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Fashion Summer School

Experience a career in fashion design and gain outstanding new skills on our incredible summer school.

Why Choose Our Fashion Summer School?

  • Incredible fashion summer school in London
  • Designed for ages 15-18
  • Design garments and create a fashion brand
  • Learn advanced techniques in sewing, draping, and pattern cutting
  • Conduct a fashion show and receive feedback from professional designers

Our immersive summer schools are delivered by SBC and InvestIN, the UK’s leading multi-campus summer school and provider of career experiences.

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Launch your career in fashion

Fashion Design Summer Course with Dukes Plus

Aiming for a career as a fashion designer? Immerse yourself in the industry with our fashion summer school.

Our programme offers an unmatched opportunity to experience life as a designer and master the key skills needed to excel. You’ll design your own garments and build a sustainable fashion brand, as well as getting hands-on experience of draping, sewing, photography and much more.

With 25+ hours’ contact time with professionals per week, you’ll gain invaluable industry knowledge. And after conducting your own fashion show at a London Fashion Week venue, a panel of professional judges will provide you with personalised feedback and mentoring.

Discover more about our fashion summer school and book your place today.

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Our Fashion Summer School

The Young Fashion Designer Summer Experience is an immersive two-week programme in London tailored for aspiring designers aged 15-18. Participants will delve into the fashion industry through hands-on activities such as designing and creating their own garments, exploring techniques like pattern cutting, draping, and sewing.

They’ll have the opportunity to conduct a personal fashion show, receiving invaluable feedback from industry professionals, and style and shoot their own editorial at a professional London studio.

The programme also includes building a sustainable fashion brand with expert guidance and uncovering the world of costume design.

Benefits include practical experience, networking with top designers, mentorship, and a qualification to enhance university applications, providing a solid foundation for a future career in fashion design.

Young Fashion Designer

  • Price
  • Duration
  • Location
  • Ages
  • Start Dates
  • From £2150
  • 1-2 weeks
  • London
  • 15-18
  • 28th July 2025

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Students from

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countries around the world

We’re the UK’s

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multi-campus summer school

We’ve welcomed

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students since 2008

Recommended by

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of career summer course students

Why Book Our Fashion Summer School?

With 25+ hours of contact time with professionals per week, our fashion summer school offers an unparalleled opportunity to learn from industry experts. Whether it’s seminars with our experienced tutors on the UCL campus or receiving feedback on your catwalk project form professional designers, our first-rate teaching and mentoring will equip you with the skills and knowledge needed to excel in the industry.

You have the option to gain a UCAS-accredited qualification on completing the fashion summer school. This will provide you with UCAS points to support your application to university or fashion school.

You will receive a rigorous training in the key skills a fashion designer needs to build a successful career. From designing garments and building a sustainable fashion brand to hands-on competencies like draping, pattern cutting and sewing, our programme will help you develop outstanding skills.

Immerse yourself in the industry with unmatched career simulations. You’ll have the chance to conduct your very own fashion show at a top London Fashion Week venue and receive invaluable feedback from judges on the front row. Specialist designers will review your project and catwalk, and we’ll provide personalised career coaching on how to break into the fashion industry.

Our Students Love Us

Testimonials

“My daughter really loved her experience. InvestIN helped her with her next steps to her future. She made some amazing friends and cannot wait to attend again next year.”

Lena

Parent

FAQs

The programme offers flexible durations of either one or two weeks, allowing participants to choose the length that best suits their schedule.

The fee for the Young Fashion Designer Summer Experience starts from £2,150 for one week.

Yes, we have a residential option for those who need it – this includes accommodation, meals, guardianship, and social activities in the evenings.

Our fashion summer school is based at University College London, with various excursions and activities taking place throughout the capital.

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