Fashion and Textiles blog

My final year studying Textile Design

Textile Design graduate, Eleanor Brown secures invaluable experience in a world-renowned company, Amtico.

Staff profile: Annette Clarke

Take a look at Annette's career highlights and top tips for future students thing about studying fashion at BCU.

How I got to speak at the Change the World Model United Nations in New York

BA (Hons) Fashion Business and Promotion student Claudia Ferraretto speaks at an international conference...

Graduate Fashion Week: Meet our winners

40 universities showcase portfolios at the world's largest showcase of undergraduate fashion talent. 

Gabbie Armstrong: My next step in industry

Gabbie worked part time as an in-store trainee Visual Merchandiser at Outfit Fashion during her final year at BCU. Gett...

Short Course Spotlight: Trend Forecasting

Tutor Els Dragt, tells us her top five reasons to take our Trend Forecasting short course. 

Recognised by Industry: Textile Design Awards

Recently our final year BA Textiles Students were treated to a whole day packed full of industry insights which include...

Ten Week Project with Style Birmingham

Find out what happened when our students did a 10-week project with Style Birmingham.

Alumni spotlight: Steph Hutchins

BA (Hons) Fashion Design graduate Steph shares her global experience and top tips.

Alumni Spotlight: Amelia Frost

Amelia Frost, BA (Hons) Textile Design graduate, specialised in printed textiles and surface pattern.

Alumni Spotlight: Charnice Blaize

Meet Charnice Blaize, Graduate Fashion Week winner  and Cultural Marketing Coordinator at ASOS.

How I secured a scholarship in Morocco and became a visiting tutor after graduating

Fashion design graduate, Holly Jayne Smith, tells us how she secured a scholarship in Morocco.

Crazy in love with embroidery: my work on Beyonce's costume

"Surreal” is the one word used by 20 year old Rosie Gee to describe the incredible opportunity she recently embarked on...

MA Fashion and Textiles: highlights of the year so far

Our calendar is always jam-packed with activities and this year has been no different; from inspiring studio visits to ...

Seven weeks in a South of France Chateau; my unique industry placement

 BA (Hons) Textiles and design student  Isobel  Smith spends seven weeks in South of France.