BANYUWANGI – Banyuwangi Green and Recycle Fashion Week 2017 will be followed by 300 participants from all over Banyuwangi. In this third performance, The theme carried is plastic mix and paper or the combination of paper and plastic elements.
Head of the Department of the Environment, Chusnul Hotimah says, implementation of Banyuwangi Green and Recycle Fashion Week 2017 this year will be more interesting and different than the previous year. Besides the theme, it brings together the elements of plastic and paper, This year's appearance will also be more perfect than the previous year.
“The categories are still the same as last year, namely starting kindergarten children, SD,SMP,high school and general," he said. In making evening dresses from these used materials, Participants must also design a composition that has been determined by the committee, that is 40 percent made from used plastic, 40 percent waste paper, and 20 percent of other supporting materials.
"Registration has been open since early March and we are closed 13 last March,said Chusnul Hotimah. Participants have also attended the debriefing session on Tuesday (14/3) then. In the provision, A number of competition assessment criteria have also been explained, One of them is that it must be original or not imitate the work of others.
Besides that, all materials used must be from used materials. Despite going through a number of processes such as cleaning, drying and sewing but it will still be judged by the jury. “The jury will judge the originality of each participant's work. If it is made from new and used materials, it will definitely be visible,he explained.
The Banyuwangi Green and Recycle Fashion Week activity is also part of a campaign to use plastic and waste paper in other forms, for example fashion. As well as involving the community to use recycled plastic.
The fashion event with the theme of recycled materials has been held for two years in a row. In the year 2015 then, the theme used is recycle paper, year 2016 recycle plastik, and this year we combine paper and plastic recycle. "This year's special, Gesibu Blambangan is held indoor,"he said. (radar)
