Central Saint Martins History

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The Company Description of Its Time

Central Saint Martins is filed in this names directory as a leading international fashion school from the United Kingdom - the one educational institution in the C batch, sitting among companies because generations of the industry's designers passed through it. They have over a century of pioneering practice in their past and proudly continue this tradition of provocation. As the fashion industry shifts, so do the disciplines they offer and the way they teach them. The school's own voice, preserved in the original, is worth keeping in its terms: Central Saint Martins is alive with different ways of thinking, making and doing, and across art, design and performance, its students create the ideas, materials and actions for a better future.

Fashion Courses and Pathways, As Recorded

The fashion programme consists of the following courses and pathways, as historical descriptions list them. BA (Hons) Fashion: Fashion Design with Knitwear - today, knitwear is created and marketed worldwide, whether through multinationals or designer-makers; this pathway aims to familiarize students with knitwear processes and the impact of world fiber resources on the sector. BA (Hons) Fashion: Fashion Design with Marketing - listed with the same knitwear-and-fibre framing in the original, a duplication this page notes rather than silently repairs: course descriptions in a directory filing are the school's to correct, and the school's own site is carried in the References for the current text. BA (Hons) Fashion: Fashion Design Womenswear - for students who want to pursue careers as innovative designers, delivering a clear understanding and experience of generating, developing and realising a variety of creative womenswear ideas to a professional standard.

BA (Hons) Fashion: Fashion Design Menswear - the parallel pathway for menswear ideas, to the same professional standard. BA (Hons) Fashion: Fashion Print - in this pathway the design process starts with fabric creation: by handling image, color, surface pattern and a wide variety of print processes, students develop and apply printed textile skills to fashion design. BA (Hons) Fashion Communication: Fashion History and Theory - developing an understanding of the history of western fashion from the Renaissance to the present day, with a sound theoretical framework for analysing that history. BA (Hons) Fashion Communication: Fashion Journalism - focused on fashion writing for different media and markets; fashion writers work not just for magazines and newspapers but are employed by brands to communicate directly with customers through e-tailing sites and brand magazines.

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