Circular Fashion Expo - Fall 2022
Saturday
Oct 29
11a - 8p, Siebel Center for Design
Schedule
11am — Open Expo
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11:00am: Expo Opens
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11-5pm: Upcycling Workshops by Phoenix
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11-5pm: Screenprinting by Bad For Your Health
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11-5:30pm: Clothing Swap
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11-5:30pm: Vending
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2-5:00pm: Live Music by jamtown
6pm — Runway
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6:00-6:05pm: Introduction
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6:05-6:20pm: The Fashion Network
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6:20-6:25pm: Intermission Performance: Truth & Beauty Dance
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6:25-6:40pm: The Kat Walk
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6:40-6:45pm: Intermission Performance: Girls Next Door A Capella
6:45pm — Runway Competition
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6:45pm -7:00pm: Competition Entries
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7:00-7:15pm: Judge Deliberations & Audience Voting
7:15pm — Finale & Award Ceremony
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8:00pm: Expo closes
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!
Vendors
Clothes, jewelry, art, & more.
Support local student-owned businesses.
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.
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.
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
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
Live Music
by jam.town
Femi
Vicky Tingz
The Dirty Glares
JD Bucks
Blue August
Ship of Fools