Junk Kouture 2021

Junk Kouture is a national contest which encourages young designers in second level education to create striking couture designs and impressive works of wearable art from everyday junk that would normally find its way into the bin. This competition aims to inspire and ignite passion while at the same time educating people about the importance of recycling and reusing waste.

A class of Transition Years was made at the beginning of the year under the guidance of Ms. Hazel Quigley and Ms. Deirdre Kelly. Before Christmas pupils created their designs during one double and one single class a week. This changed dramatically with the closing of schools and the teams now had the added pressure of creating these outfits at home. And they did not disappoint! The students showed great resilience, creativity, and innovation during their time online learning. The teams showed how being at home was not going to stop them as they all worked on individual pieces of the outfit and kept in contact with each other and Ms Kelly and Ms Quigley via Microsoft Teams. The teams this year are as follows: