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BA (Hons) Fashion Design Technology: Womenswear

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Unique Moore | BA (Hons) Fashion Design Technology: Womenswear | London College of Fashion | University of Arts London
College
London College of Fashion UCAS code
W291 Start date
September 2026 Course length
3 years

Use your vision and skills to challenge and progress the fashion industry and develop a creative and experimental design process supported by technical skills and knowledge.

Course summary

Why choose this course at London College of Fashion

  • Specialised womenswear design: Engage in an in-depth exploration of womenswear design, technology and production that will prepare you for a career in this growing and dynamic sector.
  • Strong industry focus: Benefit from strong links with prestigious fashion brands such as Marc Jacobs and Simone Rocha, with placement opportunities that enhance your career prospects. You also have the opportunity to complete a short placement in industry, offering highly valuable real-life experience.
  • Sustainability and inclusivity: Learn to address key challenges in fashion, including sustainable production and diverse, inclusive design approaches.
  • Collaborative environment: Work alongside students from other fashion disciplines at LCF, fostering cross-disciplinary creativity and reflecting the collaborative nature of the fashion industry.
  • Hands-on learning in cutting-edge facilities: Access world-class studios, workshops, and digital design tools, enabling you to experiment with a wide range of materials and techniques to create innovative collections.

Upcoming Open Days and Virtual Events

The next Open Day for this course will take place on Saturday 14 March.

The next Discovery Webinar: Studying at LCF will take place on Thursday 5 March.

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Check your eligibility for UAL’s Travel Bursary.

Global experiences

This course offers the opportunity to study abroad for a semester or short-term (subject to meeting requirements). Going abroad as part of your degree is an exciting experience that helps you to build a global network. At LCF we have a range of partners across the world, including the USA, Australia, Italy and more.

Scholarships, bursaries and awards

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Course overview

Introduction 

BA (Hons) Fashion Design Technology: Womenswear provides graduates with the necessary combination of creative, technical, intellectual and communication skills needed to be successful within the competitive field of womenswear fashion design.  

What to expect 

  • A course structure that builds a strong foundation of core skills in design and realisation. A varied range of challenging projects will enable students to question, test and redefine their 2D and 3D approaches to develop a personalised way of working
  • Studio practice will be underpinned by a strong theoretical understanding so students are able to communicate concepts, motives and values that inform their work. This ensures work is intellectually rigorous and students can communicate in professional contexts 
  • To learn within a diverse community of staff and students
  • Access to range of industry standard machinery and technical support
  • Access to wide range of learning resources from including libraries and archives
  • To be supported by a dedicated Personal Tutor who will follow students’ progress throughout each year
  • Access to student services including disability service, academic support and language development
  • To be taught by staff who have industry experience and professional and compassionate approaches to teaching
  • To have access to a range of employability and enterprise services and resources that prepare students for professional life after graduation 

Mode of study 

BA (Hons) Design and Technology: Womenswear runs for 90 weeks in full time mode. It is divided into 3 stages over 3 academic years. Each stage lasts 30 weeks. 

Climate, Social and Racial Justice Statement

We are committed to ensuring that your skills are set within an ethical framework and are working to embed UAL’s Principles for Climate, Social and Racial Justice into the course. 

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Course units

Stage 1

In Stage 1 you are required to complete 120 credits at level 4 in order to progress to Stage 2.

Introduction to Womenswear (20 credits)

This unit introduces you to your course, its subject area, and how to study effectively at undergraduate level. It will orientate you to the practices and knowledge-base needed to understand your discipline and help you to develop your skills for independent and collaborative learning, reflection and your own self development. Students come from diverse educational backgrounds, and this unit will help you reflect on your own and how it influences your approach to the course.

Design and Realisation (40 credits)

In this unit you’ll learn how to develop your initial ideas through a variety of design and realisation techniques. You’ll expand your concept and analyse your research through design development as you propose applications for fashion outcomes. A range of materials and processes will be introduced as you begin to realise your ideas. Using a variety of methods, you’ll record your process.

