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BA (Hons) Fashion Styling and Production

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Student work by Yi Tian | BA (Hons) Fashion Styling and Production | London College of Fashion | University of Arts London
College
London College of Fashion UCAS code
9L13 Start date
September 2024 Course length
3 years (optional 1 year placement)

BA (Hons) Fashion Styling and Production prepares you for a career in fashion media, working as a Stylist and Creative Producer.

Course summary

Applications closed 2024/25 

We are no longer accepting applications for 2024/25 entry to this course.

Visit the Courses with places available page for a full list of UAL courses that are open for application.

Course subject to re-approval

Please note that this course is undergoing re-approval. This is the process by which we ensure the course continues to provide a high quality academic experience. During re-approval there may be some changes to the course content displayed on this page. Please contact us if you have any questions about the course.

Why choose this course at London College of Fashion

  • Multi-platform discipline: the course offers a multi-disciplinary approach to styling and production and explores fertile new territories within fashion cultures, responding directly to contemporary fashion practice, trends and its visual manifestations.
  • Collaborative, experimental practice: the course shares one unit per stage with the other courses in the Media programme. This facilitates collaborative and cross-discipline knowledge sharing and supports communities of practice to develop.
  • Industry links, preparation, and public facing: the course offers industry links, collaborations and industry preparation which is on-going throughout the curriculum. This is offered as external projects, events, competitions and live briefs.
  • A series of cross-school initiatives: the course offers networking and social portfolio opportunities. These take place each term to discuss current work and form new enquires of future collaborations.
  • Personalisation and choice: the course has three optional units which offer the students personalisation of their learning journey.

Open days

The next LCF Open Day is taking place on Saturday 12 October.

Scholarships, bursaries and awards

Course overview

Introduction  

As a BA (Hons) Fashion Styling and Production student, you will be provided with a supportive environment to engage in the discipline through experimental practice, critical debates around fashion image making, and sophisticated technical and research skills.  

You will be encouraged to participate in co-creation and actions that realise positive change through creative practice and styling as a form of storytelling. This will be situated within a contemporary and historical knowledge of your creative discipline, within the wider perspectives of fashion and socio-political considerations. 

We nurture our students to be critical fashion image makers, supporting them by encouraging the investigation of themes such as diversity, identity, community, and sustainability, all of which will be located within a contemporary fashion landscape. 

What to expect  

  • BA (Hons) Fashion Styling and Production prepares you for a career in Fashion Media, working as a Stylist and Creative Producer in the fashion and imaging industries. The course will facilitate your understanding and knowledge of production as well as styling, which will give you an additional set of skills relevant to your discipline, required in creating practice-based work. The course will also introduce you to current technologies and platforms that the industry requires as flexible learners across multi-faceted roles in fashion practice.   
  • You will develop your skills and understanding of styling and production. You will also be introduced to collaborative practice and the importance of teamwork by engaging in cross-disciplinary units that allow you to choose specialist roles relevant to styling and production practice.  
  • You will explore physical and material responses to fashion styling alongside the investigation of a multitude of fashion languages. You will acquire practical and research skills required for conceptual thinking in styling and production. You will also develop your analytical and critical awareness which will be underpinned by a contemporary and historical knowledge of your creative discipline, situated within the wider perspectives of fashion, society, and the environment.   
  • Experimental approaches to fashion are encouraged throughout the course, whilst concept development for fashion narratives and visual storytelling are key features and drive the focus of each unit. You will also begin to explore and develop a list of contacts with university collaborators and with industry practitioners throughout the course, to support future enterprise. 
  • Digital and physical technical workshops build on and enhance the practical applications of your styling and production skills, for relevant platforms, in preparation for future enterprise. 

Work experience and opportunities 

You will be given the opportunity to undertake a short work experience placement during your second year of study. This provides increased industry awareness as well as crucial experience and valuable contacts within the industry. This will also be supported by the course's collaborative approach, which provides opportunities for networking throughout your studies. You will be offered, and optional Industry or Enterprise diploma can be taken between years 2 and 3.    

