How to Become A Fashion Designer:
Becoming A Fashion Designer is
not as tough as you think neither it is as easy. Even though the process of
becoming a Fashion Designer on paper is simple. Every profession demands
certain Discipline and skill set for you to succeed in that profession.
Especially when that profession is built on Artistic aspects.
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Hence, in this post we will be
looking at the skills you need to possess to become a fashion designer, the
course you can pursue and what the future looks like once you become a Fashion
designer.
Fashion Designer does not
necessarily mean that you will be designing clothes all your life. Fashion
Designing has a lot more to it than just designing clothes. The field has
various specialties for you to specialize in like Apparel Design, Fashion
Marketing, Jewelry Design, Store Management etc.
So, without further ado, lets jump in; Shall We?
Skills You Should Master To Become A Fashion Designer:
Keep in mind that most or all of
these skills can be developed over time. There has been loads of Psychological
studies done to prove that skills can be developed. If you have all these
skills as talent; You are lucky. If you don’t, Work on them and develop them.
So here comes the list of skills you would require to succeed as a Fashion
Designer.
Creativity: It’s a known
fact Fashion is a field of Art; Which means every Fashion Designer is an artist
in one or the other way. To put it in perspective, A Fashion Designer is a
creator and what good a creator is without creativity, Right? Creative thinking
is crucial and the Fashion field demands it more than anything else. So, start
developing a creative thinking process.
Ability To Draw:
As a Fashion designer, Drawing is
must have skill of your job description. You need a medium to express all the
designs and creatives you think of and Drawing is one of those mediums. CAD
will help you in some cases with respect to this but nothing can beat a drawing
on a piece of paper. Being able draw will help you put your imagination in
perspective and help communicate your though process. It can also help you as
hobby.
Eye For Detail:
This one is actually pretty self
explanatory. Being a Fashion Designer, you would be dealing with a lot of
intricate work specially if you are in apparel or jewelry department. You need
to have great eye for details to make those designs unique and lovable.
Strong Imagination &
Visualization:
This skill kind of falls in line
with Creativity and Artistic Abilities. Along with having a good creative
thought process, you also need to possess a strong imagination to visualize how
your design would look like before you actually put it on paper.
Business Sense:
This one is for people who wants
to start their own boutiques or labels. Having a keen business sense would help
you in developing and taking your business to the next level.
Passion:
Cliché Alert – I have saved the
best & important for the last. Though this might not count exactly as a
skill, there is no better place to put this other than here. Whatever skills
you possess, how much ever hard working you might be; If you don’t love what
you do and if you are not passionate enough about it; That will reflect in your
work. Always choose a career field which excites you and about which you are
really passionate.
Now that the skills are out of
the way, lets see the process of becoming of becoming a Fashion Designer:
Fashion Designing Courses:
Once you know that you are
passionate about Fashion Designing and want to pursue a career in Fashion
Designing; Getting into a course is relatively easier. Though I can’t promise
whether the syllabus and test would be easier or not.
Fashion Designing courses ranges
from mere certification to Masters degree courses. So you have to decide which
one is the right course for you. Whether you want to pursue a certification
course which would cost you around just 6 months of your time or Diploma or any
other degree which would cost you more time. Whatever may be the case, I’ll
mention all the courses & their eligibilities I know of here.
Diploma in Fashion Design & Boutique Management:
Eligibility: All you need to
pursue Diploma in Fashion Designing is that you should have completed your 10th
or SSLC.
BSc in Fashion & Apparel Designing:
BSc is spread across a duration of
3 years for Regular and 2 years for Lateral entry students.
To pursue Bsc in Fashion 7 Apparel
Designing course, You need to have completed 2nd Puc and if you are planning on
Lateral entry then you would need to have completed a 3 year Diploma in Fashion
course.
Masters in Fashion Management
If you know the basics and have a
Bachelor’s degree but want to learn the advanced topics to advance in your career,
Masters in Fashion Management is the way to go. The duration of the course in 2
Years where you will be learning things like Fashion Merchandising, the
business aspects of Fashion and more.
The eligibility to pursue Masters
in Fashion Management is that you should have a Bachelors Degree in any stream.
These were the major courses you
can opt for. But if you have time constraints or just want to pursue Fashion as
more of a hobby, here is the list of some fashion certification courses you can
opt in for.
Certification Course in Pattern Making
Advance Fashion Designing & Boutique Management
Weekend Diploma in Fashion Designing.
Scope of Fashion designing & Career Opportunities:
India is a land of variety of
cultures which opens up great horizons for you to explore in the field of
Fashion. With a population of 1.3 Billion becoming more fashion conscious with
each passing day, the demand for Fashion Designers is really good. Fashion
designers in India are not only working towards fulfilling the demand in India
but for export purposes as well. India’s textile industry has always been in
demand in the international market.
Here are some of the designations
you can take up after completing your Fashion design course.
- Fashion Illustrator
- Fashion Designer
- Stylist
- Fashion Consultant
- Assistant Designer
- Costume Designer
And that is how you become a
Fashion Designer – In a nutshell.
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