The Art of Quiet Power: 10 Humble Graduate Collections from Westminster BA 2025
In a fashion world often dominated by spectacle and noise, it is the quiet collections crafted with care, rooted in personal truth, and committed to sustainability that resonate most deeply. For Humble Magazine, we celebrate those designers whose work whispers instead of shouts. From the Westminster University BA 2025 graduates, these 10 standouts reveal the soft power of humility in design.
1. June Jeong - Nokori: The Remaining Time
Embracing Wabi-Sabi philosophy, June Jeong’s work is a poetic meditation on time, heritage, and imperfection. With re-purposed vintage kimonos and indigo-dyed fabrics, each piece carries memory. His restrained palette and quiet craftsmanship make this collection an ode to cultural respect and humble storytelling.
2. Ellie Roberts - Wyrcean
Rooted in hand-making and environmental integrity, Ellie Roberts’ collection is both grounded and ethereal. Inspired by Yellowstone and spiritual abstraction, her emphasis on sustainability and simplicity makes Wyrcean a gentle call to return to honest creation.
Instagram: @elliealiceroberts
3. Xiaoting Chen - Music and Memory
Chen’s collection delicately interprets the structure of medieval musical scores through draping and devoré. Inspired by nuns who found creative voice within rigid systems, it’s a tribute to introspection and restraint. The understated palette and spiritual tone align beautifully with a humble design ethos.
Instagram: @xiaotiiiiing_chen
4. James Rowland - The Spring Will Come
Born from family illness and recovery, Rowland’s pieces are meditative in both concept and technique. Nuno felting, natural dyeing, and a patient exploration of growth and decay shape a collection that speaks softly but with emotional depth.
Instagram: @jamesrrow
5. Ilaria Puckett - Infinite Columns
Working with zero-waste cutting and reclaimed materials like wood and upholstery fabric, Puckett redefines what fashion materials can be. Inspired by Brancusi, her structural but minimal designs prioritize thoughtful innovation over extravagance.
Instagram: @ilariapuckett
6. Rosa Bonner-Morgan - Tout Emmitoufler (Warm and Wrapped Up)
Drawing inspiration from her home in Guernsey and its emphasis on practicality, Rosa’s collection balances elegance with warmth. Using deadstock wool and refined tailoring, she shows that simplicity, tradition, and function can coexist in perfect humility.
Instagram: @raomsealia
7. Kasper Feng - The Beauty of Fragility
Feng’s designs speak to the emotional toll of overwork and the need for comfort. Drawing from hospital garments and healing spaces, the collection quietly uplifts themes of care and protection. Reversible shirts and adaptable fastenings offer dignity through design.
Instagram: @kasper.yc
8. Anruo Gao - Touching Boundaries
Gao’s exploration of water and desert, of restraint and release, unfolds through felting and laser-etching. The palette is soft, and the forms feel meditative. Her poetic tension between opposites invites reflection, not spectacle.
Instagram: @echo.0o
9. Sacha Roche - Me Oi
This deeply personal tribute to maternal love and mixed heritage finds power in imperfection. Reclaimed heirloom materials and childlike wonder form a collection that celebrates belonging with emotional honesty and subtle craft.
Instagram: @itsluubelle
10. Lily Rose Murphy - Fair Winds and Following Seas
With roots in naval tradition and a strong commitment to sustainability, Murphy’s designs are grounded in discipline and family memory. Repurposed sails and deadstock fabrics become metaphors for resilience and humility through time-worn beauty.
Instagram: @lilyrmurphy
