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Fashion Design
Overview
Fashion designing is one of the extremely lucrative and glamorous career option and opens a world of opportunities for anyone with a passion in this field. Today one may choose to specialize in any one of the sub-fields of fashion such as Apparel designing, Jewelers designing, Accessory designing. The options are limitless! The job of a fashion designer is very demanding which involves meeting daily deadlines, traveling dusty roads to reach the local markets for procuring material, dealing with workers and managing a team effectively. Talented people in this domain enjoy glamour, success & high compensation.
Professional Opportunities
Garment and textile export houses
⦿ Fashion designers in garment and textile export houses design and make apparel, including accessories like jewelry and footwear that appeal the buyers and meet their specific design requirements.
Textile and fabric manufacturing units
⦿ Fashion designers in textile and fabric manufacturing units design, make specifications and then oversee manufacturing of fabrics that meet the needs of the client.
Branded fashion showrooms
⦿ Fashion designers often design collections based on the requirements of high end fashion stores. These collections are then put across the stores, ready for sale.
Television and Film Industry
⦿ Celebrated fashion designer design costumes and apparel to be donned by the who’s who of the film and television industry. They often consider the plot of the movies and complexities of the characters in doing so.
Boutiques
⦿ Fashion designers design apparel to be displayed across designer boutiques.
Retail Chains
⦿ Fashion Designers often tie up with retail chains to make customer pleasing garments that are put at all locations of the retail brand.
Independent, self-employed fashion designers
⦿ Fashion designers open their own stores/boutique studios where they design apparel based on the needs and the taste of their customers.
Teaching in an institute that offers courses in fashion designing
⦿ Experienced fashion designers may join as faculty members in institutes that offer courses in this field so that they can share their expertise and knowledge with the budding fashion designers in order to train them better.
Career Path
Stream
⦿ Pass Class XII in Any Stream
⦿ Pass Class XII in Any Stream
⦿ Pass Class XII in Any Stream
Graduation
⦿ Pursue B.Sc. Fashion Designing/ B. Des. Fashion Design for 3- 4 years
⦿ Pursue B.Sc. Fashion Designing/ B. Des. Fashion Design for 3- 4 years
⦿ Pursue B.Sc. Fashion Designing/ B. Des. Fashion Design for 3- 4 years
After Graduation
⦿ Pursue M.A. Des. In Fashion Design/ M. Des. in Fashion Design for 2 years
⦿ Pursue PG-Diploma in Fashion Designing
⦿ Study Abroad and Pursue M.A. Des. in Fashion Design/ M. Des. in Fashion Design for 1-2 years
Important Facts
⦿ Practical, industrial experience is a must. This can be achieved via internships or upon getting a job
Work Description
⦿ Fashion designer works in the area incorporating designing of clothing and fashion wear.
⦿ Their job Various, from designing concept to final production of outfits.
⦿ Skills combined with a personal vision is what marks out the best designers.
⦿ A fashion designer normally finds himself performing the following actions:
⦿ Visualising /creating an idea and producing a design by hand or through computer-aided design.
⦿ Planning and developing wardrobe.
⦿ Be up to date on emerging fashion trends along with general trends concerned with colour, fabrics and shapes.
⦿ Understanding designing from a technical outlook.
⦿ Coordinating closely with sales, buying and production teams to ensure the item suits the market and price.
⦿ Source, select and buy fabrics.
⦿ Supervising production of garments.
⦿ Adapting prevailing designs for bulk production.
⦿ Negotiating with customers and suppliers.
Pros & Cons
Pros
⦿ Watching other people wearing your art and creation will give a sense of satisfaction and achievement.
⦿ Once you have gained enough knowledge and experience, you can start your own small-scale business.
⦿ Fashion designers are paid well and there are lots of opportunities with multiple shows happening daily.
⦿ The job will get you opportunity to travel.
Cons
⦿ You would be required to work for long hours in order to meet deadlines.
⦿ The job can lead to distress owing to harsh criticisms from the customers.
⦿ You will be required to deal the clients will patience especially in the case of the difficult customers.
⦿ It will take a great amount of time, patience and hard work to prove your worth and build your reputation and name in the market.
⦿ The fashion industry is competitive, hence one needs to stand out and build a brand.
Entrance Exams (UnderGraduate)
College
⦿ SET – Symbiosis Entrance Test
⦿ NIFT Entrance
⦿ ISDI Entrance
⦿ FDDI – AIST
⦿ MIT Institute of Design entrance
⦿ World University of Design (WUDAT – World University of Design’s Aptitude Test )
Tentative Date
⦿ March- May
⦿ January-march
⦿ December
⦿ July
⦿ April- May
⦿ December – January
Important Elements
⦿ Design aptitude, General English – Quantitative, General Awareness, Analytical & Logical Reasoning
⦿ General Ability Test (GAT), Creative Ability Test (CAT), Situation Test
⦿ Creative Aptitude Test, Studio Test culminating into Personal Interview Portfolio Review
⦿ Mathematics, General Science, General Awareness
⦿ Design Aptitude Test, Studio Test, Personal Interview
⦿ DAT: Design Aptitude Test + PI