Westview Climate Change Club hosts fashion show to promote sustainability among Gen Z [Video]

A handful of teens rushed around Beaverton’s Westview High School’s cafeteria on a Friday in late April, unfolding clothes, laying out chairs and escorting guests to their seats. Over a hundred spectators crowded in, as they waited for a fashion show to begin.

“Gimme More” by Britney Spears blasted over the speakers. The words “countdown to change” flashed across a screen in bold white letters. A model emerged from the curtains — wearing ripped denim and a blue cardigan — and walked down the runway.

This was not an ordinary fashion show: Every outfit worn was secondhand. Westview students hosted the fashion show and thrift swap with the hopes of promoting sustainability in fashion. With the support of youth models, cosmeticians and environmentalists, Westview’s Climate Change Club, in collaboration with four other high schools, sought a unique way to contribute to the fight against climate change.

Seniors Alanya Abou-Elmajd and …