MA Fashion Entrepreneurship in Design & Brand Innovation

JCA launched its 5 MA graduate Designer-Entrepreneurs in its September 22 London Fashion Week Show with an audience made up of international designer royalty, press and journalists, celebrity from across music and film, and investors.

 Achievements within 6 months of launch include: editorial coverage for each designer across international and local markets; two designers had front page magazine covers; one designers work led to being introduced to the Queen Consort; one won best new designer at theNorthern Fashion Awards; one went on to be commissioned by a globally known music artist; and one has been nominated for Student Footwear of the Year award.

The MA Fashion Entrepreneurship in Design and Brand Innovation (Sustainability Capsule 23/24) is seeking to identify, curate and launch the very best sustainable designer-entrepreneurs from across the UK and globally. 

With a clear focus on sustainable materials, business models and creative practice, the MA programme has sustainable design and enterprise creation as its distinctive central feature. 

Through this programme, learners will identify and develop their brand, design and make their founding collection, and be professionally launched at an LFW show in Sept 24.

Each designer entrepreneur will receive PR support and be stocked in retail outlets across London with partner Lone Design Club upon graduation. Vogue Italia will help promote both the capsule and its participants and Red Carpet Green Dress will provide Masterclasses and credibility with US and global markets. 

Crucially the Capsule will purposefully embrace an eclectic mix of design paths, whether that be men's, women's, unisex, or indeed fine tailoring, red carpet couture, street, bridal, lingerie, accessories or footwear.

What You'll Learn

This course combines advanced knowledge in sustainable fashion design and construction, brand development and innovation, and enterprise strategy and management. Learners are expected to confidently identify niche market brand opportunities, apply contemporary and professional practice in collection development and within the context and synthesis of enterprise and entrepreneurship.  

A blend of seminar and studio-based project work will form a key part of your study through which you will develop an advanced body of practical work, examine critical and contextual concepts, and capably apply specialised knowledge in sustainable brand and design innovation.

Course modules are designed to enable you to fully professionalise your learning by taking a practice-led and experiential approach to assessment which is contextual and applied and follows your personal area of specialised practice and subject interest.

The course will provide you with access to sustainable fashion experts and industry links, and the opportunity to take advantage of state-of-the-art resources and design facilities.

‍Assessment is 100% through coursework. You will receive feedback throughout each module and will be awarded a grade. ‍Depending on the module, you may be assessed through:

• 2D visual research and design development work

• 3D development work, garment construction and fashion development

• Practical and digital portfolio work

• Marketing analysis, finance and enterprise plans

• In person, digital and visual presentations

• Exhibition curation and collection presentation