Apparel Design / Fashion Design
Fashion design / Apparel Design is a form of art and application of design and aesthetics natural beauty to clothing and accessories. To work as a designer, you should have an artistic and creative personality. You also have to be good at drawing and able to express your ideas in sketches. You don't necessarily have to be a great artist, but you must have some special skills for combining colors, tones and shades. You also have to be able to work with fabric and use textiles in a creative and original manner. Fashion designers have a good visual imagination and are able to think in three-dimensions and put their ideas into garments.
Skills / Processes:
Fashion / Apparel designers have to be aware of the fashion market requirements. They have to be very interested in learning new things and read magazines, journals and books on fashion design history and new trends. They also have to be interested in art, visit art galleries and interact with all kinds of artists whenever they have the opportunity. A designer should also have some knowledge and experience of tailoring (cutting, draping, sewing etc.) and be able to tell the difference between different fabric quality levels.A good understanding of the audience's lifestyle and customer needs and requirements is also needed in fashion design. Designers should have good communication skills and be able to express their ideas clearly. But most important, they have to be very original and have fresh, innovative ideas.
Career Opportunities:
Fashion design / Apparel Design is a creative yet challenging field that requires business, art and design skill sets. A degree in fashion can prepare you for a number of job opportunities within the fashion industry. It requires a student to address the needs of the export market as well as both couture and pret a portering apparel design into niche segments. With the shifts within the fashion industry, with time fashion design has become even more significant, that the students are trained to anticipate and address relevant concerns and issues. Following a logical, sequential, hands-on experience, each student must learn to conceptualize designs, make patterns, drape and construct garments of impeccable quality.
It’s educational aspect include subjects like fashion illustration and design, fashion studies, elements of textiles, surface development techniques, history of costumes and introduction to pattern making and garment construction contributes to prototype development.
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