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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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African Fashion Week London collaborates with Manchester Met for an exciting heritage catwalk

Wed 28 May

Six students will exhibit physical and digital designs based on traditional Nigerian fabric

Undergraduate Open Day

Wed 18 Jun

Fashion student wins top industry award from luxury British clothing brand Belstaff

Fri 23 May

Thilagameenal Ramanan impressed judges with functional and utilitarian design inspired by her grandmother

Fashion graduate show spotlights people behind collections

Tue 20 May

Digital memories, Ghanaian symbols and adaptive clothing for disabled people showcased at flagship fashion event

Manchester Fashion Institute Hosts Prestigious FTC Postgraduate Research Symposium

Mon 12 May

Showcasing the next generation of fashion and textiles researchers driving innovation, inclusivity, and interdisciplinary thinking.

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.

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

Wear Abouts: The Student-Created Podcast

Tue 11 Feb

A Student Lead Podcast Showcases Emerging Talent at Manchester Fashion Institute

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.

Postgraduate Open Day

Wed 12 Nov
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