Blog

Find out about (BA) Fashion Business and Promotion student Tara McReynold's Instagreen project.

Foundation Fashion and Textiles students use creative strategies to showcase their personal design style.

Starting University is the first step in achieving your future career. While this may seem nerve-racking, it’s also th...

(BA) Fashion Business and Promotion student Hannah talks about her inspiration for her final year project which led he...

While many fashion students are disappointed at having their final shows cancelled because of the pandemic, BCU’s Shan...

BA Fashion Business and Promotion student Zoe Bird reveals how she worked through the pandemic.

(BA) Fashion Business and Promotion student Emily Orr talks about how she continued learning during lockdown

Learn about Jasmine-Shah Miah's journey from foundation year to BA Fashion Branding & Communication.

Lock in with BA (Hons) Fashion Branding and Communications, and BA (Hons) Fashion Business and Promotion. Hear our top ...

We know this is an unusual time for everyone and thought you might be struggling to find things to do whilst you’re st...

Oxfam’s Second Hand September is a campaign that aims to raise awareness of the environmental impact on fashion, and i...

Rebecca Lewis, BA (Hons) Textile Design graduate, shares what she’s been up to since graduation and gives her top tips ...

Textile Design graduate, Eleanor Brown secures invaluable experience in a world-renowned company, Amtico.

Take a look at Annette's career highlights and top tips for future students thing about studying fashion at BCU.

BA (Hons) Fashion Business and Promotion student Claudia Ferraretto speaks at an international conference...

40 universities showcase portfolios at the world's largest showcase of undergraduate fashion talent.

Gabbie worked part time as an in-store trainee Visual Merchandiser at Outfit Fashion during her final year at BCU. Gett...

Tutor Vita Woods tells us her top five reasons to take our Visual Merchandising short course.

Tutors Mike Hansell and Carla Frith tell us their top five reasons to take our Buying and Merchandising short course.

Tutor Els Dragt, tells us her top five reasons to take our Trend Forecasting short course.

Recently our final year BA Textiles Students were treated to a whole day packed full of industry insights which include...

Student conference highlights innovation and research ideas.

Find out what happened when our students did a 10-week project with Style Birmingham.

BA (Hons) Fashion Design graduate Steph shares her global experience and top tips.

Amelia Frost, BA (Hons) Textile Design graduate, specialised in printed textiles and surface pattern.

Meet Charnice Blaize, Graduate Fashion Week winner and Cultural Marketing Coordinator at ASOS.

Fashion design graduate, Holly Jayne Smith, tells us how she secured a scholarship in Morocco.

Fashion Branding and Communication students visit Azzedine Alaïa exhibition and magCulture.

"Surreal” is the one word used by 20 year old Rosie Gee to describe the incredible opportunity she recently embarked on...

Our calendar is always jam-packed with activities and this year has been no different; from inspiring studio visits to ...

BA (Hons) Textiles and design student Isobel Smith spends seven weeks in South of France.

Millie tells us how her award has provided invaluable support for her plan to launch her own business.

Find out how we encourage and support you to seek out work placements and build your personal portfolio.

Take a look at how Bethany's collection was scouted for a fashion show after being discovered on Instagram.

Rebecca Day tells us more about her two-week placement with multi-disciplinary artist Lizzie King.

Take a look at how BA (Hons) Fashion Business and Promotion graduate Rebecca won the prestigious prize.

Graduate Fashion week is at the top of the radar for students aspiring to be a part of the fashion industry.

Check out what final-year School of Fashion and Textiles student Atena Ameri learned during her placement year.

BA (Hons) Textile Design student Hope tells us more about her ERASMUS exchange trip.

Find out how BA (Hons) Fashion Business and Promotion student Chloe reached the grand final.

Find out more about the live brief BA (Hons) Fashion Business and Promotion students worked on.

BA (Hons) Fashion Design student Josephine tells us about working overseas with the high street retailer.

First year student Aida Brown tells us more about being picked to showcase her Trend Forecasting module work.

Find out how students worked with Pete to develop their knowledge of the industry digital embroidery program, Wilcom.

BA (Hons) Textile Design graduate Adriana Gentile sets up luxury homewares brand, Adriana Homewares.

See how students have worked with charities as part of their Events Management module.

BA (Hons) Textile Design graduate Sophie shows us the career paths that are accessible with a textiles degree.

Take a look at her career highlights so far and her tips for students studying BA (Hons) Textile Design.

BA (Hons) Textile Design graduate Bronagh Teague spoke to us about developing textiles for design giant, Jim Thompson ...

