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The
sound of the word
'fashion' fetches the
images of style, glamour
and glitz. If we talk of a
career, there is nothing
more exciting than
Fashion designing (apart
from maybe modeling or
acting) in today's
scenario. In a country
like ours where textile &
garment industry plays a
vital role in the economy,
fashion designing can be
an actually interesting
career option for the
young generation.
Fashion Design can be
divided into three main
segments: Garment
designing, Leather
designing, and
Accessory & Jewelry
designing.
Students can opt for any
one of the listed fashion
courses:
• Fashion Designing
• Accessory & Jewelry
Designing
• Fashion Stylist
• Textile design and
Technology
•Fashion
Merchandising
• Footwear Design &
Technology
• Fashion Journalism
• Fashion Marketing
and Management
One thing is clear; if you
have a passion for
fashion and a penchant
for style and creativity,
career in fashion
designing will be the best
choice for you.
Simply put, fashion
designing means to make
a person look good by
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means of his/her clothes.
A fashion
designer
visualizes, plans and
implements a dress or
attire including its fabric,
texture, color code,
accessories etc.
To start a career as a
fashion designer, one
needs two
different
types of qualifications;
one natural and two
acquired. Natural skill set
would comprise of a
decent aesthetic sense,
colour coding expertise,
rich tastes, a sense of
trends and fashion. The
reason being that a
designer is like a mentor
to his or her client and is
expected to figure out the
clients' taste, comfort
level and preferences.
An eye for detail,
knowledge of fabrics etc
are also a big plus for
those serious about a
career as a fashion
designer. For getting the
acquired qualifications
the race for admission in
to different fashion
schools and institutes
begins straight after 12th
standard.
The top fashion
designing institutes in
India are National
institute of Fashion
Design, which has a
presence in Delhi,
Chandigarh, Rajasthan
a n d M P, N a t i o n a l
Institute of Fashion
Te c h n o l o g y ( N I F T )
located in various cities
PA N I n d i a , P e a r l
Academy of Fashion in
New Delhi, JD Institute
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of Fashion Technology,
Delhi, Jaipur, Mumbai,
National Institute of
Design, Ahmedabad,
Sophia Polytechnic,
Mumbai etc.
All these institutes have
their own entrance
exams.
Admission in these
institutes is based on the
performance of the
candidates in the
entrance exams. The
entrance exams include
Written test, Situation
Reaction test, Group
Discussion and Personal
Interviews. The student
has to clear all these tests
for getting admission.
The eligibility and
admission criteria are
different for each
institute. If one wants
admission in Bachelor of
Fashion Designing,
Leather Design,
Accessory Design,
Textile Design and
Knitwear Design, the
aspirant should have had
cleared the higher
secondary examination
in the 10+2 pattern from
any recognized state or
Central Board of
Secondary Examination.
While if one wants to go
for the masters degree in
fashion designing, then
s/he has to be a graduate
from a recognized
university in any design
discipline.
The fashion institutes
enhance the ability to
transform designing
ideas in to garments and
accessories and they also
provides knowledge of
the fashion industry and
current trends in market.
Students are introduced
to the basic skills of
construction in pattern
drafting, sewing,
tailoring, and draping. In
this way they receive a
solid foundation in the
fundamentals of apparel
designing.
In the merchandising
segment, the use of
colors, textiles, and
design to create visual
merchandising are
taught. In this, business
courses are added so that
students can be taught
how to develop, analyze
and implement the
effective sales strategies.
All this knowledge help
students to enter in the
fashion industry
successfully.
As said earlier, the scope
of fashion designing jobs
in India is unlimited.
Dressing well and
fashionably has become
the need of the hour and
hence the demand for
fashion garments is
increasing day by day.
For providing end-to-end
solutions to their clients
garment companies are
hiring people in a variety
of jobs, ranging from
fashion designers, textile
designers, fashion
w r i t e r s
a n d
merchandisers. So after
the completion of fashion
courses one can work as
junior designer,
management trainee,
visual merchandiser or
assistant merchandise
buyer. There are many
fashion designing jobs
available in the global
market too.
The starting salary may
vary from Rs. 10,000 to
50,000 as it completely
depends upon the
e d u c a t i o n a l
qualification, creativity,
knowledge & skill of an
individual.
Apart from job, one can
also opt for a fashion
business in which one
can open a boutique,
introduce own fashion
label or even a fashion
brand. By becoming an
entrepreneur one can
earn independently.
H o w e v e r, p r o v i n g
yourself and getting
established will be an
uphill task. Be creative
and experimentative as
people nowadays have a
penchant for novelty and
love to be exclusive. Do
your own market
surveys, look around to
gauge the latest trends,
but yet be innovative.
Hire an experienced
tailor and get a set of
good karigars to execute
your designs.
D o n ' t f o rg e t t o b e
reasonably priced at least
initially. Participating in
fashion shows and
fashion weeks is a good
way to keep oneself
updated and in news. The
new and emerging
designers can showcase
their creativity and talent
in front of the audience
and can attract buyers
too.
Today this profile enjoys
a good social status. One
can be successful if one is
ready to devote time and
give his/her creative best.
It's a special industry
because while satisfying
the creative fancies, it
also satisfies the
materialistic needs of the
people along with a
promise of glamour,
fame, success and high
pay package.
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Zankhana Thakkar
Freelancer designer and
working with vibrant
fashion week
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