Mode of study 

BA (Hons) Fashion Styling and Product runs for 90 weeks in full time mode. It is divided into 3 stages over 3 academic years. Each stage lasts 30 weeks.  

Climate, Social and Racial Justice 

UAL are committed to ensuring that your skills are set within an ethical framework and the UAL’s Principles for Climate, Social and Racial Justice are all embedded into the course. 

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Course units

In Stage 1 you are required to complete 120 credits at level 4 to progress to Stage 2. 

  • Introduction to Fashion Media; 20 credits 

In this unit, you will be introduced to your course, its subject specialism and effective learning at undergraduate level. You will learn the practices and knowledge base needed to understand your discipline and develop skills for independent & collaborative learning, reflection, and your own self-development. You will also consider your own background and how it shapes your approach to the course. 

  • Key Concepts in Fashion Styling and Production; 40 credits 

You will be introduced to the roles of the stylist and producer and explore how fashion narratives are constructed through approaches to styling and production. You will gain an understanding of fashion themes and codes of dressing within historical and contemporary contexts. You will also explore sustainable thinking within fashion production via the use of materials, clothing, props, and accessories. 

  • Fashion Moving Image Production; 40 credits 

In this unit, you will take a specific role relevant to your subject discipline and work as part of a collaborative, cross-programme team to create a socially engaged fashion film production. You will learn the tools, processes and roles required for successful moving image practice and how to communicate impactful fashion narratives through visual storytelling. 

  • Fashion Cultures and Histories; 20 credits 

You will take a philosophical and theoretical approach to the study of fashion and its role in representing and communicating identity. Understand key ways of thinking about fashion across its cultural, historical, social, and political contexts. Engage in debate and analysis of fashion as a key marker of social and cultural change and a means of understanding the relationship between individuals and communities. 

In Stage 2 you are required to complete 120 credits of which all of 120 must be at level 5. 

  • Critical Issues in Fashion Research; 20 credits 

Expand your critical understanding of fashion in a global context and examine emerging debates in fashion research. You will engage in collaborative research around current and emerging cultural issues and be guided through approaches to researching and writing about fashion across its social, historical, political and cultural contexts, building on the first-year unit Fashion Cultures and Histories. You will develop your own independent research path and interests. 

  • The Fashion Consultant; 40 credits 

Fashion consultants employ styling, production, and creative direction skills to drive, enhance, and realise visual concepts. In this unit, you will respond to an industry brief and develop your understanding of how fashion consultants operate within this industry context. You will work as a cultural connector and creative translator of ideas in relation to product, production, and visuals. You will use contemporary and emerging technologies where relevant, to drive an industry partner’s presence and expand their audience reach. 

  • Collaborative Practice: Fashion Spreads; 40 credits 

Explore how the editorial format has been articulated in historical and contemporary contexts and create contemporary fashion stories in response to climate, racial and social justice principles. Through teamwork, collective enterprise, and cooperation you will apply your fashion styling and production skills across the editorial space and understand relevant career prospects. You will also explore the relationship between fashion content and audience. 

  • Elective Option 1: Creative Directions: Fashion Styling and Production; 20 credits 

In this elective unit, you will critically reflect upon your developing practice in the course so far and map your creative directions moving forward. You will think about the interplay between your styling and production practice in academic and industry contexts to consider potential audiences and develop your portfolio and network. 

You will also consider the value of assets, content creation, curation, editing, art direction, and networks in relation to your discipline. 

  • Elective Option 2: Fashion Media Placement; 20 credits 

In this elective unit, you will develop your professional skills within an industry environment. On your placement, you will experience the pace, atmosphere, and discipline of working in the industry and gain practical experience of its roles, functions, and operations. There is lots of support to help you find a placement available via our Graduate Futures Placement Team. 

