The Northwest Asian Weekly teamed up with Seattle City Light, Waste Management and Alaska Airlines to bring environmental awareness through the 3rd Annual Recycling Fashion Contest on July 16.
Contestants were judged on the creative use of recycled materials, workmanship and overall appearance.
A big thanks for our community sponsors, Tsue Chong Noodles Co, Salon Noveau and Ying Kam Chan Ng. And committee members: Gei Chan, Gary Tang, Karen Tsuo, Matt Chan, Maxwell Reikosky, Chris DeLong, Stacy Nguyen, Assunta Ng, John Liu, Joanne Kho, Yvonne Lee, Max Chan and Thu Ngo.
Also a big thanks to the Chinatown/International District Business Improvement Area for being the key organizer for this year’s Dragon Fest.
TITLE SPONSOR: Seattle City Light
Seattle City Light is dedicated to our customers and committed to providing low-cost, reliable and environmentally responsible electric power.
SPONSORS: Waste Management, Alaska Airlines, and Tsue Chong Company
COMMUNITY SPONSORS:Ying Kam Chan Ng, and Salon Nouveau
YING KAM CHAN NG
All photos by Eugene Tagawa
The judges. From left: Shaunta Hyde, Alaska Airlines; Mary Dorsey, Seattle City Light; Rebecca Bartenetti’s design, worn by her model, first place winner; and Hannah Scholes, Waste Management. (Photo by Eugene Tagawa)
1st place winning design by Rebecca Bartenetti, a dress made of seashells and duct tape. (Photo by Eugene Tagawa)
2nd place winning design by Tony Oliver. “Paper or Plastic” dress. (Photo by Eugene Tagawa)
3rd place winner India Unwin (right) with sister, Hero.
India’s garment is a skirt woven out of recycled newspaper with a crumpled paper bustle in the back and repurposed 4th of July confetti poppers. (Photo by Eugene Tagawa)
Aolin Xu, Chinese Christian Church of Tacoma, wearing a dress made of chip bags and plastic bags. (Photo by Eugene Tagawa)
Model, Tracy, in a Gary Tang design. (Photo by Eugene Tagawa)
A Roldy Aguero Ablao design which is an exploration of the ocean and adornment. This piece uses rolled up NW Asian Weekly newspapers to mimic sea urchins. (Photo by Eugene Tagawa)
Designed by Heather Chan. The cape was inspired by a kingfisher-feather cape from a Chinese fairy tale. The “feathers” are all from Seattle publications including NWAW. (Photo by Eugene Tagawa)
Taylor Coleman (Photo by Eugene Tagawa)
Winlyn Tam, with her little sister, modeling designs by Winlyn Tam. (Photo by Eugene Tagawa)
Designed by Stella Lin. (Photo by Eugene Tagawa)
Designed by Vivian Yuri.
Kyoto fushion techno two piece outfit made of hand cut and hand woven strips of paper from magazines, bus schedules, onion bags, and coffee bags. The hat is woven strips of coffee bags. (Photo by Eugene Tagawa)
Avi and Finn Spillers (Photo by Eugene Tagawa)
Jennifer (wearing black top)and Junelyn Tam (Photo by Eugene Tagawa)
Denise Quach in a Gei Chan-designed dress & vest. It’s made out of a plastic garment bag, tissue paper, duct tape, bubble wrap, and ribbon. The necklace is made of ping pong balls, wire, ribbon, and foam. (Photo by Eugene Tagawa)
Designed by Lillian Nguyen. Her hat was made out of newspaper. She added puff balls to the cones with a glue gun. (Photo by Eugene Tagawa)
McKenna Coleman (Photo by Eugene Tagawa)
Designed by William Oliver. (Photo by Eugene Tagawa)
Designed by Eva Greer. She took an old prom dress and collected dried roses to create this new dress. (Photo by Eugene Tagawa)
Designed by Sarenia Fought. This dress is made of white plastic bags with flowers on the paper mache bodice.
Summer Youth Leadership creation.
Summer Youth Leadership creation.
Summer Youth Leadership creation.
Designed by Hai Nguyen.
A halter top made of Northwest Asian Weekly newspapers, inspired by cheongsam — a traditional Chinese dress.
Designed by William Oliver
Amelia Lim modeling Team Xbot’s (Franklin High School students) creation. The Origami Crane over-skirt is made from cranes/lotus flowers folded two years ago by the students, while watching the Robotics Competition.
Cecille modeling a creation by her sister, Manilyn Berondo Oberg. Inspired by the traditional Filipiniana dress.
Designed by Team High Point (Helen Goitam and Jerusalem Abdulalem) and modeled by Helen Goitam. The design features a high-low skirt made from plastic bags.
Designed by Allison Boehm. Modeled by Amanda Zeller.