In this 21st century: Course that can help you build your career_ Fashion designer

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Fashion Designer
Fashion designers design garments which are functional as well as attractive and in keeping with trends, market predictions and the climate. They have knowledge about fabric, weave, draping qualities, material, colour and design and the changing trends.

How long does it takes one?
Designers who complete a bachelor's degree before seeking work in fashion take about 4
years to start their careers. While most graduates find work in fashion or related fields after school, it can take years for a designer to gain recognition in the industry.
Fashion Designing process involves;
  • Exploration and research.
  • Sketching the original idea on paper.
  • Shaping the pattern pieces which make the garment.
The pieces are then drawn in actual size on paper and cut out on a rough material, stitched together and fitted on a model. Modifications in the pattern pieces or other features of the mock up are made and thus the design is completed. Garments are then made in the final fabric.

Fashion designers in wholesale production;
  • Specialize in producing certain types of clothes in a wide range of styles and fabrics, e.g., Traditional/native wears, children’s wear, men’s wear, women’s wear, sportswear, etc.
  • Adapthigh fashion designs for production at a large scale at low cost.
Designers for fashion trends;
  • Manage firms and fashion houses which produce exclusively designed garments collections. 
  • Fashion trends are set by fashion forecasters.
Fashion designers also specialize to;
  • Design costumes for stage artists, TV orfilm.
  • Carry out historical research and design research.

How long does it takes one?
Designers who complete a bachelor's degree before seeking work in fashion take about 4
years to start their careers. While most graduates find work in fashion or related fields after school, it can take years for a designer to gain recognition in the industry.

How do you design your clothes?
  • Make a dummy and make sure it fits a human form.
  • Draw your pattern on butcher paper.
  • Recreate the pattern on muslin.
  • Sew your mock-up.
  • Evaluate the garment.
  • Decide what your next step is.
  •  Move on to the real thing.

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