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Circular Fashion Expo - Fall 2022

Saturday

Oct 29

11a - 8p, Siebel Center for Design

Schedule

11am — Open Expo

  • 11:00am: Expo Opens

  • 11-5pm: Upcycling Workshops by Phoenix

  • 11-5pm: Screenprinting by Bad For Your Health

  • 11-5:30pm: Clothing Swap

  • 11-5:30pm: Vending

  • 2-5:00pm: Live Music by jamtown

6pm — Runway

  • 6:00-6:05pm: Introduction

  • 6:05-6:20pm: The Fashion Network

  • 6:20-6:25pm: Intermission Performance: Truth & Beauty Dance

  • 6:25-6:40pm: The Kat Walk

  • 6:40-6:45pm: Intermission Performance: Girls Next Door A Capella

6:45pm — Runway Competition

  • 6:45pm -7:00pm: Competition Entries

  • 7:00-7:15pm: Judge Deliberations & Audience Voting

7:15pm — Finale & Award Ceremony

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  • 8:00pm: Expo closes

Schedule

Theme

Duality: Light vs. Dark, Good vs. Evil, Day vs. Night

Clothing Swap

powered by Quivi

Donate

Bring your unwanted clothes to the Expo for donation. Earn tokens by adding your clothes to the Expo's closet.

Browse

Use the app to browse the Expo's closet during the event. There's something for everyone.

Buy

Spend your tokens to buy items from the swap.

Repeat!

Swap

Vendors

Clothes, jewelry, art, & more.

Support local student-owned businesses.

Vendors

Upcycling Workshops

by Enactus' Phoenix

Learn the basics of upcycling and clothing repair including sewing, stitching, and mending in a 1-on-1 workshop.

Workshops are first-come-first-serve.

Located in The Shop on the lower level.

Upcycling

Runway & Fashion Design Competition

The epic finale to the Expo; the runway features performances from several student groups and a competition for rising fashion designers at UIUC & beyond.

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Prize Pool: $3,000

Judges Choice Award: $1,000
Audience Choice Award: $500
Dark/Night/Evil Theme Award: $500
Light/Day/Good Theme Award: $500
Most Unique Material Used Award: $250
Absolute Zero-Waste Award: $250
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Judges

Rachel Switzky — Director, Siebel Center for Design

Chiara Vincenzi — Clinical Assistant Professor, Art + Design

Susan Becker — Clinical Assistant Professor, Art + Design

Guen Montgomery — Teaching Associate Professor, Art + Design

Danny Vogwill — Senior Partner, JUV Consulting

Teara Morrow — CEO, The Kat Walk

Performances

Girls Next Door A Capella

Truth and Beauty Dance

Runway

Live Music

by jam.town

Femi
Vicky Tingz

The Dirty Glares
JD Bucks
Blue August
Ship of Fools

Music
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