Fashion and Textiles blog

Fashion students triumph with live digital PR campaign for Shark Hair Stylers

Students pursuing MA Fashion Communication and BA (Hons) Fashion Business and Promotion recently had an exciting opport...

Fashion meets nature at Sketch and Stitch Day

Fashion and Textiles students brought creativity to life at Sketch and Stitch, a hands-on community event exploring su...

1000 Threads fashion show 2025: What went down

Students showcased their diverse and unique collections last week at an open-air fashion show in the heart of Birmingha...

Student's Placement experience at Dune London

Fashion and Business Promotion student Siena provides some insight and tips into finding and completing a work placemen...

Fashion students work with leading Sportswear brands

Our fashion courses provide opportunities to get hands-on industry experience and work with a range o...

Celebrating Textile Design Excellence at Made in the Middle Exhibition

Explore the inspiring work of Senior Lecturer Zoe Hillyard and graduate Mahawa Keita, featured in the  Made in the Mid...

BCU Fashion Design student showcases work to Birmingham Commonwealth Association

Students from across the Fashion Design course at both Birmingham Metropolitan College and Birmingham City University c...

Degrees you can study if you are creative

Creativity comes in many shapes and sizes, some of which you might not be aware of or tried your hand at yet. At BCU, w...

Day in the life of a Fashion Design student

“Take some time to relax before the course but find some time to warm up by practicing drawing, sewing and exploring f...

Fashion Design Students win Superdry Competition

The  BA Fashion   and  Superdry Design Team devised a competition brief exclusively available to all  BA Fashion D...

5 reasons to study with us

Here are our top 5 reasons to choose one of our Fashion and Textiles undergraduate degrees.

Fashion and Textile differences

On the surface, Fashion Design and Textile Design might seem like very similar courses. If you dig a little deeper, the...

Fashion Branding and Communication vs Fashion Business and Promotion

So, you want to work in the fashion industry but don’t see yourself as the next big designer? It's essential to consid...

Eight reasons to study a Master's with us

Here are eight reasons to choose Birmingham City University for your Fashion and Textiles Master's degree.

Staff profile: Kayleigh Parkes

Take a look at her career highlights so far and her tips for students studying BA (Hons) Fashion Business and Promotion...