Menswear with Professional Experience MFA

Course summary

This two-year pathway is designed for prospective students who are interested in developing their menswear design skills and applying them in an industry setting.

It is designed for individuals who are particularly interested in establishing their own menswear brand but who would like to gain industry experience while doing so. The course includes a year of project-based study and a placement year within the industry.

You are required to have a BA in a fashion subject or a significant amount of industry experience. Additionally, you must have an awareness of the international marketplace and your positioning within it to launch your brand upon successful completion of the course.

The project-based curriculum has two core modules that are progressively designed to develop your confidence in an interdisciplinary and multidisciplinary context. These projects aim to encourage imaginative, practical and theoretical knowledge.

Our graduates have gone on to enjoy a range of roles in places such as Bottega Veneta, Givenchy, Alexander McQueen, Adidas and Charles Jeffrey among others. Some have also set up their own businesses. Notable alumni include Priya Ahluwalia, winner of the Queen Elizabeth II Award 2021, winner of the shared LVMH Prize 2020, New Generation prize 2019 and H&M Prize 2018, Mateo Velazquez, finalist at Hyeres 2021, and San Kim, whose inflatable garment design went viral in 2019.

Based at our dedicated Arts campus at Harrow, we have outstanding industry-level facilities and equipment, a broad range of networking opportunities and visiting industry practitioners as guest lecturers.

Top reasons to study with us

• Quality teaching – You’ll be taught by experienced academics and industry practitioners
• Opportunities with the British Fashion Council – Each year, students have the opportunity to showcase their work at the London Fashion Week
• Outstanding design facilities – You’ll have your own dedicated space in a professional studio equipped with industrial sewing machines, pattern cutting tables and mannequins
• Industry links – Our course has exceptional industry connections to support you with your career and finding internships and employment opportunities

This course brings together people who have significant industry experience and are interested in establishing their own menswear brand. Students must be prepared to launch their brand upon successful completion of the course.

Students have the option of studying the one-year course (Menswear MA), which allows them to develop their own clothing brand or the two-year option (Menswear MFA), which includes a placement year in the industry. The University has strong links with the sector and students often find internships and employment opportunities.

In the past, the course has benefitted from visiting lecturers such as Charles Jeffrey, Rotting Dean Bazaar, Ben Reardon and companies such as Adidas and Martine Rose.

Graduates from this course have found employment at organisations including:

• Bottega Veneta
• Givenchy
• Alexander McQueen
• Charles Jeffrey
• Adidas