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The Top 50 Global Fashion Schools in 2016

28 September 2017 • By Imran Amed and Robin Mellery-Pratt

The Top 50 Global Fashion Schools in 2016

Amidst a shifting international fashion education landscape, Central Saint Martins tops both the BA and MA rankings in BoF’s second annual ranking of global fashion schools.

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How to Get Into the Best Fashion Schools

28 September 2017 • By Robin Mellery-Pratt

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How to Get Into the Best Fashion Schools

As students in the US and the UK finalise their university applications, BoF asks some of fashion’s most respected educators what they look for in prospective students.

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Fashion Needs a More Robust Approach to Technology Education

28 September 2017 • By Limei Hoang

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Fashion Needs a More Robust Approach to Technology Education

New technologies have reshaped fashion from design and production to sales and marketing. Are fashion courses keeping pace?

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Is Fashion Education Selling a False Dream?

28 September 2017 • By Imran Amed and Robin Mellery-Pratt

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Is Fashion Education Selling a False Dream?

Central Saint Martins and The Royal College of Art have emerged as the top schools in BoF’s first Global Fashion School Rankings. But our survey also reveals widespread dissatisfaction amongst the more than 4,000 students and alumni who participated in our survey. Is fashion education selling a false dream?

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Top Fashion Schools in China: Pushing Forward Despite Philosophical Divide

1 September 2016 • By Christine Tsui

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Top Fashion Schools in China: Pushing Forward Despite Philosophical Divide

China’s fashion schools tend to see creativity and marketability as a dichotomy rather than a union.

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Top Fashion Schools in Australia: Leaving the Periphery

31 August 2016 • By Robin Mellery-Pratt

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Top Fashion Schools in Australia: Leaving the Periphery

Taking advantage of fashion’s pivot towards trans-seasonality and the rising importance of consumers in Asia-Pacific, Australian fashion education is priming for the global stage.

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Top Fashion Schools in Italy: Close to the Craft

30 August 2016 • By Robin Mellery-Pratt

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Top Fashion Schools in Italy: Close to the Craft

Dominated by private institutions, the rigour and curricula of Italian schools vary and students must balance the advantages of studying in Italy with limited global integration.

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‘Strife and Exultation’: Willie Walters’ Life in Education

29 August 2016 • By Robin Mellery-Pratt

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‘Strife and Exultation’: Willie Walters’ Life in Education

The outgoing programme director of fashion at Central Saint Martins — the top school in BoF’s global fashion school rankings — reflects on her student days, the impact of Galliano and McQueen and the challenges facing fashion education.

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Top Fashion Schools in Belgium: Examining Antwerp's Approach

28 August 2016 • By Kate Abnett

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Top Fashion Schools in Belgium: Examining Antwerp's Approach

In BoF’s second annual global fashion schools ranking, Antwerp’s Royal Academy came fourth at both BA and MA level and was the only Belgian school to make the ranking. So how does Antwerp do it?

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Top Fashion Schools in France: A Battle for Innovation

25 August 2016 • By Robin Mellery-Pratt

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Top Fashion Schools in France: A Battle for Innovation

France is seeking to realign its educational institutions and practices with global standards, while serving the technical atelier recruitment needs of Paris.