BA (Hons) Fashion Textiles: Print will teach you to design the textiles that fashion designers want by becoming a creative designer for fashion textiles through the specialist pathway of print. Students on this course will study a range of print processes which will extend their potential for creative design.
**What can you expect?**
BA (Hons) Fashion Textiles: Print focuses on inventive approaches to the development and realisation of contemporary fashion textiles. We believe that technology and skills inform the design process and foster creativity. On this course you will learn a variety of traditional craft and contemporary digital print processes, including the design of engineered placement prints. You will also study a range of embellishment processes which will extend your potential for creative design.
You explore surface pattern and texture for fashion fabrics through drawing techniques such as mark making and illustration. Students will learn to apply technical skills, technology and their individual creativity. This will help them become innovative and original textile designers able to design for international markets ranging from high street to couture.
During the course you will undertake a range of projects, many of which are in conjunction with specific labels or companies. This wider involvement with industry and society is invaluable to your development as a designer. Fashion textile students also participate in international competitions, winning awards with annual competitions such as Texprint, Hand and Lock and NOW competition with I-D Magazine.
London College of Fashion (LCF) undergraduate courses develop your personal and professional skills. On this course you will develop skills in your discipline until you are an independent creative thinker. Your skills will make you capable of making an effective contribution to this sector of the fashion industry. We embed Personal and Professional Development (PPD) skills in all units on every course. Speaker programmes with contributions from alumni and members of industry are a part of many courses. We encourage graduates who wish to continue their education at postgraduate level 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 worked with a wide range of companies, including Louis Vuitton, Erdem, Fyodor Golan, Mary Katrantzou, Topshop and Adidas. Graduates have been headhunted to present work to Victoria Beckham and Tom Ford, among others.
Some graduates have set up in business as fashion textile designers, including Emily Carter, Nathalie Ballout, Miriam Griffiths Knitwear, Boo Pala, Victoria Rowley.
This course is based in Lime Grove in Shepherd's Bush, which is west of Holland Park and Notting Hill. Tucked away in a quiet street our Lime Grove campus is a beautiful brick building with rustic windows and high ceilings. Nearby Portobello Road market is the world’s largest antiques market and adjacent Shepherd’s Bush Market is full of vibrant fabrics, fresh produce, furniture and falafel. Make-up, prosthetics and photography facilities can be found at Lime Grove, along with media labs.
**About London College of Fashion**
London College of Fashion, UAL, has been nurturing creative talent for over a century, offering courses in all things fashion. In design, we teach a combination of heritage and radical thinking. Craftsmanship and new technology. Engineering – and in-depth design research. We teach innovative ideas first – and then innovative practice to bring them to life. Through teaching, specialist research, and collaborative work, we empower our students to think differently, using fashion to examine the past, build a sustainable future, and improve the way we live.
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How to Apply
26 January This is the deadline for applications to be completed and sent for this course. If the university or college still has places available you can apply after this date, but your application is not guaranteed to be considered.
Application Codes
Course code:
5Y77
Institution code:
U65
Campus Name:
London College of Fashion
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Points of Entry
The following entry points are available for this course:
Year 1
Entry Requirements for Advanced Entry (Year 2 and Beyond)
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International applicants
Standard Qualification Requirements
A total of 112 tariff points from two or more A-levels at C or higher; preferred subjects include those related to Art, Design or Fashion.
112 tariff points from full Level 3 qualifications.
112 UCAS tariff points from Scottish Highers (including at least one Advanced Higher subject).
112 tariff points from the complete Access to HE Diploma in a creative subject.
DMM or higher in the BTEC National Extended Diploma in subjects relating to art and design.
Equivalent EU or non-EU qualifications are also considered.
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Unistats information
Student satisfaction :
42%
Employment after 15 months (Most common jobs):
78%
Go onto work and study:
82%
Fees and funding
England
9250.0
Year 1
Northern Ireland
9250.0
Year 1
Scotland
9250.0
Year 1
Wales
9250.0
Year 1
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272 High Holborn
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London
WC1V 7EY
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