This fashion show gives new meaning to “bag lady”
Need something to do with all those plastic grocery bags hanging out at your house now that you’ve ditched them in favor of reusable shopping bags? How about turning them into dresses? That’s what students at Meredith College and N.C. State University did Tuesday as part of an Earth Day fashion show.
The “Bag-out In Style” fashion show was thrown by the Whole Foods Market in Raleigh to celebrate it’s new no-plastic grocery bag policy, which went into effect yesterday.
The winner was Kristina Illiev, who weaved together white plastic bags to make the top of the dress and then made big, frilly flowers for the skirt.
So have you given up plastic bags yet? I sorta have. I bought several sturdy bags that I take grocery shopping with me. But I need to get in the habit of bringing them with me to all the stores I shop at.
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2 Responses to “This fashion show gives new meaning to “bag lady””
Thanks for a fun video, Ginny, for those who couldn’t be there. Why, though, did they need umbrellas if the clothes are made of plastic bags
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I keep an extra bag rolled up in the bottom of all my bags/purses just in case I need another. I love how Trader Joe’s sells $1 bags if you forget; they also make fun beach or gift bags if you accumulate them.
By JM Daum on Apr 23, 2008
I just started doing that a couple months ago! If I forget my bags, I get plastic. Then when I get home, I use them for trashcan liners around the house. Any leftovers, I stuff inside my shopping totes to take to the plastic bag recycle bin the next time I go to the store!
By Alisa on Apr 23, 2008