Fashion Pro: Circular Fashion Design

When & Where

10 January 2025 - 21 March 2025 ( 33 hours, 11 weeks )
Evening, Friday
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Waterloo Centre

Quick Facts

Availability Yes
Tutor Daniel Kinne
Course Code W24FASD04C
Suitable For 19 year olds and up are permitted on this course

What you will learn

Circularity in Fashion is no longer a dream but fast becoming a necessity in the field with new regulations coming in to force in 2025. This course will take you through novel and emerging concepts such as Doughnut Economics, Circular, Restorative and Regenerative design and case studies from the fashion field to demonstrate best practice and learnable lessons which can be applied specifically or more broadly to your own career. Learn what is required to be a designer in the second quarter of the 21st century and about the agency and responsibility fashion designer have to change the to up to now destructive trajectory fashion has had and how this will influence the role that you as a designer need to play. Learning exciting new approaches such as cradle-to-cradle design and hoe to break free from the Take-Make-Waste linear way of thinking.

Learning Outcomes

By the end of this course, you will be able to:

Understand and apply circularity specific terminology within the fashion context.
Apply circularity principles to fashion specific problems.
Design with a greater understanding of the requirements of circularity.
Show a deeper understanding of creating solutions through circular processes.

Cost

Full fee

£365

Concession fee

£275

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Class format and activities

Teaching is both to the whole class and on an individual, one-to-one basis using demonstrations, discussion, examples, samples, hand-outs and other technical support material where appropriate. You will receive feedback throughout your course to help you develop your skills. For you to be able to achieve on this practical class punctuality and attendance are key. Please inform your tutor of any absences. Microsoft Teams will be used for general class specific communication and for posting additional information. Health and safety inductions are planned into your course delivery, and you are asked not to use any machinery or specialist equipment until you have received specific training. Morley provides a positive and friendly atmosphere and to support this all students should be considerate and kind and work in a collegiate and collaborative way and to not monopolise the tutor.

Entry requirements

For professional fashion designers, production managers and other industry professionals seeking a more sustainable future.

What you need to know before you enrol

Activities in class can involve standing at high tables for a period of time. Please let the tutor know if this would be difficult for you. Sewing machines have a foot operated speed control. The fashion studios are on the first floor of the Nancy Seear building and there is lift access to the first floor. Please note the eating and drinking is not allowed in the fashion studios - you are allowed to have bottled water. Students must be able to read, write and understand fluent English. Digital, mathematics and numeracy skills are desirable but not essential.

What you need

A basic notetaking and notemaking kit. Any additional material needed in class may be charged at a nominal fee.

What you can do next

Ready for more? So are we! Try our other FashionPro courses to continue to update your skillset and engage with new practice. Continue your journey with us in a variety of engaging courses on offer all the way up to a full BA (Hons) in Fashion Design. Visit www.morleycollege.ac.uk today for more inspiration and information!