BA (Hons) Fashion Design Technology Menswear is a high profile course in a high profile area of the fashion industry. Students on course continue to succeed in International competitions, our graduates get great jobs within the industry, and a number of recent alumni have successfully set up in business under their own labels. The course is situated in the School of Design and Technology, and focuses on creative approaches to the design and realisation of contemporary fashion menswear. It promotes innovative cutting, fabric sourcing and construction in both structured and unstructured clothing, and operates across a range of market levels with an international perspective. Technology informs your creativity and through this course you will develop the core skills of research, design, development, realisation, communication and presentation, together with key business and marketing skills. The essential academic elements of the course enable you to appreciate the cultural and historical context of your practice, and to develop your ability to critically evaluate your work and the work of others. You will have the opportunity to undertake a short work placement in the industry, which gives you experience of working in a company and the chance to make contacts in the industry before you complete your studies. Industry-led projects form part of the course, and collaborations with students from other courses and / or Schools within the College are sometimes undertaken. By the end of your course you will be fully equipped to succeed as a creative designer in the challenging international field of menswear. This course is based at Curtain Road in Shoreditch, on the edge of the City of London and very near to Hoxton. The area is rich in creative studios, fashion PR companies, magazine head offices, art galleries and hip restaurants, bars and clubs. Specialist markets nearby include Spitalfields and Columbia Road, the White Cube Gallery is just down the road in Hoxton Square and the Geffrye Museum is a short walk away at the bottom end of Kingsland Road.

All our undergraduate courses are concerned with the development of your personal and professional skills. On your course you will evolve from learning basic skills in your discipline through to a position where you are an independent creative thinker capable of making an effective contribution to the relevant sector of the fashion industry. Personal and Professional Development (PPD) skills are embedded in all units on every course. Speaker programmes with contributions from alumni, members of industry and others are a part of many courses, as are work placement opportunities in industry. Where relevant, students have the chance to attend trade fairs, enter industry competitions, visit exhibitions and go on field trips and visits. The central position of our John Prince’s Street site in the West End affords students easy access to all sectors of the fashion retail market. In addition, our position as a constituent College in the University of the Arts London means that our students have access to the wide range of activities and events that occur in all the Colleges and at the University’s centre. Last but not least, being in London gives every student opportunities to explore and be inspired by the cultural, intellectual and social life of one of the great capital cities of the world. Future Careers and Graduate Prospects Graduates who wish to continue their education at postgraduate level are encouraged to progress to suitable courses within the College, the University or elsewhere. Many graduates prefer to seek employment as soon as they have completed their undergraduate studies. Recent graduates from this course have gained positions with Burberry, Aquascutum, ASOS, John Lewis and New Power Studio. Graduates are working as studio managers for JW Anderson and Omar Kashoura, who are themselves both former graduates of this course. Two graduates have received financial backing from Harrods to set up as Baartmans and Siegel, and two other graduates have joined to form Jaiden rVa James. Both duos are making a considerable mark on the industry.