Color Me Goodwill 2/4/2024

Posted on February 6, 2024 by mwilkinson

Sara E. Butner, Communications Manager, Goodwill Industries of Northwest North Carolina

Tickets are now on sale for the 8th Annual Color Me Goodwill fashion show, presented by Goodwill Industries of Northwest North Carolina, taking place on Friday, April 19, at The Orange Peel in Asheville. The show features runway collections produced by seven area design teams using repurposed items found at Goodwill stores.

Each Color Me Goodwill design team is given $200 to shop for materials at local Goodwill stores, which they deconstruct and remake to create a five-piece collection based on a selected color. Each collection features a model who has participated in Goodwill employment programs and services. Designers compete for a first-place prize of $1,000, awarded by a panel of expert judges, and an audience choice prize of $500.

“We often say that Color Me Goodwill celebrates the power of second chances,” said Lance Crawford, Goodwill’s director of workforce development in Asheville. “The stunning runway collections show that it’s possible to repurpose secondhand items into high fashion. At the same time, the Goodwill program participants who model in the show share their powerful, inspiring stories of overcoming obstacles and transforming their lives.”

Tickets on Sale for 8th Annual Color Me Goodwill Fashion Show – Goodwill of Northwest NC (goodwillnwnc.org)

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