DiscarDisco 2024: PatchWERK was a creative triumph! Now we need your help to make it a success.
What an incredible night! The looks were phenomenal, the art was gorgeous, the tunes were bumping, and the community feeling flowed all around us. We really couldn’t have asked for a better outcome for all the work our designers and organizers put into DiscarDisco 2024.
Also, a generous donor has agreed to match donations to DiscarDisco up to $15,000, but we only have until Friday, April 19th to make the match!
Help us achieve our goal, and donate to vote for your favorite designer for the People’s Choice Award!
You can do this by choosing to “write us a comment” and comment the name of your favorite designer with your donation!
Runway photos from DiscarDisco 2024 by GlitterGuts (Sarah Joyce) and Brittany Sowacke
Video by Francis Son Photo
Learn more about all the designers here!
Check out the full show program here!
Here are the winners who impressed the judges and carried off the prizes at DiscarDisco on Saturday, April 13th at the Chicago Athletic Association.
Honorable Mentions
3rd Place Winner
2nd Place Winner
1st Place Winner
DiscarDisco is The WasteShed’s major annual fundraiser, we depend on donations to this event to fund our programs.
Thank you to our Emcee and Video Host!
Thank you to our DiscarDisco Judges!
Special thanks to The Apparel Industry Board, Inc.
AIBI is a non-profit organization specifically dedicated to the needs of the sewn products industry. AIBI is comprised of the major players in Greater Chicago, whose careers and business expertise span all facets of the industry, to nurture and support designers based in Greater Chicago. AIBI is constantly developing new programs to better serve and promote the industry as a whole.
AIBI has been a gracious advisor and co-producer of DiscarDisco since 2020.
2024 DiscarDisco Supporters + Contributors
Fleur, Wolfbait, Andros Taverna, Koval, Letherbee, Solemn Oath, Hopewell Brewing, Pipeworks Brewing, Halfacre Brewing
All Together Now, Verve Wine / Argot, Bee's Wrap, Bang Bang Pie, Pretty Cool Ice Cream, Honey Butter Fried Chicken
Joffery Ballet, Garfield Park Conservatory, Sprout, Lillstreet Art Center, Blick
Donald W Collier Foundation
Miles Bennett Hogerty, Paper Worm Studio
Jill Perez,CAA
Syd Haliburton, CAA
Sarah Joyce, Glitter Guts Photo
Brittany Sowacke, Glitter Guts Photo
DJ BrutalRuby of Birds & B-Sides DJs
Mimi Ozormoor
All our incredible volunteers!
2024 Discardisco Planning Committee
Kat Anderson, AIBI
Ulisa Blakely, WS Staff
Wendy Callupe, Minted Media Productions
Ambar Campos, AIBI
Yolanda Chen
Grace Diepenbrock, WS Board
Marilyn Eiseberg, WS Board
Kristin Fields, WS Board
Seva Gandhi, WS Board
Earl Mitchell, WS Staff
Frank Pollard, WS Staff
Casey Vanderstel, WS Board
Katie Vota, WS Board
Eleanor Ray, WS Staff
Francis Son, Francis Son Photography
The DiscarDisco Organizing Team! These people have all put in an amazing amount of work on getting this show together! Help reward their efforts by donating today!
Stay tuned for more updates!
Getting too excited to wait for the final DiscarDisco 2024 video? Check out 2023 show!
Videography by Francis Son, edited by Drew Durepos and Adam Geremia.