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Please note that MA Fashion Design Technology Womenswear is undergoing re-approval. This is the process by which we ensure the course continues to provide a high quality academic experience. During re-approval there may be some changes to the course content displayed on this page. Please contact us if you have any questions about the course.
This course is now closed for international applications for entry in September 2020. Home EU applications remain open.
MA Fashion Design Technology Womenswear is guided by experienced staff and resourced with with a range of equipment relevant to the current industry. The course nurtures talent and develops professionals whose cutting-edge fashion research influences the future of the industry.
This course is based at John Prince’s Street, Oxford Circus. Find out about the local area, including Marylebone, Mayfair and Soho, in our local area guides on the Student Life pages.
London College of Fashion is planning to move to a new single campus on the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park in 2023. This is part of a new development for London, prioritising culture, education and innovation, known as East Bank. Some students studying this course from September 2021 may start their studies in Lime Grove and transfer to LCF’s new site in East London to complete them. Please see LCF’s move to the Olympic Park for more information about the College’s relocation.
Take a tour of LCF's world renowned fashion library, ideal for research and study.
Discover our design studios and workshops across JPS, Mare street, Curtain Road and Lime Grove.
Explore our social spaces, for collaborative study and breaks, across our six sites in London.
#LCFMA20 graduate, Polina Gorkovenko's collection researches the effects of mental health. In light of University Mental Health Day, we're finding out more about the relationship between fashion and mental wellbeing.
LCF hosted its celebratory MA20 show at the Roundhouse, showcasing the final collections of MA Fashion Design Technology Menswear and Womenswear students.
MA Womenswear graduates introduce their collections as part of the #LCFMA20 season, celebrating 20 years of MA Fashion Design Technology at LCF.
LCF have welcomed Nabil El-Nayal as MA Fashion Design and Technology: Womenswear course leader as of 2019. We caught up with Nabil to hear all about his extensive industry experience and what he is most looking forward to about joining LCF.
LCF is delighted to announce that Professor Roni Brown has been appointed UAL Pro Vice-Chancellor and Head of College at London College of Fashion.
Current students and alumni share their best recommendations around our site at John Princes Street (aka JPS).
MA Fashion Design Technology Womenswear is guided by experienced staff and resourced with state-of-the-art equipment. The course nurtures talent and develops professionals whose cutting-edge fashion influences the future of the industry.
Students are supported to develop collaborations with industry specialists and international fabric suppliers, a process that not only builds important contacts for the future but one that enriches student experience and refines design sensibility. Using diverse production techniques - from couture craftsmanship to futuristic experimentation - students are able to explore their own perspectives to form the basis of their MA collection. Guided by experienced staff, this also has the potential to incorporate a further specialism such as embroidery, knitwear or digital concepts.
The unit is designed to establish and develop your creative thinking and expand on your practical level of skills. Work will develop individually in response to the workshop sessions and introductions to supporting facilities and equipment available.
You will evaluate and expand your technical and practical skills in relevant methodologies pertinent to the technological and craft based skills you have developed. Through tutorial guidance, and peer review you will explore alternatives, and possibilities to strengthen and expand your knowledge and understanding of original creative and technical processes.
The purpose of this unit is to provide you with an overview to the range of research methods, approaches and tools that are available to you in order to conduct your post graduate project. The unit will cover philosophy and ethics in research, primary and secondary research methods including quantitative, qualitative and visual research methods, how to analyse, evaluate and disseminate research findings. The unit will consider research in a range of contexts relevant to the cultural and creative industries and enable you to understand the relationship between theory and practice.
This unit is designed to provide an opportunity to innovate, explore developmental processes and to engage with collaborative working practices. You will be encouraged to engage in the professional negotiation and networking skills that you will need in order to be successful in the cultural and creative industries. The emphasis of this unit is on student led collaboration, the nature of which may be within your own course, with students on other courses via an exchange or with industry. The project that you undertake will depend upon your discipline and the specific requirements of your course. Further details will be available in your unit handbook.
