Get ready! Our Founder, Ashley Cushon, is competing in the 2024 Project Upcycle sustainable fashion design challenge!

Hosted at 3S Artspace in partnership with Recovergirl360.

This year’s theme: Red Carpet Reinvented, 8 emerging designers are challenged to create high-impact looks for the runway using upcycled garments + deadstock and materials. As the designers navigate challenges - like a timed thrift & vintage sweep hosted by sponsor Savers where designers will shop on the fly for second-hand pieces to incorporate into their designs - their creativity and craftsmanship will culminate to the exciting at the runway event Saturday evening.

With audience voting, cash prizes, and a celebration of community activism this event is not to be missed!

Why it matters:
CORE OF US champions sustainable and conscious-driven design, this competition aligns beautifully with our values. Transforming materials, telling stories, and making intentional style visible. We’re proud to stand behind Ashley as she brings this vision to life on the runway.

Date: Saturday, October 26th, 2024

Tickets: Sold through Eventbrite HERE (past event)

Schedule:

• 6:00 PM – VIP Cocktail Hour

• 7:00 PM – General Admission Cocktail Hour

• 8:00 PM – Runway Presentation

See more information about the event and 3S Artspace HERE.

Generous sponsors include:

• Presenting Sponsor: Sheraton Portsmouth Harborside Hotel

• Sustainability Sponsor: Scarlett Chase

• Upcycle Sponsors:

  • Alyssa Duncan Photography

  • Flower Kiosk

  • LDI Interiors

• Runway Sponsors:

  • Alex Choquette

  • Cornerstone Financial Planning

  • Harding Metals

  • Kristian Jensen & Nancy Jensen

  • Kirsten Mahoney & Sean Mahoney

  • Savers

  • WIN Waste Innovations

• Friends of Fashion Sponsors:

  • Marden’s

  • Matmarket

  • Tulley Automotive

• Year-Round Lead Sponsors:

  • AC Hotel Marriott

  • The Brook

  • Katzman Contemporary Projects

  • MacEdge

  • Raka

Are you excited? WE ARE and we can’t wait to see you there!