Three students from Donegal have been crowned 2020 Junk Kouture winners with a fishtail gown made of sea glass, plastic milk cartons and recycled glass such as bottles and jam jars.
The event sees participants show off fashion creations they have made from everyday materials.
The 2020 final, which was to have been held in Dublin's 3 Arena last March, was cancelled due to the pandemic.
But the Junk Kouture team was determined to let the 2020 finalists have their moment on the runway and in the reimagined final, Brónach Harkin, Robyn O'Donnell and Orlaith Doherty took the top spot with 'Synergy'.
Under the guidance of teacher Pauline McDermott, Brónach, Robyn and Orlaith from Carndonagh Community School, collected sea glass to sew onto the dress, and made the glass panelling for the gown from scratch.
They also cut out every petal on the dress from discarded plastic milk cartons.
As overall winners, they walked away with €1,000 in prizemoney and a further €2,000 for their school.
Among the panel of judges were Louis Walsh and Michelle Visage, judge of RuPaul’s Drag Race.
Visage said of the winning design: I'm never going to look at a milk carton in the same way. I could be wearing it instead of drinking from it. That is unbelievable babes, you deserve it all."
CEO of Junk Kouture Troy Armour said the Donegal students "embody everything that Junk Kouture is about. They have a flair for fashion and sustainability is at the heart of this fabulous creation."
There were several other awards, including:
