Bachelor of Design (Fashion) graduates make a major contribution to the growth and direction of the New Zealand fashion industry. Innovative design and production, through creative exploration, applied research and collaborative enterprise, is encouraged and facilitated within an industry related, studio based environment, and is realised through the use of advanced, technical fashion-industry specific skills. Design communication, context and cultural themes are fundamental to all design degree programme streams. Specific to the study of fashion at this level, are the industry and research driven themes of patternmaking, garment construction, materials and the collaborative and holistic nature of the design projects that these skills enable.

Each year students from the Bachelor of Design (Fashion) show their creations in Collections – a highlight of the Otago Polytechnic calendar. With year three graduate collections as the main emphasis of the event and students communicate design ethos, creativity and abilities through their garments.

Fashion at the Otago Polytechnic has strong links with ID Dunedin, the Dunedin Fashion Incubator and Ali McD Model Agency.

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