Fashion

Overview

The Fashion programme at Kingston University combines industry standards with a creative and contemporary approach to fashion design developing a holistic and exciting approach to fashion design and beyond.

Our broad design community and positioning as a progressive and highly-rated design institution means that Fashion can actively collaborate and share ideas with designers in across the post graduate framework.

Key features

• With our well-established industry links and partnerships, the craft and skill of fashion is paramount and is developed through pioneering projects with industry practitioners from our team.

• Within the curriculum the modules give you the unique opportunity to expand your current design thinking and methodology, experiment and transform your medium, and work in dynamic teams to exchange and create ideas.

• The design team have diverse and relevant industry experience as well as the academic skills and experience needed to help nurture fashion design talent.

• Guest speakers from industry are invited to talk directly to the students, sharing their knowledge, insight and experience, adding texture and depth to the students' understanding of the fashion machine.

• Students have access to the wealth of high-tech workshops and facilities available at Kingston School of Art..

After you graduate

Many of our graduates are keenly setting up their own businesses gaining positions in world leading design houses, and freelancing across the creative industries.

Some of the companies our graduates are currently working for Elena Miro, Italy, Topshop, Clemency London, Gareth Pugh, and Philips Design.

We encourage design research practice during our Fashion MA programme and several of our students go on to develop their postgraduate practice at MPhil and PhD level.