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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

Students work with Great British Sewing Bee star on sustainable banners for the Design for Planet Festival

Thu 7 Nov

Patrick Grant’s Community Clothing offcuts make thought-provoking installation

Fashion graduate’s luxury handbag brand champions sustainable practices in fashion

Wed 16 Oct

Ellen Yates launched brand Taylor Yates while studying at Manchester Met

Manchester Fashion Institute hosts Bunka Gakuen fashion show 'i dear'

Wed 9 Oct

The catwalk show and exhibition was attended by staff, students and external guests, including Faculty Pro Vice Chancellor Professor Martyn Evans, the Honorary Consul of Japan in Manchester and colleagues from Manchester City Council.

Fashion graduates win top prizes at Creative Conscience awards for sustainable and social impact projects

Fri 4 Oct

Work exploring sustainable hobbies, regeneration and mental health care praised by industry judges

Fashion alumnus designed clothing for Dutch athletes competing at Paralympics

Wed 28 Aug

Jason Denham’s off-track denim clothing designs showcased at the Games

Fashion graduate creates innovative adaptive clothing brand promoting inclusivity in fashion

Thu 27 Jun

Accessible clothing range inspired by her own experience using a wheelchair

Manchester Fashion Institute sashays into the spotlight for Factory International’s runway extravaganza

Fri 21 Jun

House of MCR at Aviva Studios features costumes crafted at the University with support from students

Fashion students named as finalists at Graduate Fashion Week Awards

Tue 11 Jun

Prestigious awards highlight the best in graduating talent, and attract industry interest

Fashion student wins prestigious industry prize from luxury British clothing brand Belstaff

Wed 5 Jun

Hadisa Ahmad Tabussam impresses judges with innovative climbing gear

Digital fashion first as Manchester Fashion Institute presents pioneering 3D runway show

Wed 22 May

Boundary-pushing runways featured a 3D show with avatar models wearing digital fashion collections that champion sustainability

Fashion graduate creates sustainable and functional hospital gown to improve patient experience

Wed 24 Apr

Olivia Burns’ patient wear business Hypoplas inspired by own patient experience in childhood

Gain a unique perspective of Copenhagen

Fri 5 Apr

Manchester Fashion Institute explores Copenhagen's history of fashion

Spaces to remake and mend clothing in retail stores could encourage more sustainable fashion choices, study suggests

Fri 1 Mar

Findings suggest workshops in repairing and remaking could result in positive changes in consumer behaviour

Plans for £4m low-carbon fashion hub at Manchester Metropolitan University given planning green light

Wed 24 Jan

Go ahead for construction of Robotics Living Lab, which will use more sustainable approaches for fashion manufacturing.

Creative Summer School 2023

Fri 3 Nov

A group of 7 students from The British University in Egypt visited campus during July to participate in a two-week specially tailored creative Summer School in the Faculty of Arts & Humanities.

New photography exhibition showcases iconic music artists alongside new Manchester talent

Fri 28 Jul

Amy Winehouse, Arctic Monkeys and Florence and the Machine all feature in fashion lecturer Richard Kelly’s latest show

Fashion students take home top prizes at Graduate Fashion Week Awards

Fri 23 Jun

Students praised for digital fashion, fashion marketing, and fashion communications

Manchester Fashion Institute catwalk shows feature chrome, offcuts and cress

Wed 17 May

Alien headpieces, deadstock fabric and a coat of cress among striking student collections

New £4 million micro-scale robotic fashion production facility to develop high-value, low volume UK garment industry

Tue 16 May

The ‘Robotics Living Lab’ will explore more sustainable approaches for fashion manufacturing

University fashion experts join forces to share expertise with MPs on high street regeneration

Tue 16 May

Manchester Fashion Institute academics support political discussion on innovative use of empty retail space after teaming up with think tank Fashion Roundtable.

Fashion and textile waste in Greater Manchester to be reduced by new taskforce

Wed 15 Feb

University experts, local authorities, fashion and textile companies will look for solutions to waste problem

British and Italian menswear connections investigated in new project

Tue 20 Dec

Fashion researchers examining this unexplored area of menswear

Natural Dyeing and Flax Processing Workshop

Wed 30 Nov

Students from across the Fashion Design section participated in a workshop with freelance Garment Technologist Kirsteen McGregor.

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