louth student puts ireland on the fashion map with junk kouture award
theo connolly, a sixth year student from dundalk grammer school, put ireland on the fashion map when he won an award at the junk kouture world finals in monaco last night.
his gender neutral creation ‘le nouveau riche’ scooped the award for ‘ready to wear’ on stage at a packed gramaldi forum.
theo, who is from blackrock, co louth, was one of ten finalists chosen to represent ireland alongside teams from new york, paris, milan, uae, and london.
winning was a huge achievement for the talented teen as he was up against over 200 participants from over 20 countries across 5 continents.
congratulating theo on his success dundalk grammar school said it was “an incredible award which truly highlights theo’s hard work and dedication in creating a runway ready attire – very fitting for his hopeful future in the fashion industry.
"we are so proud of all theo’s hard work.”
to make the dress he used waste from vaccine centres (vaccine caps, vaccine vials, and needle caps), a wedding dress and cardboard.
theo’s art teacher is hannah martin who was in the audience to see him win the award.