Fashion and Textiles blog

Designing for Birmingham Royal Ballet

Check out what final-year School of Fashion and Textiles student Atena Ameri learned during her placement year.

Creating a clothing range for George Asda

Find out more about the live brief BA (Hons) Fashion Business and Promotion students worked on.

My industry placement with H&M

BA (Hons) Fashion Design student Josephine tells us about working overseas with the high street retailer.

Industry expert, Pete Tarrant, delivers digital embroidery masterclass

Find out how students worked with Pete to develop their knowledge of the industry digital embroidery program, Wilcom.

A decade of fundraising and student excellence

 See how students have worked with charities as part of their Events Management module.

Which Textile Design Career is Right for You

BA (Hons) Textile Design graduate Sophie shows us the career paths that are accessible with a textiles degree.

Staff profile: Zoë Hillyard

Take a look at her career highlights so far and her tips for students studying BA (Hons) Textile Design.

Silk in South Asia

BA (Hons) Textile Design graduate Bronagh Teague spoke to us about developing textiles for design giant, Jim Thompson ...

Rosie Red brings bespoke bridal wear to London Fashion Week

Fashion Design graduate Rosie Dennington showcased her Wanderlust collection at London Fashion Week.

Kate Hollowood wins Gold at London Design Awards

Textile Design Graduate, Kate, spoke to us about her recent win and how she’s developed her brand.

Rhys Ellis debuts second collection: White Horses

Fashion Design graduate Rhys unveiled his Spring/Summer 2018 collection at London’s Dray Walk Gallery.

Balancing Tensions – What do you treasure?

Embroidery Lecturer and Textile Artist Zoë Hillyard recently curated her first Solo Exhibition ‘Balancing Tensions’.

Dream of your own fashion business? Final year student Paige is setting hers up right now

Paige is using the trend-forecasting and styling skills she’s learned to set up her own publishing business.

Backstage at London’s Graduate Fashion Week

BA (Hons) Fashion Design Lecturer Jason takes us behind the scenes of Graduate Fashion Week. 

Fashion Business and Promotion student Charnice wins big at GFW 2017

Take a look at how Charnice won the ASOS Future Talent Award for Communication.