Construction Couture, 2026
Materials: High Visibility Raincoats, Recycled Safety Vests, Weed Barrier Fabric
Construction Couture is a hand sewn dress that is being modeled by Willow York. Crystal works in Public Works and wanted to create something fashionable and yet highly visible.


A Lotta Coffee With Your Art, 2026
Materials: Coffee Cup Lids, Trampoline Enclosure Netting, Recycled Beads and Crystals
This dress was hand embellished, using pipe cleaners, zip ties, hot glue and sweat. A Lotta Coffee With Your Art is being modeled by Kye Alvarez. The entire outfit is inspired by the Art Cafe in Palmer, Alaska.

About the Designer:
Crystal Dermer is a local artist living in Palmer, Alaska who primarily does glass mosaic art and painted window murals. She loves participating in local events where art can be created to inspire and be enjoyed by the community. 

I Have The Receipts, 2026
Materials: Receipts, Rhinestones, Duct Tape, Glue, Double-Sided Tape, Mod Podge, Staples, and an Upcycled Pleather Corset
Elise created this dress using various receipts donated from family and friends, as well as receipts from here at the Anchorage Museum.

About the Designer:
Elise is a self-taught mixed media artist and is available for painting commissions. 

Untitled, 2026
Materials: Feed Bags, Chicken Wire, Tablecloths, Reused Wedding Dress, Doilies, Lace
The model, Lyndsay Allan, is my neighbor and my chicken egg provider. We both love this event. I am a seamstress in Soldotna and after discussing the event for years ... we decided this year “we are gunna do it!” The piece for this show was inspired by sustainability.

About the Designer:
Susan Jackson is seamstress in Soldotna with over 40 years of experience and training in Costume Design. She loves working with all manner of materials and strives to "REcycle/UPcycle" every chance she gets. Keeping clothing out of landfills is a huge campaign of hers.

Untitled, 2026
Materials: Neck Ties, Curtains, Beer Bottles, Leather Samples
Model Ann Thompson is wearing a skirt made from men’s neck ties. Observe the varied ends of the ties and note that Sharon used both ends of the ties. Sharon recalls making a similar skirt for her sister in the hippie days. The blouse is made from a discarded curtain, and her necklace is melted beer bottle glass with a center of broken safety glass. The purse is made from Alexander Taylor leather samples —the same leather used to craft fine European furniture including Zanotta. Sharon states that the purse was “insultingly excluded from the Zanotta showroom”. The designer is rumored to make bags from dead couches scrounged from dumpsters. When confronted Sharon assures us that the leather gets machine washed and dried flat on her kitchen floor.

About the Designer:
Sharon Lake is a fiber artist. Her favorite medium is fabric swatches. She grew up in a sewing and quilting family. Sharon's first memory is leaning on her mother's knees under the quilt frame. Grandmothers, aunts and neighbors were chatting and quilting above. Reuse is her passion. She has designed quilt patterns for ties and another for cotton men's shirts. Two other patterns are bird houses made from pallets. She authored the book, Scrap Crafts for Fabric Swatches - Over 40 Projects.

Royal Recycle, 2026 
Materials: Polyester and Cotton Repurposed Clothing Items
Royal Recycle is a black and pink hooded bomber jacket paired with a sleeveless black zip front dress. The creator’s motivation was the excess of clothes with amazing details that need a dose of reinvention to energize their potential.

About the Designer:
Lisa Sparrow is a long-time seamstress and clothing hoarder who is constantly on the lookout for clothing that is unique on its own or has potential for reworked amazingness.

Aphrodite inSea Foam & Microplastics, 2026
Materials: Custom-Dyed Hospital Sheets, Plastic Package from Peel-and-Stick Coffee Lid Covers, Beads and Cotton Fabric Backstock from Previous Projects, Thrifted Pearl Necklace
Inspired by the Greek myth of Aphrodite, the goddess of love who was birthed from sea foam, this ensemble reimagines the event in a world where sacred waters are tainted with microplastics. The gown is made of reused hospital sheets, hinting at the possible side effects of microplastics in our waters and in our bodies.

