Collaborative Challenge

Gain a critical insight into human behaviour to improve the human aspects of the fashion business and the impact on workers, consumers and the environment.

Push the boundaries of tradition and explore innovations in costume for live, film and digital performance, responding to changes in society, culture, the environment and beyond.

Utilise factory level equipment to manufacture your creations to industry standards in this pioneering incubator for the creative designers of the future.

Take an interdisciplinary approach to the analysis of fashion as a key marker of social and cultural change, and a means of understanding the relationship between individuals and communities.

Explore theoretical and practical aspects of curating contemporary fashion and historical dress, enjoying unique access to the archives at LCF and UAL.

Develop a critical understanding of fashion design’s impact on global fashion businesses and acquire essential problem-solving and business management skills to address complex challenges for the industry.

Inform new definitions and notions of fashion practice as you develop a unique set of skills and underpin your practice with sustainability and social responsibility.

Challenge the conventions of fashion design whilst learning both progressive and historical British tailoring methodologies from a team of recognised practitioners.

Utilise experimental media techniques and technologies to produce a range of innovative moving image outcomes, developing and redefining fashion film as a genre.

Conceptualise a transformed fashion system that values nature first, by critiquing the status quo of the industry through exploration and experimentation.

Challenge the current fashion system and develop authentic and provocative editorial strategies that could have social and politically active outcomes.

Develop a diverse skill set, exploring both theory and practice through progressive projects and whilst utilising our industry standard facilities and equipment.

Access industry standard equipment and facilities as you challenge conventional notions of footwear design and benefit from close links to industry.

Bridge the gap between management and creativity by developing the knowledge and skills needed by fashion retailers in the complex and competitive global environment.

Lead the industry’s move to sustainable practices by developing innovative ideation on the entire product lifecycle and understand how fundamental production is for the future of fashion.

Focus on creative and innovative technical skills, developing knowledge and technical skills in 2D and 3D technology alongside understanding the issues facing the industry.

Rethink the status quo of the fashion industry whilst developing innovative approaches to problems, building your creative and strategic skills and hearing from industry speakers.