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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.

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

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

Creative Summer School 2024: A Global Exchange of Art, Design, and Culture

Wed 31 Jul

Where Global Talent Meets Manchester’s Creative Spirit in the 2024 Creative Summer School

Reflecting on Locating Menswear: Celebrating Manchester and Liverpool’s Style Heritage

Fri 5 Jul

Exploring the untold stories of Northern England's menswear heritage, Locating Menswear united communities to celebrate style, culture, and identity across Manchester and Liverpool.

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.

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