2025 Program

Thank You To Our Title Sponsor

Thank You To Our Premier Sponsors

Bloomington Trashion 2023 Sponsor - Bikesmiths
Bloomington Trashion 2023 Sponsor - Friends of Gail Kincaid
Bloomington Trashion 2023 Sponsor - Hickory Audiology

Emcees Yaël Ksander and Cydni Robertson

Boardwalk Babe

Designer: Kenzie Mills

Model: Yaël Ksander

Materials Used: beach umbrellas, foam

Coastal Transform

Designer: Kenzie Mills

Model: Cydni Robertson

Materials Used: beach umbrellas, banner

Group I

Dinner is Served

Designer: Jeanne Leimkuhler

Model: Jeanne Smith

Materials Used: fabric napkins

Tropical Trash Faux Foliage

Designer: Addison Keller

Model: Mira Athmarao

Materials Used: window decals, scrap fabric, scrap velcro, wooden sticks, twine, curtain hanging hoops

Twisted Sister

Designer: Lori and Leia Frye

Model: Leia Frye

Materials Used: rubber mat, corset, t-shirts

Rainbow Connection

Designer: Carol Hedin

Model: Carol Hedin

Materials Used: t-shirts

Fairy Tale Wedding

Designer: Sadie and Carol Hedin

Model: Sadie Hedin

Materials Used: bridal gowns, headband

Ga-ga for Yo-yos

Designer: Debra Ayer

Model: Delilah Harris

Materials Used: quilt medallions, fabric scraps

Cascade

Designer: Cynthia Roberts

Model: Opal Mills

Materials Used: prom dress, silk blouse, sequined jacket, pipe cleaners, ribbon

Goldsacks

Designer: Ava Carter

Model: Ava Carter

Materials Used: lamp shade, burlap bags, ribbon

African Motifs

Designer: Tatyana Kuzmina

Model: Zozo

Materials Used: scarves, skirts, plastic shells, ribbon, jewelry

Bottoms Up

Designer: Vic Streiff

Model: Abigail Hellums

Materials Used: pajama pants, discarded blazer

Of Corset’s Fun

Designer: Machai St. Rain and Gail Hale

Model: Machai St. Rain

Materials Used: back brace, doilies, car sunshade, hammock

Hoosier Hangtime

Designer: Carmen and Lori Frye

Model: Carmen Frye

Materials Used: t-shirts. jeans

Plastic Beach

Designer: Jenna Hand

Model: Isabella Mahanna

Materials Used: plastic shower curtains, brass rings, sewing scraps

Backdrop for the Runway

Designer: Jeanne Smith

Model: Sandy Hsieh

Materials Used: rolls of packing paper

Last Frost

Designer: Chandra Rettinger

Model: Jennifer Robertson

Materials Used: white table cloth, clear plastic pieces

Plastic Bag Princess

Designer: Olive Shurr

Model: Naomi Fields

Materials Used: plastic bag yarn, soda tabs, shower curtain, receipts

Drop Cloth

Designer: Vic Streiff

Model: Lilah Streiff

Materials Used: curtains

Junk Wax Crackerjack Era

Designer: Crackerjack

Model: Hemlock

Materials Used: baseball cards, yarn, broken bat, chewing gum

Scarves of Grace

Designer: Grace Hoppel

Model: Grace Hoppel

Materials Used: satin gloves, scarves, paraffin, buttons

Name Dropper Show Stopper

Designer: Katherine G. Newton

Model: Mary Beth Shrock

Materials Used: “name” key chains, inner tubes, military patches

Fits Like a Glove

Designer: Kate Hutner

Model: Kate Hutner

Materials Used: black latex gloves, posters, velvet bodysuit

Liquid Red

Designer: Samim Thorns

Model: Samim Thorns

Materials Used: plastic mesh, carabiners, ribbon, metal strap

Wildflower Blue

Designer: Chandra Rettinger

Model: Martha Werbiansky

Materials Used: bedsheet, jeans

Compassion, Empathy, Respect

Designer: Mary Jane Matranga

Model: Nicki Seven

Materials Used: t-shirts

Bralenciaga

Designer: Vic Streiff

Model: Abigail Hellums

Materials Used: brassieres, underwear

Pop Tops Pizzazz

Designer: David Ebbinghouse

Model: Emma Hedges

Materials Used: cat food pull tabs, pop tops

Pop Top Princess

Designer: David Ebbinghouse

Model: Niki Washburn

Materials Used: pop tops, plastic strapping, plastic bottles

Pop Tops Peacock

Designer: David Ebbinghouse

Model: Delaney Parker

Materials Used: pop tops, parachute, aluminum blinds slats

Intermission

Thank You To Our General Sponsors

Group 2

At the Beach 1

Designer: Bettina Kehoe

Model: Rebekah

Materials Used: vinyl lawn chair strips, collapsible laundry basket

At the Beach 2

Designer: Bettina Kehoe and Eve Arnold

Model: Lydia Arnold

Materials Used: vinyl lawn chair strips, bath loofah

Reimagining Waste, Redefining Fashion

Designer: Simone Cabral Vilaca

Model: Lily Zirkelbach

Materials Used: coffee pods

Teatime

Designer: Zozo and Judah

Model: Zozo

Materials Used: advertising banner, scrap fabric, wire, foam, tape

Weather Resistant

