Tailor the future of fashion to your creative vision.

Fashion design is headed towards a technology-enabled, sustainability-driven future, and only the most audacious visionaries will cut through to make their mark.

The fundamentals of design and construction are as important as ever, but next-generation fashion designers will be fluent in sustainable fabric sourcing, 3D software and wearables.

Our fashion design courses will empower you to bring your most out-there ideas into reality, while gaining real experience from Australia’s most sought-after ateliers. Get hands-on with wearables, novel fabrics and sustainable techniques, and shape the trajectory of this fast-evolving industry. 

Browse our courses to find detailed course information, application dates, entry requirements, fees, subjects and ATAR requirements.

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