Fashion Cultures and Histories (20 credits)

You’ll take a philosophical and theoretical approach to the study of fashion and its role in representing and communicating identity. Understand key ways of thinking about fashion across its cultural, historical, social and political contexts. Engage in debate and analysis of fashion as a key marker of social and cultural change and a means of understanding the relationship between individuals and communities.   

Transformative Futures (40 credits)

In this unit, you’ll collaborate to generate ideas and develop them into workable solutions. You’ll contribute your personal and professional values to a collective manifesto that shows a critical awareness of current contexts and debates in fashion. Using your knowledge of materials and processes, you’ll propose solutions that support a collective response. 

Stage 2

In Stage 2 you are required to complete 120 credits at level 5 to progress to Stage 3.

Critical Issues in Fashion Research (20 credits)

Expand your critical understanding of fashion in a global context and examine emerging debates in fashion research. You’ll engage in collaborative research around current and emerging cultural issues and be guided through approaches to researching and writing about fashion across its social, historical, political and cultural contexts, building on the first-year unit Fashion Cultures and Histories. During this unit, you’ll develop your own independent research path and interests.  

Professional Product Development (20 credits)

In this unit, you’ll consider who your fashion practice is aimed at. You’ll be encouraged to present a vision for an inclusive fashion future, one that celebrates personal identity and individual style. Traditional craft techniques and introduced, offering an opportunity for you to explore their creative potential and contemporary relevance for your identified audience. 

Work Experience (40 credits)

This unit will provide you with the opportunity to further develop your skills and apply them in a professional environment. You’ll experience real industry challenges and working practice and will be able to examine the way in which a professional team respond to different situations. You’ll be expected to take an analytical and reflective approach to the work experience and will produce written and visual evidence of your knowledge, based on a minimum 10-week period in industry.

Aesthetics and Identity (40 credits)

In this unit, you’ll consider where your fashion practice sits within the current and emerging fashion landscape. Using an analytical and diagnostic approach, you’ll interpret decisions you have made in response to various situations, both in life and through creative work. Through this process, you’ll start to discover an authentic understanding of your design aesthetic and identity. 

Optional Diploma Year

CCI Creative Computing

Between years 2 and 3, you can undertake the year-long Diploma in Creative Computing. This will develop your skills in creative computing alongside your degree. After successfully completing the diploma and your undergraduate degree, you’ll graduate with an enhanced degree: BA (Hons) Fashion Design Technology: Womenswear (with Creative Computing).

CCI Apple Diploma 

Between years 2 and 3, you can undertake the year-long Diploma in Apple Development. This will give you an opportunity to become an accredited apple developer alongside your degree. After successfully completing the diploma and your undergraduate degree, you’ll graduate with an enhanced degree: BA (Hons) Fashion Design Technology: Womenswear (with Apple Development).

Stage 3

In Stage 3 you are required to complete 120 credits at level 6.

Contextualising Practice (20 credits)

Through a research-led, extended essay, you’ll build on your historical and theoretical understanding of fashion, addressing critical debates and concerns raised through your course. After identifying a topic relating to your field of practice, you’ll complete an independent research project, underpinned with cultural and critical theory.  

Design Lab (40 credits)

In this unit, you’ll be encouraged to take an exploratory approach to designing and making - to take risks and open up to the possibility of failure. Recognising the potential of pushing your practice into unfamiliar territory is key, as creativity often thrives on difficulty, challenge and conflict. 

Final Major Project (60 credits)

You’ll begin this unit by reviewing and reflecting on the experimental body of work generated in the Design Lab unit. You’ll extend this work by refining your concept, expanding and deepening research and testing outcomes all the while continuing to build skills and knowledge to support your personal direction. You’ll bring together your work to create a finished collection.

A 20-credit unit is approximately equivalent to 200 hours of learning time, which includes a mixture of taught time, independent study and assessment. 

Students will have a tailored programme of group and individual tutorials both pastoral and academic over three stages of the course and are entitled to an appropriate level of confidentiality.

