Enfield fashionistas have designs on Junk Kouture success

Six groups from Enfield Community College have been using their creativity to turn recycled materials into eye-catching designs for the upcoming Junk Kouture competition.

Under the guidance of art teacher Jennifer Daly, the groups have been busy working on their designs and Enfield Community College is delighted to be entering the competition for the first time this year.

'Raindrop Wonder' created by Ava Rodriguez, Eva Dillon and Niamh Kennedy was inspired by the beauty of rain and from Lady Gaga and Ariana Grande song 'Rain on me'. The headpiece was created with broken umbrellas and fibre stuffing. The team was inspired by the reflective features of water and captured these elements using recycled melted plastic infused with beading.

'Hot News' is the title of the entry by Skye Murra, Lucia Daly and Rebecca Kelly. The theme of this piece is inspired by old stories and tales. The team wanted to wear the memories created from the stories in newspapers. Using manipulated coffee stained newspaper, the structure of the corset was made in memory of the traditional Victorian female attire. To represent the male, the skirt was made with newspaper in the form of the male traditional ties.

'Kouture on the Shore' was designed and created by Lexie Waters, Lucy Boyle, Cara McArdle and Grace Waters. Inspired by the Renaissance Painting 'The Birth of Venus' by Botticelli, the top of the design was created by recycled shells and plastics. In response to ocean pollution, the bottom of the design was created with discarded plastics and items found near the sea.

'Flower Bomb' by Emma Kennedy and Jessica Daly was inspired by the power of colour and the beautiful colours found in nature. Tissue paper and discarded plastic from the Science department were manipulated into flower structures and shapes to add textures to the design.

Ella Rose Meade, Yasmin Callaghan and Lily O’Reilly named their piece 'Stop While You Can' and their theme was to raise awareness of the health risks associated with smoking.

It was a heartfelt theme as the girls had experienced loss of family members due to smoking. The design was created with recycled cigarette packets sewn together to make the train of the design. The skirt was made with cut pieces of cardboard and the detail of the belt was made with cigarette butts.

'True Colours' is the entry created by Taylor Quinn and Jessica Cooling. This design is inspired by the positivity of colour and how it can reflect personalities and moods. It was also inspired by the Cyndi Lauper song 'True Colours'. The design was created with recycled tissue paper and discarded paper. Paper was folded into fan structures to make the train of the design.