Fashion students "Go Green"

EVIT's second-year fashion merchandising students are learning to "go green," as they prepare for their first fashion show of the school year: the annual "Go Green Garment" Fashion Show.

The students must each design a wearable garment out of everyday household items, such as garbage bags, duct tape, newspaper and balloons. The idea is to transform everyday materials into something wearable and fashionable. Traditional clothing materials -- fabrics, zippers, ribbons -- are not allowed.

The students have been hard at work all week, putting together their creations:

First-year fashion students will model the creations at the fashion shows, which will be held at 9:15 a.m. and 1:15 p.m. this Friday, Aug. 20 in the fashion merchandising classroom.