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15/05/2009
Fashionistas 'Stitched-up' For Waste Week
Belfast's innovative 'Black Box' venue is hosting an unusual function next month.
Belfast City Council is helping 'fashionistas' everywhere tighten their belts - designer belts that is - by running the 'Stitch and Style' fashion event.
It is launched here by Carly Bell, pictured modelling a dress from Curious Tales.
Top local seamstresses will be on hand on Wednesday, June 3 to demonstrate everything from the basics of sewing on a button, to turning up hems and re-shaping old garments.
Alyson McElroy Jones, from The Changing Room, said: "We're all feeling the pinch at the moment but us girls don't like to compromise on looking good.
"There's never been a better time to hunt out those clothes hanging at the back of our wardrobes and see how they can be transformed into the latest must-haves with just a few simple skills - without spending lots of cash.
"These kind of events are all the rage right now in the trendiest parts of London and it’s fantastic that the council has brought this free event to Belfast.
"It promises to be a really fun night and I'm confident people will be going away feeling inspired and getting creative with their clothes," she said.
The initiative is part of the council's Waste Week (June 1-5) which encourages people to think about the 'reduce, reuse and recycle' message.
Councillor Cathal Mullaghan, Chairman of the Health and Environmental Services Committee, said: "This event is focussing on textile recycling and we'll have experts on hand to demonstrate just how easy it is to 'recycle' some old garments by transforming them into something new."
See: Waste Week
(BMcC/JM)
Belfast City Council is helping 'fashionistas' everywhere tighten their belts - designer belts that is - by running the 'Stitch and Style' fashion event.
It is launched here by Carly Bell, pictured modelling a dress from Curious Tales.
Top local seamstresses will be on hand on Wednesday, June 3 to demonstrate everything from the basics of sewing on a button, to turning up hems and re-shaping old garments.
Alyson McElroy Jones, from The Changing Room, said: "We're all feeling the pinch at the moment but us girls don't like to compromise on looking good.
"There's never been a better time to hunt out those clothes hanging at the back of our wardrobes and see how they can be transformed into the latest must-haves with just a few simple skills - without spending lots of cash.
"These kind of events are all the rage right now in the trendiest parts of London and it’s fantastic that the council has brought this free event to Belfast.
"It promises to be a really fun night and I'm confident people will be going away feeling inspired and getting creative with their clothes," she said.
The initiative is part of the council's Waste Week (June 1-5) which encourages people to think about the 'reduce, reuse and recycle' message.
Councillor Cathal Mullaghan, Chairman of the Health and Environmental Services Committee, said: "This event is focussing on textile recycling and we'll have experts on hand to demonstrate just how easy it is to 'recycle' some old garments by transforming them into something new."
See: Waste Week
(BMcC/JM)
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