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Agence France-Presse Dumpster couture makes foray into Obamaworld January 18, 2009 By Olivia Hampton WASHINGTON (AFP) — It was the day after Barack Obama’s historic November 4 election win, when environmental artist and educator Nancy Judd went dumpster diving behind the Obama campaign headquarters in Albuquerque, New Mexico, desperate to collect any salvageable materials. “I…
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The Wall Street Journal SANTA FE, N.M. — In the world of trashy fashion, designer Nancy Judd has hit the big time. FRONT PAGE January 13, 2009 By Stephanie Simon Read article on-line. Ms. Judd spends her days in a studio here crafting clothing from castoff plastic bags, electrical wire and old cassette tapes. Now,…
Read more »The New Mexican
The New Mexican Campaign couture: Recycle Runway owner to show off Obama fashions at inaugural ball By Dennis J. Carroll January 03, 2009 Nancy Judd, Santa Fe’s Dumpster fashionista, will be strutting her environmentally correct ensembles made from recycled materials — from crushed glass and audio cassette tapes to soda tabs and campaign signs —…
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WTAE/ABC TV Channel 4 Artist Brings ‘Recycled’ Fashion To Pittsburgh, Display Shows It’s In Style To Recycle August 15, 2008 PITTSBURGH — Aluminum cans, rusty nails and even junk mail – all things that routinely get thrown away. But a new art project popping up at Pittsburgh International Airport is showing that it’s in style…
Read more »Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Trash fashion: Nancy Judd’s sustainable styles bring message of recycling to cities’ runways By LaMont Jones August 11, 2008 Nancy Judd insists she’s not a folk artist, an outside artist, a fine artist or a fashion designer. Yet, the clothing she creates from recycled materials often seems to combine elements of each. Ms….
Read more »Pittsburgh Magazine
Pittsburgh Magazine August 1, 2008 HAUTE COUTURE GOES GREEN Environmental artist Nancy Judd is launching her second Recycle Runway Exhibit, this time in the Pittsburgh International Airport, displaying her one-of-a-kind, award-winning recycled fashions from August 1 through December 31, 2008. Recycle Runway is a traveling exhibit of custom-designed recycled garments showcased around the country to…
Read more »ABQ Journal North
Fashion Show Dresses Up Garbage Into Couture Friday, April 04, 2008 By Eric Billingsley, Journal Staff Writer Read article on-line. When Nancy Judd recycles soda cans, junk mail and plastic bags, she doesn’t just haul them to the curb or to the closest drop-off center. The Santa Fe artist weaves the trash into dresses, coats,…
Read more »NBC/KOB ABQ Channel 4
NBC/KOB ABQ Channel 4 October 24, 2007 Evening news coverage of a press conference announcing the opening of the Recycle Runway exhibition in the Albuquerque International Sunport.
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ABC/KOAT ABQ Channel 7 October 24, 2007 ABC/KOAT ABQ Channel 7 evening news coverage of a press conference announcing the opening of the Recycle Runway exhibition in the Albuquerque International Sunport.
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