Can anyone give me any advice about preparing a portfolio to apply a Fashion Design course at a university?

What types of drawings should I include?


Does it differ from applying for a Foundation year?


And if you are a into Fashion design, any other tips concerning the course, universities or the job will be appreciated :)

Can anyone give me any advice about preparing a portfolio to apply a Fashion Design course at a university?
No it doesn't differ that much from a Foundation year except that the portfolio should show that you have done/are interested in Fashion. Here's how to do it.





Put all your general work in a pile and then separate it into categories. Life drawing one pile, style sheets another, photos another, finished work in another etc.etc.. Then pick two or three of the best from each pile. Don't do quantity, do quality.





That will do for your general portfolio. then pick two to four projects and assemble all the work including sketchbooks that went into the project. Look at the pile, count how much, at a minute a sheet it would take half an hour to get through 30 sheets so try to cut it down.





Make sure that everything is presented cleanly but don't take half a ton of mounting card. Try to show the briefs to each project and the written feedback. Include some written work and always, always your sketchbooks.





They will want evidence that you can write, draw and organise yourself, they won't want to take on people who need basic English or only do text talk. They love sketchbooks, it shows the persons thinking. Don't decorate your portfolio, keep the layout neat simple and clean. Make it easy to get through. Assume that you won't be allowed to take them through the portfolio and you won't go far wrong. No way do they want to be talked through it. That takes ages. If your granny can understand by the order its presented and the labelling what it is shes looking at then the tutors will also.





They are interested in where you get your ideas from, how organised you are, that your skills are up to working at Uni, and that your work is interesting. By cutting down the volume of work the quality will go up. By presenting well your confidence will go up. when you've completed get a couple of tutors to look.





A word of warning - no way should you include old work from School, it's not relevant. Even if your A level took ages, it's the freer Foundation stuff they will want. hope that helps.