Fashion designers apply principles of design to create contemporary and innovative garments and accessories.

This major will appeal to creative, motivated people with a keen interest in fashion and a passion for contemporary design.

You’ll focus on the relationship between garment and body, using a theoretical and contextual framework for understanding the cultural significance and practice of fashion design and global trends.

You’ll learn the principles of design and creative studio practice; and develop skills in fabric manipulation and construction, design, pattern-making, styling and fashion illustration.

This major encourages you to take an innovative approach to design, achieve technical competence and gain industry experience. You’ll acquire skills, knowledge and contacts to prepare you for a range of career opportunities within the fashion industry.

Graduating fashion students have the opportunity to present their work to industry professionals at an end-of-year fashion show*.

* Participation is not compulsory and requires payment of a designer participation fee.

Fashion Design is offered as part of the Bachelor of Design. You will be able to enhance your degree by selecting to study either two additional minors or one minor and four elective units to support your career goals.

Why study

• Fashion is an exciting, dynamic and growing industry.
• Curtin graduates are renowned in the fashion industry both nationally and internationally.
• Studying fashion design creates a broad range of employment opportunities in fashion and related industries.

Careers

• Fashion designer
• Fashion buyer
• Theatre costume-maker and designer
• Fashion stylist
• Trend forecaster

Industries

• Fashion
• Advertising
• Publishing