Degree Program In Fashion and Apparel Designing

Degree Program In Fashion and Apparel Designing

Fashion trends at ROYAL WEDDING

Victoria Beckham is a great designer. But she seems to be really confident about her skills as well, because she decided to attend the royal wedding ceremony in one of her own creations, a midnight blue dress from her Fall/ Winter 2011/ 2012 collection. She finished her look with a super-high Louboutin shoes and a stylish hat made by Philip Treacy. I love the look but probably it would be wiser to opt for a bit lighter color.

Blush tones, colour-blocking and navy blue emerged as the key trends of the stylish guests at the royal wedding.

BLUSH TONES

Pretty blush tones proved to be one of the most popular and versatile choices for guests attending the royal wedding. The supremely stylish Letizia, Princess of Asturias (L), chose to wear Felipe Varela, and made it her colour for the day, as did Princess Beatrice, who chose Valentino haute couture and a bespoke, fun hat by Philip Treacy...

BLUSH TONES

...(from left) Princess Ameerah; Sophie, Countess of Wessex wearing a Bruce Oldfield outfit and a hat by Jane Taylor. Princess Maxima also opted for blush tones, ranging for peachy pinks to oyster hues.

BLUSH SHOES

...Blush-toned shoes also proved the staple for the day. Clockwise from top left: Princess Maxima; Princess Ameerah; Letizia, Princess of Asturias; Princess Beatrice; Justine Thornton; Samantha Cameron (who braved an open-toe sandal version); the Duchess of Kent; Carole Middleton; Sophie, Countess of Wessex and Princess Anne all opted for the spring-appropriate footwear.

FABULOUS HATS

Fabulous hats, clockwise from top left: Princess Beatrice in a playful creation by Philip Treacy; Miriam Gonzalez Durantez in a floral-embellished turban; Tara Palmer-Tomkinson in electric blue courtesy of milliner Philip Treacy; and Victoria Beckham's bespoke Philip Treacy hat matched her dress.

NAVY BLUE

(From left) Navy blue was a serious but elegant choice for fashion-forward thinkers Sophie Winkleman (in Giorgio Armani), Victoria Beckham in one of her own designs, and Vogue editor Alexandra Shulman wearing Christopher Kane skirt and jacket, Manolo Blahnik shoes and a headpiece by Kate Halfpenny.

FASHION AT THE ROYAL WEDDING

Kate Middleton married her Prince Charming (William) and surprised the public with her stunning gown. Speaking about the gown, Kate made a great choice when asked Sarah Burton from Alexander McQueen to design her wedding dress. The stunning ivory and satin dress looked fantastic and combined both the traditional and the modern – the way Kate wanted it.

Kate Middleton’s wedding dress featured a fabulous lace appliqué bodice with 9ft train. It is said to have been inspired by Grace Kelly’s gown for her marriage to Monegasque Prince Rainier III. To finish her look the new Queen opted for a 1936 diamond Halo tiara by Cartier, pear-shaped diamondearrings designed by Robinson Pelham, and of course the veil, made of layers of soft, ivory silk tulle with a trim of hand-embroidered flowers. Gorgeous. Absolutely.!!!!

You can definitely never go wrong with Alexander McQueen and Sarah Burton. It’s great Kate Middleton knows that because she might have looked not that impressive if she opted another brand and designer to create her wedding gown and the dress for evening festivities.

The wedding gown was beyond fantastic, but I liked her another dress, too, very much actually. For the grand evening Catherine wore a white satin gazar and strapless gown, with silver diamante embroidery at the waist and a circle skirt. She teamed it up with a cropped angora sweater. Doesn’t it look brilliant?

Why is fashion designing a glittering career and career options after completion of the course

Fashion designing is one of the most sought after courses today among the youth, since fashion is something that changes every day and especially in today’s world where everybody is fashion conscious and likes to keep themselves updated with the current trends. 

 Fashion does not only mean wearing designer clothes but even street fashion wear can be given a new looks with the right styling and accessories. If you have the right attitude and the flare for fashion, then fashion designing is the right career for you!

You can make a successful career inFashion if you are creative, artistic, if you love colors and tones, if you are always up to date with the current trends, if you love playing with fabrics, textures, silhouettes, if you can visualize in three dimensions and bring out your design in the form of a garment. Then there is nothing that can stop you from achieving your dreams of working in the fashion industry.

To work in any industry it is necessary to have the suitable qualification , like wise in the fashion world, after completion of the course in fashion designing , you will acquire the basic knowledge in all aspects of fashion , like merchandising, textile designing, styling , pattern making, computer aided designing, quality control, production, designing, etc. . after which at the end of the course you will have an idea of which field is most interesting for you,  you can either specialize in that area or start working in the line which interests you .

 Few Career options after completion of the course

-Merchandisers: responsible for the production of goods right from the stage of sample development to shipment of the goods

-Fashion designer: Responsible for developing new and original design of the clothes according to client’s taste, local market conditions, current trends etc 

- Illustrator: Responsible for drawing free hand sketches of designers ideas and is most sought after by big fashion house and garment industries.

- Fashion Stylist: Responsible promoting sales of the products by coordinating entire wardrobe for a fashion show or any other fashion program. Nature of the job involves coordinating the dress, accessories; make up, hairstyle, even the color of the nail polish of the model according to the theme and the overall look of the show.

