{"id":471691,"date":"2026-10-20T15:26:21","date_gmt":"2026-10-20T15:26:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/471691\/"},"modified":"2026-10-20T15:26:21","modified_gmt":"2026-10-20T15:26:21","slug":"garbage-gets-glamorous-at-austin-creative-reuse-fashion-show","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/471691\/","title":{"rendered":"Garbage gets glamorous at Austin Creative Reuse fashion show"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Nearly 70 looks made out of recycled materials walked down the runway Saturday as part of Austin Creative Reuse&#8217;s annual fashion show.<\/p>\n<p>The Reuse on the Runway show was established about five years ago to show off the creativity of local artists and draw attention to the waste the fashion industry creates. <\/p>\n<p>The designers aren&#8217;t required to use any specific materials, but Jillian Srygley, the ACR&#8217;s artist program coordinator, said organizers are &#8220;pretty strict&#8221; about its reuse message.<\/p>\n<p>Srygley said the event has grown every year. It started out at the Windsor Park shop, but now takes place at the Branch Park Pavilion in the Mueller neighborhood and draws about 500 spectators.<\/p>\n<p>    <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"Image\" alt=\"A model walks down the runway.\"  width=\"880\" height=\"587\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/1792509976_697_.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>    Xanya walks an outfit created by Bring Back the Weird down the runway. The look includes discarded pill bottles. <\/p>\n<p>    <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"Image\" alt=\"A model uses a brush to apply makeup.\"  width=\"880\" height=\"587\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/1792509977_836_.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>    Avery Gonzales touches up her makeup backstage at the Branch Park Pavilion in the Mueller neighborhood. Her outfit, by designer Benjamin Sorrell, includes old bottle caps. <\/p>\n<p>    <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"Image\" alt=\"Dara Biegert Fry works on one of three designs featured in the \u201cReuse on the Runway 2026\u201d show backstage in Austin, Texas, on Oct. 17, 2026. Joe Ferrara \/ KUT News\"  width=\"880\" height=\"587\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/1792509977_444_.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>    Dara Biegert Fry works on one of three designs she created for the show. <\/p>\n<p>    <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"Image\" alt=\"Max Wallace affixes a button to his design, \u201cTart in Tartan,\u201d backstage at the Austin Creative Reuse \u201cReuse on the Runway 2026\u201d show in Austin, Texas, on Oct. 17, 2026. Joe Ferrara \/ KUT News\"  width=\"880\" height=\"587\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/1792509977_844_.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>    Max Wallace affixes a button to his design, \u201cTart in Tartan.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>    <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"Image\" alt=\"Jay Byrd removes tape around his glittered forehead backstage at the Austin Creative Reuse \u201cReuse on the Runway 2026\u201d show in Austin, Texas, on Oct. 17, 2026. Joe Ferrara \/ KUT News\"  width=\"880\" height=\"587\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/1792509978_484_.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>    Jay Byrd removes tape around his glittered forehead. Byrd was one of the show&#8217;s presenters. <\/p>\n<p>    <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"Image\" alt=\"Amanda Peckham, left, and Ellis Peckham look at the run of show backstage at the Austin Creative Reuse \u201cReuse on the Runway 2026\u201d show in Austin, Texas, on Oct. 17, 2026. Ellis, Amanda\u2019s son, modeled her design \u201cEntre Huesos y Flores \u2014 Between Bones and Flowers.\u201d Joe Ferrara \/ KUT News\"  width=\"880\" height=\"587\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/1792509979_484_.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>    Amanda Peckham and her son Ellis look at the run of show. Ellis wore an outfit Peckham designed called \u201cEntre Huesos y Flores&#8221; (Between Bones and Flowers) that included corn husks, reused denim and upholstery swatches. <\/p>\n<p>    <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"Image\" alt=\"Designers and models work backstage at the Austin Creative Reuse \u201cReuse on the Runway 2026\u201d show in Austin, Texas, on Oct. 17, 2026. Joe Ferrara \/ KUT News\"  width=\"880\" height=\"587\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/1792509979_359_.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>    Designers and models work backstage ahead of the runway show. <\/p>\n<p>    <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"Image\" alt=\"Bining Taylor models Debra Martinez\u2019s design, \u201cThe Swamp Witch: Keeper of Forgotten Things,\u201d at the Austin Creative Reuse \u201cReuse on the Runway 2026\u201d show in Austin, Texas, on Oct. 17, 2026. Joe Ferrara \/ KUT News\"  width=\"880\" height=\"587\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/1792509980_174_.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>    Bining Taylor models Debra Martinez\u2019s design, \u201cThe Swamp Witch: Keeper of Forgotten Things.\u201d The outfit included feathers, egg cartons, netting and broken jewelry. <\/p>\n<p>    <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"Image\" alt=\"Sadie Okerstrom models Futurekind Studio\u2019s design \u201cThe Star\u201d at the Austin Creative Reuse \u201cReuse on the Runway 2026\u201d show in Austin, Texas, on Oct. 17, 2026. Joe Ferrara \/ KUT News\"  width=\"880\" height=\"587\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/1792509980_189_.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>    Sadie Okerstrom wears Futurekind Studio\u2019s design, &#8220;The Star,&#8221; featuring secondhand fabrics and charms. <\/p>\n<p>    <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"Image\" alt=\"Charlotte Ellis high-fives an audience member during the final model walk at the Austin Creative Reuse \u201cReuse on the Runway 2026\u201d show in Austin, Texas, on Oct. 17, 2026. Joe Ferrara \/ KUT News\"  width=\"880\" height=\"587\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/1792509981_875_.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>    Charlotte Ellis high-fives an audience member as the models do a final walk down the runway Saturday. <\/p>\n<p>    <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"Image\" alt=\"Laura Freeman models her design \u201cFor the Children\u201d at the Austin Creative Reuse \u201cReuse on the Runway 2026\u201d show in Austin, Texas, on Oct. 17, 2026. Joe Ferrara \/ KUT News\"  width=\"880\" height=\"587\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/1792509981_511_.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>    Laura Freeman models her own design, \u201cFor the Children.\u201d She incorporated toys, straws and plastic Easter eggs into her look. <\/p>\n<p>Joe Ferrara is an intern with the multimedia team. He&#8217;s a junior at UT Austin who is studying journalism and sustainability.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Nearly 70 looks made out of recycled materials walked down the runway Saturday as part of Austin Creative&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":471692,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[11],"tags":[132,149766,134,133,12802,4989,158617,4136,27,158621],"class_list":["post-471691","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-austin","tag-austin","tag-austin-creative-reuse","tag-austin-headlines","tag-austin-news","tag-fashion-show","tag-recycling","tag-reuse-on-the-runway","tag-sustainability","tag-texas","tag-trash-fashion"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/471691","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=471691"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/471691\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/471692"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=471691"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=471691"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=471691"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}