Veronica Mann, a junior, Ramen Noodle dress, first overall, 14 and over category Contributed
WELLSBURG Bags of Ramen Noodles, Mountain Dew cans and boxes, ribbon from VCR tapes, grocery bags and good old newspapers don’t sound like conventional material to make a teenager’s outfit, but several Brooke County Schools students proved otherwise and were honored on the state level for their creativity.
The vehicle for that was the Recycling Coalition of West Virginia’s 18th-annual ReFashion Show, normally an in-person runway event held at the Charleston Town Center Mall in downtown Charleston, W.Va. This year’s event, however, was replaced with a virtual online version in light of the COVID-19 pandemic.