Open Call: Free Digital Fashion Design Course at the V&A

The V&A is seeking young creatives aged 18-26, living in London, to take part in a free Digital Fashion course in February and March 2025. This exciting programme will introduce you to 3D design for fashion and guide you in creating and showcasing your own digital collection on a virtual stage. This opportunity is for young people interested in pursuing a career in fashion or those looking to incorporate digital garments in their creative practice. 16 young people will be selected to explore expressions of identity through the creation of digital garments for fashion, theatre, video game or immersive performance. This course at the V&A will introduce you to new digital technologies to help you envision, investigate, and realise a digital outfit with a focus on sustainable practice and digital innovation. Over 14 sessions, you will work both online and on-site at the V&A South Kensington, connecting with peers and professionals in an inspiring environment. The course will include:

• A design challenge inviting participants to develop a character and a realistic digital garment for virtual environment or social media
• 3D digital clothing design technical instruction, including:
• Digital pattern making using computer-aided-design software
• Visualisations of your digital garment for virtual platforms
• Branding and portfolio guidance
• Talks from industry experts and mentoring sessions, PLEASE NOTE: When attaching your CV or work examples it is very important that you name your files to include your name and not just "cv.doc" or "curriculum vitae.docx" or "my_illustration.jpg". Instead use a format like this "joe_bloggs_cv.docx"
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• Experience and skills in the fashion design process
• Develop your collaboration, communication, creative and critical thinking skills
• Build content for your digital or physical portfolio
• A chance to showcase your digital creations at a V&A event, We are looking for young people aged between 18-26 who live in London and meet the following criteria:
• You must be committed to attending at least 11 of the course sessions (see list of session dates above)
• Have a basic knowledge of pattern cutting or garment construction (either physical or digital apparel)
  
  About: The V&A is the world's leading museum of art and design, housing a permanent collection of over 2.8 million objects, books and archives that span over 5,000 years of human creativity. The museum holds many of the UK's national collections and houses some of the greatest resources for the study of architecture, furniture, fashion, textiles, photography, sculpture, painting, jewellery, glass, ceramics, book arts, Asian art and design, theatre and performance.