Two outstanding Offaly designs chosen to compete at the Dublin City Final of Junk Kouture

Damian Moran
By Damian Moran
Published 10th Mar 2023, 12:33 GMT
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Two Offaly designs chosen to compete at the Dublin City Final of Junk Kouture

Two Offaly designs have been chosen to compete at the Dublin City Final of Junk Kouture

Local creative teenagers transformed broken crayons and train tickets into sustainable fashion nabbing them a spot at the coveted All-Ireland Recycled Fashion Final in May.

Golden Ticket by Alex Corcoran, Sunniva Horneck Johnson and Charlotte Hayes from the Sacred HeartSchool, Tullamore created from train tickets and an old wedding dress.

Neon Electric by Jane Maher, Emma Buggy and Molly Crerand from Killina Presentation School, Tullamore created from plastic bags, broken crayons and electrical cable.

Offaly’s two finalist teams will face stiff competition from over 70 other entries from across the country in this year’s Dublin City Final in a bid to secure a space at the inaugural World Final of Junk Kouture where Irish finalists will compete with their fellow creative peers from Paris, Milan, NYC, London and Abu Dhabi.placeholder image
Offaly’s two finalist teams will face stiff competition from over 70 other entries from across the country in this year’s Dublin City Final in a bid to secure a space at the inaugural World Final of Junk Kouture where Irish finalists will compete with their fellow creative peers from Paris, Milan, NYC, London and Abu Dhabi.
Neon Electric by Jane Maher, Emma Buggy and Molly Crerand from Killina Presentation Schoolplaceholder image
Neon Electric by Jane Maher, Emma Buggy and Molly Crerand from Killina Presentation School

Golden Ticket by Alex Corcoran, Sunniva Horneck Johnson and Charlotte Hayes from the Sacred Heart School

1,200 haute-couture designs made from 100% recycled materials by post-primary students entered the 13th year of the creative programme in Ireland. From this, 300 designs were shortlisted and aired on Junk Kouture’s YouTube and TikTok channel for the 2023 Regional Finals.

During the showcase, eighty was the magic number, as eighty creations crafted by young designers aged 13 -18 years from across the North, South, East, South-East and West of Ireland were chosen to represent their region at the Dublin City Final taking place this May.

Junk Kouture is Powered by RTE. The Regional Finals can be watched back on Junk Kouture’s YouTube channel and details of the Dublin City Final this May including date, venue and tickets will be announced in the coming weeks. Eurospar and DHL are the official partners.

Stay up to speed with all things Junk Kouture 2023 on www.junkkouture.com and on Instagram and TikTok @junkkouture.

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