Fashion and Textiles blog

5 reasons why you should come to our Fashion and Textiles Open Day

Open Days are a great opportunity for you to experience a little bit of life as a BCU student. Take a look at why they'...

Student Support Services

We want you to be as successful whilst studying with us as possible. That's why we offer a variety of support. This blo...

How we made the costumes for Birmingham 2022 festival

Costume design students give us an insight into how they worked on the outfits for Birmingham 2022 Festival.

Why you should study fashion and textiles in Birmingham

The UK is known for its historical fashion roots, from Victorian to punk; but what about Birmingham? There are plenty o...

BCU Ohana Magazine Society: Student Stories

Are you an aspiring writer, illustrator or social media manager? The Ohana Magazine society is perfect for you! It aim...

Students develop new campaigns with Lounge Underwear

Fashion students have collaborated with one of the biggest brands - Lounge Underwear - to develop new campaigns to empo...

My fashion design and textiles foundation experience

Todd Green joined Birmingham City University’s School of Fashion and Textiles to study BA (Hons) Fashion Desi...

How a foundation year prepared me for my fashion degree

Lucy shares her experience as a foundation student and how the course provided her with a range of skills to prepare fo...

Which Fashion and Textiles course is right for you?

Need some help deciding? Take our quick quiz at the bottom of the page to find out which fashion-based course would sui...

Why postgraduate study was the right choice for me

MA Fashion Promotion student Charlotte Chambers tells us about her experience as a postgraduate student and how it has ...

My placement with Amtico Flooring

Textile Design student Keely Russell talks to Amtico's Design Manager Sarah Escott about her placement with the company...

10 sustainable fashion Instagram accounts you should be following

We've selected some of our favourite Instagrammers who are known for championing vintage and second hand pieces over ne...

10 Things to Watch on Netflix If You Love Fashion or Textiles

If you’re searching for something new to watch on Netflix but find yourself endlessly scrolling, we have rounded up a ...

10 Fashion and Textile Instagram Accounts You Should Be Following

If you find yourself getting lost on your Instagram feed daily in need of something new, we’ve gathered ten of the mos...

Meet Mahawa Keita, Winner of 2021's Textile Design Creative Spirit Award

Get to know the recipient of BCU's 2021 Textiles Creative Spirit Award.