Trashing in the Rain, 2026|
Materials: Plastic Bags, Milk Jug, Fabric Remnants, Beads and Misc. Upcycled Items
Trashing in the Rain is inspired by the song, singing in the rain and Alaskan Native Traditional Rain Gear, rain skirts and anoraks.

About the Designers:
Leslie is an idea generator and designer but has no sense of how to turn ideas into 3-dimensional objects; Rae can sew and bead anything! Both are committed to reusing and recycling in artistic ways.  

Alice’s Flight, 2026  
Materials: Providence Banner, Unraveling Doily, Ties, Fabric Scraps from the Museum Supply Stash, Lace and Thrifted Hoodie
Inspired Providence Alaska Hospital fabric banner in purple this outfit is in Honor of my Grandmother Henrietta Smay who had a laundry mat just down the street from the 1950s  through the late 1980s and my friend, Kimora Love Buster. Grandma's favorite color was purple and the lacy upcycled skirts I used to make with my friend Kimora while our kids played in the back at her shop. The qespeq on a hoodie as the base is a style I got from Kimora and make with her permission.

About the Designer:
J. Darling Morphis is the oldest of 12 siblings and a stay-at-home mom of 24 years with two kids of her own who loves cooking, crafts, upcycling, baking and a sweet glass of wine. She was inspired loving the style of the skits but never being able to afford one and is thankful to her friend Kimora for teaching her to make them with the supplies she collected, and supplies donated to Kimora’s Thrift Boutique. 

The Great Northern Peacock of the Walk, 2026
Materials: Thrifted Clothing, Shoes, Parasol, Fabric, Beads, and Furnace Filters.
Re-purposed sheet, feathers, faux fur, and ribbon embellish our one-of-a-kind fashion design. The unique vintage wire dress form is a cherished gifted item received in a trade for art. It inspired conversations which lead to bird cages and eventually to the beauty of the rare and gorgeous fur and feathered “Great Northern Peacock”. 

About the Designers:
Tami Phelps is an Alaskan cold wax artist. In addition to gallery presentations of her paintings, she creates fabric prints of her art which she uses to create framed artwork, wearable art, handbags, and home decor. 

Sue Sutton creates unique felted fiber art, jewelry, and stained-glass artwork, with a flair for bling and personality in her work. 

Barbara Phelps is our team’s personal motivator, detail and task-oriented coach who keeps us on track and ties up our loose ends with positivity. 

Jade Phelps is a UAA psychology major, aspiring model, and vegetarian chef with impeccable taste in food and fashion.

Adrianna Phelps is an education major at Southern Oregon University who provides much appreciated support and feedback remotely form Ashland, Oregon.

Photographic Planting Outfit, 2026
Materials: Cotton Shirts and Pants, Thrifted Canvas Bag, Jacquard Cyanotype Ink
Our curatorial team used the oldest photographic technique to give this thrifted outfit a gardening spirit, using found objects from Seed Lab at Anchorage Museum.

About the Designers:
The Anchorage Museum Curatorial team members who contributed to this outfit are Chief Curator Francesca DuBrock, Curator John Hagen, Associate Curator Alex Taitt and Associate Curator Rachel Boesenberg. 

The Price is Right, 2026 
Materials: Thrifted Curtains and Receipts
This piece was designed as a three-piece “Forest” collection when Tommie was a teenager on a walk in high school. The birch tree dress is lined with a thrifted curtain and receipts sewn together that have a light layer of paint and charcoal detailing to resemble the texture of a birch tree.

All Ruffled Up, 2026 
Materials: Thrifted Shirt, Black Curtains, Scrap Fabrics and a Discarded Book
All Ruffled Up is a fun ensemble modeled by Hailey Pierce. The inspiration for the piece came from finding the purple fabric and imagining the fun ruffled skirt. A top was made by combining sheer curtains and a cut up button shirt. The handbag was made from a discarded book cover, fabric, and beads and is perfect for Hailey who has always been an avid reader.


