Can you imagine wearing the same suit your dad wore for his 21st birthday to your formal school?
Key points:
- Students at a regional Victorian schools have put on a Recycled Dance after missing their year 10 formal due to COVID-19
- The students invented a thrifty theme to tackle fast fashion
- Young people are making the most of being together after two years of remote learning
In regional Victoria, some students have borrowed, swapped and op-shopped to make a statement about fast fashion and climate change.
After missing out on many school-age rites of passage through the pandemic, one school put on a dance with a difference.
Year 11 Emmanuel College students trawled through op shops, their parents’ and grandparents’ wardrobes, and swapped outfits for their first-ever Recycled Dance.
The thrifty theme invented by the students was also about tackling fast fashion, a growing threat to the environment.
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