The unit is designed to support the planning and development of your Master’s Project. In order for you to achieve a coherent and original body of work, by the end of the course, this unit concentrates on the development of your studio practice and its evaluation, which is underpinned by in-depth research. Analysis within the specialist units of your MA course will help you develop a wide range of specialist resources and methodologies.
You are required to develop your critical practice, to analytically review, and revise your focus in line with your expanding theories and in the context of your proposed market. The process of development and review culminates in an oral presentation and written proposal for assessment.
The Master’s Project is an important piece of work central to achieving the course aims, which will provide an opportunity for you to demonstrate your knowledge and skills in relation to the course learning outcomes. Throughout the Master’s project, you are guided and supported by tutorials and peer and staff evaluation at interim stages. You will be allocated a supervisor for your project and will complete a learning contract outlining how you intend to develop and deliver your project. The Master’s project may take a variety of forms by negotiation and is assessed by presentation in an agreed format.
The following teaching and learning methods are employed to support the integrated achievement of the course outcomes:
The following assessment methods are employed to support the integrated achievement of the course outcomes:
Nabil El-Nayal is the Course Leader and a practice-based designer, who is widely experienced in the world of fashion. After completing his MA at the Royal College of Art, Nabil launched his RTW label NABIL NAYAL to international acclaim. Nabil was twice nominated for the LVMH Prize where he gained the support of the late Karl Lagerfeld and Amanda Harlech. Nabil has twice received the British Fashion Council’s Fashion Trust Award and shows during London and Paris Fashion Weeks. In 2018 Nabil completed a practice-based PhD, which explored the concept of disruption as a generative principle in design leading to a body of work titled Elizabethan Sportswear. Nabil’s research has led to collaborations with the British Library and the School of Historical Dress and has worked with organisations including IBM, Google and Selfridges. Nabil is passionate about exploring disruptive ways of working at the intersection between research/academia and the fashion industry. Read Nabil's full profile here.
Jessica Saunders is the programme director for the Fashion Design Programme, which includes BA (Hons) Fashion Design Technology: Menswear, BA (Hons) Fashion Design Technology: Womenswear and BA (Hons) Fashion Jewellery. Read Jessica's full profile here.
Sarah-Ann Smith trained at CSM on the PGCert course and is an experienced pattern cutter with a wealth of ready to wear industry knowledge, including six years as technical manager for Mary Katrantzou, Simone Rocha, Haizhen Wang and Roland Mouret. Skilled in both flat and stand work, Sarah-Ann has been responsible for many showpieces and VIP client work. She is currently researching a cross comparison of international pattern cutting methods of drafting and draping.
We are committed to making university education an achievable option for a wider range of people and to supporting all of our students in achieving their potential both during and after their courses.
We welcome applications from people with disabilities. If you have a disability (e.g. mobility difficulties, sensory impairments, medical or mental health conditions or Asperger’s syndrome) we strongly encourage you to contact us on disability@arts.ac.uk or +44 (0)20 7514 6156 so that we can plan the right support for you. All enquiries are treated confidentially. To find out more, visit our Disability & Dyslexia webpages.
The standard entry requirements for this course are as follows:
Applicants who do not meet these course entry requirements may still be considered in exceptional cases. The course team will consider each application that demonstrates additional strengths and alternative evidence. This might, for example, be demonstrated by:
Each application will be considered on its own merit but we cannot guarantee an offer in each case.
IELTS level 6.5 with a minimum of 5.5 in reading, writing, listening and speaking. Please check our main English Language Requirements .
The course seeks to recruit students from diverse socio-economic and cultural backgrounds, and welcomes applications from mature students.
The course seeks to recruit students who can demonstrate:
When you are submitting your application form, you will also need to provide the following pieces of documentation in support of your application:
You will be required to submit a Curriculum Vitae (C.V.) in support of your application. This should include your full education and employment history.
The personal statement is your opportunity to tell us about yourself and your suitability for the course that you intend to study.
Some key points to consider:
Your study proposal should be no more than 600 words (excluding research sources, bibliography and appendices).