Vogue Verdant, 2026
Materials: Lace Tablecloth, Thrifted Curtains and an Outdated Prom Dress (with holes)
Vogue Verdant is an ensemble for a night out on the town and is modeled by Tristan Pierce. The green overskirt was made from an old formal dress. The pants and bodice were made from thrifted black curtains and a thrifted lace tablecloth that Andrea dyed.

About the Designer:
Andrea Pierce is a local teacher who loves to create and sew. She loves a bargain and upcycling thrifted items. She also enjoys making costumes for local theatrical shows and was inspired by her children.

Quilted Reclamation, 2026
Materials: Damaged Wedding Dress and Fabric Scraps
Quilted Reclamation is a dress created and modeled by Lindsay Norris. It was made by sewing together small scraps of fabric to create a panel to revamp an old, stained wedding dress. Lindsay was inspired by her late grandmother, an avid quilter with an extensive collection of unfinished projects. 

Quilted Clutch, 2026
Materials: Fabric Scraps, Cardboard, Glue, a Thrifted Jewelry Chain, and a Broken Clutch Purse Hinge
Lindsay created this purse as an accessory to Quilted Reclamation. It was made by covering cardboard with fabric scraps and gluing it to the frame of a broken clutch purse hinge. The handle is made from a thrifted jewelry chain.

About the Designer:
Lindsay Norris is an environmental scientist with many creative hobbies, including sewing, beading and jewelry making. She loves creating her own patterns and is inspired by maximalist art styles.

Game on!, 2026 
Materials: Monopoly Game Boxes, Boards, Cards, Game Pieces and Play Money
Game on! is a two-piece garment, the top is a hand sewn together corset made from Monopoly boxes and the bottom is a skirt made from Monopoly money. The headpiece is chain and game pieces, and the cape is chance cards.

About the Designer:
Tori Maxim is a local artist born in Anchorage, Alaska who loves to make people smile with her art. She is inspired by everyday objects and loves to create art that is unexpected.

Another Chance, 2026 
Materials: Reusable Bags
Another Chance is a rain jacket made from reusable bags modeled and created by Megan. This was created by deconstructing the bags and sewing them together as a jacket. This project was a step outside her usual sewing projects by creating a garment.

About the Designer:
Megan is an Anchorage local who enjoys taking her dog out to play and sewing gifts for friends. Combining patterns to create make up bags has been her most recent favorite project. 

LITTLE MISS, 2026 
Materials: Insulated Bags
LITTLE MISS was born in the Year of the Dragon! Weighing in at 709 grams, the main body is made from the quilted silver-insulated bag which held 100 one-ounce bottles of donated breast milk, sent home after 99 days in Winnie Palmer NICU! The tail tells the tale of LITTLE MISS! UV “fireworks” illuminate the mouth, representing the celebrated announcement of the first baby girl born in 5 generations.

About the Designer:
Su Kay is a dental hygienist who appreciates using her talents to help her universe shine brighter!

Untitled, 2026 
Materials: Upcycled Jeans
This design was inspired by a historic fireweed image discovered in an Alaskan cave over a century ago. A small piece of beauty preserved by time, that forgotten artwork sparked the idea for this embroidery and the round purse shape. The bag carries piece of Alaska's past, reimagined through modern craftsmanship. The reused denim from two pairs of old jeans has mix of structure and softness that will hold its shape while still feeling lived‑in and personal. 

About the Designer:
Iryna McCoskey is an Anchorage, Alaska-based digital creator, fiber artist and textile designer specializing in intricate embroidery and custom fashion accessories.

The Iron Maiden, 2026 
Materials: Cardboard, Shower Curtain Liner, Aluminum Cans, Box Spring Mattress and Copper Wire
The inspiration behind the piece is to represent a strong female role model with recycled metals.