Programme specification

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Learning and teaching methods

The following teaching and learning methods are employed to support the integrated achievement of the course outcomes using a blended learning mode of delivery: 

  • Briefings
  • Lectures
  • Workshops and practical demonstrations
  • Supervised studio
  • Critiques (‘Crits’)
  • External visits
  • Industry engagement
  • Tutorials

Assessment methods

The following assessment methods are employed to support the integrated aims of the course outcomes:

  • Workbooks
  • Portfolios
  • Presentations
  • Tech packs: spec sheets and patterns
  • Samples
  • Toiles and final garments/outfits
  • Written reports and commentaries
  • Essays

Showcasing at LCF

There are a range of showcasing opportunities students can take part in whilst studying at LCF. End year showcasing at London College of Fashion, UAL, is one of the moments students can celebrate graduating from their courses. However, degree shows are not part of the learning outcomes in a course curriculum and are therefore not guaranteed as part of studying with us. Students must register by a deadline to take part, and we are not able to show all student work so submitting students will have their work curated.

UAL Showcase

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Staff

Shee Fun Chan

Shee Fun Chan is the course leader. After graduating in BA Fashion and Textiles from Ravensbourne, she has worked a variety of roles in the industry over the past 15 years including accessory design/production and showroom sales for Ann-Sofie Back, with collections sold internationally in Opening Ceremony Korea, Ooga Booga NY and featured in publications including i-D, 10 and Vogue. After gaining a PG Cert in Innovative Pattern Cutting from Central Saint Martins she worked as a freelance pattern cutter for clients including Mulberry, Danielle Scutt and Antipodium. She has recently completed an MA in Academic Practice at UAL exploring Values in Design.

Keren Brat

A graduate from LCF Fashion Design and Technology: Womenswear BA, and coming from a fine art background, Keren has always been interested in using a variety of media to express her vision. After working with a range of London based designers, she opened her own Womenswear and Accessories label and exhibited bi-annually during London and Paris Fashion weeks. Keren has been teaching multidisciplinary subjects including traditional leatherwork, life drawing, ethics & sustainability, CAD, design and 3D realisation.  Her ongoing research in the Indian Himalayas is focusing on how Buddhist artistic practice has been changing the structure of the community.

Amber Brierley

Amber Brierley is an alumnus of Central Saint Martin’s MA Fashion course. She has worked within accessory design for the luxury market, as a stylist for commercial stock library content and more recently is developing a range of British made, sustainable, active wear. Working in higher education since 2003, with experience at numerous Higher Education Institutes, including both undergraduate and MA Level. Research interests include defining threshold concepts within the discipline of fashion design and developing inclusive teaching practices.

Xandra Drepaul

Xandra Drepaul graduated in BA Fashion Design at Ryerson University. She has worked in industry as a pattern cutter for brands such as COS and Gareth Pugh as well as freelancing for Mulberry, Christopher Kane and Alexa Chung. She has recently worked on a collaborative project with Stephen Jones from local business Cactus Leather with the aim of developing a sustainable future for this craft business.

Philippa Hino

Philippa Hino graduated from Manchester Metropolitan University in BA Hons in Fashion.  Her career in womenswear design spans over 15 years working with brands across the working as a multi-product designer across luxury, denim and commercial market, such as Gareth Pugh, Victoria Beckham, 7 For All Mankind and French Connection. Pipa co-founded concept store 3939shop, has worked on costume design for Theo Adams Company as well as collaborative design projects with Courtney Love.  She has also recently worked with sustainable online retailer Reve En Vert to develop their in-house collection.  Philippa is a Designer Lecture in FDT Womenswear and continues her work as a freelance consultant.

Marie Maisonneuve

Marie Maisonneuve is imaginative, experimental and passionate about the discipline of fashion design. Her identity as a designer was developed through a BA at Middlesex and an MA at the Royal College of Art. Marie’s work shows a strong commitment to experimental shapes and colour combinations, with importance given to texture. She also runs CONGREGATIONdesign which is an anonymous creative collective aimed to disrupt creation, production and sale processes to deliver a collection of things, thoughts and fun.

