Radden Nasrallah

330 symbols of Palestinian embroidery from historic Palestine, produced by the young woman Radden Nasrallah, daughter of Raed Nasrallah. Thank you Susan 

Abbie Rance

 

Abby Rance's Po from KungFu Panda 3. 

Fern Strang

 

Fern Strang's Moonface from 'The Far Away Tree' by Enid Blyton 

This costume was designed for an outdoor interactive experience at the Botanical Gardens. The piece is sustainable and climate conscious, all the materials it is constructed with are bio-degradable or recyclable. Fern Strang

Above: the body is made with cyanotype printed cotton, The head and legs are largely constructed from sheeps wool  

Below: you can see the woven bodice and wooden buttons. 

Helen Elizabeth Nichols

 

'I Can No Longer Hold Your Body' emerges from a study of hand-lettering through filet crochet to code messages of care, solidarity, and connection with the working class. It responds to a design industry that continues to devalue artistic labor while encouraging competition over collective support. These works inhabit space as a counter-practice to conventional typographic norms, challenging the corporate drive to streamline, commodify, and dilute creative expression.

Approximately 15,500 squares and 150 hours of work make up the piece, and it measures to approx. 5ft x 5ft. Helen Elizabeth Nichols

Helen Nichols graduate show for  MDes Communication Design explored textile lettering.

My practice explores care, communication, and resistance through textiles and typography. Rooted in a lineage of skilled laborers, caregivers, and quiet advocates, I approach design as both a craft and a political act. I work with tactile materials like tufting, crochet, and fabric to reframe protest as soft, slow, and intimate.

Below: Hi

Caitlin Hutton

Caitlin Hutton's costume for 'Over The Garden Wall' features a woven puppet hat.

Over the Garden Wall

My first project re-imagines the beloved Cartoon Network animated series 'Over the Garden Wall', created by Patrick McHale, as an adaptation for stage. The story follows two young boys trying to return home through a mysterious forest landscape, referred to as 'the unknown'. My designs combine early 1900s fashion with 1970s fashion, to convey the unconventional environment to audiences through live theatre.

 

My costume created for 'Beatrice', a girl cursed to be a bluebird, utilises puppetry and millinery techniques alongside screenprinting, machine knitting, and visible mending to create Beatrice's bluebird form and her regular attire underneath. Caitlin Hutton

Willow Shedden

Willow Shedden's beautiful soulful graduate collection, 'Corp Fearainn', Gaelic translation of body of land. 

The beauty of things never designed for arts sake. Through the growth of industry we have lost our connection with community and land. The garments we wear, beauty in the labour and process. A life of slower practices. 

It’s the physicality in how we do things. 

The final four look collection was 

molded by the feelings distilled through 

photography; 

the atmosphere and emotion created in 

one still image. How narratives are created 

and nostalgia is evoked. This creates a desire 

to design this same reaction 

through clothing.

Serenity and solitude. 

Willow Shedden

Ellis Yuille

 

Ellis Yuille's GSA graduate collection included knitted denim, soft, thick durable and textural. 

My collection is a celebration of inclusivity, individuality, and self-expression through the power of oversized clothing. Designed to create a sense of mystery around the body, the silhouettes encourage freedom from the constraints of traditional fit, allowing wearers to embrace their own shape without judgment. Each piece invites the wearer to choose how they interact with the garment―whether worn loosely draped or cinched to contour the form―offering space for personal interpretation and playful self-styling.

Crafted from a dynamic combination of denim and knit to replicate denim, the collection presents a visual and tactile collision of contrasting materials. This clash of textures serves as a metaphor for the rebellious, boundary-pushing energy rooted in street culture―a subculture that thrives on resistance, creativity, and self-made identity. By working with second-hand denim, surplus yarns, and repurposed materials, I embrace the raw, DIY ethos of the community, reinforcing the idea that fashion can be both expressive and resourceful.

This collection is designed for everyone―regardless of gender, size, or background. It champions full expressionism, inviting each wearer to style, interpret, and move within the garments in their own unique way. With fluid silhouettes and adjustable elements, the pieces are intentionally non-restrictive, allowing the wearer to feel empowered, seen, and entirely themselves. It is not just clothing―it’s a canvas for individuality. Ellis Yuille