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Published July 11, 2009, 12:00 AM

Recycled fashion


Kym Fedale of Bellingham wears an outfit made from old luggage and a discarded parachute at the Haute Trash Fashion Show, organized by Haute Trash and the RE Store, at the Wild Buffalo in Bellingham, Wash. on Saturday, April 11, 2009.

  • Kym Fedale of Bellingham wears an outfit made from old luggage and a discarded parachute at the Haute Trash Fashion Show, organized by Haute Trash and the RE Store, at the Wild Buffalo in Bellingham, Wash. on Saturday, April 11, 2009.
  • Ariel Libre of Bellingham, Wash., wears a piece that features bubble wrap with each bubble individually stuffed with material at the Haute Trash Fashion Show. (Danny Gawlowski/Bellingham Herald/MCT)
  • Jason Darling of Bellingham, Wash., models a bowling shirt made from a Vietnamese pig feed bag with a kilt made from beer advertising banners at the Haute Trash Fashion Show. (Danny Gawlowski/Bellingham Herald/MCT)
  • Della Plaster wears an outfit made from a variety of tubing and other materials at the Haute Trash Fashion Show. (Danny Gawlowski/Bellingham Herald/MCT)
  • Kristie Maxim of Seattle wears a dress made from packing material and garden netting at the Haute Trash Fashion Show. (Danny Gawlowski/Bellingham Herald/MCT)
  • Hilary Culverwell of Bellingham, Wash., wears a dress made from dog food packaging at the Haute Trash Fashion Show. (Danny Gawlowski/Bellingham Herald/MCT)
  • Amy Mann of Bellingham, Wash., wears a shirt made from bubble wrap stuffed with colorful dryer lint, a belt of bottle caps and a skirt made from trash that represents the variety of materials that end up in landfills but could be used elsewhere at the Haute Trash Fashion Show. (Danny Gawlowski/Bellingham Herald/MCT)
  • Tamara Adlin, a Seattle-based Web designer, wears an outfit made from a variety of wires at the Haute Trash Fashion Show. (Danny Gawlowski/Bellingham Herald/MCT)