Ripley’s Believe It or Not! Baltimore to Host Trashy Fashion Show!

By May 4, 2018Company News
Trashy Fashion Collage

Baltimore, MD (May 4, 2018)Ripley’s Believe It or Not! Baltimore is hosting a Trashy Fashion show on Saturday, May 26th. The show starts at 1pm and is FREE for the public.

On May 26th, Ripley’s will be holding a Trashy Fashion show where these trashy designs will get a chance to make their runway debut. The challenge for these contestants is simple: create a wearable design that is made from trash and recycled materials. There will be a panel of judges who will score based on creative use of material, overall design, model’s runway walk, and garment movability.

Prizes                                                                                                 
The contestants are competing for some amazing prizes. The Grand Prize winner will receive $1,000. The first runner up will receive $500, and the second runner up will win $250. All contestants will receive a Ripley’s swag bag of unbelievable Ripley’s merchandise.

All winners will become a “Ripley Feature” and appear on Ripley’s social media and featured on their popular blog. There is also the possibility of being highlighted in their best-selling book and the winning garment becoming a permanent exhibit displayed in a Ripley’s Believe It or Not! Odditorium.

Previous Winners 
At the young age of 15, Kennedy Truster won the student prize her party dress made entirely out of newspaper.
Analise Barnard and co-designer Amani Grant won first prize in the twelve and under division for a party dress and headband were created entirely from coffee filters.

The 17 and up category was won by Masha Sardari who had two entries. The first was a formal, knee length gown made from used paint brushes and paper bags.  Her second entry was a cocktail dress made from a used shower curtain.

Come see the show on May 26th!

MEDIA CONTACTS
Sarah Mitchell
General Manager
Ripley’s Believe It or Not! Baltimore
O: 443-615-7878
mitchell@ripleys.com

Suzanne Smagala-Potts
Public Relations Manager
Ripley Entertainment Inc.
O: 407-345-8010 C: 727-439-0136
smagala@ripleys.com

About Ripley Entertainment
Ripley’s Believe It or Not!  is part of the Ripley Entertainment Inc. (www.ripleys.com) family of worldwide attractions, the global leader in location-based entertainment.  More than 14 million people visit its 100-plus attractions in 11 countries each year.  In addition to its 30 Believe It or Not! Odditoriums, the Orlando, Florida-based company has publishing, licensing and broadcast divisions that oversee projects including the syndicated Believe It or Not! television show, best-selling books and the popular syndicated cartoon strip, Ripley’s Believe It or Not!, that still runs daily in countries around the world. Ripley Entertainment is a Jim Pattison Company, the second-largest privately held company in Canada.