The Master of Design in Fashion and Textiles at The Glasgow School of Art is an advanced skills postgraduate programme designed to meet the ambitions of motivated fashion and/or textile graduates who wish to extend, develop and refine their design practice.
The programme welcomes two broad types of fashion design student, each of which has a characteristically different approach:
One can broadly be described as ‘Textile, or surface, led’ with a design approach considered to be from the ‘Textile-outwards’. The other can broadly be described as ‘Silhouette, or shape, led’ with a design approach considered to be from the ‘Silhouette-inwards’.
Textile-led fashion designers are more concerned with the surface (print, embroidery, decoration) or structure (weave) of the fabric in a garment and tend to think more in two dimensions when designing. Silhouette led designers are more concerned with the shape, cut, outline and construction of a garment and tend to think more in three dimensions when designing.
Knitwear is considered a hybrid activity as the structure of the knitted cloth and the shape of the knitted garment are considered simultaneously. The emphasis might be on knitted structures or fully fashioning.
Students on the programme are required to specialise in a surface or silhouette approach in order to give focus to and strengthen their individual area of expertise.
Please read the MDes Fashion + Textiles Study Guide for further information.
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Application Deadline Dates
Applications to this programme will be processed in three rounds: Standard 1; Standard 2 and Late. We guarantee to review all complete applications received by the Standard 1 deadline date of 28 January 2022. After this date, this programme can become full and close to applications in advance of the Standard 2 and Late rounds. Early application is therefore encouraged to avoid disappointment. Interviews for shortlisted applicants will take place on the dates indicated below, please ensure you can be available.
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Deadline to apply
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Interviews taking place
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Decision on application by
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Standard 1
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Friday 28 January 2022
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Monday 21 February – Friday 4 March 2022
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Friday 18 March 2022
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Standard 2
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Friday 18 March 2022
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Monday 11 April – Friday 22 April 2022
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Friday 29 April 2022
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Late
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Friday 10 June 2022
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Monday 4 July – Friday 8 July 2022
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Friday 22 July 2022
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Applicants must submit a completed application form and personal statement by 12:00 noon (GMT) on the deadline to apply date. Applicants should then submit their digital portfolio by 4:00pm (GMT) the same day. Submissions made after these times will automatically move to the next round unless the programme has closed to applications.
Application Guidance
Further guidance on applying to this programme can be accessed below:
Start an application on the How to Apply webpage. Online application forms for 2022 entry will be available from November.
Contact
For more information you are welcome to contact Professor Jimmy Stephen-Cran, Programme Leader & Head of Department, J.Stephen-Cran@gsa.ac.uk or Julia Maclean, Design Process Lecturer, j.maclean@gsa.ac.uk
