University of Westminster set to launch the world´s first MA Menswear

With London Collections Men (LCM) just having ended and Italian menswear trade fair Pitti Uomo still in full swing, it seems to be clear that menswear is an ever growing important aspect of the global fashion industry. However, up until now fashion students wishing to further their career in menswear with the addition of an MA degree had limited (or no) options what so ever. Enter London's Westminster University, who is set to launch its debut MA course in menswear this September. “It is the first MA that was started as a Menswear course, rather than a later splinter from an existing womenswear programme,” said Andrew Groves, course director of Westminster´s BA Fashion Design, in an interview with the Business of Fashion (BoF).