Emilia Evans-Munton

Emilia Evans-Munton's degree show was an incredible, monumental sock monkey appearing to be left behind by a giant, measuring 18 metres.

          Remember I’m Still Here (2025)

"The piece is an ode to the toys that are left behind, and the painful pang of loosing one’s favourite toy as a child. It lies there in sun, wind, rain and storm; initially pristine, gradually becoming more battered and bruised by the weather, literally having been left behind by the artist, yet discovered by the audience during the duration of its presence at the art school. As well as appearing to have been left behind by its previous owner, the sculpture also appears to have been dispelled from the building and the degree show itself by existing outside, without shelter and vulnerable to the weather. For the sculpture to exist on such a large scale, to take up so much space outside of the school nods to the feeling of rejection of craft qualities in the art school.

The love for the soft toy, is shown through the disfigurement it attains from play. The more bashed and deflated a soft toy is, the more it has been loved; a beautiful paradox. The interaction from the audience allows the rediscovery of  their love for their once favourite toys, all the while showering the sock monkey with a newfound love. The scale of the toy reduces adults to a childlike scale, sparking play and wonder amongst onlookers. Maybe it hasn’t been left behind after all."

Below: 'A new friend' 

Zhanna Kadyrova

Tile garments from the "Second Hand" series, 2014-2020. Tiles taken from abandoned Ukrainian buildings are transformed into hard copies of clothing by Zhanna Kadyrova. 

Duncan Brown

 

I adored this merino wool pin stripe suit by Duncan Brown at Glasgow School of Arts Degree Show, it was so soft, so masculine and elegant, beautifully made. 

"This look symbolizes the foundation of my journey, drawing inspiration from the twill structure of denim, a traditional workwear material, reimagined within a knitwear context. The denim reflects my roots and where I’ve come from, while the tailoring represents my aspirations." Duncan Brown

 “Are you dressing for the life you wish you had…or are you dressing for the life that you are living?”— Carol Campbell

 

"Exploring the intersection of identity, image, and the pursuit of personal growth through clothing. Drawing from the narrative within my own wardrobe, I examine how the clothes I wear reflect my story, rooted in a working-class background, grounded in tradition, and shaped by practicality and simplicity. With aspirations to progress beyond the confines of my roots while still honouring them, I integrate minimalist design principles to build a wardrobe for the everyday, one that merges tradition with modernity. Through combining knitwear and tailoring, I express my personal growth, pride in where I come from, and my ambition to progress beyond it" Duncan Brown

Jack Rocks II

The Amorphophallus Titanum is the world’s largest inflorescence (a collection of flowers) native to the rainforests in Sumatra. It gets its Corpse Flower name from the strong odor it produces in order to attract local pollinators, like carrion flies and beetles. The costume is made from 15 metres of sandwashed satin and devore viscose velvet, all pleated by the wonderful team @ciment. Each pleat had to be hand stitched in place in a process that took over a week of straight work. 

Jack Rock's Final illustrations for their second graduate costume project, The Edinburgh Biomes Project  This lineup was designed as a site-specific dance performance based in the Royal Botanic Gardens Edinburgh to educate audiences on their glasshouse reconstruction project. The dance consists of 7 different costumes inspired by different, unique species held in the RBGE, and further exploration into the traditional textiles used where each plant is native to.

Huw Messie

 

Here are some still captures from a new advert that Huw Messie has created using incredible machine stitch animation for Burbury. There is another called 'Burbury Checks' which you can see here.

Alison Brown

 

It has been the Edinburgh Children's Festival recently and these fabulous costumes were created by Alison Brown for 'Tongue Twister' created by Greg Sinclair.

Holly Firkins

 

Holly Firkins's reimagined Shakespeare's 'Ophelia' in a polluted industrial dystopia, where she voices criticism of the court through the language of flowers.