Ashton Murray - Class of 2021
We're proud to celebrate the achievements of St Brigid's College alumni, Ashton Murray (Class of 2021), who has been recognised as an Emerging Designer and recently had her graduate fashion collection featured in FOLIO.
We asked Ashton to reflect on her pathway since graduation and share what's next in her career journey.
Did you study subjects at St Brigid's that helped you in your pathway?
"I completed VCE 1&2 and 3&4 for Product Design and Technology (Textiles) and Studio Arts, both of which helped me find my niche within the creative industry and what was important to me while using art as a way to express myself and my ideologies. Textiles specifically helped me as this is where I expanded my knowledge on sewing techniques and especially how to read patterns. I applied for uni with my portfolio that I curated in my Unit 3&4 Textiles class which got me accepted into my first preference."
What have you been doing since secondary school?:
"I graduated from RMIT in 2025 with a Bachelor of Fashion, majoring in Fashion Design with a minor in Fashion Enterprise. I have volunteered and interned at a range of fashion events and runways which has helped expand my knowledge and capabilities working within the fashion industry."
Tell us about being recognised as an Emerging Designer and having your work featured in FOLIO:
“To be recognised alongside so many talented and progressive designers is a huge honour, the fashion industry is extremely competitive and difficult to break through, so the support and dedication from the team at FOLIO allowing us to be recognised really makes a huge difference. My work featured in FOLIO is from my graduate collection “Spotlight” which (in a nutshell) explores how we use fashion as a way of expressing confidence and allowing ourselves to be bold and take up space. Throughout my practice as a whole, I am committed to creating as ethical and sustainable as possible, each look in my collection is created from repurposing materials that I sourced second hand, proving that refashioning and up-cycling can be done in a high fashion way.”
What's next for you?:
"After having a gap year and spending a few months solo travelling Europe, my inspirations are flowing like wild, I’ve been spending my down time sitting at the sewing machine and simply just creating for fun. That being said, I am absolutely ready to jump back into a more serious fashion scene, whether that means starting my own brand, working for a designer, or furthering my studies into an Honours degree. I’m unsure yet, all I know is I’m keen to get back into the swing of things."
You can see more of Ashton's design work on her Instagram page - @ashtonmaxdesigns
