Fashion

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Semester 2 applications are now open

New skills, new ideas and new careers await at RMIT. Pursue your dream career or change industries with the perfect study option. Apply now and start in July. 

Why study fashion at RMIT?

Ranked #1 in Oceania for Art and Design*

Join one of the world's top ranked fashion design courses

Award winning specialist facilities in a creative community hub

*QS World University Rankings by Subject 2023

Discover fashion

Develop your identity as a designer

RMIT is a global leader in fashion and textiles education. Our programs are internationally recognised, with graduates making an impact across the world.

Our courses are informed by global trends and deep industry knowledge to help you develop your identity as a designer, and build your entrepreneurial skills so you can thrive in the competitive fashion industry.

You may also have the opportunity to showcase collections at prestigious fashion events, including the Virgin Australia Melbourne Fashion Festival, Melbourne Spring Fashion Week, and London Graduate Fashion Week.

Experience fashion at RMIT

Facilities and locations

Fashion student, RMIT

Brunswick Design District

Just six kilometres north of the CBD and easily accessible by public transport and car, the RMIT Brunswick campus sits within the vibrant and creative Sydney Road district.

The establishment of this precinct aims to leverage and support the local design community, as well as encourage creative startups and other enterprise businesses to set up in the area. RMIT’s School of Fashion and Textiles maintains strong relationships with studios and makers in the area, including Otto and Spike, Kuwaii and Space Tank.

Career outcomes

Gain real world experience

When you study a certificate, diploma, or associate or bachelor degree, you’ll gain real-world experience working with local and global companies on projects that bring together design, technology and enterprise.

You’ll find your passion and graduate with a qualification that is highly regarded by the fashion industry, giving you an opportunity to launch your own label or work with established brands both locally and overseas.

Industry connections

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The Retail Initiative is helping our students succeed in industry

Year-long project The Retail Initiative (TRI) is a creative partnership between key Australian retailers and RMIT students from the Associate Degree in Fashion and Textile Merchandising.

The project gives hundreds of students each year the tools to explore the future of fashion through market research, trend forecasting, visual merchandising and product design.

Over the year-long project, students are grouped to work with one industry partner, for whom they must plan and design a range of products, including apparel and homewares. 

AFL PHOTOS

What's next... for Fashion Tech

Sophie Lavis, who studied the Associate Degree in Fashion Design and Technology, was recently selected as the winning designer of a female-focused AFL accessory range.

“To have the chance to see my designs come to life is a dream come true,” she said.

The new range has been produced in Melbourne from 100% Australian Merino wool sourced from communities across the country as part of the Fibre of Football campaign, which celebrates the rich heritage connecting the Australian wool industry and Australian Football.

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* MPavilion graduate showcase 2019, Designs features by Syna Chen, 2019 Graduate of the Master of Fashion (design) program.

*QS World University Rankings by Subject 2022

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RMIT University acknowledges the people of the Woi wurrung and Boon wurrung language groups of the eastern Kulin Nation on whose unceded lands we conduct the business of the University. RMIT University respectfully acknowledges their Ancestors and Elders, past and present. RMIT also acknowledges the Traditional Custodians and their Ancestors of the lands and waters across Australia where we conduct our business - Artwork 'Luwaytini' by Mark Cleaver, Palawa.

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Acknowledgement of Country

RMIT University acknowledges the people of the Woi wurrung and Boon wurrung language groups of the eastern Kulin Nation on whose unceded lands we conduct the business of the University. RMIT University respectfully acknowledges their Ancestors and Elders, past and present. RMIT also acknowledges the Traditional Custodians and their Ancestors of the lands and waters across Australia where we conduct our business.