Fashion
Renowned for producing high quality, industry-ready graduates able to operate at the highest levels of the industry, today’s fashion subject area features a range of exciting and innovative undergraduate and postgraduate courses.
Our Focus
Fashion has a long and celebrated history within the University of Westminster and at Harrow, in particular. Renowned for producing high quality, industry-ready graduates able to operate at the highest levels of the industry, today’s fashion subject area features a range of exciting and innovative undergraduate and postgraduate courses.
These courses span the full range of the fashion industry and take in everything from design and styling to marketing and promotion; and from buying and merchandising through to branding and manufacturing.
Our Undergraduate Provision
At undergraduate level, we offer world-renowned BA courses in Fashion Design, Fashion Marketing and Promotion, and Fashion Business Management. Many of our courses participate in London Fashion Week; indeed, our BA Fashion Design was the first UK course to ever do so.
Our alumni include the likes of Ashley Williams, Steven Stokey Daley, Paolo Carzana, Priya Ahluwalia and Robyn Lynch. Graduates from our courses can be found across the full spectrum of the fashion industry working at companies such as Balenciaga, Burberry, Cos, H&M, Louis Vuitton, McQueen, Paul Smith, Ralph Lauren and Zara.
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Our Postgraduate Provision
At postgraduate level, we recently launched a suite of new MA programmes covering Fashion Sustainability, Fashion Accessories Design, and Fashion Manufacturing – the latter of which is in a unique partnership with our industry partner, the UK Fashion and Textile Association (UKFT). These new courses reflect our commitment to sustainable development and are designed to complement our long-standing and highly regarded MA Menswear and MA Fashion Business Management.
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Fashion and Industry
As you might expect, all courses have close ties with industry, as well as a focus on entrepreneurship. Digital innovation skills are blended with industry knowledge and insight to produce graduates who are ready for the fashion industry.
Many courses include the option of studying abroad and/or spending a year in industry. We even operate a semester-long exchange scheme with partner universities in New York, Hong Kong, Toronto and Melbourne.
Westminster Menswear Archive
The Westminster School of Arts in Harrow is also home to the world-renowned Westminster Menswear Archive. Founded in 2016, the Westminster Menswear Archive is a leading collection of garments and artefacts, dedicated to advancing the study of menswear design. Totalling over 2,500 pieces, the collection spans over 250 years and features garments from renowned designers like A-COLD-WALL*, Alexander McQueen, Burberry, C.P. Company, Issey Miyake, Prada, Stone Island, and Vivienne Westwood. The archive also houses significant utilitarian and uniform, garments from the British Army, Royal Air Force, London Underground, and more. With a focus on the technical and functional aspects of design, the archive serves as a vital resource for all students, researchers, and designers and builds on Harrow’s rich history in fashion research, practice, and innovation.