It should:
Your Study Proposal should have the following structure:
Introduction
Introduce your work and your area of study. Propose a research question ( this will develop over the course of your study) Indicate your area of specialism and your proposed innovation within the fashion industry and what your aims are in relation to your proposal.
Background
Demonstrate your knowledge of the historical and contemporary context of your proposal. Focus on specific areas or issues that underpin and frame your ideas. Discuss relevant theories and critical ideas that relate your work referencing all your sources. (you may add images to discuss in this section)
Programme of study
Describe the proposed outcome of your study and the methods that you propose to use to answer your research question. For example outline a sequence of practical and theoretical forms of research that you intend to follow.
Research sources
Give details of libraries, exhibitions, museums, galleries and special archives that you have visited as part of your research towards the proposal.
Bibliography
Keep a full record of all original and documentary material consulted. List appropriate material using the Harvard Referencing System.
Appendices
Insert any additional material that you consider relevant but not part of the core of the study proposal. This could include links to notes, drawings and additional research material.
Portfolio
You will be required to submit a digital portfolio with a maximum of 30 images that you consider would help support your application. Submit your portfolio via the university’s digital portfolio tool, PebblePad. More details will be sent to you after you have submitted your application.
You should include clear concepts and edited design journeys, with key development work and final presentations pages plus clear photographs of your garments.
Your digital portfolio should evidence drawing for research and presentation and innovative visual communication skills;
You should evidence a high level of research, exploration and experimentation evident in:
concept development;
fabric and material selection/knowledge;
construction/technical competence;
ability to think/work in 3D.
Label and present any visual work with care, including dates and captions. If selected for interview, you will be asked to bring garments with you and additional portfolio work.
This section includes all the information you need on how to apply and how your application is considered, and what happens next.
UK/EU students can apply to a postgraduate course at LCF by completing a direct application.
We recommend you apply by 28th February 2020 for equal consideration. However this course will consider applications after that date, subject to places being available.
London College of Fashion does not accept applications for deferred entry. You should therefore apply in the year you wish to study.
If you are currently studying at another institution and if you have successfully completed 60 credits in the equivalent units/modules on your current PG course and wish to continue your studies at London College of Fashion, you can apply to transfer. The Admissions Tutor will consider applications on a case by case basis, subject to places being available. You must apply directly to the course via the course webpage as early as possible. Further information can be found in our UAL External Student Transfer Policy.
All application forms, personal statements and relevant documents are read and considered by the course team against the selection criteria listed in the Entry requirements and Selection Criteria sections.
Depending on the quality of your application, you may be asked to submit a number of images of your work.
If the course team wish to consider your application further, you will be invited to attend an interview. Interviews may be conducted in person, via telephone or via Skype.
If you are successful at the interview stage you will be offered a place. Please note that applicants are not guaranteed an interview.
Please note that if you are unable to attend, the College may not be able to re-schedule.
The result of your application will be communicated to you through your UAL Portal. If your application has been successful, you will receive a full offer pack including details of accommodation, fees, and other important information.
This course is now closed for international applications for entry in September 2020. Home EU applications remain open.
There are two ways international students can apply to a postgraduate course at LCF:
For further advice on how to apply please visit the UAL International Application page.
We recommend you apply by 28th February 2020 for equal consideration. However this course will consider applications after that date, subject to places being available.
London College of Fashion does not accept applications for deferred entry. You should therefore apply in the year you wish to study.
If you are currently studying at another institution and if you have successfully completed 60 credits in the equivalent units/modules on your current PG course and wish to continue your studies at London College of Fashion, you can apply to transfer. The Admissions Tutor will consider applications on a case by case basis, subject to places being available. You must apply directly to the course via the course webpage as early as possible. Further information can be found in our UAL External Student Transfer Policy.
After you have applied, you will need to complete an Immigration History Check to identify whether you are eligible to study at UAL. Do be aware, if you do not complete the Immigration History Check we will not be able to proceed with your application.