Optional Diploma Year 

CCI Creative Computing 

Between years 2 and 3, you can undertake the year-long Diploma in Creative Computing. This will develop your skills in creative computing alongside your degree. After successfully completing the diploma and your undergraduate degree, you will graduate with an enhanced degree: BA (Hons) Fashion Styling and Production (with Creative Computing). 

Industry DIPS    

This optional diploma can be taken between years 2 and 3. With support from your tutors, you will undertake an industry placement for a minimum of 100 days/20 weeks. As well as developing industry skills, you will gain an additional qualification upon successful completion.    

Enterprise DIPS    

This optional diploma can be taken between years 2 and 3. With support from your tutors, you will undertake an enterprise placement year where you will explore a business idea from proposal to minimal viable product (MVP). As well as developing enterprise skills, you will gain an additional qualification upon successful completion.   

CCI Apple Diploma  

Between years 2 and 3, you can undertake the year-long Diploma in Apple Development. This will give you an opportunity to become an accredited apple developer alongside your degree. After successfully completing the diploma and your undergraduate degree, you will graduate with an enhanced degree: BA (Hons) Fashion Styling and Production (with Apple Development). 

In Stage 3 you are required to complete 120 credits at level 6. 

  • Elective Option 1: Fashion Narratives: A Visual Study; 40 credits  

In this elective unit, you will explore the interplay between research and practice by incorporating a chosen methodology with your existing creative practice. You will be introduced to a range of different research methods. Your chosen methodology will shape your creative practice and build your confidence in future visual work. Building upon previous learning from your Cultural and Historical Studies classes, you will produce a narrative-driven visual study comprising of a series of still images, as part of a visual and written essay. 

  • Elective Option 2: Creative Industries: Theories and Practices; 40 credits 

In this elective unit, you will complete an independent research project and engage with industry professionals to learn about current debates and issues that shape and inform cultural production across media, communication, and performance. You will be encouraged to respond to these debates in the form of an extended essay with supporting research materials. This unit will equip you with critical thinking, literacy, and communication skills for both academic and professional contexts. 

  • Fashion, Employability, and Enterprise; 20 credits 

In this unit, you will consider your future employment aspirations and be supported in researching the current employment landscape in relation to styling and production. You will explore employment opportunities within academic and creative industries, considering the platform, audience, and context of your work. You will create a fashion enterprise toolkit which summarises your research, including the skills and resources required to orientate yourself towards your chosen direction. 

  • Fashion, Communities and Practice; 60 credits 

In this unit, you will explore how fashion has the potential to empower and effect positive change. You will produce an experimental fashion media production that explores how your personal fashion-image making can engage with the principles of climate, racial and/or social justice. You will situate your personal creative practice within a community context that has resonance for you. You will have the opportunity to expand the parameters of your work through collaborations that facilitate experimentation, creative thinking, practical testing, and reflective problem solving. 

Programme specification

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Learning and teaching methods

The following teaching and learning methods are employed to support the integrated achievement of the course outcomes:  

  • Lectures. 
  • Individual and group tutorials. 
  • Group work and collaborative practice.  
  • Seminars and presentations.  
  • Masterclasses.  
  • Workshops. 
  • Practical demonstrations. 
  • Students will also need to undertake self-directed independent study to support their learning.

Assessment methods

The following assessment methods are employed to support the integrated achievement of the course outcome:

Fashion styling and production outcomes could include a variety of visual outcomes.     

  • Year 1: Induction log, reflective statement, fashion styling production and research journal, an individual contribution to a collaborative fashion media outcome and essay. 
  • Year 2: Fashion Image moving production, individual contribution to a collaborative moving image production, research journal including a production log and critical reflection, annotated fashion media portfolio, working log, critical reflection, a creative deck of fashion styling and production work for an industry partner, final fashion consultant production and essay. 
  • Year 3: Fashion Enterprise toolkit, reflective statement, visual essay, essay and extended essay and research materials, research journal accompanied by a critical reflection, curated professional portfolio, including a newly realised fashion media production. 

