MA MA Fashion

We select applicants according to potential and current ability in the following areas as demonstrated in a portfolio of work presenting four design projects:

• Creative exploration; Compiling and using project-related research
• The ability to develop and articulate design ideas in visual form 
• Technical skills; 3D sense; Sensitivity to fabrication 
• Visual communication skills

And by means of a personal statement in the application:

• Reason for choosing the course; commitment
• Capacity for self-reflection 
• Potential to benefit from the course

What we are looking for

We are seeking both recent fashion graduates and practising professionals who are self-motivated and determined about their discipline and wish to progress or start their careers in the fashion industry by using the Course to explore and articulate new perspectives within their practice.

MA Fashion alums include: Alexander McQueen, Ann-Sofie Back, Roksanda Ilincic (Roksanda), Ashish, Kim Jones, Louise Gray, Christopher Kane, Norbert Stumpfl (Brioni), Chemena Kamali (Chloé), Simone Rocha, Phoebe English, Rokh Hwang (Rohk), Daniel Lee (Burberry), Craig Greene, Luke Brooks & James Theseus Buck (Rottingdean Bazaar), Matty Bovan, Sean McGirr (Alexander McQueen), Yushan Li (Pronounce), Charles Jeffrey (Loverboy), Samuel Gui Yang, Charlotte Knowles & Alexandre Arsenault (KNWLS), Richard Quinn, Harry Pontefract (Ponte), John Alexander Skelton, Kiko Kostadinov, Li gong (8on8), Jake Burt & Stefan Cooke (Stefan Cooke), Emma Chopova & Laura Lowena (Chopova Lowena), Yuhan Wang, Arturo Obegero, Dimitra Petsa (Dipetsa), Ernesto Naranjo, Paula Canovas Del Vas, Nensi Dojaka, Kaushik Velendra, Goom Heo (Goomheo) – Niccolo Pasqualetti, Jawara Alleyne, Masha Popova, Paolina Russo & Lucile Guilmard (Paolina Russo), Johanna Parv, Dingyun Zhang, Cameron Williams (Nuba), Paolo Carzana, Feben Vemmenby (Feben), Torisheju Dumi (Torisheju), Luke Derrick (Derrick), Aaron Esh, Charlie Constantinou, Kazna Asker, Steve O Smith, Jayoung Kim, Yaku Stapleton (Yaku), Oscar Ouyang, Ellen Poppy Hill, Pauline Dujancourt, Oscar Ouyang, Maximilian Raynor…

Destinations for our alumni as designers and design directors include:

Acne Studio, Alaïa, Alexander McQueen, Alexander Wang, Aries, Balenciaga, Bottega Veneta, Brioni, Burberry, Calvin Klein, Carven, Chloé, Coach, Givenchy, J.W. Anderson, Jil Sander, Kenzo, Kiko Kostadinov, Lanvin, Lemaire, Loewe, Louis Vuitton, Lululemon, Maison Margiela, Marni, Ming Ma, Phoebe Philo, Saint Laurent, Salvatore Ferragamo, Stella McCartney, Tom Ford, Tommy Hilfiger, Tory Burch, Versace, Victoria Beckham, Vivienne Westwood, Willy Chavarria.

Womenswear

The MA Fashion course provides learning and teaching structured around the specialist subject of fashion.  

Throughout four course units, you will be expected to question your approach and commitment to personal work and conduct intensive and in-depth research and enquiry.  

Project-based teaching is delivered through a combination of individual tutorials, workshops, seminars, group critiques  and peer reviews. These will help you refine self-critical judgement and thinking, from exploration and contextualisation, through experimentation and development to finally communicating your ideas and outcomes.  

Emphasis is placed on creativity, identity, and professional development, supporting authentic, sustainable solutions and accountability in design practice. Digital learning will also enable you to experiment with using emerging technologies for application in design development and communication, and wholly digital outcomes will be possible alternatives for project and unit assessments.

Unit 1: Knowledge and Skills 

This initial unit consists in learning through dialogue in practice. Projects are designed to make you reflect on your knowledge, skills, and abilities. Discussions question your assumptions with the aim of broadening your perspective on fashion as the core subject of study.  

Individual and group tutorials and critiques will allow you to discuss your approach to research, development processes, making and communication of responsible design. Workshops and seminars will facilitate learning and discuss design and identity, accountability, and planetary justice. These sessions encourage discussion of shared ground and differing concerns and help you think through and formulate your ideas. 

Unit 2: The Collaborative Unit 

Unit 2 provides opportunities for inter- and cross- disciplinary research and practice co-operation with other postgraduate courses at Central Saint Martins.