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Three Jersey students have beaten off thousands of competitors to have been chosen as one of the teams to represent the UK in a sustainable fashion competition in Abu Dhabi.
The Jersey College for Girls trio is one of just 10 teams heading for the World Finals of 'Junk Kouture' next year, following success at a London competition earlier this year.
The students, Anna Malet de Carteret (18), Charlotte Auffret (18) and Bonnee Haynes (17), will battle it out in Abu Dhabi to win the title of 'Junk Kouture World Designer of the Year', awarded to the best student fashion haute-couture designs made entirely from sustainable recycled materials.
They created a dress called 'Mind Pollution' which was inspired by the negativity in the media. It features negative articles published in newspapers and recycled bags representing the pollution of the environment, which were pleated and sewn onto a recycled wedding dress.
The London finals took place at the Hackney Empire on 19 May, where the teams had to present their designs to a judging panel which includes TV and radio presenter Laura Whitmore, Central St Martin’s MA Fashion Course Director Fabio Piras, and broadcaster Mehreen Baig.
The top ten designs from the London final were selected and will compete with 50 other designs from the Milan, Paris, Abu Dhabi and New York finals for the world competition in January 2023.
Ahead of the London finals in May, Anna, Charlotte and Bonnee explained the design process behind their dress...
Pictured: Bonnee modelling the team's creation.
This dress was inspired by negativity in the media. It features negative articles published in newspapers which pollutes society as well as recycled bags, as plastic pollutes the environment.
The newspapers’ articles and bags were added to a recycled wedding dress, along with recycled lace. All of the plastic used for the dress was recycled and the shoes the model is wearing were also second hand.
It took the team three months to create the dress with Bonnie working on the woven bodice whilst Anna and Charlotte pleated and sewed the newspapers’ articles. “It was easier to give everyone a task,” the team said.
The trio joined the competition as they liked its concept and thought it would be a good experience for them. They said it was a “big surprise” for them to be selected as winners.
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