Locally sourced and sustainable are phrases popping up with increased frequency on food labels and restaurant menus.If you are what you eat? What about what you wear?Designs using recycled fabrics and materials will again shine in the spotlight on April 6 for the fifth annual Recycle in Style Fashion Show, presented by Cedar Rapids/Linn County Solid Waste Agency with Goodwill of the Heartland.Even the runway is sustainable, made from broken pallets at Goodwill’s Cedar Rapids facility.Through their designs Melissa Collins and LADYFITS, created by Goodwill of the Heartland Thrift Artist in Residence Sonya Darrow, will each show the audience how to re-envision a garment as material that can be repurposed.Darrow has been involved with the show both as a designer and director since its inception.“It has been great to see growth in the community over the past five years in regards to sustainable fashion,” she says.
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