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Career in Fashion & Design
WELCOME TO A GREAT CAREER IN FASHION AND DESIGN INDUSTRY
Get recognized and earn as much as you can ……………….
A career in fashion Designing has become one of the most sought after careers among the students. These prospective designers follow their own style of dressing and believe in setting a trend rather than following a trend set by others. India, a traditional textiles belt, is fast emerging as one of the global leaders in the field of fashion. Due to several reasons like rich textiles heritage, cheap labor costs, trained manpower, state-of-the-art production units to name a few, the country has become one of the most favored countries for the garment and accessories importers globally.
On the other hand the factors like growing yearn for fashion forward attires, globalization, faster modes of communication etc., have resulted in tremendous scope in this field not only nationally but globally.
As a Fashion professional, you will get opportunities to come into contact with celebrities from glitter and glamour world. You are required to study the tastes of stars and design dresses that suit them and you will have to apply your creativity to put forth new captivating designs that would entice the world of glamour. ‘Haute couture,’ the business of making highly fashionable, expensive and often trend-setting clothes mainly for women, has great potential at the global level. The creation of a world market for Indian garments is largely the contribution of Indian fashion designers.
Do not take Fashion design as glorified tailoring. This upcoming profession has a wide variety of functions. From a well dressed person, we refer not only to his clothes but also to accessories he wears such as belt, footwear, headgears and ornaments etc. Fashion design means all these and much more. In fashion industry there are lots of functional areas which are mentioned in the table below. You can choose your favourite stream that suits your aptitude.
COURSES |
CAREER AVENUES |
Fashion Design |
Designers, Freelance Design Consultants, Costume Designers, Illustrators, Entrepreneurs, Costume Designers, Stylists, Forecasting and Fashion Trends forum Organisers |
Leather Design |
Product Development, Merchandising, Manufacturing, Quality Assurance (Leather Industry), Retail, Can set up own Manufacturing and Export/ Domestic Units |
Accessory Design |
Designers, Brand Managers, Visual Merchandisers, Product Managers and Entrepreneurs in costume jewellery, leather goods, giftware, Tableware, Watches, footwear, Handicrafts and Lifestyle Products |
Textile Design |
Careers in textile mills and export houses, buying houses, with fashion designers, design studios, handloom cooperatives and buying agencies as Design or Fabric Managers, Entrepreneurs |
Knitwear Design |
Careers as Designers, Creative Managers, Merchandisers, Production Managers, Entrepreneurs |
Fashion Communication/ Communication Design |
Fashion Journalism, Styling and Fashion Photography, Graphic Design, Visual Merchandising and Retail Space Design |
Apparel Production/ Garment Manufacturing |
Careers in Production, Quality Assurance, Garment Technology, Industrial Engineering, Project Analysis, System Analysis, Software Development, Product Development, Sourcing, Internet Programming , Intranet Administration, Network Management, Consultancy |
Design Space |
Innovators in the field of Fashion and textiles and communication Design, holding key positions in large fashion and corporate houses |
Fashion Management |
International Marketing, Brand Management, Fashion Merchandising, Retail Buying and Global Sourcing, Retail Management, Export Merchandising, Visual Merchandising, Product Development |
Fashion & Media Make- Up |
Careers as make-up artists in the fashion and media industry. |
Fashion Styling & Image Design |
Fashion styling, image styling, brand identity, style media editing, image promotion, media make up, hair styling, art direction & photography |
Fashion Retail Management |
Retail merchandisers, Department Managers (manage stores, plan advertising campaigns and sales promotions, hire and train personnel, control inventories, draft budgets, and recommend, establish, or implement store procedures and policies), Visual Merchandising |
Fashion Merchandising |
Can join the domestic and export garment industries, accessories makers and other fashion segments as Buyers, Merchandisers, Coordinators, and Product Developers. |
NOTE: Information about all courses offered by NIFT, NID (Ahmedabad), PEARL, NIIFT, SOFT, SID etc. and various other Fashion and Design Institutes is available on this website .
India’s fashion industry is on the lookout for fashion graduates who not only understand the ever changing dynamics of fashion but can also deliver sustainable results in a vibrant fashion environment. As a fashion professional in the new millennium, you will not only be expected to understand the emerging fashion environment but also foresee changes and gather new skills to help improve efficiencies in your business.
Today a large number of extremely reputed fashion and design schools throughout India offer a variety of fashion courses. Some of them are:
National Institute of Fashion Technology (NIFT)
National Institute of Design (NID), Ahmedabad
Pearl Academy of Fashion (PAF)
Northern India Institute of Fashion Technology (NIIFT), Mohali
School of Fashion Technology (SOFT), Pune
Symbiosis Institute of Design, Pune
Footwear Design and Development Institute (FDDI)
Apeejay Institute of Design / IILM / DIA (IMS-AFJD) / AMITY etc.
It is not the sheer numbers that is mind-boggling; it is the fact that today a degree in fashion represents not only an alluring career prospect but also a stratospheric pay-pocket.
All the best for a great career
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