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The silky couture dress, gently draped over the model’s body and sweeping into a lavish skirt printed with one elegant butterfly, floats down the runway, tasteful jewelry adding a sparkling note. The striking ensemble’s materials? A confection of plastic bags, a used tablecloth, discarded lab vials turned into earrings, and a cast-off zipper used as a necklace. Welcome to the Rubbish to Runway Refashion Show, an unlikely melding of high fashion and discarded trash. The annual event, held on April 27 this year, raises money for schools to be constructed in developing countries using sustainable building practices, while it also reduces
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