Junk Kouture

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. junk kouture aims to inspire and ignite passion in these teenagers while at the same time subtly educating them about the importance of recycling and reusing waste. over the last six years, junk kouture has established itself as the premier recycled fashion competition for teenagers throughout ireland and northern ireland and in 2015 extended its creative platform to scotland, with plans to expand throughout the rest of the uk in september 2017. it is known as bank of ireland junk kouture throughout ireland following the sponsorship relationship that has been in operation since 2012. this partnership has been mutually beneficial for both parties, allowing the competition to grow and has expanded the banks reach within the youth sector.