Fashion

Fashion degrees at the University of South Wales examine and nurture the connection between commerciality and creativity.

Work on real industry projects

Fashion students work on live projects with real brands, giving you valuable insight into professional practice and commercial expectations.

Showcase your work to leading employers

Final-year students showcase their collections at Graduate Fashion Week, gaining exposure to top fashion brands and industry professionals

Design with a business edge

Courses combine fashion design, marketing and business skills to prepare you for a wide range of careers across the fashion industry.

Build a strong professional portfolio

Many of our design courses integrate real client briefs, giving you varied, practical projects to showcase your skills.

Celebrated by leading creative awards

Our students have been recognised at major competitions, including the D&AD New Blood Awards, the Young Creative Network Awards and the Carmelite Prize.

A student altering a garment on a mannequin at the USW Graduate Fashion Week 2019.

Fashion design student working on a design and smiling

Fashion students are say together on sofas looking at fashion magazines at the Cardiff campus.

Fashion Design - BA (Hons)

Push the boundaries with clothing, be brave and bring your designs to life with our leading Fashion Design degree.

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Fashion Marketing - BA (Hons)

BA (Hons) Fashion Marketing teaches you how fashion brands connect with audiences and influence culture. Through creative and practical learning, you will explore branding, digital marketing, and consumer insight, giving you the upper hand for a career in fashion marketing.

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Did you know?

#10

Fashion and Textiles is 10th in the UK (Guardian University Guide 2026).

Internship opportunities at global fashion brands which have included Ralph Lauren, Raeburn, L’Oreal and Glamour Magazine.
Each year we take time to celebrate the work of our Faculty of Creative Industry students through a festival called 'Gradfest'.

Did you know?

#1

Fashion and Textiles at USW is top in Wales for teaching quality.

Guardian University Guide 2026

Internship opportunities at global fashion brands which have included Ralph Lauren, Raeburn, L’Oreal and Glamour Magazine.
Each year we take time to celebrate the work of our Faculty of Creative Industry students through a festival called 'Gradfest'.

Inside the subject

Create and design in purpose-built fashion studios

At our Cardiff campus, you will study in dedicated fashion studios equipped with industrial sewing machines, professional manufacturing equipment and digital design tools including CAD software. You’ll have access to expert technical support and professional equipment, giving you the freedom to experiment, create and shape a portfolio that truly reflects you.

Creative Graduate Festival

Creative Graduate Festival is a showcase of final-year work from students across the USW Creative. It highlights the ideas, skills, and projects developed by students as they prepare for careers in the creative industries.

Creative Graduate Festival

Designing my future as a fashion student

Michalina Zukowska

Fashion Design student

Fashion graduate, Sam, stands in front of sign to her copywriting event

Studying Fashion Promotion at USW was one of the best experiences of my life

Sam Ball

Fashion Promotion graduate

Fashion student, Paige, adjusts a models outfit during her time as an intern with Givenchy

My placement at Givenchy would not have been possible without USW

Paige Leach

Fashion Design student

Student smiling into camera, in the background there is a mirror and tailors mannequin.

Preparing for the future with thanks to placements

Ananya Dcruz

Fashion Promotion student

Fashion students Elisedd and Anna pose for a photo during their placement at couture designer Randi Rahm in New York

Breaking into the Fashion industry in New York

Elisedd Howells

Fashion Design student

Growing with global brands through my digital marketing internship

Charlotte Carr

Fashion graduate

From selling vintage clothes to university success

Dylan Williams

Fashion Marketing student

Fashion students pose in various outifts in a studio

Students rethink fashion for Oxfam’s Second Hand September campaign

Students rethink fashion for Oxfam

Design boldly and make your mark

Joseph Jones, a USW Fashion graduate, launched his gender-inclusive brand Haus Of Androgyny while developing his creative identity and design skills at USW. His bold looks have since appeared on the main stage of RuPaul’s Drag Race UK, showing how USW alumni are redefining fashion and making their mark on major platforms.

Read Joseph’s story

Explore our facilities

Fashion studio

Dedicated fashion design studios provide space to develop ideas from concept through to finished collection. You’ll combine hands-on making in our design studios and workshops with digital design using industry-standard equipment and software.

Your student experience

Students' Union

Four students sat on steps outside the Cardiff Campus.

Support and Wellbeing

Student holing a lacrosse stick and wearing a USW Women’s Lacrosse tshirt.

Clubs and Societies

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Study in the heart of Cardiff

Cardiff is one of the most affordable cities in the UK too, so it’s perfect for cash-strapped students. There’s always something happening or new places to discover.

Cardiff Campus