Trash 2 Trends: An Evening of Recycled Fashion

Artists
Keep Orlando Beautiful is grateful to the artists and designers who volunteer their talents for our evening of recycled fashion!

Artist applications will open for the 2026 show in Fall of 2025. To see an example of past artist solicitations and requirements, click here.

Please note: Keep Orlando Beautiful does not accept volunteer model requests. The chosen designers are responsible for securing their own models.

Sponsors
One hundred percent of proceeds from Trash 2 Trends go back into the Orlando community. To support the event as a sponsor, please contact us at keeporlandobeautiful@orlando.gov or 407.246.2752.

Attendees
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Keep Orlando Beautiful is seeking sponsors for our 10th annual Trash2Trends. If interested please call us at 407.246.2752 or email us at keeporlandobeautiful@orlando.gov

Presenting Sponsor

Environmental Steward Sponsor 

Planet Protector Sponsor

Sponsored Runway Design

Litter Quitter Sponsor 

 

• Top Design: Designer Luna Zambito's "Gilded Waste"

• Most Innovative: Designer Sharon Huang's "Gravity Defied" modeled by Sydney Cruces

• Most Wearable: Designer Spodey's "Inside My Lunchbox"

• Best Awareness Piece: Designer Megan Pinto's "Ballerina of Lake Eola" modeled by Latoya Glover

• Audience Choice: Designers Debra Wilson and heather Magray's "Revival Radiance" modeled by Ellie Magray

2024

• Top Design: Designer Kimberly Murray-Patel's "My Presence is Your Present" modeled by Brittini Carter

• Most Innovative: Designer Halley Spencer's "Computers as Modern Angels" modeled by Rachel Spencer

• Most Wearable: Designer Maribay's "Waste-Me-Not-Wildflowers" modeled by Christian Herrera

• Best Awareness Piece: Designer Karen Cleary's "Mermaid" modeled by Maxine Earhart

• Audience Choice: Designer Kathy Botticello's "After the Shower There's a Rainbow" modeled by Juliene Botticello

2020

• Top Design: Designer Julia Rousey's "Wash Back" modeled by Shay Gorman

• Best Use Of Materials: Designer James Costello's "Shimmering Undulation" modeled by Divine Grace

• Most Wearable: Designer Morgan Mac Adam's "The After Party Dress" modeled by Maya Mac Adam

• Best Awareness Piece: Designer Julia Rousey's "Wash Back" modeled by Shay Gorman

• Audience Choice: Designer Kelly Rex's "Under the Big Top" modeled by Erin Milks

2019

• Honorable Mention: Designer Kira Abramovs’s “Cocktail Hour” modeled by Anna Abramovs

• Best Awareness Piece: Designer Jill Moore’s “Snowhawk (Remix)” modeled by Jordann Human

• Top Design and Audience Choice: Designer Nancy Alonso’s “Light At The End Of The Tunnel” modeled by Ivana Gabrielle

• Most Wearable: Designer Jesus Rodriguez’s  “Swedish Versace” modeled by Katie Haqq

• Most Inventive: Designer Perry Suganuma’s “It’s Digital” modeled by Maile Suganuma

2018

• Top design: Sharon Huang’s “Free to Fly,” modeled by Ashley Cruces

• Most green-carpet ready: Jesus Rodriguez’s “The Perfect Package,” modeled by Katie Haqq

• Most wearable: Kyana Wilborn’s “For The Love of Plastic,” modeled by Liz Harvey

• Audience choice: Bonnie Anderson’s “Heavendropt Steampunk Parachute,” modeled by Jenn Doherty

• Most inventive: Lori Warren’s “Petrichor,” modeled by Lindsay Merwin