About the Designer:
Melissa is a life-long Alaskan with a professional career in the medical field. Her favorite things are her cats, garage sales and fun art projects. 

AstraForma: Ascension, 2026
Materials: Polaris jacket, reclaimed Star Seed Production-Flaw Garments, and Upcycled Heels
Inspired by generations of women in science and engineering whose unseen contributions helped launch humanity into the future. This piece includes elements that were thoughtfully thrifted and reimagined, including gloves, textiles, military insignia, an authentic Space Force pin, and an astronaut helmet.

About the Designers: Terissa is the designer of Star Seed—eco-friendly fashion with a commitment to sustainability.
Trista is a lifelong creator of mixed media art and costume with a flair for transforming discarded clothes into stylish looks.

Dress of D'lights, 2026 
Materials: Plastic Bottles, Old Plant Tags, Reemay Floating Row Cover, and Fairy Lights
This ensemble will light up any room! The skirt incorporates one of the Alaska Botanical Garden's hallmark Brighter Winter Nights displays, recycled plastic bottle "tulip lights." Each bottle is woven together with battery-powered fairy lights to allow for movement, while the garment's top piece sports a fitted bodice made of recycled plant tags and Reemay garden fabric sleeves. The headpiece combines elements from the skirt and top to complete the cake topper-inspired look.

About the Designers:
Sophie Rae Frost is a multidisciplinary artist from Anchorage, Alaska. Frost’s paintings, sculptures, and murals have been featured in galleries and public installations in New York City, Philadelphia, Berlin, and Alaska. Frost works in graphic design at the Alaska Botanical Garden where she continues to find inspiration in nature and organic materials.

Summer Powell is an Environmental Educator with the Alaska Botanical Garden who is passionate about environmental stewardship and the intersection of sustainability and art. Summer specializes in place-based learning and has worked with the Green Mountain Center for Sustainability to teach concepts of agroecology and sustainability through hands on learning experiences that incorporate recycled materials as art in natural spaces.

Kinky, 2026
Materials: Dumb Old Garden Hose and a Metal Tomato Cage
Irredeemably kinked garden hose wrestled into submission by an unwieldy, defiant metal tomato cage, 'Kinky' is a drop-dead sexy tribute to the exasperation and rage that comes with wrangling garden hoses. The Sisyphean effort of garden life is embodied by this incredibly uncomfortable garment.

About the Designer:
Lindsay Clark is the Engagement Manager and past horticulturist at the Alaska Botanical Garden. She has a plethora of intimate experience with kinky hoses and occasionally has creative ideas she does something about. Her career as a fashion designer consists of that one time she participated in the first ever Object Runway in 2010, where she stunned crowds with her thrift store snowmobile suit, turned smoking-hot halter dress. 

Untitled, 2026
Materials: Foil Lids of Disposable Contact Lens Cases, Shoelaces, Hospital Gown Ties, and Cut Up Hospital Temperature Probes
This piece was inspired by our family's happy memories of gill net fishing for salmon on the beaches of Kasilof, the cultural importance of salmon in Alaska and the impact of waste and pollution on the health and abundance of salmon populations.

About the Designers:
Arohi is an 11-year-old artist and animal lover. Her mom, Anjali, loves to find creative ways to make discarded things beautiful again. Neither of them has ever been in a fashion show before!

Denim Royalty, 2026 
Materials: Thrifted Jeans, a Bed Sheet, Drapes, Furniture Trim, Ribbons, and Pearls
Denim Royalty is a denim dress inspired by the 16th century made and modeled by Julianna Belle. She created her own pattern for both the chemise and the denim dress and sewed everything herself.

About the Designer:
Julianna Belle is an Army veteran who is taking a gap year to explore and improve her sewing skills before starting fashion school next spring. She has a special interest in creating historically inspired garments. 

