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HILLS & THE COMMUNITYHills sponsor Trashion ShowA Japanese-inspired design using bamboo,silk ties, curtains and netting caught theaudience’s attention at the Salvage TrashionShow recently and won young designerMillie Bawden a week’s course at theLondon College of Fashion sponsored by theHills Group.The show was held at St Johns, Marlborough where fivejudges selected winning designs in the Red Carpet, Urban,Fantasy, High Street and Festival categories. The 350-strongaudience were then asked to chose the design they thought‘best overall’ and after winning the High Street category Milliesays she was shocked and surprised to hear her name calledagain.Mike Hill, chief executive, presented Millie with her prize andcommented ‘ I was impressed with the creativity of thedesigns on show and how the designers had incorporated allsorts of recycled materials from old clothing to plastic bags,video tapes and even crisp packets! Communicating aboutrecycling through fashion is a great way to get the messageacross to this age group.”Millie models her headband of silk tiesSchool girl Millie incorporated the use of prints, silks andbamboo into her outfit with materials sourced from friends,family and jumble sales. The corset was made from silk screenprinted curtains, the waist band from curtain heading tape, theskirt lining from curtains and netting from an old prom dressand the skirt from a bamboo fence previously used as a puppypen in her garden. The silk flowers used on the dress andstyled in her hair were made from old silk ties.The Trashion Show was held to raise funds for Charlie’s Charity– a charity for young people in clubs and organisations inWiltshire who would benefit from support to help them makethe most of their sporting abilities and opportunities.www.charliescharity.co.ukMillie and friend backstageJudges L-R, Tanya Sarne, Waz Ashyer, Karen Ryan, Craig Becconsall and Jennie BethwaiteDesigners put the finishing touches to their outfits(Images courtesy of Charlie Linney)6 intouch