UAL Showcase

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Student and graduate work

  • FSP-2-SYP-Fashioned-Spaces-Yijin-Zhao-2.jpg
    Work by Yijin Zhao
  • FSP-1-Radical-Fashion-Alisa-Tanasomboon-3.jpg
    Work by Alisa Tanasomboon
  • FSP-1-Radical-Fashion-Kenneth-Chan-1.jpg
    Work by Kenneth Chan
  • FSP-1-Radical-Fashion-Tiffany-Law-1.jpg
    Work by Tiffany Law
  • FSP-Year-1-Master-Class-4-Intro-to-unit.jpg
    Year 1 - Master class
  • Collage of a model
    Work by Marketa Vasickova
  • Model standing in a pink room
    Work by Yijin Zhao
  • Male model standing in the dark with a blue light
    Work by Wonho Lee
  • Female model with braids wearing a black top and patterned skirt
    Work by Alisa Tanasomboon
  • Blurry photograph of a male model
    Work by Alisa Tanasomboon
  • Student experimental outfit made of rubbish standing in a tiled corridor
    Year 1 - Master class
  • Black and white photograph of a male model standing in front of a high rise building wearing a white jacket
    Work by Kenneth Chan
  • Collage making up an image of a woman
    Work by Marketa Vasickova
  • Black and white photograph of a model wearing a white hat and dress holding a tennis racket at the camera
    Work by Sofia Trunova
  • Black and white photograph of a female model wearing a puffy dress with large skirt in pale colours wearing headphones
    Work by Sofia Trunova
  • Blonde male model wearing a pink suit standing in a desert
    Work by Florian Magras
  • Models wearing multicoloured outfits
    Work by Katharine Nixon
  • Model wearing a black hat and coat and red gloves with pale white makeup and smudged red lips
    Work by Kehong Le
  • Model resting arm on head with short hair and heavy eye makeup
    Work by Kehong Le
  • Collage of female model with a mohawk
    Work by Marie Simon
  • Female model standing on a pink background wearing a green wig and red lingerie
    Work by Melissa Schwarz
  • Female model on a black background wearing a black bra and pants with silver chains
    Work by Melissa Schwarz
  • Female model wearing a cream suit sat on a red cloth
    Work by Nayoun Kim
  • Female model with a veil on eating an apple wearing a white suit and sitting on a red cloth
    Work by Nayoun Kim
  • Female model closeup wearing gold flower shaped glasses with pearls
    Work by Yi Tian
  • Male model in a white suit with red inserts with large poppies in the background
    Work by Judy Li
  • Male model in a white suit with red inserts with a psychedelic background
    Work by Rou Wen

Latest news from this course

Staff

Clare Buckley is course leader BA (Hons) Fashion Styling and Production and an established fashion stylist and creative director and has worked with the language of clothes, objects and materials within the fashion industry for over ten years as a fashion editor and stylist for publications including Russh, Wallpaper* and the Guardian: Weekend magazine In both womenswear and menswear, alongside advertising, music, celebrity and film work. Her interest focuses on curated aesthetic and a colour-based enquiry with an investigation into styling language against multidisciplinary platforms and productions. Her work encourages the sensorial and emotionality of fashion and styling language and the spirit conveyed behind all visual productions and stories against a wider fashion landscape. In collaborative mode her work leads projects for students, staff and industry as part of a programme of public speaking, workshops and festivals such as EIFF Festival 2016, 2014, Vogue Ukraine Fashion 2016 Business Art & Design Conference and 2014 Linder & Tate St Ives Hepworth & The Arts Ball, alongside collaborating internationally within styling, art directing and producing fashion editorials. She has styled celebrity clients such as Paloma Faith, Siouxie Sioux, Julie Delphy, David Tenant, Sophie Hunt, and Sophie Ellis Bextor. She has over 8 years-experience within creative arts higher arts within styling & production. Clare Buckley is the co-author of International styling textbook Basics Fashion Design 08: Styling.