Nauti-Girl Gown, 2026
Materials: Tent, Fishing Net, Scarves and Bottle Caps  

This nautical-themed ball gown made from an old toddler lightning McQueen pop up tent spray painted black (spray paint from the reuse section of the landfill), an old fishing net, fishing bobbins, scarves from a “buy nothing” post, papier mache map bodice and hat fascinator (made from foam and half of a to-go container), a strand of map encased bubble wrap, and about 500 bottle caps. 

About the Designer
Scotti Steele is a Jane of all trades who loves to have her hands in as many pots as possible at one given moment. 

Kaffepanzer (Coffee Armor)
Materials: Nespresso Pods and Thrifted Materials
Kaffepanzer is made from used Nespresso pods hammered, cut or molded. They were cut apart and the outside ring was used to create mini-chainmail in some of the pieces. Other materials used were all upcycled from thrifted items and other things found around the designer's house.

About the Designer:
Lynn Murphy is known for creating costumes for several local theaters as well as several productions of "Rocky Horror" at Mad Myrna's. Someday she would like to create a full set of armor! 

Magpie Maverick, 2026
Materials: Recycled Cardboard, Neckties, Hospital Gowns, T-Shirt Yarn, Tyvek, Feathers, Buttons, and Donated Clothing from Staff
Magpie Maverick is a collaborative piece designed and created by the Anchorage Museum Education Department and modeled by the fabulous fellow educator Sabrina Kessakorn. The wings and tail were created by adhering scrap fabric onto recycled cardboard. The white of the wings is cut out of Tyvek that the Anchorage community helped decorate in the CoLab space. The magpies handbag is a crocheted bag created from retired Anchorage Museum volunteer t-shirts, decorated with bag charms made of found objects in true magpie collector fashion.

About the Designers:
The Anchorage Museum Education Department is the largest and best department (don't fact check this) of the entire institution. Inspiration for a bird-themed design was drawn upon by the education team's self-identified "bird nerds". Magpies were chosen as a muse because their intelligence and curiosity reflects our mission and the Museum's education team.

Alpenglow, 2026 
Materials: Soft-Shell Fabrics Donated to Seed Lab
Alpenglow is a cape made and modeled by Sharon Chamard, inspired by the colors of academic regalia.

About the Designer:
Sharon Chamard is a university professor who dabbles in a variety of creative pastimes, primarily in the fiber arts. She chose a cape for her first sewing project since junior high school because it seemed less complicated than other garments.

Waste Not - Dress Hot, 2026
Materials: Bottle Caps, Quilter's Fabric Scraps, Potato Sacks, Thrifted Slip, Diamond Dot Scraps, and Found Bird Stripping
Waste Not - Dress Hot started with a thrifted tulle skirt that was adorned with over 1000 hand-sewn bottle cap "sequins" on the tiered skirt. The bodice was created from collaging waste fabric donated by local quilters. The sleeves were made from waste fabric and potato sacks. The head piece was created from a strip of bird deterrent stripping found on my walk to work that was embellished with donated fabric scraps and leftover diamond dots from local crafters. The earrings/necklace was created from sequins.

About the Designer:
Rachel Mills is a graduate student at the UAA's School of Anthropology studying Garbology. When she is not in school or creating trashy art, she works for the the State of Alaska as a Rural Landfill Specialist.

Grandma’s Sheets and Shams
Materials: Thrifted Floral Pillowcase, Bedsheet, Crochet Thread, Repurposed Buttons and Elastic from Items at Home
Grandma’s Sheets and Shams is an homage to vintage home decor and the coziness it brings to us all. This halter midi-dress was constructed by sewing the top and skirt section of the dress separately with a final addition of a self crocheted doily on the back to add some flare. Kaleigh took inspiration from her own grandmother, who taught her how to crochet and appreciate fiber arts.

About the Designer:
Kaleigh Amundson is a grad student and barista who loves science and art. She’s likely to be found somewhere outdoors either collecting rocks, knitting or skiing. Her growing love for fiber arts and nature is reflected in all of her projects and goals. 

