatre in California. This was the show where we introduced the name “Hot Trash”, (which later morphed into “Haute Trash” in 1990.) We put on two fantastic shows, celebrating 30 years of trash fashion. We welcomed designers from all around the country and beyond: Vancouver BC, Connecticut, Oregon, Hawaii, Idaho, Colorado, San Francisco, Santa Cruz, San Jose…as well as our local designers.
Our production also featured a slide show, spanning our 30 year history, and a “Good News Show” with hosts Mikail Graham and Elisa Parker, highlighting some of the GOOD things that are happening for our environment. We offer a big thanks to our two major sponsors: Paint Care, and Grass Valley Courtyard Suites!
Recycle, Restyle, Revamp Fashion Show
Haute Trash was thrilled to turn over the reins of this annual fashion show to the University of Central Missouri’s Fashion and Merchandising Department. Since 2010, Haute Trash members have traveled to Missouri for this Earth Day feature presentation on the UCM campus. We worked in tandem with the University, local schools and many talented local fashion designers to present a show, which has become a UCM favorite over the years.
This year, Haute Trash contributed a handful of designs to the show, via the US Mail! This is a much more eco-friendly way of participating for Haute Trash! Though we really did miss being there, and seeing all the fabulous local designs.
Kudos to the students and staff at UCM for their excellent work, bringing recycling awareness to the midwest!
Blue Marble Jubilee
Haute Trash was once again a feature show at the Blue Marble Jubilee! This colorful, village-style Earth-centered festival for families and the entire community benefits the Grass Valley Charter School. Our models were the fabulous staff and students from the Charter School, sporting our wondrous recycled designs. We were happy to share the bill with local band, Achilles Wheel.
PARC’s presentation of the Wild & Scenic Film Festival
Haute Trash joined with PARC (Protect American River Canyon) in celebrating the Wild & Scenic Film Festival, on tour. We presented a small fashion show in between films. Our models were students from Placer High’s Environmental Club.
Haute Trash has a long-standing collaboration with PARC. For eight years, we performed at their Confluence Festival at Overlook Park in Auburn, CA. We’ve also been extremely lucky to get to the raft the American River with guide Eric Peach.
Haute Trash at Lincoln Soroptimist Fundraiser
Haute Trash once again made an appearance at this wonderful fundraiser for the Lincoln Soroptimists. The luncheon featured our fashion show, and a fabulous purse auction. Modeling for Haute Trash were the local high school students from the Lincoln High School “S Club”.
Proceeds from this fundraiser go towards monetary awards and scholarships for deserving girls, women and families in the Lincoln area.
ESOTERIC: Fashion Show, Art Jams, Vinyl Music Blends
Haute Trash featured some of our more risque designs at this amazing art event at the Ellu Gallery in Grass Valley. Other fashion designers included 8103 Clothing, Azuray Swimwear, Hold Your Colour, and Industrial Nevada City. We performed to a packed house, and a fabulously trashy time was had by all!
Haus of Love: Sustainable Vegan Fashion Show
Haute Trash featured several designs in this first Annual Vegan Fashion Show, presented by the Herbivorous Butcher, a nonprofit farm sanctuary protecting animals from cruelty, abuse, and neglect. They provide a safe place for animals to live out their lives with well-deserved peace and dignity. Proceeds from the show went to help the Herbivorous Butcher to reach their fund raising goals. Visit their website: http://herbivorousacres.org/.