Green is the new black

The term 'little black dress' is now a thing of the past.

Trends have moved on to more unique, creative outfits made of materials no one has thought about using before, like plastic bottles and cat food bags. Ensembles such as these are examples of what was on display Tuesday night in the first annual Trashion Fashion Show, an event put on by the Northwest Environmental Organization.

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The models, each from a different student organization or group, were judged on five categories, with zero to 10 points possible in each. Each contestant was judged on their outfits' environmental awareness, creativity, quality, model's presence and overall appearance.

Shay Flanagan, president and co-founder of NEO heard about a similar event and thought it would be a great event to start at Northwest.

"Ivan Bass saw a similar event in Texas and threw the idea out to me," Flanagan said. "The idea sounded like a different and fun thing to do, so we decided to take it on."

Although Flanagan will be graduating in December, he hopes organization members keep the event alive in future years.

"It took a lot of preparation," he said. "But I'm hoping to carry it on next year."

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