Joao Maraschin

Joao Maraschin graduated from the MA Womenswear course at London College of Fashion. He worked for Wales Bonner, JWAnderson and Lacoste before launching his eponymous business. His practice explores ways in which fashion can foster new relationships with people and environment, nurture intersections between craftsmanship and technology, and create bridges between local artisanal communities and the global industry landscape. Joao Maraschin was nominated one of the Circular Fashion Summit 2021 Honourees and won the Drapers Sustainable Award in 2021. He shows his work at London Fashion Week and has developed collections in collaboration with many suppliers and brands, one of the most recent being MCQ. Joao’s brand was also recently shortlisted for the semi-finals of the 2023 LVMH Prize.

Aimee Mclachlan

Aimee Mclachlan is an alumnus of Goldsmiths MA in Fashion, Expanded Design Practice . She began working as a women's wear designer for Coppernob, Duck and Cover and Red or Dead within the commercial market, within styling teams for LA stylist Jessica Pastor and Monique Bean for celebrity red carpet events, parties and photoshoots for film premier, campaigns (H&M), Neiman Marcus catalogue and bill board advertising, Illustrator for magazines(various) and print for textiles (Red or Dead). Working in higher education since 2008, with experience at numerous Higher Education Institutes, including both undergraduate and FE.   Research interests include the use of craft from familiar, domestic to a means of existing ethical practise as contemporary framework of slower fashion production.

Crimson O'Shea

Crimson O’Shea graduated from Central Saint Martins (BA) Hons Fashion: Fashion Design and Womenswear and went on to study MA Textile Design at the Royal College of Art.  She is a multi-disciplinary designer working across both womenswear and textiles.  As a designer she has experience of working in the studios of John Galliano and Diane von Furstenberg.  As a freelancer she has created and sold her original designs across luxury, sportswear, mid-market and formal wear to brands including Lululemon, Guy Larouche, Monsoon and Thomas Pink. She has an extensive portfolio in Fashion Design education.  She has taught internationally and is currently Year 1 Leader on BA Fashion Design Technology: Womenswear.

Cornelia Rudolph Sheehy

Cornelia Rudolph Sheehy has a background in tailoring – her creative pattern cutting skills were enhanced at Vivienne Westwood before she took up a position as Head of Atelier at Peter Pilotto. She has worked on in-house collections, show specials and made-to-measure garments. Conny has experience of setting up and managing the whole studio process; liaising with designers and creative directors and technical development teams, conducting design and technical fittings and leading on fit and finish standards. Conny is always eager to find creative ways to inspire confidence in students.

Jessica Saunders

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 Saunders' full profile here.

Rob Phillips

Rob Phillips is the creative director for the School of Design and Technology. Trained in fashion womenswear, surface textiles: print, menswear and illustration Rob went on to become the fashion editor for International Textiles magazine and consultant for fashion brands. Rob's broad skill set of fashion design, process, graphics, presentation, typography, advertising and communication led to his appointment as Creative Director of Fashion Forecast magazine, where his progressive work promoting young fashion talent garnered him much acclaim from industry. Rob continues to nurture talent at LCF across all courses within the School, teaching holistically about fashion, developing the students’ full potential so they can make their unique contribution to the fashion industry. He furthers the work of the College through many routes, including industry projects, collaborations and competitions. He also curates and directs the School’s events including fashion shows, films, photoshoots, publications and exhibitions. Rob continues to contribute to industry as a fashion commentator (BBC, The Guardian, SHOWstudio and more) and as creative consultant for fashion brands. Read Rob Phillips' full profile here.

Fees and funding

Home fee

£9,790 per year

Please note that this tuition fee for entry in September 2026 is subject to the passing of UK government legislation to approve the increase in fees. If this is not passed, your tuition fee for 2026/27 will be £9,535.

Tuition fees may increase in future years for new and continuing students.

Home fees are currently charged to UK nationals and UK residents who meet the rules. However, the rules are complex. Find out more about our tuition fees and determining your fee status.

International fee

£30,890 per year

This fee is correct for entry in September 2026 and is subject to change for entry in September 2027.

Tuition fees for international students may increase by up to 5% in each future year of your course.

