The final of Ireland’s largest sustainable fashion show is set to take place on May 4 at the 3Arena in Dublin.
Up to 80 design teams from post-primary schools across Ireland will battle it out for one of ten places up for grabs to represent Ireland at the next Junk Kouture World Final.
The winning designs selected by a panel of Junk Kouture judges will compete against 50 other teams from Abu Dhabi, London, Paris, Milan and New York on a global stage to become the second ever World Designer of the Year.
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CEO of Junk Kouture Troy Amour said: “There is no atmosphere on the Junk Kouture calendar like a Dublin City Final Powered by RTÉ, it is an incredible feeling to be back at our home in Dublin’s 3Arena.
“I have seen the power of transformation in the students this night has as they take to the stage and are cheered on by 5000 of their peers - it’s a night at the opera for the 21st Century celebrating the creativity, culture, innovation and sustainability of our youth! Our goal at Junk Kouture is to enrich and empower the lives of young people, and events like this are a crucial part of making that happen.
“This year I am delighted to welcome EUROSPAR and DHL to our Junk Kouture family, both companies are committed to creating a more sustainable future and helping us create more opportunities for young people on a global stage.”
Group Head of Children’s and Young People’s Programming, RTÉ Suzanne Kelly said: “We are delighted to continue to support this RTÉ partnership with Junk Kouture.
“I am amazed at what our students from all over the country continue to produce as they embrace the principle of sustainable living and unleash their inner creative genius to produce incredible fashion designs.
“This wonderful celebration of immense creativity brings such colour and joy to our channels and platforms and makes this event such a pleasure to work on and broadcast on RTÉ2 and RTÉ Player. Importantly, it also allows RTÉ to play its part in keeping the issues of sustainability and climate consciousness front-of-mind for all audiences.”
The Junk Kouture Dublin City Final 2023 will be held on May 4 in the 3Arena.
Tickets for the show will start at €30 plus booking fee and are on sale Thursday 30th March at 10am from Ticketmaster.
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