Fashion

Fashion a future that’s your perfect fit

Dream of a future where you’ll shape the fashion world of tomorrow? As Sydney’s top university for art and design, UTS offers you the hands-on learning, expert-led courses and industry connections you need to succeed in this vibrant, global career.

You’ll get unparalleled access to our world-class workshops and build vital skills in patternmaking, textile fabrication and fashion design. Plus, with opportunities at our many industry partners, you’ll graduate ready to take your place among the avant-garde.

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Internationally ranked
#1 in Sydney

UTS is the top university in Sydney and #46 in the world for Design.

QS World University Rankings by Subject 2024
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Job postings
19,100 currently employed

This growing industry is home to a number of fashion, industrial and jewellery designers.

Jobs and Skills Australia 2024
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Industry value
$23.2 billion

The Australian fashion industry has been steadily growing over the past five years.

IBISWorld Clothing Retailing in Australia report 2023

Why study Fashion?

Our Fashion and Textiles program produces graduates who are shaping the global fashion industry.

Work in our industry-standard fashion studio and textiles workshop; gain world-class skills in patternmaking, textile fabrication and sustainable materials development; and become an adept and creative user of emerging fashion technologies.

When you take advantage of industry internship and global learning opportunities, you can build local and international connections that could kickstart your career.

Get inspired

Enjoy the final collections designed by Fashion & Textiles students as their Independent Practice Project in the UTS Bachelor of Design Honours for 2022.

These catwalk-ready pieces have been taken by Honours students from initial conception through to completion – using the dedicated studios, workshops and facilities of the faculty, and supported by expert academics, practitioners and researchers from UTS School of Design.

UTS 2022 Fashion and Textiles showcase – Bachelor of Design (Honours)

Centre of Excellence in Sustainable Fashion & Textiles

Two of Australia’s leading educators in fashion, textiles and digital technology – TAFE NSW and the University of Technology Sydney (UTS) – have come together to create a Centre of Excellence in Sustainable Fashion & Textiles.

A seismic shift is happening in the way clothing is produced and circulated — a shift desired by creators and demanded by consumers. Sustainability and the digitalisation of fashion will dominate future industry roles. The Centre of Excellence brings industry, researchers and leading fashion educators together to ensure you’re ready.

Get prepared for the jobs of the future. Challenge how you think about fashion and textile design and production. And claim your place in a genuinely sustainable fashion future.

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Product Design

Design tomorrow’s beautiful, functional, human-focused products. As a product designer, you’ll how to blend creativity and analysis to create items for consumer, commercial or industrial use.

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Visual Communication

Uncover your unique design identity by embracing both traditional and experimental design techniques and technologies. Combine technical skills development with the study of sustainable design principles and emerge as a creative, inclusive and socially responsive practitioner.

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Go beyond design and learn to combine aesthetics, functionality and structural considerations to ensure the spaces we inhabit meet their fullest potential. Build hands-on skills in our world-class studios and develop experience and connections through our industry partnerships.

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