Students from countries outside of the UK will generally be charged international fees. The rules are complex so read more about tuition fees and determining your fee status.

Additional costs

You may need to cover additional costs which are not included in your tuition fees, such as materials and equipment specific to your course. Typical approximate costs for this course include: ​

  • Laptop or desktop computer recommended
  • Materials: £300
  • Basic equipment for pattern cutting and sewing: £200
  • Drawing materials: £30-£75
  • Adobe Creative Cloud: £42 per year

For a list of general digital equipment you may need (and how you can borrow equipment), visit our Study costs page.​

Accommodation

Find out about accommodation options and how much they will cost, and other living expenses you'll need to consider.

Scholarships, bursaries and awards

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If you’re based in the UK and plan to visit UAL for an Open Event, check if you’re eligible for our UAL Travel Bursary. This covers the costs of mainland train or airline travel to visit UAL.

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Entry requirements

The standard minimum entry requirements for this course are:

One or a combination of the following accepted full level 3 qualifications.

  • 112 UCAS tariff points from two or more A Levels (preferred subjects include, Art, Design, English, Maths);
  • Distinction Foundation Diploma in Art and Design;
  • Distinction, Merit, Merit at BTEC Extended Diploma in Art & Design;
  • Merit at UAL Extended Diploma;
  • Access Diploma or 112 tariff points from the Access to HE Diploma;
  • 112 new UCAS tariff points from a combination of the above qualifications or an equivalent full Level 3 qualification;
  • or equivalent EU or non-EU qualifications such as International Baccalaureate Diploma at 25 points minimum;
  • and three GCSE passes at grade A*-C or grade 9-4.

Entry to this course will also be determined by assessment of your portfolio.

APEL (Accreditation of Prior (Experiential) Learning)

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:

  • Related academic or work experience
  • The quality of the personal statement
  • A strong academic or other professional reference
  • OR a combination of these factors

Each application will be considered on its own merit but we cannot guarantee an offer in each case.

English Language Requirements

IELTS level 6.0 with a minimum of 5.5 in reading, writing, listening and speaking. Please check our main English Language Requirements. 

Selection criteria

The course team seeks to recruit students who can demonstrate:

  • A strong interest in fashion, visual imagery and an awareness of technology
  • An understanding of the need for a critical and analytical approach to the area of study
  • An approach suited to the demands of the course and the projected career futures

Information for disabled applicants

UAL is committed to achieving inclusion and equality for disabled students. This includes students who have:

     
  • Dyslexia or another Specific Learning Difference
  • A sensory impairment
  • A physical impairment
  • A long-term health or mental health condition
  • Autism
  • Another long-term condition which has an impact on your day-to-day life

Our Disability Service arranges adjustments and support for disabled applicants and students.

Read our Disability and dyslexia: applying for a course and joining UAL information.

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Application deadline

14 January 2026 at 6pm (UK time)

If there are places available after this date, the course will remain open to applications until places have been filled.

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Application deadline

14 January 2026 at 6pm (UK time)

If there are places available after this date, the course will remain open to applications until places have been filled.

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International students can apply to this course through UCAS with the following codes:

University code:

U65

UCAS code:

W291

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How to apply

Follow this step-by-step guide to apply for this course

Step 1: Initial application

You will need to submit an initial application including your personal statement.

Personal statement advice

Personal statement advice

The total character limit is 4,000 characters or less.

When creating your personal statement on the UCAS website, you will need to answer these 3 questions:

  • Why do you want to study this course or subject?
  • How have your qualifications and studies helped you to prepare for this course or subject?
  • What else have you done to prepare outside of education and why are these experiences useful?

To find out more about what to put in your personal statement, visit the UCAS advice page. For more information and support with applying to our courses, read our undergraduate application advice.

Step 2: Digital portfolio

We will review your initial application. If you have met the standard entry requirements, we will ask you to submit a digital portfolio.

You’ll need to submit this via PebblePad, our online portfolio tool.

Digital portfolio advice

Your portfolio should consist of recent work that reflects your creative strengths.

