Annual
Trashion Fashion Month
Trashion Fashion Month celebrates the intersection of fashion, art and environmental sustainability.
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Mark your calendar! Trashion Fashion Month celebrates the intersection of fashion, art and environmental sustainability.
- 17th Annual Trashion Fashion Runway Show(s): Saturday, April 17, 2027 1:30 PM & 5 PM seatings
- Tickets: On sale mid-March (date TBA)
- 2027 Gallery Exhibit: Trashion EXCESS-ories and Barbies, April 1 through end of April
- Trash Bash Post-Runway Wrap-Up Celebration: Date TBA
Each April, artists of all ages transform discarded and unconventional materials into bold runway designs, gallery exhibits, and community experiences that reimagine our relationship with waste. What began as a one-time runway show is now in its 17th season and has grown into a beloved Northern California tradition, featuring the iconic Trashion Fashion Runway Show, recycled-art exhibitions, creative workshops, and free community events, all championing creativity, reinvention, and a vision of a more sustainable future.
Join us either from local or afar, there is something for everyone. Whether it’s the runway experience, creating a gallery exhibit, volunteering, sponsoring or attending, we aim to transform trash to treasure and lift the spirit of community through creativity and connection.
Get Inspired Early
An Online Show and Tell
November 7, 2026
Trashion Fashion
Runway Show
Saturday, April 17, 2027
1:30 PM & 5 PM Seatings
Trash Bash
Earth Day Celebration
Date TBA
Trashion
EXCESS-ories and
Barbies Exhibit
On View April 2027
Get Involved
Interested in Sponsoring or becoming a Volunteer?
Get inspired early and learn how to work with unconventional materials!
“How Did You Make That?” – An Online Show and Tell / Q&A with Cory Infinite x Svea Herstar
Saturday, November 7, 2026 · 12:00 PM – 2:00 PM
If you’ve been on Instagram lately and your algorithm recognizes you are of the niche community of people that like to create, turn trash into treasure or love an upcycled wearable art project then it’s no doubt Cory Infinite (Trashion Fashion Sonoma Runway guest judge) has turned up on your Instagram feed!
Trashion Fashion Sonoma & Sonoma Community Center team up with Kansas City, MO designers Cory Infinite & Svea Herstar to hear about how they create, their process and some of the tools they have used on their famous fits such as the Scrabble Hoodie ( a together project,) the Keyboard jumpsuit (Cory) or the Trash Trench (Svea.) After demo, they will answer as many questions as time allows. Check out bios below!
As Trashion Fashion Sonoma rolls out their 17th annual Trashion Runway applications in January 2027 – now is the time to get inspired, look at alternative ways to construct and deconstruct materials to tell the story of wearable art.
Donations are accepted of any amount and supports the artists, Cory and Svea and continued Sustainability/ Trashion programming and events for non profit, Sonoma Community Center.
17th Annual
Trashion Fashion Runway Show
April 17, 2027 – 1:30 PM & 5 PM Seatings
The Trashion Fashion Sonoma fundraiser returns to the Sonoma Veterans Memorial Hall for two shows on Saturday, April 17th, at 1:30 PM and 5:00 PM.
Outrageous head-to-toe designs, made from recycled materials and found objects, will once again walk the runway. Handmade by community members of all ages who are ready to take on the challenge of turning trash into wearable art.
In its 17th year, the beloved Trashion Fashion Runway Show will feature over forty designers who make wearable art from recycled and unconventional materials. Designers and models, from adults, teens, and tweens, will be strutting down a 60-foot runway and igniting the curiosity and hearts of the audience!
Costa’s Tacos truck will have food available for purchase, and beverages will be available on the patio. The 5 p.m. seating includes a closing reception with delicious bites by Isa Jacoby.
Seating is determined during event registration.
Trashion Fashion Volunteers Needed!
Help bring the magic to life!
From backstage support at the runway to greeting guests at gallery events, volunteers are essential to making Trashion Fashion Sonoma a success. No experience necessary, just enthusiasm and a willing to help.
Volunteer signup TBA
Trash Bash
Date & Time TBA · Free and open to the public
The culmination of Trashion Fashion events season is the free wrap up party called “Trash Bash” which takes place at the Sonoma Community Center.
Attendees will have the rare opportunity to see all of the Trashion Runway Show outfits up-close, as well as meet with and talk to the designers. The Runway Show winners will be announced, and a final exciting bid call for the Trashion Barbies & Bags Auction will take place.
To complete the efforts of waste management mindfulness, Trash Bash attendees will be able to visit with Sonoma County waste management organizations, and shop with local Sonoma County sustainability businesses and upcycling artists.
Sustainability Awards and Winners
- Trashion outfits on display
- Trashion Runway Show winners presented
- Final bidding for Barbies & Bags auction & gallery
- Earth Day photo contest winners announced
- Green Business of the Year award presented
Don’t Miss these Earth Day events
- Upcycling Artist vendors
- Demonstrations from sustainability organizations and businesses
- Sustainable food and beverage vendors
- Additional guest speakers for Earth Day
Barbies & Bags
Gallery Show & Auction
On View April, 2027 in Gallery 212
Free and open to the public daily 9 AM – 7 PM
Closing Bids at the Trash Bash Celebration
Returning this year is the exhibit & silent auction for anyone to visit from anywhere. You have the chance to win a custom upcycled Barbie or bag. The auction is in-person and live this year and will not be available online. However, if you see a doll or bag you are interested in on our social media or have previously visited, we can proxy bid for you. Contact Norine Daniel at (707) 938-4626 ext. 1 or [email protected]. The proceeds help support arts programming at the Sonoma Community Center.
The exhibit will extend beyond the gallery walls this year and will be on display on the first floor in the foyer, the display cabinets, and beyond. Explore the entire building and end in the gallery! All bidding is done in person in Gallery 212.
Featuring dolls saved from landfills – where plastic often takes twenty to 500 years to decompose—we offer a Gallery Exhibit and Silent Auction to showcase Barbies and dolls that have been repurposed into new works of recycled art.
Sponsor Trashion Fashion
Now in its 17th season, Trashion Fashion Sonoma is Northern California’s beloved month-long celebration where sustainability meets creativity. This April, we’re bringing together artists of all ages to transform discarded materials into stunning runway designs, gallery exhibits, and community experiences.
- Iconic Runway Show (April 17) with 40+ wearable art designs
- Barbies & Bags Gallery Show & Silent Auction (April 2-25)
- Free community workshops and programming (January-April)
- Educational initiatives promoting environmental sustainability
Join us in transforming trash to treasure while inspiring our community to reimagine waste and embrace sustainable creativity.
Contact [email protected] for more information on how to become a sponsor.
Trashion Fashion Volunteers Needed!
Help bring the magic to life!
From backstage support at the runway to greeting guests at gallery events, volunteers are essential to making Trashion Fashion Sonoma a success. No experience necessary, just enthusiasm and a willing to help.
Volunteer signup TBA
2026 Sponsors
Presenting Sponsor
Vickie Soulier
Award Sponsors
Janet Nusbaum
Cathy & Chuck Williamson
Lynn Martin
Runway Royalty
Fashionista
Jan Erickson
Manuel Merjil
Supermodel
Paparazzi