Karen Savage is senior lecturer BA Fashion Styling and Production, a designer, stylist, trend forecaster, creative director, blogger and artist with a wealth of experience. Karen came on the scene in the early 1990’s with her own critically-acclaimed fashion label, SAVAGE, garnering extensive media coverage for her controversial slogan t-shirts. Karen has worked with many clients over the years including Absolut Vodka, BBC3, Directory of Social Change, Exposure PR, Hotel Pelirocco, Mobile 3, Nokia, Ogilvy and Mather, Taiwan Textile Federation, The Fawcett Society, The Observer and Traid. She is currently a freelance creative director in print and licensing for the UK high street and independent market. Karen holds a PG Cert in Teaching and Learning, has been a visiting fellow at The Hong Kong Design Institute, and is a recent recipient of the UAL Teaching Award.

Dr. Manrutt Wongkaew is a lecturer in Fashion Styling and Production. A vibrant creative practitioner, he is an experienced stylist, creative director, and choreographer working across the fields of fashion and dance. His research examines the interrelationships between fashion, fabrics, modern dance, and the bodies that set all of these into motion. His media publications and features include Vogue, British GQ, The Guardian and Dylan Jone’s new book, London Sartorial: Men’s Style from Street to Bespoke.Manrutt also works with local communities and charitable organisations, such as Oxfam and Barnardo’s. He delivers applied fashion styling workshops as a therapeutic practice to a wide range of audience from children in foster care to adults with learning disabilities and male inmates. His TEDx talk and BBC interview highlight holistic approach to art pedagogy which aims to support and develop the next generation of creative artists, to build a healthier and more sustainable industry.

Itai Doron is the programme Director for Fashion Media courses. He is an established photographer with particular interests in fashion, portraiture, social documentary, body politics, identity and queer theory. Working as a lens-based artist since graduation from Goldsmiths College of Art, Itai has twice received the UAL research project award to develop a body of work on immigration, combining social documentary with notions of fashion. Itai has a proven track record of public dissemination of visual and written work through exhibitions, publications, and academic research and was invited to deliver talks and lectures about his research at various international academic conferences. He has exhibited at the White Cube gallery in London, and participated in numerous group and solo exhibitions in the UK, Europe, Japan, Israel and the United States. He has authored a selection of photography books, including End Of Real in 2005, Yassin in 2009, Chokras’ Mahal (Boys' Palace) in 2011, and Fifteen Minutes With You in 2012.

Sarah May is lecturer BA Fashion Styling and Production and fashion set designer, props stylist and artist. Her work focuses on the styled aesthetic and is situated and produced across international multi -platforms. Trained as a fine artist specialising in sculpture and installation, she has a natural intuition for harmonising elements and for using shape and movement within diverse spatial contexts. Key themes within her practice are based around the physicality of the body, how the body and fashion encounter space and the intimate relationship between materials. Establishing her creative studio in 2007, she has an extensive commercial and editorial client list including British Vogue, Vice, Dazed and Confused, Japanese Vogue, Details, Arena Homme Plus, Camper, Paul Smith, Coca Cola, Selfridges, Nike and American Apparel. She was represented worldwide by Industry Art for eight years and then by The Magnet Agency for two years. Her public speaking, fashion film workshops and charity work clients include The British Council, Its Nice That and Arts Emergency. She has been profiled in numerous magazines and has self published two books. www.sarahmaystudio.com

Philip Scurrah is lecturer BA Fashion Styling and Production whose fashion styling and photographic portfolio as fashion editor and director at national and international magazine titles range from the pioneering global lifestyle Wallpaper* magazine, fashion directorship of Selfridges magazine to fashion director of independent Australian style bible Russh. His worldwide industry expertise has been garnered for catwalk shows and season presentations throughout Europe, Australia and India. Philip’s extensive styling experience also developed an innovative and integrated approach to contemporary photographic image making. His former photographic partnership with Alessandra Kila, working as ‘Kila & Rusharc’ received universal media coverage, most recently featured in the group exhibition ‘Altering Space’ at The SouthWest School of Art in North America (2014). The practitioners also received a Honourable Mention at the International Photography Awards (2014). Now working independently Philip continues to creatively direct and produce for a range of International clients.

