Contact: Veezie Lu
Telephone: 954/380-2250 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Email: veezie@dirtypeachesclothing.com
SECOND ANNUAL SOUTH FLORIDA SWAP-O-RAMA-RAMA
A One-of-a-Kind Clothing Swap and Recycled Fashion Do It Yourself Event
The 2nd Annual Swap-O-Rama-Rama is a giant clothing swap, DIY center, and creative extravaganza brought to you by The Dirty Peaches Clothing, Co. will be held on the 26th of February 2011 between the hours of 1:00 PM and 11:00 PM, ending in a recycled-fashion fashion show. The location where this event will be held is at 810 N.E. 4 Ave in Fort Lauderdale at the I.W.A.N. (Independant Working Artists Network) Gallery also known as "The Bubble". The founders and members of IWAN are consistently pushing beyond mainstream boundaries, thinking and acting outside the box, bringing together the undeniable gifts of the artists and those who can and will make a difference. IWAN is built and run by hip, forward thinking artists, entrepreneurs and visionaries. -People expressing themselves through their talents, sharing their resources and experiences, inspiring creativity and production, becoming more abundant and tangible, -together.
Swap-O-Rama-Rama is a national non profit event that happens within groups in communities all over the country. The event is sponsored by Yudu. Here in sunny South Florida, the Swap-O-Rama-Rama event is brought to you by the Dirty Peaches Clothing Company, a hip, eco-fashion clothing line which uses 100% recycled materials, in collaboration with the Trash 2 Treasure Creative Reuse Center, one of the for-front non-profits in South Florida which simultaneously helps with recycling and the arts. At these events you bring a bag of clothing you no longer wear or just don't want anymore and you go through other people's unwanted goods and find your own treasures. If you like it the way it is, great! Keep it. Take it home and enjoy your new clothes. There are also sewing stations set up, complete with designers to help you deconstruct and reconstruct your finds, make them your own. There is a YUDU screen printing booth, which features an easy way for you to add a design of your choice, which were designed by the participants, to your new wardrobe finds. There's a tie-dye station for you to practice the newest, retro trend!
There is also live music by Amy Shaw, Brady Newbill, Sam Friend and Travalonia, particpant-taught DIY (Do-It-Yourself) workshops all day long which teach you how to make different recycle crafts like vinyl wrist cuffs made out of old record albums and posh necklaces out of old t-shirts, fabulous food vendors, and more.
The fee is $5 when you bring a bag of clothing until 5pm. And $10 without a bag of clothing or after 5pm. There is absolutely NO COST for any thing once you are INSIDE the event. You can literally walk in for $5 and leave with as much as your arms will carry of a complete custom wardrobe!!
ALSO!!!!!! This year, we will have a very SPECIAL GUEST attending the event. Wendy Tremayne, founder of this international event, will be attending our Swap-O-Rama-Rama. Wendy Tremayne is known as founder of this amazing event, as well as lead singer/song writer for the all-female band, Moxie, which has been featured on shows like Dawson's Creek and One Tree Hill. She is also writer for Make Magazine and Craft. She's been seen on Sundance's "Big Ideas for a Small Planet" and has encouraged recycle fashion and anti-consumerism/anti-waste concepts all over the world.
There is nothing else like this in Florida. THIS IS A DON'T MISS!!
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If you would like more information about the Swap-O-Rama-Rama event, or to schedule an interview with Veezie Lu, please call Veezie at 954/380-2250, or email her at veezie@dirtypeachesclothing.com
