Fashion Designing

Fashion designing is the art of application of design devoted to the designing of clothing and lifestyle accessories to keep pace with the ever growing modernity. This art is highly influenced by cultural and social attitudes and evolves time to time in societies. This art holds charismatic influencing powers, and it is seen and observed that, at large it leaves impact on multitudes.

Fashion Designing has always remained quite popular among the youth population of any country. As they believe in discovering their own style and trend rather than following the traditional trend or set by others.

Key to Success

To be successful in Fashion Designing you should have/ develop:
Artistic and creative
Express their ideas in sketches
Combine colors, shades, and tones
Visual imagination and the ability to think in three-dimension

Scope and Opportunities

In India, the fashion industry is widely affected by Bollywood and Hollywood, and India being a bigger market, has ultimately brought a huge and healthy scope for fashion designers. This industry offers plenty of opportunities for talented, hard working and enthusiastic people. The opportunities for job exist in the following sectors:

As a Fashion Designer you can work in areas like fashion marketing, fashion media, fashion accessory design, promotion of brands, designer wear production etc
You can also work as a costume designer, personal stylist, fashion consultant, technical designer, graphic designer, fashion coordinator or production pattern maker

Lifestyle & Social Status

It’s an indoor job.
The initial years can be very struggling.
There are some glamorous aspects to this business, you may get to rub shoulders with the rich and famous, but reaching their needs absolute hard work.

Job Profile

Collects and understands the requirements of clients to create eye-catching and functional garments and accessories according to the latest trends and market conditions
Attend fashion shows, research and study on fashion shows, visualize and creates design with the help of computer software
Create prototypes and sketches, select materials, supervise the work of designers, plan and develop ranges

Skill Sets

Knowledge and experience of basic tailoring skills i.e. cutting, sewing, draping,
Ability to distinguish among various fabric quality and particular about choosing a good cloth to work on
Understanding of the market and customer lifestyle
Good communication

Work Value

Teamwork
Creative Satisfaction
Fame

Current Job Scenario

The starting monthly package can be around Rs.6, 000 to Rs.15, 000. Depending upon the overall exposure to the market.
After gaining few years of experience in designing or after acquiring the higher level skills you can get salary in between Rs. 30000 to Rs. 40000 per month
Of course, if you become a reputed fashion designer you could demand the world.

Top Recruiters

Fashion houses run by top fashion designers such as: Abu Jani, JJ Valaya, Manish Malhotra, Neeta Lulla, Rina Dhaka, Ritu Beri, Ritu Kumar, Rohit Bal, Sandeep Khosla, Tarun Tahiliani and so on
Top notch garment and textile export houses
Textile and fabric manufacturing units
Exclusive and branded fashion showrooms

Course Synopsis

Course Options	Diploma in Fashion Design	B.Design (Fashion)
Academic Eligibility	Pass with 50% aggregate marks in 10th or equivalent (with English)	Pass with 50% aggregate marks in 10+2 or equivalent (with English)
Fees	Rs. 60k to Rs. 90K per annum	Rs. 1.25lakhs per annum
Expenditure in Metro and Tier-1	Rs. 2lakhs to Rs. 2.5lakhs	Rs. 2lakhs to Rs. 2.5lakhs
Expenditure in Tier-2	Rs. 1.75lakhs to Rs. 2lakhs	Rs. 1.75lakhs to Rs. 2lakhs
Duration	3 Years	4 Years
Mode	Regular	Regular
Approved	UGC	UGC
Affiliation	Respective Universities	Respective Universities