MA Fashion*
Subject Leader - Dorota Watson
This creative design business driven course provides students with the technological skills and commercial expertise necessary to enter the competitive and dynamic international fashion industry.
The programme
Focussing on developing students' understanding of professional practice in the fashion industry, the course draws together personal creativity, new models of innovation and commercial reality. It pushes the boundaries of traditional fashion design and encourages a collaborative, co-creative approach between disciplines and sectors.
A key element to the course in the International Business Study Block in Paris, where students through lectures and case studies study directional approaches to marketing, finance, distribution and retail. This Paris-based experience provides a comprehensive understanding and awareness of fashion as an international business and uses design as a business strategy.
Students will explore the globalisation of fashion, investigating the trends, strengths, identities and unique characteristics of both existing and emerging markets.
Technology and innovation play a crucial role in the future of the fashion industry and students will exploit the latest digital technology to help transform their initial conceptual ideas into innovative creative solutions.
The outcome
A keen awareness of management issues, inspirational design and technological expertise combine to provide an outstanding opportunity for graduates to enjoy success in the senior levels of the international fashion industry.
* Subject to Validation Dorota Watson
MA Fashion
Dorota brings a wealth of both professional and academic experience to her position as Ravensbourne's Course Leader BA (Hons) Fashion Design. With an MA in Design Studies from Central St. Martins, Dorota has worked extensively as an in-house designer for companies such as Chelsea Girl, River Island and Warehouse. Dorota has also produced her own collections for Hyper Hyper and has worked with clients such as Debenhams, The Limited (US) and Nasty Clothing. Having worked in both the UK and the United States education system, Dorota's specialist area of fashion is CAD/CAM/womanswear. Previously co-director of art-Bytes, a consultancy within the creative industries dealing with graphic and 3D applications, Dorota is currently exploring the impact of nanotechnology on fashion applications.
