The management and trade of fashion products are the main topics of studies on Fashion, Textiles, and Luxury goods. Understanding the many phases of product design, production, and marketing is necessary. It covers research on the development, design, and manufacture of high-end products such fine jewels as well as apparel and footwear. Additionally, it emphasises the importance of fabric manufacture and design.

It covers the entire production and supply chain of the industry and encompasses a number of sub-disciplines, including women and men's apparel design, shoes design, jewellery design, and production.

By pursuing a degree in this discipline, students will learn how to design their own ideas and turn them into products that meet the necessary specifications in Fashion, Textiles and Luxury Goods. Students will be encouraged and given the opportunity to use their artistic and creative problem-solving abilities in this discipline as they learn how to master the silhouettes, structures, and materials of garments and luxury products. Along with developing their analytical and critical thinking skills, students will also work on their creativity, talent, and technical knowledge.

Study levels:

Courses in Fashion, Textile and Luxury Goods are delivered at the undergraduate, postgraduate and doctoral levels by different colleges and universities around the world via degrees, certificates and diplomas which can be pursued under:

• Graduate Diploma in Fashion, Marketing and Enterprise
• Bachelor of Arts in Textile Design
• Bachelor in Fashion Marketing and Enterprise
• Bachelor in Fashion and Textiles (Honours)
• Bachelor in Creative Arts (Fashion)
• Bachelor in Fashion (Design)
• Bachelor in Branded Fashion Design
• Bachelor in Fashion (Enterprise)
• Bachelor of Creative Industries (Applied Fashion)
• Master of Arts in Design
• Master of Arts in Apparel Design
• Master of Arts in Costume Production
• Master of Arts in Studio Arts (Fibres and Material Practices)
• Master of Arts in Apparel, Merchandising, Design and Textiles
• Master of Arts in Luxury, Fashion and Sales Management
• Master of Arts in Design Management
• Master of Arts in Creative and Cultural Entrepreneurship: Fashion
• Master of Arts in Fashion and Textile Design
• Master of Science in Ethics in Fashion
• Master of Science in Fibre Science
• Master of Science in Fashion and Textile Management
• Master of Science in Textile Science and Technology
• Master of Science in Textile Engineering
• Master of Science in Global Merchandising and Product Development
• Master of Fine Arts in Textile
• Master of Fine Arts in Jewellery
• Postgraduate Diploma in Arts Management
• Master of Philosophy in Textile Science and Technology
• Doctorate of Philosophy in Fashion, Textile and Luxury Goods

Specialisations:

Fashion, Textile and Luxury Goods offer students a wide range of specialisation topics which they can choose from according to their interests and these are:

• Apparel Merchandising
• Cosmetics and Fragrance Marketing and Management
• Cutting and Dyeing
• Design Exploration
• Design Management
• Digital Fashion
• Fashion Business and Entrepreneurship
• Fashion Design and Merchandising
• Fashion Design and Technology
• Fashion Illustration
• Fashion Management
• Fashion Marketing
• Fashion Merchandising and Retail Management
• Fashion Photography
• Fashion Supply Chain Management
• International Fashion Business
• Jewellery Design and Management
• Jewellery Design and Technology
• Luxury Brand Management
• Marketing and Brand Management
• Merchandise Management
• Product Development and Merchandising Technology
• Sample Production
• Screen and Digital Printing
• Sustainable Fashion Management
• Sustainable Textiles
• Textile and Apparel Management
• Textile Chemistry
• Textile Engineering
• Textile Science
• Textile Technology

Employability:

The market for luxury goods and clothing and is cutthroat and expanding quickly and a degree in Fashion, Textile and Luxury Goods will teach you about luxury goods management, fashion research, trend forecasting, marketing, retail management and brand management.

Job titles include:

• Advertising Manager
• Apparel Production manager
• Brand Manager
• Costume Designer
• Entrepreneur
• Fabric Buyer
• Fashion Concept Manager
• Fashion Coordinator
• Fashion illustrator
• Fashion PR Specialist
• Fashion Product Manager
• Fashion retail Buyer
• Fashion Show Organiser
• Gemmologist
• Jewellery Designer
• Luxury Brand Manager
• Marketing Executive
• Marketing Manager
• Product Experts
• Product Merchandising Manager
• Purchasing Agent
• Sales Manager
• Technical Designer
• Transportation/Distribution Manager