Skirt to Shirt, 2026 
Materials: Thrifted Striped Skirt and Patterned Scarf
“Skirt to Shirt” was Paige’s first major sewing project, besides simple alterations. It is a clever repurpose of items not often worn, given new life in a casual and elegant design. This top was created with summer in mind and the vibrant patterns of the fabrics are the perfect reflection of warmer weather.

About the Designer:
Paige Hazard is a born and raised Alaskan with a natural creative side. When she’s not studying for school, you can find her painting, sewing and crafting in any way she can. 

Sling Bag with Charms, 2026
Materials: Recycled Yarn, Hospital Gowns, Shoelaces, Thick Twine, Plastic Beads, Rice and Salt.

Madeline wanted to create something for this show that was utilitarian and didn't require sewing. She cut and tore hospital gowns into thin strips to create a repurposed "yarn" and combined that with some yarn recycled from old projects into the base of the bag, along with recycled shoelaces and thick twine. She added the charms to bring some cuteness and motion to the whole thing, filling the weighted elements with rice and some blessing salt which she then decorated with beads.

About the Designer:
Madeline Nave-Chang is a multi-disciplinary artist with a background in printmaking and painting. These days she mostly draws and crochets, she also enjoys making comics.  

Birthday Bag, 2026
Materials: Gift Wrapping Paper, Tissue Paper and Recycled Paper, and Soda Can Tabs
Birthday Bag is a small cross-body bag made mostly from the wrapping paper of a gift given to me for my birthday. It was too stunning not to be preserved.

About the Designer:
Stephanie finds creative fulfillment in working with needle crafts. Hand embroidery is her darling. 

Sunday Scraps, 2026 
Materials: Dyed Hospital Gowns, Curtains, Pillowcases, Sheets, Table Clothes, Scrap Fabrics
Sunday Scraps is a dress constructed from mismatched recycled textiles, sewn together into a single garment with a matching shoulder bag. Inspired by quilts, hand-me-down clothing and traditions of mending, the piece transforms discarded domestic materials into something playful and tender. The uneven patchwork reflects memory, survival and the ways people piece themselves together from what remains. The use of dyed hospital gowns introduces themes of care, vulnerability and healing beneath the bright colors and childlike silhouette.


Carry What You Can, 2026
Materials: Dyed Hospital Gowns, Curtains, Pillowcases, Sheets, Table Clothes, Scrap Fabrics
Carry What You Can is a handmade dress and matching shoulder bag created from repurposed household textiles. Combining floral fabric, lace trim, and faded patterns, the garment references childhood clothing, homemade dresses and objects passed between generations. The attached bag and symbolizes emotional baggage, memory and the instinct to preserve meaningful fragments. By reworking discarded materials into wearable art, the piece explores softness as a form of resilience.

About the Designer:
Danni Crombie is an artist whose work explores memory, care, grief and resilience through reclaimed textiles and handmade garments. Using recycled materials, they transform discarded domestic fabrics into wearable pieces that evoke childhood, healing and survival. Their work draws inspiration from family traditions, hand-me-down clothing and the emotional histories carried within everyday materials.

1776 DOI 250, 2026 
Materials: U.S. state postcards, plastic sleeve protectors, Fred Meyers red mesh produce bags, rescued thrift store and yard sale fabric, ribbon, and 4th of July items
1776 DOI is a tribute to the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence with 51 postcards from the 50 states and DC collected over 2 years for a school project. The cards have been inserted into sleeve covers and connected to make a cloak. Underneath is a youthful 21st century Uncle Sam dandy carrying a flag surrounded by a torch produce bag fireworks.

About the Designer:
Niki Pease is a retired librarian who has a history of creating wearable art for the Valley Wearable Runway with tarp, duct tape, and what she finds

Canner’s Couture, 2026 
Materials: Jar Lid Openers, Office Supplies, and an old Tablecloth
Canner’s Couture is a 60s-inspired dress made by the Cooperative Extension Service and modeled by Lindsey Hajduk. The dress is sewn from a tablecloth and embellished with jar lid openers in a playful pattern, with old office supplies reimagined as a purse to complete the look. The team was inspired by their outreach and the idea of highlighting the jar lid opener, their most recognizable giveaway, often just appreciated for its functions.

