Fashion Desigining
Fashion Designing is one of the most important aspects of Life. Without Fashion Life would have become boring. What if every one wore the same pattern of Jewelries, dresses, Shoes and same hairstyle? Think of it… Thanks to the world of Fashion designing were every one need not have to wear same kind of dresses. A dashing color and twist in the shape here and there adds a different verity of collection to the items of everyday use. If one is artistic and creative enough to add little style to similar items, then one can take up a career as a Fashion Designer. A good career with money and glamour in this field are assured. As every one knows that the demand for specially designed and manufactured items are rising. And a person is defined by the clothes he wears.
Presently Fashion Industry is one of the largest manufacturing Industries. This covers all kind of clothing, Jewelries, and other accessories for all men women and children’s. Those who are into the profession of designing such accessories are known as accessory designers. These designers are paid hefty sum of money to give a new look to an ordinarily looking product.
There are various area of fashion designing one can specialize in the designing of leather items, jewelleries or footwear items. one can also design apparels. Thought the nature of work varies from sector to sector, the basic requirement remains same – one should be creative and should be able to have the photographic eye, to imagine at the first glance as how to ordinary looking product can look beautiful by the addition of few accessories.
Various area of fashion Designing:
- Garment Designing
- Leather Designing
- Jewellery Designing
- Footwear designing
Garment designing:The Garment designers create new style of clothing by using the right fabric the right cut, sewing the garment with right thread and putting the right buttons. The design the cloths as diverse as western style suits and shirts to Indian dresses like salwar-kameez, sherwanis, ghaghra-cholis, etc. The garment Designers helps give one’s client, the correct fashion statement. It is the prerogative of garment designers that they give the correct attitude and personality to the one who wear their costumes. The garment designer may create a few designs which are mass-produced and sold in retail markets. Garment Designing receives high-voltage publicity and today, designers such as Ritu Beri, Rohit Bal, Sunit Verma and Ritu Kumar rub shoulders with who’s who of the glamour industry like models and films stars.
Leather Designing:Fashion designer in this field creates and develop new pattern in leather product like bags, belts and wallets, according to the latest fashion trends. Their work involves giving color and shape to leather goods. The computer Aided Design (CAD) system is being widely used in some of the prominent leather design institution in order to cater to the growing demand for leather goods. Production of various leather goods has undergone a tremendous boost as a result of this. Since the designer has to work with leather technologies and marketing specialist, technical qualification designing.
Jewellery DesigningJewellery designers are employed by the Jewellery house and export companies where they create new designs of Jewellery or recreate old designs. Both costume Jewellery and precious Jewellery is redesigned by Jewellery designers. Its needs great imagination and innovation to design costume Jewellery since such Jewellery can be made of any stone or material. Precious Jewellery is valued for the quality of the gems. Such as diamond, Emeralds, Rubies, sapphires, their rarity and appearance as well as the design of Jewellery. There are great marketing prospect for beautifully designed Jewellery, particularly for export and therefore today there is great scope for employment of Jewellery designers. Watches, broaches, badges and bracelets are also designed by accessory designers who make their foray into Jewellery designing.
Footwear designingFashion Designers in this area create designs that look good feel good and are economical. Footwear designers create new style of footwear, and sometime new uses fro particular designs. Keeping in mind, the popular demand of individual clients, Footwear designers design various kinds of shoes. Footwear designers also design shoe collections for leading footwear companies. Patterns are made and graded by them, according to which companies product samples. Computer aided design systems have now made the entire process mechanized.
Eligibility:One should have passed 10+2 with Science in order to pursue a Diploma or Degree in Fashion Designing. To pursue Postgraduate studies in fashion designing, One needs to complete a Bachelor’s Degree in science or arts or should be a Bachelor’s Degree holder in Fine Arts.
Aptitude:Designing is a natural talent. One should be creative and should have a flair for sketching and designing. A sense of color and an eye for detail are also required. Certain personality skill can be acquired too like being computer friendly, developing an interest in the latest fashion and being aware of the international fashion trends. Good communication skills are required to articulate one’s ideas and to understanding the client’s requirements. Knowledge of the market is a must.
Courses:Diploma and Degree course in Accessory Designing are open at several institutes. One can also go in for masters Degree in Accessory Designing. B.Tech. M.Tech. And Postgraduate diploma Courses in Leather and Footwear Science and Engineering are also open for students. Most courses have duration of six moths to two years.
Prospects:In today world of Fashion it is a Brand symbol to wear dresses and other accessories designed by a well known Brand Designers. Because of this the demand for professional fashion designers are on rise. One who has done a course in Fashion designing has enormous scope and work opportunities. One can find Job in company that manufactures fashion items like buttons, scarves, broaches and hairclips, one can also find jobs in a company manufacturing Jewelleries. Gili, enchante, Nakshatra, Oyzter Bay, Tanishq and De Beers are Brand Nabes in Jewellery designing.
Footwear manufacturing companies employ designers to innovative new varieties of shoes for their companies. Leather manufacturing companies that produce wallets, belts and handbags employ fresher’s in their companies. One can also join as an assistant to a well known Fashion Designer. One can also freelance as an Accessory Designer for a domestic company or an export house. Alternately one can become self-employed by setting up a designer boutique of one’s own. The prospect increase in this field with increase in experience.
Remuneration:As a trainee Jewellery Designer can expect a model salary of Rs. 7.000 to Rs. 8,000. as higher salary of Rs. 10,000 is expected when one’s job is confirmed. In a reputed firm one will get a salary of anything between Rs. 15,000 and Rs. 25,000 per month. A price as high as Rs. 50,000 can be quoted by one on gaining experience and having made a name for oneself.
A fresher in Garment Designing can start with a monthly package of Rs. 8,000 to Rs. 14,000. With an experience of around two years, one’s salary would increase to the range of Rs. 30,000 to Garment Designer; one can demand a king’s ransom for a particular creation.
