Seven local entries to feature in tonight's televised Junk Kouture final
Seven local entries which qualified for the national final of Junk Kouture will be showcased on television tonight (Thursday) when the rescheduled grand final of the popular secondary schools' fashion and design competition is broadcast by RTE.
There were three qualifiers from Moate Community School: Just My Impression (Cara Greville), Burden of Privilege (Claire Conlon, Hazel Kelly and Shannon Mulvihill) and Blinded by Perfection (Caoimhe Lawlor, Grainne Geoghegan and Erin Hickey).
There were also three representatives from Our Lady's Bower; Get With The Programme (Lucy Denby and Jessica Henson); Wooden It Be Nice (Lara Welton, Elizabeth Fitzpatrick and Ciara Lough) and Rushing Around (Natasha Keenan). Gallen Community School in Ferbane makes up the seven, with its finalist Bee Gold (Moya Ibbotson, Moya Guinan and Katie Flynn).
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The rescheduled 2020 Grand Final of Junk Kouture will be televised, for the first time, on Thursday, February 4, at 7pm.
Like most live events last year, Covid-19 led to the postponement of the 10th annual Junk Kouture final in 3Arena Dublin in April 2020 – but the curtain didn’t fall on Junk Kouture as the team persevered to produce an equally wonderful alternative to their yearly live show.
And now for the first time ever, the Junk Kouture Grand Final will be televised, beaming the incredible designs of students into the homes of the nation and showcasing these talented young people who have waited so patiently throughout the pandemic for their moment to shine. Catch all the action on RTÉ2 and the RTÉ Player to find out who will be crowned the next winner of Junk Kouture.
Filmed in breathtakingly beautiful new venues across Ireland, the final has been adapted for the times we live in, not only granting students the opportunity to model their creations in a safe way but to also gain the experience of being one of the stars of a television production.
Hosted by 2FM presenters Laura Fox and Emma Power, viewers at home can expect an extravaganza of performance, art, design, sustainability and high fashion on the night, as students pull out all the stops to impress an expert panel of judges, including X-Factor judge Louis Walsh and judge of RuPaul’s Drag Race Michelle Visage. There will also be a special musical performance from pop princess and 2FM Rising artist Aimée who will perform her new single Bulletproof.
All students will strut their stuff in designs made entirely from everyday junk: whether that is old tyres, toothbrushes or burnt toast, anything goes when it comes to Junk Kouture.
The golden rule is the outfit must be made from 100% recycled materials.
The winner of Junk Kouture 2020 will walk away with €1,000 with a further €2,000 for the winning school. There will be many other awards up for grabs on the night too at the Winners’ Party, broadcast on junkkouture.com straight after the main show, including the bright Enterprise Award and the Waste2Wear Creative for a Cause Award.
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