About the Designers:
The UAF Cooperative Extension Service provides non-formal education and science-based information that is important to the communities it serves, helping increase self-sufficiency and sustainability.

Pebble Dress, 2026 
Materials: Worn-out Garments, Socks, Underwear, and Household Linens to Fabric Offcuts from Sewing Projects
Each “pebble” was individually constructed by stitching together small scraps of fabric and remnants from past projects, then stuffing them with unusable clothing and bedding. The pebbles were hand-sewn together and attached to a base dress made from faded upholstery fabric. Resembling the contents of a trash bag filled with accumulated textile waste, the dress explores themes of consumption, waste, memory, and material afterlife. Weighing over nine pounds, the piece physically reflects the burden and volume of textiles discarded over time.

Trash Pixie Rave, 2026 
Materials: Plastic Bags, Thrifted Stockings, Gum Wrappers, Toilet Paper Rolls
This outfit is 4 white plastic bags, thrifted ripped up fishnets from 2024, gum-wrapper toilet paper roll earrings and nothing on the feet but the wicked feeling of showing up to an event wearing trash bags.

About the Designer:
Io is two things: transgender as hell and morbidly enchanted by the world of fashion.

Edward’s Creation, 2026 
Materials: Artificial Grass, Tulle and String
The grass is greener on the other side. This summer bubble balloon-style dress is made by Britt’Nee Brower and modeled by Danyal Harvey. Britt’Nee created this using artificial grass walls, tulle and string.


Other Other Mother, 2026
Materials:Thrifted dress, wire hanger, buttons
Eerie, and modern. This formal dress is made by Britt’Nee Brower and modeled by Heather Werning. Britt’Nee created this look by sewing together three thrifted polka dot dresses, wire hanger, and handsewn button eyes.


Strange & Unusual, 2026 
Materials:Thrifted Dress, Tulle and Shirts
This upcycled dress is made by Britt’Nee Brower and modeled by Esther Tiuan. Britt’Nee created this look by sewing together a dress, tulle and two shirts.


Mrs. Mars, 2026 
Materials:Upcycled Shower Curtain, Shirt, Styrofoam and Nerf Gun
This upcycled dress is made by Britt’Nee Brower and modeled by Maggie Rogers. Britt’Nee created this look by sewing an upcycled shower curtain, shirt, and styrofoam balls and a nerf gun decorated onto clutch purse.

About the Designer:
Iñupiaq artist Britt’Nee Kivliqtaruq Brower was born and raised in Utqiaġvik (formerly Barrow), Alaska. She spent her childhood summers under the midnight sun picking wildflowers for her mother and absorbing the values of her culture from her Elders. Britt’Nee is a strong proponent of Iñupiat values and their relevance in our modern age. She advocates the revitalization of the language, arts and traditions of her Iñupiat people and brings this passion to her artwork. Her work in prints and children’s coloring books incorporates traditional Qupak motifs and adds a modern twist. 

The Huntress
Made to take you back to 1760 including a panther, from an old Germany silk parachute, a gold curtain underskirt, with a young caribou rack imitation fur trim, and bullet shell jewelry. All materials recycled.


Under the Sea
Recycled Christmas decor, floral vase filler and lots of beads, all over a rearranged Halloween costume.

Material Girl, 2026 
Materials: Plastic Light Covers, Plastic Mattress Bag Cover, and Small Pieces of Plastic Trash Bits and Bobs
This piece was created entirely from melted plastics. The top and bottom were heat-molded and shaped from a Tempur-Pedic mattress shipping sheath, accented with hot glue, and laced with none other than old shoe laces to create the corset-style closure.


