Advanced Fashion Design Semester

College
Central Saint Martins Level
Prior experience of fashion design

This 13-week course is designed to give you an authentic Central Saint Martins fashion design experience, using experimental research and design development techniques that are original and innovative.

Why Advanced Fashion Design Semester at CSM?

Immerse yourself in a transformative 13-week journey that encapsulates the essence of cutting-edge fashion design. This curated experience is crafted to provide you with an authentic taste of Central Saint Martins' innovative approach to fashion, blending experimental research with avant-garde design development techniques. Elevate your skills, ignite your creativity, and explore the forefront of the fashion industry in the heart of one of the world's most dynamic and influential design capitals. Join us for a unique opportunity to push boundaries, redefine fashion norms, and unleash your full creative potential. This course is ideal for you if you have fashion experience and are heading for a career in fashion.

During this 13-week course you will:

Experience the world of Fashion Design at Central Saint Martins.
Learn from tutors who are practicing artists, designers and communicators. benefit from access to specialist facilities at UAL’s six Colleges.
Meet like-minded individuals from around the world.
Get involved in UAL life through social events and activities.
All courses are assessed and you'll receive a record of study at the end of the programme if you wish to request credit from your home institution.

Dates and fees

Spring 2025

Dates: 20 January 2025 – 17 April 2025
Application deadline: 31 October 2024
Fee payment deadline: 9 December 2024
Fee: £10,760

Duration: 13 weeks

Class hours: Min 120 hours / max 160 hours

Non-class hours: Min 120 hours / max 160 hours

Credit value: Min 12 credits / max 16 credits

Level: Prior experience of fashion design

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Entry requirements

English requirements

You should be proficient in written and spoken English and be able to participate in group discussions and make presentations. As a guideline we would expect you to have an English language level equivalent to IELTS score of 6.0 (list of language equivalencies). The Language Centre at University of the Arts London offers English courses for overseas students who wish to improve their English language skills.

Academic requirements

Students applying for this course are expected to have a minimum GPA of 3.0 or equivalent.

Portfolio

A portfolio containing 20-25 images is required for this course. You will be sent an email after submitting your application, asking you to submit your portfolio.

Course details

You will enrol on 3 mandatory units, 3 core course units and then may select elective units, to total a maximum of 16 credits. Delivered primarily at Central Saint Martin. Teaching locations are subject to change. Individual student timetables will be shared during the course induction week.

Mandatory shared course units

Understanding Contemporary Cultures (2 credits)

London Cultural Studies (2 credits)

Creative Histories (2 credits)

Core course units

Advanced Fashion Design* (3 credits)

Advanced Fashion On/Off the Body* (2 credits)

Visual Identity and Communication (1 credit)

Elective course units

Fashion Biomaterials* (2 credits)

Fashion Jewellery* (2 credits)

*will be based at the CSM Archway Atelier space

Our shared mandatory units allow for collaboration and community across Central Saint Martins, London College of Communication and London College of Fashion.

Tutor information

Joshua Beaty

Leading our core modules Advanced Fashion Design and Advanced Fashion On/Off the Body will be Joshua Beaty.

Joshua Beaty is an artist, designer and educator living and working in London. He graduated from the BA and MA Fashion Programmes at Central Saint Martins as a recipient of the Samsung Award, the Sarabande Foundation Scholarship and the Louise Wilson Fund Award. He has worked with Julie Verhoeven, Charles Jeffrey, Fantastic Toiles, Phoebe English, Dover Street Market, Love Magazine, Joyce Hong Kong, David Lynch’s Silencio, La Musee des Beaux-Arts d’Orleans, amongst others. As an artist, he has exhibited internationally. From 2019-2021 he was artist-in-residence at Sarabande; the Lee Alexander McQueen Foundation. Joshua joined the BA Fashion academic team in 2019 and teaches across all design pathways.

Melanie Ashley

Leading our Visual Identity and Communication core module is Melanie Ashley. Melanie directs communications, press and events at Central Saint Martins, including producing both MA and BA Fashion Shows, overseeing the most exciting fashion talents that emerge in London. Fashion in London is her specialist subject, having worked across PR, fashion events, styling and digital innovation in London for 10 years for clients including British Vogue, Dover Street Market, Love Magazine and designers Richard Malone, Matty Bovan and Fredrik Tjærandsen. After graduating from CSM in BA Fashion Communication she worked with famed fashion PR Mandi Lennard, then alongside Camilla Lowther at pioneering photography agency CLM and has continued to focus on emerging talent in London throughout this time. Alongside her teaching and work at CSM she continues to be part of music artist M.I.A's creative team, traveling internationally which continuously informs her world view and perspective on fashion reinforcing an important sentiment - Fashion doesn't exist in a vacuum.

Katy Hackney

Katy Hackney is an Associate Lecturer on BA Jewelry Design at Central Saint Martins. Katy’s jewellery is an on going exploration of material, colour and form.

She regularly exhibits worldwide. Recent shows include: Solo Show, Gallery CAJ, Kyoto; ‘Beautiful Objects’, Aram Gallery London; ‘Collect’, Saatchi Gallery.

Her work has been purchased for private and public collections, including: Alice & Louis; Koch Ring collection; Crafts Council, UK; Ulster Museum, Belfast; Montreal Museum of Decorative Arts; Royal Museum of Scotland, Edinburgh. In addition she is a colour consultant/designer with a knitwear company.

Lucrezia Alessandroni

Lucrezia Alessandroni leads our Fashion Biomaterials elective course unit. Lucrezia is a biodesigner with a background in product design and visual communication, Lucretia's interest is in combining design principles and scientific approaches. With a passion for wearables and open-source technologies, this drove Lucrezia to explore new materials with a focus on the sustainable angle, and the interconnections among living organisms and ecosystems.

Materials

TBC

Financial aid

UAL Study Abroad awards are available for the UAL Study Abroad Semester.

There are 3 full tuition awards available.

1 for Central Saint Martins
1 for London College of Communication
1 for London College of Fashion

We are looking for students who will be able to create social media content and blogs of their time with us as a Study Abroad Student.

Deadline: 31 October 2024 for Spring 2025 term.

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