St Leo’s entrant through to Junk Kouture finals
Paragon Pink by Aoibhinn Caitríona Brennan, Hannah Lawlor and Roisín Brennan is through to the finals of Junk Kouture in March. Modelled by Hannah
FIVE GROUPS of students from St Leo’s College, Carlow created awe-inspiring costumes made by recycled and secondhand materials for this year’s competition, with one entry winning a coveted place in the regional finals.
is a worldwide competition that encourages teenagers to create costumes with environmental sustainably at the core of their designs.
The standards in the competition are incredibly high on a national and global level so the five teams that created images in St Leo’s College worked tirelessly for months with their art teacher Tara Gooch.
The costumes conceived and created by the transition year students included ‘Caribbean Blue’ by Sarah McDermott, Fallon Cotter and Gabriela Harasim; ‘Bride Stuck in Time’ by Síofra Kirwan and Joy Kennedy; ‘Decked Out’ by Caoimhe Fanning; and ‘Lady Sakura’ by Molly McNally McEvoy.
It was a look called ‘Paragon Pink’ by Aoibhinn Caitríona Brennan, Hannah Lawlor and Roisín Brennan that really caught the judges’ attention and is now through to the regional finals in The Helix Centre, Dublin on 5 March.
“Our design name is Paragon Pink. Paragon applies to someone or thing who demonstrates traits of perfection. We believe that everyone has traits of perfection and how everyone should love their imperfections. Our design is inspired by the beauty industry and society’s standards of beauty today. We believe that nobody should tell you how much or how little make-up you should wear. It is your face, your make-up and your life. Make-up is a form of self-expression and you should do whatever makes you the happiest,” said Aoibhinn, Hannah and Roisín.
“We really appreciate the guidance of our teacher Ms Gooch for helping us bring our creation to life. We are tremendously excited to have qualified for the regional finals in The Helix, Dublin next month.”
