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The Challenge
Turn waste into wow. Old clothes, leftovers, remnants, forgotten finds. Take what's already out there and turn it into your next big creation. Make the world look twice.
ENTRIES + VOTINGOct 1 - Dec 26, 2026
TOP 10 MOST LOVEDAdvance to Finals
JUDGES PICK WINNERDec 31, 2026
How It Works
01
POST OR LIST
Post or list your upcycled creation and add #wtu26 in the description to enter. Entries and community voting are open Oct 1 - Dec 26, 2026.
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RACK UP HEARTS
The Top 10 Most Loved advance to the Finals.
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WIN
Judges crown the winner on Dec 31, 2026.
Judging Criteria
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Craftsmanship
20%
Sustainability
10%
Storytelling
Meet the Judges
Laura Infante
Strategic Image Consultant, Personal Stylist, and founder of Circular Fashion Connection. Her work connects personal style with thoughtful consumption, helping women make intentional purchases and keep the clothes they already own in use longer. She also serves on the board of Dress for Success San Antonio and as Vice President of Membership for AICI Canada.
Janine Inselmann
Founder of Sewing Lab, a sustainable sewing school in Northern Virginia focused on sewing education, repair, reuse, and the circular economy. Through classes, community programs, and corporate partnerships, she makes practical sewing skills relevant to textile waste and responsible consumption. Her work has received recognition through the Fairfax County Environmental Excellence Award and the Virginia Governor’s Environmental Excellence Award. With a background in advertising, communications, and public service, she combines business, education, and sustainability to create practical solutions that strengthen communities.
Jessica Talia
Founder of Rehumanize, a circular fashion and upcycling brand dedicated to repairing the relationship between humans and the planet through sustainable fashion. She holds a Master’s in Social Innovation from the University of San Diego’s Joan B. Kroc School of Peace Studies, where she explored how business, creativity, and social impact work together. Launched in January 2025, Rehumanize nearly sold out its inventory at its Los Angeles Climate Week debut in April 2025. She attended the United Nations Financing for Sustainable Development Conference in Sevilla, Spain, in June 2025 and has been invited to multiple United Nations Fashion & Lifestyle Network events. Her vision is to make upcycling and circular fashion the norm, not the exception.
Jillian Clark
Costume designer, stylist, and founder of Roboro, a textile waste agency focused on repair, reuse, upcycling, and circular design. With more than 15 years of experience across film, television, fashion, and costume, Jillian brings a hands-on perspective to keeping textiles in use and finding new possibilities for materials that might otherwise be discarded. Through Roboro, she helps brands, productions, and organizations turn textile waste into opportunities for repair, reuse, education, and circularity.
Contest Rules
Who Can Join
- Anyone, anywhere, 18+
How to Enter
- Post or list your upcycled creation.
- Add #wtu26
- Entries + voting: Oct 1 - Dec 26, 2026
Good to Know
- All entries must use #wtu26
- Winner announced December 31, 2026.
What You Win
- Grand Prize: $1000 USD
- Runner-Up: $100 USD
How It Works
- Top entries advance to finals.
- Judges pick the winner.
More Details
- See Official Rules
