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Change Couture Collection
This collection of garments fashioned out of discarded campaign materials, is made up of three garments: the Obamanos Coat, the Obama Cocktail Dress and the Voter Swing Coat. The Collection is a celebration of the millions of people who worked countless hours to assure the election of Barack Obama as the President of the United States.
Nancy Judd of Recycle Runway was a devoted volunteer in the Obama/Biden Campaign in Santa Fe. She organized hundreds of people in her neighborhood and inspired friends and relatives across the country to volunteer. This collection is a documentation of her experience being part of this exciting campaign.
The day after the election Ms. Judd went “dumpster diving” behind Obama Campaign headquarters in northern New Mexico. She filled her car with historic campaign materials that she transformed into elegant garments with the help of over 25 dedicated volunteers in two months!
Ms. Judd brought the Collection to the 2009 presidential inauguration in Washington D.C., showcasing it at the The Green Inaugural Ball, the reception to honor the New Mexico Congressional Delegation, and the New Mexico Inaugural Ball.
The Obamanos Coat has been accepted into the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture!
Nancy Judd Wall Street Journal Article
International Media Coverage for the Change Couture Collection
Wall Street Journal, January 13, 2009
Metro Paris, November 2009
Metro Santiago, November 2009
Metro Mexico City, November 2009
Metro New York, November 2009
Albuquerque Journal Video, Jan 9, 2009
Planet Green, January 20, 2009
Tree Hugger, January 19, 2009
トップ > ライフ・カルチャー > ライフ, January 19, 2009
Agence France-Presse (AFP), January 19, 2009
YahooNews.com, January 19, 2009
Kuwait Times, January 19, 2009
Las Vegas Sun, January 18, 2009
Media Fax Photo, January 18, 2009
Forbes.Com, January 18, 2009
Fox New.com, January 18, 2009
Santa Fe New Mexican, January 4, 2009
KSFR Radio, December 30, 2008
New Mexico Business Weekly, December 23, 2008
Channel 4, KTOA, December 23, 2008
Voter Swing Coat
Leftover voter registration posters get the vote for this suit!
The coat is made from voter registration posters cut into half inch wide strips and woven together. This “paper fabric” was adhered to canvas remnants and the finished coat pieces were hand-sewn together. The collar, outer sleeves and bottom edge of the coat are accented with “lace” which was cut and punched from recycled matching voter registration reminder cards. This coat was made with the help of 10 volunteers in 200 hours. Created in 2009.
Change Couture Collection at the Green Inaugural Ball
The Voter Swing Coat is part of the Change Couture Collection which was showcased at numerous inaugural balls in Washington D.C. in 2009 for the presidential inauguration of Barack Obama.
