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We are Manchester Fashion Institute

Home to a community of fashion designers, buyers, merchandisers, managers, researchers, product developers and marketers, our fashion courses cover the breadth of the industry from fashion design, to management, business and product development. We encourage you to be ambitious, visionary, enquiring, dynamic, innovative and experimental. Our aim is to provide a platform that will put you ahead of the competition and discover your niche in the international fashion industry.

At Manchester Fashion Institute, we promote a culture that empowers you to create your own opportunities for academic and professional development by taking advantage of our cutting-edge resources and unrivalled connections.

We deliver research projects, consultancy and enterprise focusing on innovation, sustainability and impact. Our facilities are industry standard, our academics are internationally connected and our research is pioneering. Inherently proud of our Mancunian roots, we embrace our city, its heritage, culture and achievements.

Our students thrive in a city that does things differently and we create an environment that equips you to rise to the challenge and fulfil your potential. Our courses are for those with the ambition and drive to become leaders in their field, provide solutions for industry’s biggest challenges and to shape the future of fashion.

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Manchester Fashion Institute Showcases Expertise at IFFTI Conference 2025

Tue 1 Apr

Staff and researchers from MFI contributed to key discussions on sustainability, inclusivity, and innovation at the prestigious global fashion education conference.

Postgraduate Open Day

Wed 7 May

Student Collaboration Showcases Alexander McQueen-Inspired Designs in International Travelling Exhibition

Thu 13 Mar

Manchester Fashion Institute staff and students collaborated with Bunka Gakuen University in Tokyo and LISAA Fashion School in Paris on an innovative fashion design project exploring the legacy of renowned British fashion designer Alexander McQueen.

Fashion graduate showcases adaptive clothing range at London Fashion Week

Mon 3 Mar

Ellie Brown’s inclusive jeans presented for the first time at catwalk shows

Revolutionary garment simulation hub launches for the first time in the UK

Thu 27 Feb

Styleverse will be based on Manchester Met campus in digital leap forward for higher education in fashion

Robotics Living Lab opens using collaborative robots to tackle sustainable fashion manufacturing

Fri 14 Feb

UK first as ‘cobots’ support fashion industry to produce high value, low volume garments

Manchester Fashion Institute Launches Fashion X Live Briefs

Thu 23 Jan

Fashion X launches at Manchester Fashion Institute with three exciting live briefs across Fashion Design, Fashion Communication, and Fashion Business.

Celebrating Global Success

Wed 18 Dec

Remarkable success in two prestigious international fashion competitions held in China: the Hempel Award and the Runhua Award

Fashion and Football Collide at the National Football Museum

Tue 10 Dec

Innovative outerwear designs by BA (Hons) Fashion Design and Technology students celebrate the intersection of football and fashion in Manchester.

First-Year Students Shine in END. x The North Face REMADE Workshop

Tue 10 Dec

A hands-on upcycling experience with The North Face REMADE Capsule inspires creativity and sustainability in our first-year students.

Students work on ‘Club to Catwalk’ at Manchester’s iconic Homobloc

Wed 13 Nov

Runway extravaganza put on by student creatives in collaboration with Manchester Fashion Movement

Undergraduate Open Day

Wed 18 Jun
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