Wednesday 4 January 2012

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