Waves of Waste, 2026
Materials: Shower Curtains
This piece was made from ugly, tattered shower curtains. The top was crocheted in a simple repeating stitch, and the bottoms were fashioned by combining crochet and macrame techniques.

 
Zero Dollars per Gallon, 2026
Materials: Bicycle Chains, Cassettes, Bicycle Tubes, Costume Jewelry
The name was inspired by the DIY sign outside The Bicycle Shop Northern Lights, who graciously donated the materials used to make this piece. This look was made entirely of old bike chains, cassettes, bike tubes, and broken costume jewelry. Because who says bikes and fashion don’t mix! 

Walks of Life
These pieces are influenced by the regions I grew up in, learned in, experienced life in, and cherish. As an Alaskan native, art is how I connect with my culture and community. Juneau and Kotzebue are the two pieces of myself channeled in these looks. With cultural influence and personal style, these pieces are a small piece of me.

About the Designer:
Kassandra is an Inupiaq artist. She grew up across Alaska; Juneau in the school year, Fairbanks or Delta Junction in the summer, and Wasilla as an adult. She is a tribal member of Kotzebue with family and cultural connections from her mother and grandmother. Her art is influenced by these places and relies on cultural imagery, natural materials, and her experience of life in Alaska.

Aloha in Summertime Alaska, 2026
Materials: Thrifted silk aloha shirts and buttons
Silk clothing was traditionally considered a luxury fiber and made to last so finding silk discarded in thrift stores contradicts these notions.  When upcycled and repurposed, this tunic has gained new life.

About the Designer:
Lisa Phillips has worked in fabrics and fiber for what seems like her whole life. Her first repurposed clothing was in 1975 when she repurposed her jeans into a maxi skirt. Since then, she has made a number of quilts for the Salvation Army's Trash to Treasures and most recently, she has been upcycling her grandmother's needlework. Phillips volunteers at Re-Made where she is inspired by the upcycled and repurposed items by the many makers and volunteers. 

Venetian Future, 2026 
Materials: Thrifted Prom Dress, Lace Curtain, Feather Boa, Scraps from Other Projects, and an Old Mask
Inspired by the Carnival of Venice, Venetian Future is an upcycled masquerade ball gown/mask/dramatic lace duster/belt/headpiece made and modeled by Chacha Flores. Flores hand sews and creates as she goes (following her heart). This piece is made of mostly scraps from previous projects that were going to be discarded and thrifted items from goodwill.

Be Kind and Rewind, 2026 
Materials: VHS Cassette Components and Mylar Film Tape
Movie Nights is an ensemble featuring a short dress and knit jacket made by Sarah Dexter and modeled by Michelle Frye. Sarah Dexter created the look using VHS film tape in two ways, woven for the dress and knit for the jacket. In this work, Sarah combines her backgrounds in fashion design and fine art to reveal a work rooted in nostalgia, transformation, and resourcefulness.

About the Designer:
Sarah Dexter is a fashion designer and multimedia artist from Fairbanks, Alaska. She graduated as the Valedictorian of the Fashion Institute of Technology, New York City, in 2021 with a BFA in Fashion Design and received her MFA in sculpture from the University of Alaska Fairbanks in 2026. Through explorations in fiber arts and soft sculpture, Sarah examines growth as an unruly process of joy and damage, enacted through playful experimentation.

Untitled, 2026 
Materials: Baling Straps and Grain Bags
Using baling straps salvaged from Costco and malt bags given by a local brewery, this outfit is highlighting how we have to outsource so much of our goods here in Alaska. Inspired by 80's prom dresses, this piece reflects how packaging for the things we need ends up here with not much outlet for reuse or recycling.

About the Designer:
Rebecca Pottebaum has taught dozens of students to weave baskets from baling straps, learning first from the style of Gaye Chan, whose baskets were featured in the Anchorage Museum's 2024 exhibition "How to Survive." She can often be found planning and leading classes at the Seed Lab and likes making things from found objects.