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Fashion graduate creates innovative adaptive clothing brand promoting inclusivity in fashion
Accessible clothing range inspired by her own experience using a wheelchair
Manchester Fashion Institute sashays into the spotlight for Factory International’s runway extravaganza
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
Prestigious awards highlight the best in graduating talent, and attract industry interest
Fashion student wins prestigious industry prize from luxury British clothing brand Belstaff
Hadisa Ahmad Tabussam impresses judges with innovative climbing gear
Digital fashion first as Manchester Fashion Institute presents pioneering 3D runway show
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
Olivia Burns’ patient wear business Hypoplas inspired by own patient experience in childhood
Gain a unique perspective of Copenhagen
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
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
Go ahead for construction of Robotics Living Lab, which will use more sustainable approaches for fashion manufacturing.
Creative Summer School 2023
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
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
Students praised for digital fashion, fashion marketing, and fashion communications
Manchester Fashion Institute catwalk shows feature chrome, offcuts and cress
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
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
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
University experts, local authorities, fashion and textile companies will look for solutions to waste problem
British and Italian menswear connections investigated in new project
Fashion researchers examining this unexplored area of menswear
Natural Dyeing and Flax Processing Workshop
Students from across the Fashion Design section participated in a workshop with freelance Garment Technologist Kirsteen McGregor.
World Cup 2022: Football fabrics and the battle against the Qatari heat
Dr Tasneem Sabir explores how cutting-edge and green football kit technology keeps players cool
RLWC2021: How the design of rugby kits has evolved over time
Dr Tasneem Sabir explores how rugby kits have adapted to complement the game
Fashion Design and Technology student takes home prize at Graduate Fashion Week International in Mumbai
Charlie Orr-Ewing’s graduate collection was awarded with a Highly Commended Award
Research project Reclaiming the Narrative explores young British Muslim identity in Manchester
Collaboration with photography project Portrait Youth results in series of portraits on display at the British Muslim Heritage Centre
Photography project Portrait Youth explores young people’s style and self-expression through menswear
Photographic portraits of young people from The Proud Trust on display in exhibition at Manchester Art Gallery
Circular Fashion: What happens next? - A Hainsworth live brief
Second year students from the BA (Hons) Fashion Design and Technology programme recently took part in a live brief set by AW Hainsworth titled: Circular Fashion: What happens next?