Fashion & Textiles Institute

We’ll give you the chance to work on live, industry-sponsored projects with companies like Adidas, Ryan Roche (New York), Liberty Art Fabrics and Nowness. You’ll develop your own creative practice, utilising state-of-the-art technologies alongside long-established traditional techniques and processes.

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You’ll work with staff offering extensive expertise in fashion and textile design, innovation, entrepreneurship, sustainability and marketing.

Housed in a modern open plan building replicating working industry life, our Fashion and Textile courses collaborate across disciplines, and pioneer a future-driven design community.

Fashion & Textiles Institute at Falmouth University

Our Fashion and Textile courses

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Textile Design - 2023

Textile Design BA(Hons)

On our textile design degree, you’ll be part of a vibrant, supportive community of multidisciplina...

Textile Design BA(Hons)
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Sustainable Fashion

Sustainable Fashion MA (Online)

Become a conscious changemaker in the 21st century fashion industry. Develop a radical and circular ...

Sustainable Fashion MA (Online)
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Fashion Styling & Art Direction BA(Hons)

Influence the shape of fashion as you take on the world of fashion styling. On this future-focused c...

Fashion Styling & Art Direction BA(Hons)
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Fashion Photography BA(Hons)

Develop your unique artistic voice and springboard into the industry as an innovative fashion photog...

Fashion Photography BA(Hons)
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Fashion Marketing BA(Hons)

Blend your flair for communication and eye for fashion into a successful career as a fashion markete...

Fashion Marketing BA(Hons)
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Fashion Design BA(Hons)

Turn heads and change minds as you steer the fashion industry toward a more sustainable future. Work...

Fashion Design BA(Hons)
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Costume Design - 2023

Costume Design for Film & Television BA(Hons)

On this dynamic course, you’ll cultivate the practical, creative and theoretical skills needed to ...

Costume Design for Film & Television BA(Hons)

"As a former Falmouth student myself, I know first-hand that the course develops core skills such as pattern cutting and construction, as well as more technical and unique abilities. These are all skills which are successfully displayed by our Falmouth interns. Above all, their positive attitude and passion sets them apart and leads them to make the most of every opportunity."

Didar Ekmekci
BA(Hons) Fashion Design graduate and Head Studio Assistant, Markus Lupfer 

Fashion & Textiles facilities

Transform concepts into commercial realities with our professional equipment and facilities. From traditional hand looms to digital fabric printers and ultrasonic welders, our fashion and textile studios cater for both solo and group working.

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News

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Lecturer contributes to V&A Africa Fashion exhibition

18 August 2022

Senior Lecturer in Textile Design, Dr Simon Clarke, has seen his work featured in a landmark Africa ...

Lecturer contributes to V&A Africa Fashion exhibition
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Torgeir Rorvik

Fashion Photography graduate brings home Graduate Fashion Week award

24 June 2022

This week, Fashion Photography BA(Hons) graduate Torgeir Rorvik won the Fashion Photography award at...

Fashion Photography graduate brings home Graduate Fashion Week award
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Student gets industry experience as Frugi pays campus visit

01 June 2022

First year Fashion Photography student Sinead Flanagan has assisted Frugi’s creative department on...

Student gets industry experience as Frugi pays campus visit
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Showcase 2022

The Falmouth Showcase is coming: 21-26 May 2022

10 May 2022

Hungry for inspiration? On the hunt for fresh talent? Discover our next generation of incredible cre...

The Falmouth Showcase is coming: 21-26 May 2022
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Dragons' Den pitch

£6000 up for grabs as students enter the Dragons' Den

04 April 2022

RealWORKS' second annual Dragons’ Den event took place in March, and saw students compete for a sh...

£6000 up for grabs as students enter the Dragons' Den
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Falmouth joins the Fashion Declares movement

04 February 2022

Falmouth’s Fashion & Textiles Institute has joined forces with key leaders across the fashion ...

Falmouth joins the Fashion Declares movement
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Megan Leech

Textiles graduate lands role at cutting-edge fabrics company

11 January 2022

BA(Hons) Textile Design graduate Megan Leech has landed a job as a Development Engineer with renowne...

Textiles graduate lands role at cutting-edge fabrics company
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Textile Design graduate wins Oppo Lens of Inspiration Challenge

23 December 2021

BA(Hons) Textile Design graduate Rosie Southerden has won the Oppo Lens of Inspiration challenge. Th...

Textile Design graduate wins Oppo Lens of Inspiration Challenge
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Graduate film showcased on iconic fashion photography website

24 November 2021

2021 Fashion Photography graduate Agne Roversteinaite has had her film 'They Don't See Us' exhi...

Graduate film showcased on iconic fashion photography website
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On Set In Majorca

How studying at Falmouth helped this graduate land her dream job in fashion

08 November 2021

Alice Kasinather-Jones has travelled across the world to create campaigns for the likes of Gucci and...

How studying at Falmouth helped this graduate land her dream job in fashion
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Fashion Photography graduate hired by prestigious post-production agency

12 October 2021

Fashion Photography graduate Gemma Worral has landed a Student Assistant position at prestigious pos...

Fashion Photography graduate hired by prestigious post-production agency
ISMS & SKISMS Guest Lecture Series: Harris Elliot
ISMS & SKISMS: Harris Elliot

Fashion & Textiles Institute hosts ‘Black cultural conversations’ guest lecture series

12 October 2021

The Fashion & Textiles Institute is hosting a specialist guest lecture series for its students. ...

Fashion & Textiles Institute hosts ‘Black cultural conversations’ guest lecture series
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Yas Coffee

Graduate's tips for career success blow up on social media

11 August 2021

Fashion Marketing graduate Yasmin Flowers finds Tiktok success sharing marketing portfolio advice to...

Graduate's tips for career success blow up on social media
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Edited Publication Pic

How one graduate turned her mental health struggles into poetry

23 June 2021

Olivia White started documenting her thoughts to help deal with her mental health during her ti...

How one graduate turned her mental health struggles into poetry
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Layna Image 4

Students stun judges at Graduate Fashion Week

21 June 2021

BA(Hons) Fashion Photography student Layna Miyazaki has won the Fashion Communication Digital Portfo...

Students stun judges at Graduate Fashion Week
Another Day Still
Another Day Still

Student film exhibited by award-winning fashion website

16 April 2021

Third-year Fashion Photography student Layna Miyazaki has had her film Another Day exhibited by SHOW...

Student film exhibited by award-winning fashion website
Bafta Costume Design
Bafta Costume Design

New Falmouth course becomes BAFTA eligible

29 March 2021

Students looking to study Costume Design for Film & Television BA (Hons) at Falmouth could now r...

New Falmouth course becomes BAFTA eligible
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Matilda Sunset

Student reaches final of international design award

25 March 2021

Third-year Sportswear Design student Matilda Shields reached the finals of the 2020 Woolmark Company...

Student reaches final of international design award
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Sustainability Week: Fashion focused

02 March 2021

The Fashion and Textiles Institute is driven by the environmental, ethical and moral challenges of o...

Sustainability Week: Fashion focused
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Khadija 3

Mentoring matters

26 February 2021

Second year Textile Design student Khadija has recently completed a placement with Mentoring Matters...

Mentoring matters