It should:

  • be maximum 30 pages
  • feature work that showcases your skills in technical drawing and construction
  • demonstrate your ability to think and work in 3D
  • illustrate your knowledge of different fabrics and materials
  • demonstrate your ability to effectively present ideas in a visual context
  • include work in progress to illustrate how you experiment and develop ideas from initial concepts to final outcomes
  • include research to highlight your knowledge and awareness of the cultural contexts behind the contemporary fashion industry.

For more support, see our Portfolio advice and PebblePad advice.

Step 3: Interview

You may be invited to an interview following our review of your application. All interviews are held online and last 15 to 20 minutes.

For top tips, see our Interview advice.

You also need to know

Communicating with you

Once you have submitted your initial application, we will email you with your login details for our Applicant portal.

Requests for supplementary documents like qualifications and English language tests will be made through the applicant portal. You can also use it to ask questions regarding your application. Visit our After you apply page for more information.

Visas and immigration history check

All non-UK nationals must complete an immigration history check. Your application may be considered by our course teams before this check takes place. If your course requires a portfolio and/or video task, we may request these before we identify any issues arising from your immigration history check. Sometimes your history may mean that we are not able to continue considering your application. Visit our Immigration and visas advice page for more information.

External student transfer policy

UAL considers transfers from other institutions on a case-by-case basis. Read about how to apply to transfer into year 2 or 3 on our Undergraduate Apply page, and read our Student transfer policy for more information.

Alternative offers

If we are unable to consider you for the course you have applied to but your application is really strong, we may make you an alternative offer on a different course or at a different UAL College. This happens when our admissions tutors have found another course that they believe would be a strong match for your skills and interests.

Deferring your place

We can consider deferral requests if the course can accommodate this. You must apply in the year that you intend to start your course. If you are made an offer and your circumstances change, you can submit a deferral request to defer your place by 1 academic year. You must have met your conditions by 31 August 2026. If you need an English language test in order to meet the entry requirements, the test must be valid on the deferred start date of your course. If not, you will need to reapply. Requests are considered on a case-by case basis.

Contextual Admissions

This course is part of the Contextual Admissions scheme.

This scheme helps us better understand your personal circumstances so that we can assess your application fairly and in context. This ensures that your individual merit and creative potential can shine through, no matter what opportunities and experiences you have received.

Careers

Your future employability is central to all our courses and as a student with us you’ll have access to a wealth of resources to prepare you for your future career in the fashion industry. Graduate Futures is our dedicated employability team who will work with you throughout your time with us to get you ready for employment. There are also a variety of opportunities on the course to enhance your employability.

Industry engagement

Our students engage with the industry in various ways throughout the course. We have developed strong relationships with leading brands in the fashion industry, which has resulted in some exciting projects.

For example, our students recently collaborated with bridalwear company Justin Alexander to explore how Gen Z’s unique perspectives on marriage could shape the future of bridalwear. Guided through the process by academic and client feedback, our students presented their designs as a mixture of finished garments, toiles and sketchbook designs. After reviewing our students' work, representatives of Justin Alexander were so impressed that they purchased the rights to develop some further.

During the second year, you’ll develop an increased understanding of the industry by undertaking a work placement for ten weeks. This unit is designed to develop your skills and apply them in a professional environment, and in the past our students have secured roles with brands such as Alexander McQueen, Simone Rocha and Raeburn, as well as smaller, up-and-coming design studios and ateliers across London.

Potential careers

As a graduate of our course, you’ll be equipped with both creative and technical skills and will have experience of working with a wide range of materials, as well as in developing your personal narrative as a designer. You’ll gain experience in pattern cutting, garment construction, innovative design techniques and product development, opening opportunities to gain employment across the fashion industry. Possible career paths include Fashion Designer, Product Developer, Garment Technologist or Pattern Cutter.

LCF alumni

Our graduates have gone on to a range of roles or have established their own successful brands such as Charlotte Knowles, Maximilian Davis and Sinead Gorey. Other graduates have gone on to work in high end companies and high street brands including:

  • Burberry
  • Celine
  • Raeburn
  • JW Anderson
  • Max Mara

Alumni

London College of Fashion

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