Fashion Design graduate Rosie Dennington showcased her Wanderlust collection at London Fashion Week.

Textile Design Graduate, Kate, spoke to us about her recent win and how she’s developed her brand.

Fashion Design graduate Rhys unveiled his Spring/Summer 2018 collection at London’s Dray Walk Gallery.

Embroidery Lecturer and Textile Artist Zoë Hillyard recently curated her first Solo Exhibition ‘Balancing Tensions’.

Paige is using the trend-forecasting and styling skills she’s learned to set up her own publishing business.

BA (Hons) Fashion Design Lecturer Jason takes us behind the scenes of Graduate Fashion Week.

Take a look at Sophie's specialist areas of expertise and her favourite thing about working for BCU.

Take a look at how Charnice won the ASOS Future Talent Award for Communication.

BA (Hons) Fashion Business and Promotion student Charnice shares her top tips with first-year student Serlait.

Read about Elle's experience of working with Fashion Blogger Kavita Donkersley, and her top placement tips!

Grace tells us about working with a real historical dress for the 'Cabinets of Costume' exhibition.

Lauren takes us through her Final Major Project for BA (Hons) Textile Design and tells us what she's learned.

How I made the finalist shortlist for the Fashion Awareness Direct (FAD) competition with Missoni.

We caught up with second year BA (Hons) Fashion Business and Promotion student about her industry placement at Next.

First year BA (Hons) Textile Design student Chloe Watling tells us more about her study trip to Paris.

Find out more about Beth's exciting internship with LOOK magazine and her top tips for securing a placement.

Why a foundation year was the best choice for me

Shortlisted for GFW 2020: Tara McReynolds

The Signature Project

Top Tips for starting Fashion Business and Promotion

Shortlisted for GFW: Hannah Greenway

How has COVID-19 affected our Fashion students' end of year studies?

How I completed my degree virtually during the pandemic

Learning during lockdown

From foundation year to BA

Preparing for Fashion Business and Promotion and Fashion Branding and Communication

Lock in with fashion and textiles

Shop savvy, save the planet

Alumni spotlight: Rebecca Lewis

My final year studying Textile Design

Staff profile: Annette Clarke

How I got to speak at the Change the World Model United Nations in New York

Graduate Fashion Week: Meet our winners

Gabbie Armstrong: My next step in industry

Short Course Spotlight: Visual Merchandising

Short Course Spotlight: Buying and Merchandising

Short Course Spotlight: Trend Forecasting

Recognised by Industry: Textile Design Awards

A shift in the right direction

Ten Week Project with Style Birmingham

Alumni spotlight: Steph Hutchins

Alumni Spotlight: Amelia Frost

Alumni Spotlight: Charnice Blaize

How I secured a scholarship in Morocco and became a visiting tutor after graduating

Exploring the legacy of Azzedine Alaïa and a snippet of magCulture

Crazy in love with embroidery: my work on Beyonce's costume

MA Fashion and Textiles: highlights of the year so far

Seven weeks in a South of France Chateau; my unique industry placement

How the Dean's Innovation Award will help me launch my own business

How to make it in the world of fashion and textiles

My award winning collection was scouted on Instagram

My placement with a multi-disciplinary artist

Graduate Fashion Week New Media Award Winner

Behind the scenes at Graduate Fashion week

Designing for Birmingham Royal Ballet

ERASMUS exchange at Escola Massana in Barcelona

M&S Undergraduate of the Year

Creating a clothing range for George Asda

My industry placement with H&M

Trend forecasting with BDA London

Industry expert, Pete Tarrant, delivers digital embroidery masterclass

Life as a luxury textile designer

A decade of fundraising and student excellence

Which Textile Design Career is Right for You

Staff profile: Zoë Hillyard

Silk in South Asia

Rosie Red brings bespoke bridal wear to London Fashion Week

Kate Hollowood wins Gold at London Design Awards

Rhys Ellis debuts second collection: White Horses

Balancing Tensions – What do you treasure?

Dream of your own fashion business? Final year student Paige is setting hers up right now

Backstage at London’s Graduate Fashion Week

Staff profile: Sophie Johnson

Fashion Business and Promotion student Charnice wins big at GFW 2017

How to get a first in every project and why first year matters with Charnice

Life as an Influencer – My industry placement with ‘She Wears Fashion’

Reproducing the 1845 Honeysuckle dress

My Final Major Project for BA (Hons) Textile Design

Landing a finalist spot in the 2017 Fashion Awareness Direct competition with Missoni

5 things I learned about myself on industry placement at Next

Oh, la la Paris!

Interning at LOOK magazine!