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WHAT IS
JUNK KOUTURE?

Junk Kouture is a global platform to unleash young people’s creative brilliance. One way is through a fashion competition which challenges the world’s hottest emerging designers and artists to envision, create and model high end couture from everyday junk!

The platform focuses on empowering its participants through engaging in a community of likeminded creatives and providing the world’s youth with a creative voice like they have never had before to drive home the message that the biggest crisis the generation face is our changing climate and finding a sustainable future for our planet.

This coming year, contestants from six countries will compete for the title World Designer of the Year 2021.

NATIONAL COMPETITIONS 2021

This year we will be running national competitions across six countries. Submissions will be handled digitally with the top ten designers from each country qualifying for the Digital World Final which will be streamed in June 2021. National champions (Junk Kouture Designer of the Year) will each be awarded the coveted prize of an Apple package plus €1000 cash, alongside other amazing prizes awarded in each category.

Dubai

New York

Milan

London

Dublin

Paris

Dubai

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New York

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Milan

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London

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Dublin

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Paris

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Take a look behind the scenes…

WORLD FINAL 2022

The Junk Kouture World Final 2022 will see finalists from 13 countries compete to be crowned the Junk Kouture World Designer of the Year, in front of a global audience. With amazing prizes up for grabs, this event will be a fusion of the most exciting, emerging designers and artists from across the world.

We’ll dance, collaborate, and hear from some of the world’s top icons in fashion, sustainability and design.

COMING IN 2022

Tokyo

Los Angeles

Sydney

Singapore

Auckland

Cape Town

Sao Paulo

Joining London, Paris, New York, Milan, Dubai and Dublin, 7 new territories will complete the Junk Kouture Global Tour in 2022!

Competition Rules

Judging process and rules surrounding the competition.

Key Dates

IRISH DIGITAL GRAND FINAL 2020

DEC 2020

2021 COMPETITION OPENS

25 JAN 2021

2021 COMPETITION CLOSES

19 APR 2021

COMPETITION VOTING WEEK

26 APR – 10 MAY 2021

NATIONAL GRAND FINALIST ANNOUNCEMENTS

24 MAY – 29 MAY 2021

DIGITAL WORLD FINAL

JUN 2021

JK Handbook

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Materials Dos and Don'ts 🗑️♻️ The most i

Materials Dos and Don'ts 🗑️♻️

The most important rule of the Junk Kouture fashion design competition is to create striking works of sustainable couture out of 100% recycled materials!

✅Here's a guide to the materials designers can use:

⭐Items that are due to be thrown out or sent for recycling

⭐General litter found un-used and discarded

⭐Items found at recycling centres, thrift shops, electronic recycling shops etc

⭐Items that are not fit for their intended purpose i.e. faulty goods that would be returned to the seller

⭐Waste/scraps generated by local manufacturers/businesses

P.S. Check out our Pinterest Boards where you'll find a collage of images of past designs and the 'junk' materials they used for their creations 📸Link here: https://www.pinterest.co.uk/junkkouture/raw-materials-inspiration/
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I spy with my little eye...lot's of waste material

I spy with my little eye...lot's of waste materials being gathered for Junk Kouture designs!👀🤩
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Check out some of the 'junk' materials that the 2021 designers and artists are collecting to transform into their fashion design textiles 👏⁣
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Watch this space, as these overlooked materials are transformed into wearable couture! 💥⁣
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Looking for material inspiration? Head over to view our Pinterest Boards where you’ll find a breakdown of raw materials past students used for their creations🥳⁣
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Fashion is already one of the highest polluting in

Fashion is already one of the highest polluting industries in the world, and Black Friday only adds to this by encouraging people to buy more things they don’t need 🛍️🙅‍♀️

The statistics say it all: almost a quarter of Black Friday purchases are based on hype and impulse.

In order to support a more sustainable shopping period, ask yourself these questions while preparing for the biggest shopping weekend of the year:

❗Do you really need it? Don’t allow the time pressure and flashy deals to cloud your judgement.

♻️Can you buy it second-hand instead? This is one of the easiest ways to shop more sustainably and it reduces the demand for new labour, materials, and shipping emissions too.

❗Could you shop ethical instead? If second-hand isn’t an option, consider buying from ethical and sustainable brands.

And finally, the BIGGEST piece of advice for navigating Black Friday is to write a shopping list ahead of time – create a Christmas wish list ahead of time so you can shop better, and only purchase things you need over the Black Friday weekend.
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