Join us for an evening of peer-designed fashion that proves style doesn’t have to be disposable. Every look on the runway is created entirely from secondhand materials—reimagined, repurposed, and redesigned to celebrate creativity, community, and circularity.
Why It Matters
Fast fashion fuels overproduction, waste, and environmental and social degradation—encouraging us to buy more, rewear less, and throw away faster. Catawba's Second Annual Sustainable Fashion Show challenges that narrative. By choosing reuse over new, we spotlight how creativity can be a powerful tool for both social and environmental change.
What You’ll See
Original designs made from 100% secondhand materials
Connections to the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals
Bold statements on reuse, repair, and re-imagining waste
A collective push back against consumerism through art and fashion
This isn’t just a fashion show—it’s a reminder that the most sustainable choice is often the most fashionable one.
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