BA(Hons) Fashion Design

Fashion Design
Fashion Design with Garment Technology 
Fashion Design with Design for Performance
Fashion Communication

Course Introduction

Our fashion course is about creating an environment in which you can build on your individuality and strengths to realise your full potential.

The course is designed to reflect and respond to contemporary practice in the fashion industry.  With this in mind we’ll encourage you to develop a professional, enquiring attitude and an ability to be self motivated, both of which are paramount in preparation for employment in this demanding field.

Your Learning Experience

Your development is enhanced by work placements either in the UK or overseas, giving you a real taste of your future career and an opportunity to make those all important industry contacts. You are encouraged to enter competitions, undertake live projects and participate in fashion shows to gain a wide professional experience. Inspiration can also be found during the international study trips which are on offer every year, in the past these have included the fashion capitals of Paris, Milan and New York.

Throughout the course you will be supported by our experienced teaching staff, as well as specialist visiting tutors who are practitioners in the industry, giving you an excellent learning experience in a wide range of fashion specialisms.

At Level 6 you will be able to choose your subject route either keeping it broad with Fashion Design or more specific with Fashion Design with Garment Technology, or Fashion Design with Design Performance.

Not only will you have access to a specialist art and design library on site, with a vast archive of fashion publications dating back to the 1930’s, but there is also a state of the art computer suite with a CAD pattern cutting and design system – GERBER that is widely used in the Global fashion industry.

 

Industry Links

The course has excellent links with industry regionally, nationally and internationally. These links include amongst others Alexander McQueen, Stella McCartney and Jimmy Choo.

BA (Honours) Fashion Design

This pathway is ideal if you intend to pursue a creative career in fashion design, styling, illustration, trend and predictions, promotions, fashion journalism, etc. If you choose the Fashion Design pathway you have the option of producing the following for your major project:
• Final collection of garments plus associated portfolio work; 
• Portfolio-based final outcome relevant to your individual career aspirations, which typically might include research and trends, illustration, photography, journals, etc.

BA (Honours) in Fashion Design with Garment Technology 

This pathway is suitable if you wish to combine creativity with a high level of 
technical knowledge and an understanding of global manufacturing. You will work with industry-standard Gerber pattern cutting software. Garment technologists are in high demand within the fashion industry both in the UK and overseas.

BA (Honours) Fashion Design with Design for Performance

This entirely new pathway is ideal if you wish to work within the performance industries. Fashion and costume overlap in contemporary performance and fashion skills are essential if you wish to work in TV, film, music and theatre productions.

Career Prospects

Graduates pursue careers in fashion design, menswear, childrenswear, sportwear and other niche markets,  garment technology, styling, visual merchandising, buying, PR, costume design, event management

Graduate Profile: Anna Carlyle

Anna graduated in 2004 to immediately take up a position as menswear designer at Ambertex Ltd.  Part of a KTP programme this role provided Anna with the opportunity to develop a CAD design process within the company and at the same time gain her masters degree at BIAD.