Fashion and Textiles blog

Do High Street brands have a place at Fashion Week?

With a Virtual London Fashion Week looming, Sophie Johnson, questions whether the fashion week stage is the right place...

I Want to Open People’s Minds to What Embroidery Can Be

Nahida Mahmood, Senior Embroidery Technician, discusses her recent award success. 

Exploring Sustainable Fashion with European Partners

Two final year Fashion Design students recently took part in MODA-FAD’s annual Sustainable Challenge. 

Superdry Sustainability Challenge for Fashion Design Students

This semester, BA (Hons) Fashion Design students teamed up with contemporary clothing brand Superdry in a sustainabilit...

Why Harry Styles' gender-fluid fashion is important

Lecturer Laura Arrowsmith reflects on the changing face of gendered fashion and what that could mean for leading retai...

Why a foundation year was the best choice for me

Learn about Anna’s journey from foundation year to BA, and the support and experience she gained along the way!

Shortlisted for GFW 2020: Tara McReynolds

Find out about (BA) Fashion Business and Promotion student Tara McReynold's Instagreen project.

The Signature Project

Foundation Fashion and Textiles students use creative strategies to showcase their personal design style. 

Top Tips for starting Fashion Business and Promotion

Starting University is the first step in achieving your future career. While this may seem nerve-racking, it’s also th...

Shortlisted for GFW: Hannah Greenway

(BA) Fashion Business and Promotion student Hannah talks about her inspiration for her final year project which led he...

How has COVID-19 affected our Fashion students' end of year studies?

While many fashion students are disappointed at having their final shows cancelled because of the pandemic, BCU’s Shan...

From foundation year to BA

Learn about Jasmine-Shah Miah's journey from foundation year to BA  Fashion Branding & Communication. 

Lock in with fashion and textiles

We know this is an unusual time for everyone and thought you might be struggling to find things to do whilst you’re st...

Shop savvy, save the planet

Oxfam’s Second Hand September is a campaign that aims to raise awareness of the environmental impact on fashion, and i...

Alumni spotlight: Rebecca Lewis

Rebecca Lewis, BA (Hons) Textile Design graduate, shares what she’s been up to since graduation and gives her top tips ...