Fashion designers are the one which portrays the trends on fabric or other way round they make trends. They obtain a special place in society. The vision of a designer depicts the personality of the individual by their looks. They contribute to the creation of millions of pieces of clothes annually. They create not only women clothes, men’s apparel and, children clothing but include sportswear, nightwear, maternity wear, and many more.
The designers make the sketches by hand first or by a computer then put up all on fabric, after that exhibit it on the mannequin. Keep on making it until you are not happy by the product designed. Some designers work for big companies and are part of a team, while some work for small companies and are responsible for all the designs. Rest of designers come up with a mindset to start up their own label.
Types of fashion designer
The areas to work for designers are
- High street fashion
The fashion where most designers work at as these are the shops where designers make designs opting from the ramp.
- Ready to wear
They are also known as Pret wear mean the clothes which are ready-made. They are established smaller in number and the most trend of nowadays.
- Haute couture:
It is a French word which means sewing or high fashion. These are the designers that make designs for the catwalks or basically the fashion shows.
- Costume designers:
They are the one who designs specifically for some event, drama or serial creation. They make them according to the given budget.
- Accessory designer
The designer who make belts, scarves, hats, eyewear, etc
Qualification
They need a bachelor degree in fashion HND and fashion merchandising with both technical and design skills. The related subjects are:
- Art and design
- Fashion and fashion design
- Fashion business
- Fashion buying
- Fashion marketing
- Garment technology
- Graphic design
- Textile and textile design
Qualities
The fashion designer should have these various qualities
Artistic ability
They should have a sense of arts and drawing that will help them sketch their designs. This will also ease their choices in colour scheme and knowing about the fabric.
Creativity
To be in the race of best designers in town, the designer should be creative enough to make unique and stylish dresses according to the trends. Creativity can be enhanced by the colours.
Communication skills
As to work up in the team, they should know how to talk or communicate with the team members. As they have to give instruction to the labour how the fabric should be stitched. They should have the ability to talk with patience.
Computer skills
They should know about the technologies introduced day by day. They should know to use computer-aided design (CAD) programs and be familiar with graphic skills.
Detail-oriented
The designer should be with a great vision as they can found out small mistakes of colours or some designing. There is a huge range on super celeb jacket which people loved to wear.
Workplace and environment
Fashion designers mostly work for different companies and have to complete the projects of the client. Basically, the work is done at a studio or small workshop where all the material is being set on the fabric. Then there are freelance designers that are self-employed and work according to their schedule with their personal clients.
Working time
Most of the designers worked from 9 am to 5 pm but if their project is not completed then they work up to late. They work for several months straight to finish their work of fashion show. But if they are freelancers or having their own outlet than would work according to their convenience.
Salary
Salaries mostly depend on the position of your work and with the experience. If you are just starting then the wages are quite low and will gradually increase.
- Designer with an experience of 1 year is $45835 based on 63 salaries.
- Designer with an experience of 2 to 4 years is $53481 based on 582 salaries.
- Designer with an experience of 5to 9 years is $68769 based on 670 salaries.
- Designers with an experience of more than 10 or 15 years is $81955 based on 390 salaries.
To opt for the career of being a fashion designer is not a piece of cake. It embodies a lot of hard work, now and then of the technology, the latest trends, creative mind and most importantly the passion for the field.