-Textile designer: responsible for designing textile fabrics, textures etc

Top fashion events in India

In ancient Indian fashion, India really did not have garments that were sewed together like dhoti, sarees, turbans, scarves. The recent developments in Indian fashion have changed the scenario. Now the fashion especially in urban India has changed.

People in India have got influenced and adapted the fashion which has become a vibrant scene and turned out a colorful and a glamorous world where everyday day a new trend is getting introduced. Until recently, people have focused on couture lines and wedding trousseau but now the Indian fashion has gone up to international market and got combined with the western culture.

 Fashion events like various fashion weeks are helping the designers to showcase their talent. These events are not only the launching several designers and models but also it is a platform for the business of fashion which has helped to interact between designers and buyers in Indian and international market. Indian fashion has got an international recognition all over the world.

The Fashion Design Council of India (FDCI) has played the most important role to the fashion design talent and fashion business to move ahead. FDCI advises and assists fashion designers, retailers, models, make-up artists, hair stylists, choreographers and manufacturers in raising professional standards and improving business practices while creating domestic and international opportunities.

Media is also playing a major role educating people about the fashion weeks. January through April designers showcase their autumn and winter collections and September through November the spring/summer collections are shown.

India Fashion week (IFW) is an event promoted by fashion design council of India which is sponsored by Wills Lifestyle, held twice annually which is considered to be the biggest fashion event in India which is held in capital of India, Delhi. Another grand event Lakme Fashion Week (LFW) Lakme, the cosmetic brand which organizes fashion events twice a year in Mumbai. Recently, Delhi Fashion Week organized by Prodigy Fashion an event management agency where participation is ‘by invitation only’ where each designer is been picked on basis of their creative talent by design experts.

Another ‘by invitation only’ fashion week which is held in the IT capital of India,Bangalore, recently established, in the south sector which is Bangalore Fashion Week (BFW) which has given opportunity to the upcoming designers and talents.

Designers like expose their creative talents with different themes. Their collections broadcast on televisions, magazines, newspapers all over the world & people follow the trends set by these designers. These events are not only showcasing their talents  but also generating  better business opportunities and the best mixing between designers, buyers and fashion market within the country and outside the country.

An orientation of fashion design industry in India

Fashion, not only include the apparel but it is applied art on lifestyle and accessories which are influenced by cultural and social conditions. Fashion design is a global and one of the fastest growing industries. Recently, India has come up in fashion. India is the largest exporter of fabric and second largest producer of silk which itself creates a background for fashion growth. The fashion in India is not only appreciated in India but also grabbed attention worldwide. Though there is an influence of the rich culture but also the Indian aesthetic talent has helped to succeed the industry.

Films and television has played a major role in fashion design where masses get to know trends which are changing day by day. The television, magazines, newspapers are educating about fashion which is influencing all ages and all classes. Designers are also playing major role in setting up the trend. Every year there are fashion events held where the designers are getting exposed globally.

Many designers like Ritu Beri, Rohit Bal, Rina Dhaka, Manish Arora, Satya Paul, Abraham and Thakore, Tarun Tahiliani, JJ Valaya and Manish Malhotra and many more have given fashion the next step of success where Indian market has been recognized at international level. These designer clothes, accessories have become a symbol of status.

Fashion is also exposed through different fashion institutions. These institutions are training students professionally to make them ready future of fashion industries. Within few years some young aspirants have given a tremendous contribution even to grow the institutions and the fashion industry as well. Fashion jobs have become highly paid jobs where there is enough scope for designing industry as well as other related industries. Fashion industry jobs are open for retails, designers, forecast, management, marketing, product developers etc.

During several years, boutiques, fashion houses, stores, malls, export houses, garment industries, textile mills etc have been a tremendous success. The retail response has made International brands enter the Indian Fashion Market. Earlier, only the metros cared about fashion but today small cities are becoming increasingly fashion and brand conscious.

USE OF TECHNOLOGY IN FASHION DESIGNING

The word technology does not mean that it is connected to the IT world or Google, Microsoft, Intel etc…Technology is very important even in the fashion industry and textile industry. Nowadays technology is involved in all stages, the main use of technology in any kind of work is to simplify the human effort, and it is time saving and fast.  

 for e.g.: in the production houses there would be at least 10 to 20 styles running at the same time and each style would have thousands of pcs, it becomes very difficult for the factory to keep a track on all that is happening hence all the style/stitching details are entered and with the help of a software which will be developed for each organization the factory will be able to keep track on the status of the orders

In regards to fashion technology we often hear many words such as CAD, PDM, POS, ERP etc.. 

all these are soft ware developed to keep a track on or to ease the effort and also to save time e.g.: CAD CAM is used in the lectra department to make the markers and calculate the marker efficiency, Corel draw can be used in the design department and so on there is the use of technology in every aspect offashion design. 

  Technology does not only mean computers or soft ware it also includes the machines which are used for sewing , the cutting tools , embroidery machines,  pressing equipment , packing machines etc.. Machines are always evolving and changing over the years this happens only because of the innov ations in technology.

The fashion industry always needs to keep updating the machines and systems since fashion is also something that keeps on changing. The fashion industry is a very good example of how technology has evolved over the years