Thom Murphy is associate lecturer BA Fashion Styling and Production. Thom Murphy is an established fashion stylist, art director, brand consultant and casting director, working predominantly within the realm of contemporary men’s fashion. His editorial work, produced in conjunction with photographers such as David Sims and Alasdair McLellan has been regularly featured within the pages of international, prestigious style publications including, among others: i-D, Dazed, Arena Homme Plus, Another Man and Self Service. In 2009, Thom set up New Power Studio, a Menswear label. New Power Studio designs arise from a mix of conceptual and pop culture-referencing approaches, and combine sportswear and tailoring, turning it into something new and experimental. This has so far encompassed New Power Studio showing on schedule at London Fashion Week’s MAN day across the past six seasons, and being awarded New Generation. His work had also been featured in two books published by Taschen, Fashion Now and Fashion Now 2; he has shown his work at the V&A, London, as part of their Imperfect Beauty exhibition. From the outset of New Power Studio being launched in February 2009, industry support has been substantial and extremely enthusiastic.

Itai Doron is the programme Director for Fashion Media courses. He is an established photographer with particular interests in fashion, portraiture, social documentary, body politics, identity and queer theory. Working as a lens-based artist since graduation from Goldsmiths College of Art, Itai has twice received the UAL research project award to develop a body of work on immigration, combining social documentary with notions of fashion. Itai has a proven track record of public dissemination of visual and written work through exhibitions, publications, and academic research and was invited to deliver talks and lectures about his research at various international academic conferences. He has exhibited at the White Cube gallery in London, and participated in numerous group and solo exhibitions in the UK, Europe, Japan, Israel and the United States. He has authored a selection of photography books, including End Of Real in 2005, Yassin in 2009, Chokras’ Mahal (Boys' Palace) in 2011, and Fifteen Minutes With You in 2012.

    Visiting practitioners include:

  • Clare Copland - Fashion Show Producer
  • Siobhan Farrar - Art Director and Fashion Consultant
  • Dr. Rosie Findlay - Fashion Theorist
  • Sarah May - Set Designer, Prop Stylist and Artist
  • Loukia Minetou - Conceptual Theatre and Costume Designer
  • Rafael Perez Evans - Artist, Stylist and Producer
  • Caroline Stevenson – Curator and Writer
  • Danny Treacy - Artist and Fine Art Photographer

    • Industry Guest Speakers include:

  • Christopher Shannon - Fashion Designer and Stylist
  • Andreas Larson - Fashion Photographer
  • Rottingdean Bazaar- James Buck and Luke Brooks
  • Nancy Rhodes - Fashion Stylist and Consultant
  • Amy Gwatkin- Fashion Film maker
  • Leonard Herrmann - Art Director
  • Daniel Nørregard & Guillaume Chuard - Art Director and Design Studio
  • Emma Macfarlane- Fashion Stylist
  • Ellie Tsatsou - Film maker and Photographer
  • Jenny Dyson- Creative Consultant
  • Bryonny Lloyd- Creative Director, Antenne Books
  • Patrick Waugh- Head of Brand Creative and Content at TopShop and founder of BOYO Studio
  • Patrick Grey- Head of delivery at Wednesday Creative Agency
  • Louise Naunton- Morgan – Co founder of STSQ Design Agency

Fees and funding

Home fee

£9,250 per year

This fee is correct for entry in autumn 2024 and is subject to change for entry in autumn 2025.

