Junk Kouture!

Hey Guys,

Every year our schools Art Department take part in a Recycled Fashion Competition called Junk Kouture.
Junk Kouture is a national competition for second level students in Ireland which challenges teenagers to create high-end wearable fashion from everyday junk that would normally find its way to the bin! It aims to inspire and ignite passion in these teenagers while at the same time educating them about the importance of recycling and reusing waste for the good of the planet.

You may be wondering how it all works?
Well, the competition is launched annually in September to coincide with the teenagers returning to school. Information packs are sent to every secondary school in Ireland! A maximum of three students per team can work on an outfit and must submit it by the 31st January the following year to qualify..

The next step involves the judges whittling the entrants down to just 80 outfits per region- North, South, East and West. these chosen outfits are then out through to the semi-finals and then the students must choreograph a performance to showcase their outfit on the catwalk in one of four regional theatres. They have 90 seconds to impress on the catwalk, if successful, they will them progress with the final 20 to the grand final!

I would like to wish the girls that have entered the competition this year some luck and hopefully see them progress to the grand final!

Jen:)