JUNK KOUTURE

ABU DHABI DUBLIN LONDON LOS ANGELES MILAN NEW YORK PARIS

A sustainable fashion competion

Junk Kouture is open to 13-18-year-olds and challenges young people to design, upcycle and create high end Kouture from recycled Junk, before showcasing their design and representing their school on stages across the world!

DISCOVER

Junk Kouture offers schools and students a creative way to become involved in active climate change initiatives, empowering them to lasting behavioural change. We are constantly evolving the educational materials available to both educators and students on issues of sustainability and circular economies to help them look beyond their Junk Kouture project and begin to apply the knowledge learned to all aspects of their lives. 

EVENTS

DUBLIN CITY FINAL

Look back at the Dublin City Final 2022 from the Bord Gais Energy Theatre, where 9 designs were selected to represent Ireland at the World Final
watch now

2022 WORLD FINAL

A night of creativity, performance, talent and live music from special guests at the first ever Junk Kouture World Final! Look back at a celebration of young people and the circular engineers of tomorrow!
live show

2023 CITY FINALS

COMING SOON IN 2023
We're excited to see what new recycled materials will make up Kouture designs in the upcoming season! Entries close March 2023.
coming soon

WE'RE WORKING TOWARDS A BETTER FUTURE!

Using the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGS) as our guide, we have devised an ambitious 10 – year sustainability policy to constantly challenge the way we operate and to make us accountable to our students, schools, staff, partners, stakeholders, and planet.

We have committed as an organisation to focus on 6 areas of improvement

A PLATFORM FOR YOUTH ACTIVISM

EDUCATION

Junk Kouture offers a student-centric, value-driven learning experience for young people, in line with the requisite twenty-first century competencies (21CC). The process integrates formal and informal learning, to allow students to experience purposeful learning. Each Junk Kouture participant will engage their head, heart and mind to increase their understanding of:

SUSTAINABILITY  SELF - DEVELOPMENT CREATIVITY ENTREPRENEURSHIP

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world FINAL 2022

Revisit the show programme!