Master in Fashion, Clothing & Textiles

Fashion, Clothing and Textiles at the Royal Danish Academy is a two year master's programme taught in English. It sits under the Institute of Design, Product and Material and is led by head of programme Marcus Aminaka Wilmont. The full title on the programme page is Fashion, Clothing and Textiles; New Landscapes for Change, and that subtitle tells you what the programme is about.

What you study

The programme starts from material resourcefulness as a sustainability principle. It treats fibre, garment, fashion and ecosystems as connected, not separate. You work through your own artistic practice and build responses to urgent global environmental crises.

The framing idea is welfare in its original sense: living well alongside others, in a context where everyone has equal access to opportunity. That is the lens the programme puts on fashion and textiles.

How the programme is organised

The programme runs for two years. Teaching is in English and the semester starts in September. The programme page lists four sections: About the programme, Research and Collaboration, Job and Employment, and Staff and contact. Graduation projects are published on the page, which gives you a clear picture of the kind of work students make. Recent examples include The Square by David Siersted Poulsen, ZEHNERJAHRE by Lukas Klaus Axel Viering, 'Affordance Play' by Ella Sofia Mannov and Carrying Home by Shurong Cao.

Who it suits

This programme is for someone who wants to work with fashion and textiles as an artistic practice and who cares about materials and resources. You should be comfortable with the idea that your work responds to environmental crises rather than sitting apart from them. The welfare framing means the programme thinks about how people live together, so an interest in fashion beyond the garment itself helps.

Admission, language and next steps

Everything is taught in English. The programme page has an Admission Master's section, so check there for what you need to send and how to apply. As a master's programme at the Royal Danish Academy, you apply directly to the institution rather than through optagelse.dk. Students from the EU, EEA and Switzerland study free of charge. Other students pay a fee that the institution sets. The programme page is the place to confirm details before you apply.

Master’s applications go straight to Royal Danish Academy - Architecture, Design and Conservation, not through optagelse.dk, and the institution sets its own deadline. Entry requirements and language tests are set by the institution, so start from the official programme page. Our guides cover tuition fees, residence permits and housing.