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Department of Fashion, Textiles and Knitwear Design

Our Fashion, Textiles and Knitwear Design department has an excellent reputation for its range of courses, links with industry and enviable resources.

We have exceptional teaching teams with a breadth of experience both in the design and academia, who along with our expert technical teams are dedicated to ensuring students receive an engaging and intellectually challenging learning experience within an international context. Specialist lecturers contribute to the curriculum through lectures and seminars offering you a cutting edge view of the fashion and textile industries.

From the specialist equipment in our dedicated facilities to our impressive links to an international network of fashion and textiles organisations and businesses, we equip our students with the skills needed to launch their career in industry, through self-employment or developing academic research and PhD study.

Fashion courses

We’ve mastered the balance between theory and practice, helping our graduates to secure work with global brands like Nike, Calvin Klein, Hugo Boss, Dr. Martens and Burberry, across our design and creative business fashion and textiles courses.

Our student work

  • Models wearing student knitwear work at New Designers Exhibition
    Dom Orvis, BA (Hons) Fashion Knitwear Design and Knitted Textiles
    Dom Orvis, BA (Hons) Fashion Knitwear Design and Knitted Textiles
  • Fashion Design student showcase work
    Livvy McAll, BA (Hons) Fashion Design
    Livvy McAll, BA (Hons) Fashion Design
  • Close up shot of a black and grey mixed textile dress
    Niamh Wright, BA (Hons) Textile Design
    Niamh Wright, BA (Hons) Textile Design
  • 2 modules posing in large frilled dresses at graduate fashion week
    Dulguun Nasanbaatar, BA (Hons) Fashion Design
  • 3 models posing at graduate fashion week, wearing knitted textile outfits
    Penny-Rose Clay, BA (Hons) Fashion Knitwear Design and Knitted Textiles
    Penny-Rose Clay, BA (Hons) Fashion Knitwear Design and Knitted Textiles
  • black and white mixed textile hat on display at new designers fashion show
    Poppy Wilson, BA (Hons) Textile Design
    Poppy Wilson, BA (Hons) Textile Design

Fashion, Textiles and Knitwear Design Facilities

Our Fashion, Textiles and Knitwear Design students are based in the Bonington building, our dedicated art and design hub. Our lively and creative studios are home to an extensive range of equipment, enabling students to experiment with both traditional and digital practices.

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