Some very creative little fashion designers have emerged at St Michael’s School for Girls after they raided the shopper bags stash at home.
Bloemfontein, South Africa (16 September 2026) – The Foundation Phase girls at St Michael’s School for Girls were challenged to flip trash into fashion with shopper bags.
“Who knew Checkers, Woolworths and PnP bags could look this good? Our Foundation Phase girls certainly did! We loved seeing their creativity come to life in these fantastic recycled outfits.” shares the school.
There were pleats, bows, rosettes, skirts, handbags and headpieces!
We’ve seen many South African schools get their learners involved in projects like this, and we are big fans. The idea behind ‘trashion’ is to take something that would normally be thrown away and see what else you can make from it.
It is tons of fun, and it gets young minds thinking differently about waste. They get to see for themselves that ‘used’ doesn’t always mean ‘useless’, and that rubbish can sometimes have another round left in it before heading to the bin.
Loads of problem-solving goes into it, too. How do you make a bag sit like a skirt? How do you turn paper into something that holds its shape? What can you cut, fold, stick or layer to make the picture in your head actually work?
Those little exercises encourage children to experiment, make a plan and look at the things around them with a little more imagination. Hopefully, some of that thinking about waste and looking after our planet sticks around long after the homemade couture comes off!
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