With famous fashion alumni including John Galliano and Stella McCartney. This prestigious art school continues to thrive on the success of its students and offers a wide range of fashion and textiles-based courses.

From an Introduction to Fashion Design; to Research Skills for existing designers; to Fashion Marketing and ‘Fashion Surgery' (a life-saver for those in a fashion career-crisis and a great opportunity to ask vital questions and discuss with like-minded peers), there's a course for every future fashionista. Furthermore, every course is taught by an expert in the field, from existing stylists and design consultants to designers already running their own labels, many with international experience.

There are a great range of dates and times available and most of the courses do not require you to be a member of the college to apply. Moreover, the results of your participation in the course can provide excellent material for your portfolio to aid application to institutions of further study or simply for general practice of techniques. The courses will also equip participants with valuable skills and advice which will be of practical use in whatever area of the fashion industry they venture into.

See http://courses.csm.arts.ac.uk/shortcourselist.asp?ma=1&ct=1 for more details. Prices start from £330 for a 5 week course and locations can vary but are all London-based.

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