EVENT DETAILS: GLAM TRASH FASHION SHOW SEPT. 17 4-6 P.M.
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The 16th Glam Trash show gets underway Saturday, Sept. 17 from 4-6 p.m. The free event begins with a noncompetitive children’s show at 4 p.m., because “there are so many kids that want to be a part of it,” said Sara Basehart, coorganizer and owner of Seconds Eco Store. Adult trashionistas — likely about 30 of them — will then take to the runway. And for the second year, cash prizes up to $250 — sponsored by Art for the Heart — will be awarded for all ages. Other sponsors include the town of Taos, Seconds Eco Store, Art from the Heart and The Taos News. Started 16 years ago by educator Nicole Kowalski and Jean Nichols of Art for the Heart, the Glam Trash Fashion Show is one of the iconic art events of Taos. The show’s purpose has always been to demonstrate that there is value in reused materials. It’s become a community event — a once-ayear glimpse into the creativity found at the junction of recycling and art. “This year is one shazam of a year,” Basehart said. Bigger plans are already in the works for years to come. Basehart said the town of Taos is encouraging Glam Trash to become a festival in conjunction with the Taos Arts and Crafts Fair, including a children’s recycled crafting area with Twirl, and a recycled fine arts aspect that organizers hope will be part of Melissa Larson’s Arte de Descartes show that she puts on annually through her nonprofit, Wholly Rags. “So, we are working on getting ourselves truly organized, maybe for the first time,” Basehart added. “Every year, the show takes hundreds of hours to organize, and it is an unpaid volunteer job done out of a passion for trashion.” The trashy fashions will be on display at the John Dunn Shops during The PASEO, the weekend following Glam Trash, Sept. 23-24. Katharine Egli Kiki Shakti poses in her cocktail dress made out of old film reels during the 2015 Glam Trash Fashion Show.
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