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Fashion Industry Careers, Fashion Design Education
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Fashion Industry Careers
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What it involves:
There are many important roles involved in
creating one hit design in the fashion industry,
some of which are detailed below. Successful
fashion designers will have held many varying
roles in the industry before progressing to
become a Fashion Designer, that is unless your
surname is Versace.
It is advisable today to start off in the world
of fashion by attaining a Bachelor's Degree in
Fashion Design or Costume Design, you can then
look for a job in a fashion house. You will
start off working long hours and for little pay
but you will get great exposure to varying roles
and experience of working with top
professionals. If you are determined enough you
can progress to a better paying position in a
short time.
Paris, Milan, Tokyo, Rome London, New York and
Los Angeles are the fashion capitals of the
world, and if you are keen, you should consider
moving to one of these capitals or at least
spending some time there. Even though the
competition for jobs is very high, going to
shows is a great way of building up key contacts
that you can use to get your foot in the door.
You should also note that because many of the
low skilled production jobs are moving overseas,
you are better off focusing on becoming highly
skilled in a niche area.
Careers in the Fashion Industry:
Fashion Artists also known as sketchers
are the people who draw new designs on paper.
These designs are often vague but highlight the
details that are en vogue. This is the first
step to creating a garment.
Fashion Designers make all the important
decisions and work in more of a supervisory role
to ensure that all teams are collaborating
effectively and ensure that the final product is
a quality garment.
Pattern Designers make the patterns based
on the initial sketches and adjust them to suit
many sizes.
Set Designers: are responsible for
setting up of the effects used in runway shows.
Cutters are responsible for cutting out
patterns from all sorts of fabric from leather
to silk. This is either a manual process for
once off concept designs, but more regularly it
is done by machines, for mass production houses.
Sewers are responsible for sewing by hand
or machine depending on the job in hand
Trend Researches note what is popular at
any given time. They gather important
information so they can foresee the trend the
next time it’s comes around.
Fashion Photographers take photographs of
new designs for publications in magazines and
fashion journals
Fashion Merchandisers buy clothes for
shops and retail outlets. Merchandisers attend
many fashion shows and negotiate with
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 Academy of Couture Art
The Academy of Couture Art was founded as a
higher institution of learning to teach the
principles and techniques of fashion that go
above and beyond those ordinarily taught in the
United States by providing instruction combining
European Haute Couture fashion with American
fashion. Unique to American fashion education,
ACA teaches Pattern Design and Fashion Design
separately. Located in the prestigious Pacific
Design Center in West Hollywood, CA, the Academy
of Couture Art offers innovative, challenging,
and flexible fashion education programs that
prepare a diverse student population for
professional excellence in design, fashion and
business.
Programs: Bachelor of Arts Degree in Fashion Design, in Pattern Design, Associate of Arts Degree in Fashion Design, in Pattern Design, Advanced Certificate Programs (night and/or weekend programs), Intensive English Language Program, Short Term Recreational Programs, Summer Fashion Camp. |
Los Angeles, California |
 Uptodate Academy
Fashion Uptodate is the first international
Fashion and Cosmetic Academy which offers high
specialized courses for creative and
complementary professions in the Fashion System.
Uptodate Academy is located in the most
prestigious address in downtown Milan, the
European capital of fashion. In the heart of the
fashion district, between Via Montenapoleone, Via della
Spiga and Via Sant’Andrea, where the most
renowned fashion designers have their flagship
stores, Uptodate is rapidly becoming an integral
part of the ever-flourishing fashion industry.
Fashion UptoDate Academy boasts a prestigious
collaboration with C.N.A. Federmoda. Courses are
held in Italian with simultaneous translation in
English. The single courses last 12 or 24 days.
The professional look maker courses last 6
months and 1 year.
Programs: Fashion Styling Basic,
Image Consulting Basic, Fashion Photography
Basic, Fashion Make up Basic, Fashion Hair
styling Basic, Fashion Make up Trends, Fashion
Hair styling Trends, Fashion Personal Shopper
Trends, Fashion Photography Trends, Fashion
Styling Trends, Beauty Look maker (6 months),
Global Backstage (6 months), Total Quality (1
year). |
Milan, Italy |
Marbella Design Academy
The Marbella Design Academy in Costa del Sol sl.
was founded in 1995. We are currently located in
central Marbella, in Andalucia, Southern Spain,
and will be moving to our new purpose built
facility in Monda which is only 15km from
Marbella. The new building has been approved by
The Ministry of Education in Spain, and it
complies with all the demands for a new and
modern design Academy. The academy has an
Academic level that competes with the best
design schools in the World. The academy follows
the State recognized programmes from the
Ministry of Education in Spain. |
Spain |
 Okanagan Fashion Institute Inc
Okanagan Fashion Institute Inc, located in
beautiful Kelowna, British Columbia, is the
place for both young and old to begin making
their fashion dreams come true! Okanagan Fashion
Institute Inc offers an enriching & creative
education in the exciting world of clothing
construction and Fashion Design. Modelled after
the traditional one-room School house, Okanagan
Fashion Institute is a unique, creative, and
personable School, designed around the
philosophy of "Hands on Learning".
During the 10 month Fashion Design Diploma
Program, students attend classes 2-Days a week,
plus one evening, allowing them the means to
work full time to support themselves while
attending School. |
Canada |
Academy of Fashion Design
Academy of Fashion Design is located in beautiful downtown Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada. Our goal is to train students for the exciting and growing field of fashion design. The Academy helps to prepare students for the many challenges which they will face either working in the fashion industry or operating a business of their own. Our focus is on custom fitting, pattern making, textiles and design principles as well as exploring your own creativity. Once you have completed your Diploma, you will be able to use your artistic and creative abilities to produce unique, one of a kind designs. Academy of Fashion Design differs from other fashion colleges in that we offer our certificate and diploma programs by correspondence (distance learning) through the extensions division. Study at home if you wish!
Programs: Certificate of Fashion Design (on-location), Diploma of Fashion Design (on-location), Certificate of Fashion Design (extensions), Certificate of Patternmaking (extensions), Diploma of Fashion Design (extensions). |
Canada |
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