Welcome to the photo archives of the Trash Fashion Designs of Rayona Visqueen. Scroll down through all posts to see images and video from as far back the last millinium....
Rayona and Holly fix the details before the show on the ReStore's recycled bowling alley floor runway. Rayona in the Chanel Garment Bag Gown and Holly In the Truck Tire Inner Tubes ensemble known as " Inner Tubes for the Outer You". 2003 Photo by Nikos
Back View Gown was sewn entirely by hand with recycled threads. Photo by Nikos
Chanel Garment Bag Gown 2009 w/Toaster Purse Photo by John Cornicellow/ "Yuk" Fur coat crafted from discarded Santa Hair and Beards Photo by John Cornicello
w/ little black Chanel bag and styrofoam pear cozy cuffs Photo courtesy of Bellingham Herald
To see Janice Dickinson wearing the Chanel Garment Bag Dress and other Haute Trash on the Hollywood Green Carpet Runway as featured on her TV show in fall of 2008, follow this link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Tow1BUmFiE
Rayona Visqueen is Robin Worley, a fine artist and fashion designer who makes her home on the Big island of Hawaii.
Her first experience with trash fashion design was in 1986 as a model for Polly Ethylena, the founder of Haute Trash (www.hautetrash.org). 8-8-88 was Rayona's first chance at designing with trash, and she just never stopped. Her focus is one of community, and Rayona has produced many shows in many communities over the years. She conceived the fashion portions of such annual events as The Art of Trash at the East Hawaii Cultural Center in Hilo, Hawaii and the annual Recycled Art & Fashion Show sponsored by The RE Store in Seattle, Washington. Rayona tours a mini show each summer, when she can, with the New Old Time Chautauqua, an all volunteer traveling educational vaudeville extravaganza dedicated to love, laughter and community (www.chautauqua.org).
Robin (aka Rayona) has presented workshops in Trash Fashion design to students at Hilo High School, OPEPO School in Port Townsend WA, SeaTac Occupational High School in Seattle and McMurray Middle School on Vashon Island. To contact Robin, please write to: rayonavisqueen@gmail.com