Today’s fashion and textile designers are constantly exploring new materials and traditional crafts, incorporating these together and reinventing what fashion and textiles can be.The recently developed BA (Hons) Creative Fashion and Textiles provides an exciting collaborative opportunity to combine learning in both fashion design and textile design and explore how they affect and inform each other.You will discover the disciplines of fashion and textile design and traditional craftsmanship by designing and making garments, accessories, fabrics and other fashion or textile products. Translate your fashion ideas from 2D to 3D by building your pattern cutting, construction skills, and manufacturing skills or bring your textile designs to life through print, fabric manipulation, embroidery or knit. Across the three years, you will have the opportunity to work in both areas of fashion and textile design to help you decide where to tailor your degree; ideally to your creative strengths by specialising. This allows you to develop a unique identity and a career path that suits your ambitions. You will gain knowledge about ethical practices in fashion and textiles whilst developing skills to help build a sustainable industry through creating new materials, products and methods.Modules may include:Year one• Idea and Materiality• Sustainability Culture and Concept• Introduction to Visual Culture • Studio Practice and Technology• Orientation.Year two• Making Meanings• Principles of Visual Culture• Creativity and Collaboration• Portfolio / Professional Practice• Navigation.Final Year • Visual Culture in Practice• Inspiration and Experimentation• Resolution.Professional practice is key to this course and students take up placement and project opportunities every year. There are opportunities to learn from visiting industry experts in the studios and work closely with industry partners on live briefs and competitions, to apply your learning and gain real-world experience. You will also engage with research as you develop your design practice.In addition to our annual summer show, we support students to develop entrepreneurial and teamwork skills through fundraising to present design work at high profile national and international events such as New Designers. Visits to trade shows such as Textile Forum London and Premier Vision in Paris have taken learning out of the studio.**Progression Opportunities**Our students go on to work in industry, develop enterprise opportunities or explore further research at postgraduate level. Whatever you want to do, our team of subject experts will support you with your next steps.Many of our graduates go on to successful careers with high profile companies like Sassi Holford, Fortis Clothing, Mulberry and Makers HQ Devon, choosing from roles such as fashion designer, textile designer, studio manager, art director, product developer, pattern cutter and materials research.

Creative Arts