Tuition fees may increase in future years for new and continuing students.

Home fees are currently charged to UK nationals and UK residents who meet the rules. However, the rules are complex. Find out more about our tuition fees and determining your fee status.

International fee

£28,570 per year

This fee is correct for entry in autumn 2024 and is subject to change for entry in autumn 2025.

Tuition fees for international students may increase by up to 5% in each future year of your course.

Students from countries outside of the UK will generally be charged international fees. The rules are complex so read more about tuition fees and determining your fee status.

Additional costs

You may need to cover additional costs which are not included in your tuition fees. These could include travel expenses and the costs of materials. For a list of general equipment needed for all UAL courses, visit our living expenses and additional costs page.

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If you’re based in the UK and plan to visit UAL for an Open Event, check if you’re eligible for our UAL Travel Bursary. This covers the costs of mainland train or airline travel to visit UAL.

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Entry requirements

The standard minimum entry requirements for this course are:

One or a combination of the following accepted full level 3 qualifications.

  • 112 UCAS tariff points from two or more A Levels (preferred subjects include Art, Design, Fashion, Media Studies, and Photography);
  • Distinction at Foundation Diploma in Art and Design;
  • Distinction, Merit, Merit at BTEC Extended Diploma (preferred subjects Art & Design, Fashion, Media Studies, and Photography);
  • Merit at UAL Extended Diploma;
  • Access Diploma or 112 tariff new UCAS points from the Access to HE Diploma;
  • 112 new UCAS tariff points from a combination of the above qualifications or an equivalent full Level 3 qualification;
  • or equivalent EU or non-EU qualifications such as International Baccalaureate Diploma at 25 points minimum;
  • and Three GCSE passes at grade A*-C or grade 9-4.

Entry to this course will also be determined by assessment of your portfolio.

APEL (Accreditation of Prior (Experiential) Learning)

Applicants who do not meet these course entry requirements may still be considered in exceptional cases. The course team will consider each application that demonstrates additional strengths and alternative evidence. This might, for example, be demonstrated by:

  • Related academic or work experience
  • The quality of the personal statement
  • A strong academic or other professional reference
  • OR a combination of these factors

Each application will be considered on its own merit but we cannot guarantee an offer in each case.

English Language Requirements

IELTS level 6.0 with a minimum of 5.5 in reading, writing, listening and speaking. Please check our main English Language Requirements

Selection criteria

The course team seeks to recruit students who can demonstrate:

  • A current interest in and awareness of fashion and fashion styling
  • An enthusiasm for visual communication
  • The potential to develop styling and production skills

Information for disabled applicants

UAL is committed to achieving inclusion and equality for disabled students. This includes students who have:

     
  • Dyslexia or another Specific Learning Difference
  • A sensory impairment
  • A physical impairment
  • A long-term health or mental health condition
  • Autism
  • Another long-term condition which has an impact on your day-to-day life

Our Disability Service arranges adjustments and support for disabled applicants and students.

Read our Disability and dyslexia: applying for a course and joining UAL information.

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Applications closed 2024/25 

We are no longer accepting applications for 2024/25 entry to this course. Applications for 2025/26 entry will open in Autumn 2024.

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Applications closed 2024/25 

We are no longer accepting applications for 2024/25 entry to this course. Applications for 2025/26 entry will open in Autumn 2024.

How to apply

Follow this step-by-step guide to apply for this course

Step 1: Initial application

You will need to submit an initial application including your personal statement.

Personal statement advice

Your personal statement should be maximum 4,000 characters and cover the following:

  • Why have you chosen this course? What excites you about the subject?
  • How does your previous or current study relate to the course?
  • Have you got any work experience that might help you?
  • Have any life experiences influenced your decision to apply for this course?
  • What skills do you have that make you perfect for this course?
  • What plans and ambitions do you have for your future career?