Designer: Carmen and Lori Frye

Model: Carmen Frye

Materials Used: hammock swing, clothespin hinges

Laced for Life

Designer: Em Ledeczi

Model: Em Ledeczi

Materials Used: plarn, plastic baggies, scrap yarn, bedsheet, soda tabs

Slinky CD Slip

Designer: Jocie Horne

Model: Sammi Zeldin

Materials Used: CDs, ropes, jump rings

Roses on Black, White and Burgundy

Designer: Tatyana Kuzmina

Model: Tatyana Kuzmina

Materials Used: head scarves, old dress

Redbud Remix

Designer: Cynthia Roberts

Model: Opal

Materials Used: packing paper, hospital gown, food cartons, painted gourds

Lady Liberty

Designer: Evan Pergament and Niko Ashburn

Model: Niko Ashburn

Materials Used: prom dress, blanket, newspaper, tarp, cardboard

The Chode

Designer: Zackery Worcel

Model: Zackery Worcel

Materials Used: pallet wrap, paper tubing, cardboard, signage, plastic banding, craft paper, shoe strings, bubble wrap, invoice pouches

From High Jumps to High Fashion

Designer: Nicki Seven

Model: Sadie Stewart Ingersoll

Materials Used: trampoline

Alpine Salvage

Designer: Max Miller and Morgan Queener

Model: Max Miller

Materials Used: hammock, plastic bags, climbing rope, climbing harness

21st Century Roaring Twenties Flapper

Designer: Betty Westhues

Model: Ashley Hobbs

Materials Used: black plastic bags, fringe, eclipse glasses, underwear, feathers, beads, drinking straw

Reflect your Appetite for Fun

Designer: Betty Davis

Model: Ellie Wiltz

Materials Used: cracker bags, pillowcase, t-shirt yarn, scarf

Afghan A Go Go

Designer: Katherine G. Newton

Model: Kaylee Shrock

Materials Used: afghan, shirt, skirt, fur

ReinVested

Designer: Cynthia Roberts

Model: Delilah Harris

Materials Used: skirt, jacket, seat cover

Pockets

Designer: Katnip

Model: Katnip

Materials Used: tent, sweater, plastic tablecloth

Not Sponsored

Designer: Rosalyn Pilrose

Model: Jocie Horne

Materials Used: promotional materials, banners, cardstock shelf banners

Spoonful of Style

Designer: Mina Guetersloh

Model: Mina Guetersloh

Materials Used: cereal boxes, ribbon, bubble wrap, packing tape, velcro

Lace, Embroidery and Hemstitch

Designer: Tatyana Kuzmina

Model: Valeria Van Hoff

Materials Used: embroidered napkins, linen scarf

Floral in Silk

Designer: Jeanne Smith

Model: Claire Hsu

Materials Used: silk scarf, artificial flowers

Armored Ascension

Designer: Riley Kieffer and Alexander Santiago-Mesinas

Model: Georgia Carlson

Materials Used: cardboard, U.S. Army backpack, tote bag, duct tape

Tenebrousness Drapes

Designer: Madelyn Rhodes

Model: Madelyn Rhodes

Materials Used: cardboard, drapes

Midnight gown

Designer: Evelina Kruize

Model: Evelina Kruize

Materials Used: mini dress, black skirt

Valkyrie Goddess Realness

Designer: Katherine G. Newton

Model: Sophia Wellbaum

Materials Used: vinyl placemats, silk flowers, prom dress, yarn, Halloween skull and wings

Bodied By Romance

Designer: Angela Thomas and Jea Lossia Acho

Model: Nina Koutz

Materials Used: banner, romance novels

Klimt Rocher

Designer: Pat Anderson

Model: Ramya Enganti

Materials Used: chocolate wrappers, packing paper, fleece, padded mailer, nail polish

Thank You To Our In-Kind Sponsors

Arclight Collective
Arclight Collective
Logo of My Sister's Closet with a stylized female silhouette in black and a pink accent, celebrating their support since 1998 for the 2024 Trashion Refashion event.
David Martin Design - Web Designer in Bloomington, Indiana
David Martin Design

Significant Contributions By

Adriane Pontecorvo – Runway Music
Jenett Tillotson – Website Updates & Digital Program
Pat Anderson – Script Development
Danielle Urshel – Trashion Poster
Gail Gayer Hale – Backdrop
Sophia Wang & Jeanne Smith – Social Media
Deb Christiansen, Kelly Richardson & Ali Cass – Runway Managers
Devta Kidd & Jenett Tillotson – Production
Devta Kidd – Project Management
Bettina Kehoe & Jenett Tillotson – Call for Entries
Bettina Kehoe – Volunteer Management
Lucas Lim & Jenett Tillotson – Trashion Runway Slides
Stephen Hale & Sophia Wang – Media Relations
Stephen Hale – Fundraising

Photography: Lucas Lim / Arclight Collective LLC

Music: All runway music has been dedicated to the public
domain and sourced from Adobe Stock.

2025 Trashion Committee

Deb Christiansen
Jaimmie Ford
Stephen Hale
Bettina Kehoe

Devta Kidd
Kelly Richardson
Jeanne Smith
Jenett Tillotson
Sophia Wang