All application forms, personal statements and relevant documents are read and considered by the course team against the selection criteria listed in the Entry requirements and Selection Criteria sections.
Depending on the quality of your application, you may be asked to submit a number of images of your work.
If the course team wish to consider your application further, you will be invited to attend an interview. Interviews may be conducted in person, via telephone or via Skype.
If you are successful at the interview stage you will be offered a place. Please note that applicants are not guaranteed an interview.
Please note that if you are unable to attend, the College may not be able to re-schedule.
The result of your application will be communicated to you through your UAL Portal. If your application has been successful, you will receive a full offer pack including details of accommodation, fees, and other important information.
After you’ve submitted your application, you’ll receive a confirmation email providing you with your login details for the UAL Portal. We’ll use this Portal to contact you to request any additional information, including inviting you to upload documents or book an interview, so please check it regularly.
Once we’ve reviewed and assessed your application, we’ll contact you via the UAL Portal to let you know whether your application has been successful.
£11,220
This applies for the 2020/21 academic year.
UAL Home/EU alumni receive a £1,000 discount.
Course fees may be paid in instalments.
£22,920
This applies for the 2020/21 academic year.
UAL International alumni receive a £1,000 discount.
Course fees may be paid in instalments.
In addition to tuition fees you are very likely to incur additional costs such as travel expenses and the cost of materials. Please read the information on our additional costs page.
Charges may be made for special clothing or equipment which students may need in order to participate in certain activities which form part of the course but which they retain. However, where such clothing or equipment is necessary for the student’s health or safety a charge may only be made for clothing and equipment which the student retains if the student also has the option of borrowing the clothing or equipment free of charge.
Find out about the accommodation options available and how much they will cost.
There are a number of scholarships and awards available to students on this course. Use our search tool to find out more information.
Postgraduate loans of up to £10,000 are now available for eligible UK and EU students. A full list of eligibility criteria and information on applying can be found on the postgraduate loans webpage.
All our postgraduate courses offer career development, so that you become a creative thinker, making effective contributions to your relevant sector of the fashion industry.
LCF offers students the opportunity to develop Personal and Professional Development (PPD) skills while studying through:
* Access to to speaker programmes and events featuring alumni and industry.
* Access to careers activities, such as CV clinics and one-to-one advice sessions.
* Access to a graduate careers service
* Access to a live jobsboard for all years.
* Advice on setting up your own brand or company.
Masters graduates have an acknowledged advantage in the employment market, obtaining work in a wide range of vocational and academic fields related to fashion. The course provides the industry with graduates who will have the capability to work as part of a creative team as a colleague and an individual. The graduate will have transferable skills for the creative industries including an understanding of high levels of design, time and project management, production and technical knowledge of types of manufacture supported by an aesthetic awareness and academic underpinning.
The course in the past has benefited from constant contact with the industry. External assessors and tutors, leading buying and merchandising teams, stylists and photographers, journalists and editors, entrepreneurs and business consultants show an increasing interest in the emerging talent the course generates. International employers include Alberta Ferretti, Alexander McQueen, Zac Posen, Chloe, Loewe, Pringle, Hussein Chalayan, Roland Mouret, Topman, Savile Row Tailors, Browns Focus, Harvey Nichols, Topman, Savile Row Tailors and Browns Focus.
Graduates from the current MA Fashion Design and Technology have gained employment as innovators within the broad field of fashion design and technology or have identified a fashion house, large corporate company or alternatively choose to build their own identity through the launch of their own design label. Further employment of graduates has included trend prediction, stylist, illustrator, freelance designer or broad aspects of the creative industries.
Further employment opportunities include trend prediction, stylist, illustrator, freelance designer or broad aspects of the creative industries. The MA also provides an excellent preparation for higher level research degrees (MPhil or PhD), with an increasing number of graduates undertaking research in fashion related subjects.
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College: London College of Fashion Level: Postgraduate
This intensive one-year course is for students who want to build upon their knowledge of fashion design principles to progress onto a Masters or into industry.
College: London College of Fashion Level: Postgraduate
