Trash To Fashion ® is proud to celebrate its 10th Anniversary with a theme that pays homage to classic Kiwi styles. From the humblest of beginnings this annual event now attracts thousands of participants from all over New Zealand.

Trash To Fashion ® is proud to celebrate its 10th Anniversary with a theme that pays homage to classic Kiwi styles. From the humblest of beginnings this annual event now attracts thousands of participants from all over New Zealand. With the receipt of over 400 registrations, and an expected audience of 9000, the 2006 showcase is set to become the finest in its ten year history.

Awards Night 8pm Friday 25 November, 2005

Image: Kaitai Samurai from the 2004 show

The mighty Trusts Stadium opens its doors for the second year running to the diverse and growing audience, who are drawn to an event famed for large-scale theatricality and breath-taking spectacle. The catwalk is trashed with stunning and highly inventive costumes created out of recycled, inorganic and organic materials. These extraordinary garments bring together the varying talents of emerging, established, novice and young designers. Whilst created in the spirit of fun these creations carry with them an important social message. To recycle, reuse and ultimately reduce waste. A large cast of forty professional actors, models and performance artists build a high energy show around the dramatic personalities offered by these creations. This year the ensemble is joined by an exciting new element. TRASH TO FASHION ® has created nine short films themed by the entry categories and their distinctive kiwi flair. Audiences will be surprised and entertained by cameos from well-known New Zealand personalities whose identities will be revealed on the night in these short vignettes which link the showcase. Waitakere City Council, Keep Waitakere Beautiful and the Portage and Waitakere Licensing Trusts are delighted to confirm this year's iconic kiwi categories.

These are -

GOODYGOODY GUMDROPS (primary and intermediate students ), SWEET AS (Secondary school students ) , A GOOD KEEN MAN (Menswear - kiwibloke style), DOWN TO EARTH(100% biodegradable), LADIES A PLATE AND THE ALL BLACK SECTION (glamour section), IT'S IN THE BAG (Retro street), NUMBER 8 WIRE(industrial and inorganic ) and TIKI TOUR (ethnic and cultural).

Performances 2pm & 8pm Saturday 26 November, 2005