London College of Fashion Study Abroad program Fashion design semester in London, United Kingdom

Program Description:: This semester programmes is specially designed for Study Abroad students. You will follow a certain number of mandatory units and choose specialist elective options. The semester runs for fourteen weeks and the dates match those in the US academic calendar.

Mandatory units: Historical & contemporary fashion research studies British cultural studies Theoretical & social fashion studies Elective units: Draping - beginners (4 credits) Draping - intermediate (4 credits) Fashion photography (3 credits) The design process (3 credits) Introduction to hand knitting - spring only (3 credits) Corsetry (3 credits) Shoe making (3 credits) Creative footwear - style to street (3 credits) Find, customise and embellish (3 credits) Fascinating headwear (3 credits) Creative leather accessories (3 credits) European fashion studies (2 credits) Fashion drawing (2 credits) Fashion illustration (2 credits) Fashion speed sketching (1 credit) Styling (3 credits) Perfume (1 credit) Create a lipstick (2 credits)

All students enrol on the mandatory units and select a maximum of 10 credits of elective units:

Setting Description:: London College of Fashion's rich heritage and responsiveness to changes in design practice have positioned it as a leading global provider of fashion education, research and consultancy. The College's work is centred on the development of ideas: its staff and students use fashion alongside historical and cultural practice to challenge social, political and ethical agendas. This, combined with its forward-thinking business and management portfolio and its relationship with the global fashion and lifestyle industries, is the underpinning of its mission to "Fashion the Future".

Fashion design semester