Fashion Designer
Design, create and produce authentic and original outfits.
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- What's it like to be a Fashion Designer?
- How to become a Fashion Designer
- Latest Fashion Designer jobs
- Top skills and experience for Fashion Designers
What's it like to be a Fashion Designer?
Fashion Designers build and design clothing and accessories. A Fashion Designer may specialise in high fashion, mass-market clothing, sports wear, ready-to-wear apparel, accessories, evening wear, or footwear. Fashion Designers make sketches, templates or mock-ups before starting a project. They also explore ideas to create stylish and up-to-date designs.
Tasks and duties
- Creating collections or fashion lines that showcase a theme or trend.
- Designing women's, men's, and children's apparel. This includes sportswear, leatherwear, formalwear and footwear.
- Examining fashion trends, sketching designs of clothing and accessories and selecting colors and fabrics.
- Supervising the work with the manufacturers and suppliers during the production stage.
- Performing technical, patternmaking and sewing tasks, in addition to designing the clothing.
How to become a Fashion Designer
There are no formal entry requirements to become a Fashion Designer. A relevant degree may be beneficial and provide you with practical skills in colour theory, textile training, and design software.
- Obtain a fashion design degree programme. This will expose you to fabrics, fashion theory, and colour theory. The programme will also teach you how to create designs using computer-aided design (CAD) software.
- Gain hands-on experience by participating in an internship programme with a design firm, clothing manufacturer, or personal stylist. This may also help you network with other designers, suppliers and buyers in the industry.
- Build your own portfolio to show your skills and creative sensibilities.
- Update yourself on the latest trends in fashion. The fashion industry is constantly changing, so it is important that you keep yourself abreast of the trends. You can join a professional association, read fashion magazines, watch fashion shows and follow other fashion designers.
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Skills and experience employers are looking for
Having the right skills and experience can make you an in-demand applicant. Fashion Designer employers on Jobstreet are looking for job seekers with expertise in the following areas. Styling
Fashion Design
Fashion
Fashion Trends
Adobe Illustrator
Adobe Photoshop
Textile Industry
Garment Construction
Market Research
Creative Design
Product Design
CAD Design
Pattern Making
Graphic Design
Design Software
Production Process
Design Specification
Merchandising
Conceptual Thinking
Versatility
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