Bachelor of Science [B.S] [Economics and Industrial Organisation] From University of Warwick

The BA (Hons) Fashion Pattern Cutting course is situated in the School of Design and Technology, and has been developed to replace the FdA Fashion Design Technology: Designer Pattern Cutter, which has been phased out. This new course focuses on creative approaches to the production of contemporary fashion, and promotes innovative cutting, fabric sourcing and digital technologies in the development of structured and unstructured clothing.

The course operates across a range of market levels and has an international perspective, as many graduates from LCF have international careers. You will learn the skills of design research, design interpretation and three-dimensional realisation, presentation, fit alteration, pattern drafting and adaptation, construction and manufacture, fabric sourcing, trend investigation, market analysis and awareness of sustainability and ethical issues.

You will acquire broader academic skills which allow you to see the context of your particular study in the wider perspectives of fashion, society and the environment, together with the professional, communication and business skills you will need for successful employment in todayÕs global fashion industry.

You will have the option of doing a placement year in the industry between the second and final year of the course. Successful completion of this year will give you an additional qualification, and you will have the opportunity to make contacts and build valuable relationships for your future career before the end of your studies. At the end of your studies you will be equipped to enter the fashion industry with an innovative and professional portfolio and a range of skills that make you highly employable.

The Designer Pattern Cutter course is based at Curtain Road in Shoreditch, on the edge of the City of London and very near to Hoxton. The area is rich in creative studios, fashion PR companies, magazine head offices, art galleries and hip restaurants, bars and clubs. Specialist markets nearby include Spitalfields and Columbia Road, the White Cube Gallery is just down the road in Hoxton Square and the Geffrye Museum is a short walk away at the bottom end of Kingsland Road.