Garbage Bag Gala Raises Awareness About Homelessness
The Salvation Army ran a fashion show at the Moonrise Hotel to raise awareness about homelessness. Designers and models featured fashions made entirely of trash bags and duct tape.
Trash bag couture. That’s what the Moonrise Hotel and The Salvation Army St. Louis served up Friday night at the Garbage Bag Gala.
The Project Runway-like event highlighted The Salvation Army's homeless services as models showcased creations made of garbage bags and duct tape, created by some of St. Louis's top fashion designers. Models took both casual and evening wear looks to the runway, turning trash into high fashion.
The event was emceed by Heidi Glaus of KSDK. Fashion judges included Debra Bass of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, Fox2News meteorologist Angela Hutti and Alive Magazine's Gwen Ragno.
All proceeds from the event went to The Salvation Army St. Louis.
See our previous Garbage Bag Gala coverage:
- Garbage Bag Gala: 5 Things About Sewing Trash Bags and Duct Tape
- Helping Fight Homeless is Easy and Fun with #GarbageGala 7/27
- Rob Cruse Writes 3 Original Songs for St. Louis Salvation Army's #GarbageGala
- THIS WEEK: Garbage Bag Gala at Moonrise Hotel
- Garbage Bag Gala: Meet My Designers
- Got Your Tickets for the Garbage Bag Gala?
- Do I Look Trashy? My Garbage Bag Sundress
