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Blog Entry: It took Elizabeth Hosking more than three years - and 2500 bread bag tags - to make her mermaid- style gown, but it was worth the effort. On Saturday night the Raglan woman was named supreme winner in ReStyle 2010 at Hamilton's Founders Theatre for her eco- conscious ensemble, Tag and Release. The event, now in its 10th year, encourages recycling of waste to create wearable art for its annual fashion show. Mrs Hosking's gown was inspired by the amount of plastic and pollution in the ocean. Calvin Klein Grey Dial Ladies Watch "There is something like 2.4 million pounds of plastic entering the ocean every hour," said Mrs Hosking, a mother of two who is expecting her third child in October. "It's a statistic that shocked me. I wanted to use the bread tags to show how one little item can be destructive. replica Raymond Weil Watches Living in Raglan, the ocean is a big part of our lives." Tags were donated by friends and family, as well as the public. Mrs Hosking drilled holes in the four corners of each tag and welded them together using fishing nylon, to creat a "fabric" resembling shiny fish scales. The design at the front of the dress depicts waves and pieces of plastic floating in a white ocean. There were six categories at ReStyle 2010, including sections for primary and secondary cheap fake Prada Bags Bags Replica school students, and three open sections. Mrs Hosking's outfit also won the Avant Garbage open section, $1000 cash from The Body Shop and a trophy designed by Hamilton artist Marti Wong. Te Awamutu College student Laken Semmens, 15, won the Young Designer Award; Hamilton hairdressing student Grant Ashley Davy, 19, won the Creative Award; and Morrinsville College students Laura Thomas and Lilly Wieggers, both 17, the award for the best use of recycled materials. z For more on ReStyle 2010, see Wednesday's Tempo. Other articles: http://www.clubbing.hr/comunity/blog/view/id_260/title_WORLD/ http://www.ftredinburgh.co.uk/blog/view/id_1545/title_born-out-of-a-brave-spirit/
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