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Elizabeth rubbishes red carpet
30.11.11
by Linda McGrory
A YOUNG Buncrana entrepreneur rubbished the red
carpet at the Royal Premiere of Martin Scorsese's
new film 'Hugo' in London.
Elizabeth O'Donnell (25) was invited to showcase
recycled dresses created by Irish students in a
competition run through her new venture, Junk
Kouture Ltd.
Elizabeth, whose company is sponsored by the
European Recycling Platform (ERP), brought aspiring
models, Ellen Connolly from Dundalk and Jenny Boyd
from Maynooth to wear the waste creations at the
Odeon cinema, Leicester Square, on Monday. They
rubbed shoulders with Prince Charles and his wife,
Camilla, as well as stars Carol Vorderman, X Factor
hopefuls, Little Mix and the cast of 'Hugo'. |
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Dundalk's Ellen Connolly (18), left,
and Jenny Boyd (17) from Maynooth model dresses made
from newspaper, magazines and CDs, on the red carpet
at the London premiere of the movie 'Hugo'. |
Elizabeth said the
positive publicity she got following her first two
Junk Kouture schools competitions led to her "out of
the blue" invitation to the top London event. She
said Junk Kouture's mission is to encourage young
people to recycle more.
"Ellen's dress was designed by students from
Carndonagh Community School, Aisling McCallion,
Stephen McLaughlin and Niamh McDonald and is made
from paper, CDs and magazines," she said.
"Jenny's dress is her own creation and is made from
newspapers and magazines. Both dresses were
finalists in the 2011 competition." |
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Junk Kouture entrepreneur, Elizabeth
O'Donnell, from Co Donegal, pictured with young
stars from Martin Scorsese's new movie 'Hugo', Asa
Butterfield and Chloe Moretz. |
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The young entrepreneur
added: “It was a magical night. The girls got a huge
reaction on the red carpet and brought gasps from
everyone there. “It is great for Junk Kouture to be
at such a high profile event, and the reaction to
two dresses made from recycled materials, shows that
recycled fashion can wow even the hardest of
crowds.” The young businesswoman is now busy
preparing for her ERP Junk Kouture Competition 2012. |
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