{"id":40533,"date":"2015-11-13T13:33:57","date_gmt":"2015-11-13T23:33:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/?p=40533"},"modified":"2021-06-22T11:40:08","modified_gmt":"2021-06-22T21:40:08","slug":"cabin2couture-creative-upcycle-fashion-challenge","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/2015\/11\/13\/cabin2couture-creative-upcycle-fashion-challenge\/","title":{"rendered":"Cabin2Couture: Creative upcycle fashion challenge"},"content":{"rendered":"Reading time: <\/span> 2<\/span> minutes<\/span><\/span>
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Joy Nagaue, Honolulu Community College professor of the fashion technology with Cabin2Couture designers, from left, Randy Oribello, Chai Lim and Jacky Lau.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

When Hawaiian Airlines<\/a> rejuvenated the interiors of their Boeing 717 aircraft with a new retrofit design the airlines came up with a creative way to repurpose their seat material.<\/p>\n

“I got a call from Hawaiian Airlines asking if we had any students or alumni that could do an upcycle challenge, and I thought, with what?” shares Joy Nagaue<\/strong>, Honolulu Community College professor of the fashion technology program and the 2014 Hawaiʻi<\/span> Governor’s Fashion Award recipient<\/a>. “They proceeded to explain that student designers would be given first and coach class seat covers to create wearable clothing. I accepted. Our students can do anything.”<\/p>\n

Three Honolulu CC<\/abbr> alumni were hand selected by Nagaue to take on the Cabin2Couture challenge—Jacky Lau<\/strong>, Chai Lim<\/strong> and Randy Oribello<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

The Project Runway<\/em><\/a>-esque challenge recalls the success of some of the schools other notable alums.<\/p>\n