Crisp packets, drinks cans and tyre inner tubes are not normally associated with high-end fashion, but creative pupils at The Queen’s Senior School proved almost anything can be recycled into a spectacular outfit at a charity fashion show.

Hannah Daniels, a teacher and charity coordinator at Queen’s, came up with the idea of a ‘Trashion’ show after discovering the work the girls in Year 7, 8 and 9 were doing as part of an on-going art and design project.

Mrs Daniels explained: “I proposed the idea of a show to the art department after hearing about and seeing the outfits the girls were making during lessons, I thought they deserved to be seen by a wider audience.”

Influenced by designers such as Dior, Westwood and Gaultier, pupils in Years 7-9 created an amazing array of creations for a spectacular fashion show to raise money for Save the Family and Claire House Hospice.

The girls worked in pairs to design each look and then decided who would model the creation on the night.

Years 7-8 focused on creating recycled fashion, Year 9 took the theme of armour for their creations, studying designers who have used armour as a theme in their own fashion collections, as well as Lord of the Rings’ elfish armour, The Hunger Games and biker gear.

They produced costume pieces made from tyre inner tubes and rubber sheeting.

Art teacher Zoe Tucker said: “Making an outfit out of rubbish that actually fits the body, that you can get in and out of, fasten and unfasten and not fall apart on the catwalk, is a real skill and the girls have learnt a lot. The whole experience has been an ideal preparation for working and experimenting within art in the future.”

A total of £845 was raised which will be divided between the charities.