Overview

With the Master of Fashion (Design) you’ll define your position in the world of fashion, and pitch your work to industry through an innovative body of publicly showcased work.

We seek to imagine future commercial contexts, create ethical design propositions and use cross-disciplinary design strategies to drive global and competitive fashion design practices. 

You will establish your design, communication and presentation methods and strategies for fashion garments, products, accessories, objects, artefacts, materials, spaces and experiences of and for the body specific to your design practice.

The course is dedicated to advancing your design practice through classes that give you the strategies to create specialised propositions, and to target specific areas of commercial markets, research directions and cross-disciplinary practices. You will choose electives that enable you to customise your study, culminating in a collection, design project, research investigation or industry placement. 

You will finish the year with a portfolio of practice, development and research to launch your career in the global industry. Additionally, you will work with academic staff and industry experts to produce a digital publication, showcasing your graduate outcomes globally.

This degree has a stellar record of students and graduates winning major fashion design awards and scholarships, and receiving invitations to participate in national and international showcase events, including:

• International Woolmark Prize
• Australian Fashion Foundation (AUSFF) Award
• Virgin Australia Melbourne Fashion Festival (VAMFF) National Graduate Showcase
• Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Australia (MBFWA) St. George NextGen Showcase
• MPavilion Master of Fashion Design Showcase.

Why study the Master of Fashion (Design) at RMIT?

Real-world experience

Experience hands-on studio learning, and participate in industry projects that provide insight into the global workplace.

Industry connected

Collaborate with and gain feedback from industry partners on a range of activities, ensuring a relevant and innovative global industry practice.

Award-winning alumni

This degree has a strong record of students and alumni winning major fashion design awards and scholarships.