Visit the UCAS advice page and our personal statement advice page for more support.

Step 2: Digital portfolio

We will review your initial application. If you have met the standard entry requirements, we will ask you to submit a digital portfolio.

You’ll need to submit this via PebblePad, our online portfolio tool.

Digital portfolio advice

Your portfolio should consist of recent work that reflects your creative strengths.

It should:

  • be maximum 30 pages
  • showcase your technical ability and your understanding of balance, proportion and composition
  • include work in progress to illustrate how you experiment, explore and develop ideas from initial concepts to final outcomes
  • include research to highlight your knowledge and awareness of the cultural contexts behind the contemporary fashion industry
  • demonstrate your understanding of visual communication principles.

For more support, see our Portfolio advice and PebblePad advice.

Step 3: Interview

You may be invited to an interview following our review of your application. All interviews are held online and last 15 to 20 minutes.

For top tips, see our Interview advice.

You also need to know

Communicating with you

Once you have submitted your initial application, we will email you with your login details for our Applicant portal.

Requests for supplementary documents like qualifications and English language tests will be made through the applicant portal. You can also use it to ask questions regarding your application. Visit our After you apply page for more information.

Visas and immigration history check

All non-UK nationals must complete an immigration history check. Your application may be considered by our course teams before this check takes place. This means that we may request your portfolio and/or video task before we identify any issues arising from your immigration history check. Sometimes your history may mean that we are not able to continue considering your application. Visit our Immigration and visas advice page for more information.

External student transfer policy

UAL accepts transfers from other institutions on a case-by-case basis. Read our Student transfer policy for more information.

Alternative offers

If your application is really strong, but we believe your strengths and skillset are better suited to a different course, we may make you an alternative offer. This means you will be offered a place on a different course or at a different UAL College.

Deferring your place

You must apply in the year that you intend to start your course. If you are made an offer and your circumstances change, you can submit a deferral request to defer your place by 1 academic year. You must have met your conditions by 31 August 2024. If you need an English language test in order to meet the entry requirements, the test must be valid on the deferred start date of your course. If not, you will need to reapply. Requests are granted on a first-come, first-served basis.

Contextual Admissions

This course is part of the Contextual Admissions scheme.

This scheme helps us better understand your personal circumstances so that we can assess your application fairly and in context. This ensures that your individual merit and creative potential can shine through, no matter what opportunities and experiences you have received.

Careers

All of our undergraduate courses offer career development, so that you become a creative thinker, making effective contributions to your relevant sector of the fashion industry.

LCF offers students the opportunity to develop Personal and Professional Development (PPD) skills while studying through:
  • An on-course work experience or placement year. Please note, this is not available on every course; please see the Course Details section for information about work placement opportunities.
  • Access to to speaker programmes and events featuring alumni and industry.
  • Access to careers activities, such as CV clinics and one-to-one advice sessions.
  • Access to a graduate careers service
  • Access to a live jobsboard for all years.
  • Advice on setting up your own brand or company.
Graduates who wish to continue their education at postgraduate level can progress to suitable courses within the College, the University or elsewhere.

Career paths

Many graduates prefer to seek employment as soon as they have completed their undergraduate studies. Recent graduates from the Foundation Degree in Styling and Photography that preceded this course, and who have made their mark on the fashion industry, include Anna Trevelyan, Anders Sølvesten Thompson and Ella Dror. Melodie Roulaud, who graduated in 2012, has had her moving image film published by 125 Magazine online and Lina Synch has gone on to set up her own business Fashion Concierge.

Graduate Futures

Graduate Futures provides a comprehensive career management service supporting our students to become informed and self-reliant individuals able to plan and manage their own careers.

LCF alumni

Many of our alumni are now impressive, leading industry figures.

Alumni

London College of Fashion

Contact

Telephone

+44 (0)20 7514 7400

Address

105 Carpenter's Road
London

E20 2AR