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Design students team up with RMIT in Australia on collaborative brief to design multipurpose garments for Aquaterro
During a time of virtual experience and a lack of social interaction our Fashion Design & Technology students were given the opportunity to build an International collaborate project with RMIT in Australia. The students were asked to collaborate with their peers across institutions on opposite sides of the world.
Student to be commissioned to design COVID-secure anti-surveillance face mask for the Abandon Normal Devices Art Festival
Exploring traditional crafts in Jaipur, India
Fashion Design & Technology students were able to practice traditional crafting techniques with local communities in Jaipur
Year in Review: Manchester Metropolitan's 2020 highlights
The top stories from the last 12 months
Topshop: how the once trendsetting brand fell behind the times
High street stalwart has struggled to adapt to digital and changing retail trends, argues Julie Hodson
Students create own fashion womenswear business
Aria Cove is offering Manchester Fashion Institute students an exclusive discount.
Manchester Fashion Institute hosts Digital Fashion Innovation e-symposium
The three-day symposium featured contributions from over 50 participants
Digital arts and fashion experts join household names at creative industry festival
School of Digital Arts sponsor an event featuring Netflix at Creative Coalition 2020
Fashion sustainability and the problem with degrowth
Dr Patsy Perry on the need for an industry-wide shift to a slower and smaller fashion system
Understanding Race & Fashion: Black History Month in Manchester Fashion Institute
Fashion graduates take home top prizes in innovation and social responsibility
Two Manchester Fashion Institute graduates were victorious at the prestigious Graduate Fashion Foundation Awards 2020
Fashion and Textiles move up to 6th in national league table
Results mark the third consecutive year of improvement for Manchester Fashion Institute
Graduate named as finalist in global fashion competition run by MTV Breaks
Bew Chan-Aphat’s designs selected in Music Meets Fashion Competition
Lady Gaga's VMAs performance is part of a long international tradition of performing with masks
Fashion lecturer Benjamin Wild discusses the history of face coverings in art, music and dance
University technicians produce masks for facilities colleagues
250 facemasks created in collaboration between fashion and textiles technicians
Fashion students cross virtual borders to China to collaborate during lockdown
New project with Beijing Institute of Fashion Technology is latest example of international partnership in the country
Fashion students reach finals of Graduate Fashion Foundation Awards
Prestigious awards highlight best in graduating talent
Parallels, problems and possibilities of mask-wearing in pandemics
Cultural historian and fashion lecturer Dr Benjamin Wild on mandatory face coverings
Students Take Part in GFF x TikTok Residency Project
Participants of the two-week residency produced the first-ever European range of official TikTok merchandise
Students and staff collaborate on employability skills guide
The guide will be used to support future students at both undergraduate and postgraduate levels
Manchester Fashion Institute launches end-of-year digital showcase
‘Class of 2020’ digital platform celebrates work of graduating students
Coronavirus: Fashion Institute academic raises over £70,000 for domestic violence and homelessness charities
Artist Sian Bonnell’s collective sold prints from 70 leading artists to aid COVID-19 response
Student work showcased at first digital London Fashion Week
‘Class of 2020’ create films showing exciting and innovative designs
Manchester Metropolitan and Pearl Academy collaborate on virtual mobility fashion and journalism project
Fashion Promotion and Multimedia Journalism students have collaborated with Pearl Academy students in Delhi on an online project focussed on sustainable fashion.