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Fashion Design

Bachelor of Design (BDes)

LEARN HOW TO DESIGN ORIGINAL GARMENTS THROUGH TRADITIONAL METHODS OF ILLUSTRATION/DESIGN/ TOILE/SAMPLE/PATTERNMAKING AND GARMENT CONSTRUCTION/LEARN GRAPHIC DESIGN/DIGITAL PATERNMAKING 

2 Years Full-time 

Sydney
Melbourne
Brisbane

One-to-One Design Support

Small Class Sizes

Starting February 2024

FEE - HELP Approved
Study Now and Pay Later
Interest Free

Just some of the industry partners our students & alumni have had opportunities with:

Accelerate Your Fashion Design Degree

Fashion Design

The Bachelor of Design, Fashion Design, is for students who want to pursue careers as innovative designers. It sets out to deliver a clear understanding and experience of generating, developing and realising a variety of creative womenswear, menswear and accessory  design to a professional standard.

Students are encouraged to develop their personal design vision within the context of an existing and expanding fashion market, incorporating both classic and innovative design concepts. The diversity of the fashion industry is conveyed through a varied curriculum, targeted projects and the guidance of established and visiting lecturers who are specialists in this sector. 

Essential skills you will learn include: design research methods, flat pattern cutting, modelling on the stand, garment construction, tailoring processes and finishing, technical specification, illustration and presentation, textile exploration, print making, marketing & branding.

We proudly deliver an exceptional 1,728* hours over two years and we encourage you to compare.

You won't find another degree like it in Australia.

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Student Opportunities

As a Whitehouse student, you'll have access to a number of industry opportunities which include showing your work on fashion runways, receiving scholarships/bursaries from industry partners and be invited to fashion design events.

Over the last 12 months, our students have been invited to: In Conversation with Anna Wintour (Editor-in-Chief of Vogue US) hosted by Vogue Australia. In Conversation with Tommy Hilfiger and Edwina McCann (Editor-in-Chief of Vogue Australia). Melbourne Fashion Week (M/FW) Student Runway.

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Course Structure

Design Contexts

In year one, students will be immersed in the foundation elements of design context that look at the historical, cultural and social influences that impact on contemporary design practices. Students relate their research to their chosen specialisation and how the relationship of culture, history and marketplace informs design and designers today. In the second and final year, design context students investigate the relationship between design and marketing, how to integrate design with industry business models and how design integrates with the professional world.

Digital Design

Focuses on visual communication through print and digital media. This area of study examines the principles of communication realised through effective and innovative visual outcomes. Students use the following programs: Adobe Creative Cloud and Style CAD for Pattern making.

Illustration for Design

Focuses on visual communication techniques using the foundations of elements and principles of design. A diverse range of media is investigated, used and mastered to successfully communicate design intent through illustration.

Design Methods

Explores the "how to?" of the design process. This subject investigates and interrogates design innovation in Fashion Design. Design Methods has a strong focus on putting your ideas into practice and preparing for industry.

Design Workshop

Supports students through the realisation of their 2D design into a 3D prototype. This subject provides students with the opportunity to integrate and apply their skills and knowledge from all other subject areas. Students learn basic to advanced pattern making and construction techniques using a variety of industrial machinery for construction to create a reference portfolio of technical design work.

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Graduate Outcomes

Here are just some examples of career outcomes our Fashion Design graduates have continued into:

- Fashion Designer

- Fashion Buyer

- Art Director

- Marketing Manager

- Blog Director/ Editor

- Magazine Editor

-  Fashion Journalist

- Advertising Manager

- Textile Designer

- Pattern Maker

- Costume Designer

- Visual Merchandiser

- Brand Manager

- Fashion Illustrator

- Tailor

- Trend Analyst

Campus & Facilities

With design-centric campuses in Melbourne, Sydney and Brisbane, Whitehouse students are provided with state-of-the-art facilities within each of their subjects. Exclusive access to digital resources, online trend-forecasting services, a specialist design library, student rooftop garden and fully-equipped photography studio.

Whitehouse is continuously updating and replenishing resources to ensure that students have extensive research support. Check out our campuses here.

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