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Sally Donaldson, Lecturer s.donaldson1@salford.ac.uk James Pegg, Lecturer j.d.pegg@salford.ac.uk Salfordfashiondesign.com @salfordfashiondesign

• Welcome everyone, thank you for joining us today, we hope that we

can give you a really good insight into studying fashion design with us. We are going to talk about what it’s like to be a fashion design student at Salford, we will especially focus on the experience of a student in their final year of study. I am going to talk to you for the next 30 minutes or so and we will then invite you all to ask any questions you have in relation to today’s session or any other issues you might need to find out about.

Unde ndergraduate - Fashio ion Des esig ign The top undergraduate programmes based on performance in the three indices that comprise BoF’s methodology: Global Influence, Student Learning Experience and Long-Term Value. www.businessoffashion.com/education/best-schools Ranked in the top 20 fashion programmes worldwide by the Business of Fashion & one of the top 5 in the UK. One of the top ranking fashion programmes according to Unistats achieving an overall student satisfaction rating of 100 % in 2018.

Level 5 (second year) BA (Hons) Fashion Design

• In Semester 1 our second year students will do a range of modules and

projects including extensive design work, pattern cutting & making, CAD for fashion & illustration.

• This academic year all our Level 5 students completed a denim project and

travelled to Milan to where they created a pop-up exhibition/event which was attended and covered by Italian Vogue.

• In Semester 2 second years undertake Work Placement module and travel

all over the world to work with some amazing, contemporary and aspirational brands including :

• Victor & Rolf, Adam Lippes, Aitor Throupe, Iris Van Herpen, Mary

Katrantzou, Hugo Boss, Georgio Armani, Emilia Wickstead and many more.

Level 6 (final year) BA (Hons) Fashion Design

• Returning to uni in September after Work Placement

students are more confident about their own practice having spent time in the industry.

• We launch straight into preparation for final

collections, beginning with a design module called Pre-collection.

• Carrying out lots of research based on ideas

developed over the summer, students will draw & sample, working in sketchbooks and on the stand to fully explore and develop ideas.

• Final year students spend lots of time in the studio!

Students are encouraged to be creative and experimental across a range of medias in

• rder to develop

beautiful sketchbook pages and final boards for their portfolios.

• “The course pushed me to keep

progressing my skills and ability. I feel like I couldn’t be where I am today without the amazing

• pportunities behind me on the

course, they aren’t like any

• ther university. I would

recommend this course to other people because I think it is an amazing course”.

Preparing for New York Fashion Week 2020

Final year students are often engaged in live projects or competitive events and exhibitions which can form part of their assessment. We have successfully shown student work at New York Fashion Week on two

• ccasions : in February 2020 we exhibited on the runway at New York Fashion Week

and held a successful & dynamic after show event in Soho attended by industry guests Students from all years were given the opportunity to be part of the event, to travel to New York and to exhibit garments on the runway, this year’s event showed work from first, second and third year students. In ‘real life’ the fashion industry is competitive, selection for New York was also competitive, students took part in a 2 day crit presentation where garments on models were selected for inclusion in the prestigious event.

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Liv ive proje jects and competitions

• Final year students are often involved in live projects and competitions
• These can be set internally or by external bodies such as the British

Fashion Council or Arts Thread

• We were approached this year by Max Mara, Italy, who worked closely

with us to develop a competitive design brief which would enable the winner to work in Italy with this iconic brand.

• In the past we have had students go on to assist the Creative Director of

Max Mara and work as part of the design team for mainline and other brands within the Max Mara Group.

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• Showing on the runway at Graduate Fashion Week
• Showing on the runway at Somerset House, London Fashion

Week September 2019

• On the runway and at pop-up events as part of New York

Fashion Week, New York 2019 & 2020.

• Students are expected to be part of the event, helping with

setting up, running the day and take down.

Fabric sourcing trip : : China

For the past five years our final year students have had the opportunity to travel to China to source fabrics for their final collections. We have developed a strong support network in Ningbo, China and have lots of help with travel and accommodation in country. We have also developed key contacts within the textile industry in China so that students are able to deal directly with professional suppliers who are already working with major UK & global fashion companies. International fabric sourcing gives students a really important professional experience, adding to their CV’s and employability for their future careers Students also have the chance to work directly with fabric printers, this means they are able to design original prints for collections - at affordable prices. Being able to source directly from suppliers means that our students have a real

• pportunity to find unique, contemporary and technologically innovative fabrics which

will help them develop creative and individual collections.

Fin inal Majo jor Proje ject: Semester 2

• FMP is the culmination of everything that the student has worked for.
• Students develop a significant body of research which is personal to them

and will create a substantial body of visual and written work in the lead up to creating a final collection.

• Students will produce sketchbook pages, design development sheets, final

boards which communicate ideas about colour, fabric, technical details and finishes, consumer and tribe, design concept and key trends.

• Finished work is edited and perfected to become part of a professional

portfolio, students work hard to ensure that their skills are relevant and attractive to industry employers.

Students are given the right support to develop the collections they dream

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We have amazing studios full of industry standard kit. We have amazing academic staff and technicians to help our students achieve their ambitions, whatever they are We don’t have a university/house ‘style’ and always strive to encourage creative expression through innovative fashion design.

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