Cavan design makes Junk Kouture final

The Bailieborough Community School have been selected from the Northern qualifying heats.

A design by students from Bailieborough Community School is among 35 Junk Kouture Grand Finalists hoping to win over the judges and be crowned the overall winner of this year's competition.

Their creation 'Danú - Irish Goddess of the Forest' was completed by Mollie Devlin, Grace Cooney and Lauren McGowan, Transition Year students working under the guidance of their teacher Eileen Mooney.

Junk Kouture is a global platform to unleash young people's creative brilliance. Through a fashion competition, Junk Kouture challenges the world's emerging designers and artists to envision, create and model high end couture from everyday junk.

The Bailieborough Community School have been selected from the Northern qualifying heats. The students repurposed fallen pinecones and conkers from Dun na Rí forest park in their designs. These materials show the rebirth and renewal of nature, while the autumnal colours of green and brown are used to represent the beauty of nature and the rich soil of Ireland.

The full design took almost six months to complete.