The costume design emphasis combines a rigorous sewing program with industry-specific design courses, preparing students to work in theater and film. Students are given the opportunity to gain practical experience through collaboration with the School of Motion Pictures & Television and the School of Acting.

In our Fashion & Costume Design program, you can look forward to a career full of glamour and style. Design principles are central to the course. You will create garments through applied design processes – from idea generation to mood boards and storyboards that address design briefs and trend forecasts, textile selection, and practical garment construction.

This course provides the understanding and skills you need to pursue a successful career in, or related to, the production and management of historical and contemporary costumes and accessories. This course combines costume-making techniques with core backstage etiquette. Learn and develop your construction skills in producing costumes to be worn and performed in.

Significant production opportunities challenge and inspire while helping students build a body of work and prepare for career success. The Stephens College BFA in Costume Design develops professionals who are prepared to take on their next role — whether that is a position with a major national or regional theater company, fashion design firm, a competitive apprenticeship or fellowship, or prestigious MFA program.

From film to fashion shows, TV to theatre, all productions depend on great costumes to bring stories to life and capture the imagination of the audience. Develop your skills in costume making, as well as showing the process, creativity and innovation behind your designs. Split between our High Wycombe campus and BNU teaching base at Pinewood Studios, you’ll have the opportunity to learn the skills and knowledge you need for your future, all whilst studying right in the heart of the famous creative hub.

On this highly respected BA (Hons) in Costume Design and Construction course you will learn how to research, design and construct costumes for performers of many kinds. At the heart of the vocational course are the professional practice modules where you will work as part of a team delivering the costumes for a series of live projects working in collaboration with partner organisations and companies. You will graduate with the competence, understanding and experience that employers in this creative field are looking for.

On the Costume Construction pathway of BA (Hons) Theatre Practice, you will develop skills in costume interpretation and creation, learn pattern drafting, women’s and men’s costume making, hat making and accessories.

The professional activities of the graduate are the creation of a costume-object of creative activity of an artist-stylist, the ability to solve issues of artistic design of textile and light industry products, good orientation in matters of fashion and style, composition, marketing research in the fashion industry, the use of innovative and traditional methods.

Costume performance is a newly emerging university discipline in China, and it is also a discipline unique to my country. With the rapid development of the clothing industry and the continuous improvement of cultural connotations in the display of clothing, the model industry has also been given new criteria for judgment. "Models" can no longer be just "props" for displaying costumes, but should be a group of professional and skilled talents with academic qualifications, culture, and accomplishment, and the requirements for admission to the costume performance profession are getting higher and higher.

This major cultivates the comprehensive development of morality, intelligence, physicality and beauty, possesses artistic design accomplishment and has the theoretical knowledge and practical ability of performance, image design, etiquette, costume design and marketing, and can be engaged in performance-related industries and costume design enterprises and institutions Innovative and entrepreneurial comprehensive senior application talents in performance-related content, exhibition organization planning, marketing management, clothing and image art design, teaching, etc.