Fashion Designing Courses in India

Fashion Designing is a Discipline which involves converting artistic talent and creativity in creating products like clothing, textiles, jewellery, footwear and other accessories. The major functional areas in the industry are designing garments, cutting the cloth, sewing the pieces together and finally merchandising. People all over the world wear clothes not only to keep themselves covered or warm, but to express their personality and attitude. It is here that the Fashion Designer steps in. A Fashion Designer helps to make the correct fashion statement. Creating a style, using the right material, the right cut and a good finish, the designer turns out either a singular creation (one of its kind) that may sell for a king’s ransom, or more usually, designs that will reach a retail outlet in different sizes and colours. In certain cases, the material may even be mass-produced for a specific market. the fashion industry satisfies both the creative fancies and the materialistic needs of the people, on the other hand it promises glamour, fame, success and high pay packages to the talented people.

Some of its specialized fields are -

• Garment Design
• Leather Design
• Footwear Design
• Interior Design
• Accessory & Jewellery Design

Content

The study of this field includes all or few of these –

1. Manufacturing Technology
2. Textile Science
3. Apparel Construction Methods
4. Fabric Dyeing And Printing
5. Colour Mixing
6. Computer-Aided Design
7. Leather Designing

Objectives

• To develop and understanding of the market and customer lifestyle to create suitable designs
• To be highly original and inventive
• To develop visual imagination and translate it into a creation

Basic Requirement

Most of the courses in Fashion Designing require 10+2 pass in any discipline with minimum 50% marks. Many part time One Year Diploma Courses are largely being offered in every city, which require very minimal qualification. There are many  private institutions offering certificate courses for Fashion Designing

Job Perspectives

In India, the fashion industry is still in its fledgling stage. Opportunities for enthusiastic, talented and hard working youngsters exist mostly in big cities, Mumbai and Delhi being the most. But the growing demand for Designer Wear and the equally large volume of exports makes prospects for fashion design graduates, pretty good. The sheer variety and availability of materials – from traditional silks to handlooms, makes India a fashion designer’s dream. A trained fashion designer can work in areas can also become entrepreneurs and form their own companies. A few years Indian was no where to be seen in the global fashion scene. However with the establishment of NIFT, some other fashion schools and a some gifted designers like Ritu Kumar, Ritu Beri, Rohit Bal, Sunit Verma, JJ Vallaya, Tarun Tahiliani etc. making a mark in the fashion World, the media started showcasing their talent across the world through means of media. 

Most major countries have their own fashion industry, including Belgium, Spain, Canada, Portugal, Brazil, India, The Netherlands, Germany, Poland, and Australia. However, only five nations attract the most business in fashion design. These countries are France, the United Kingdom, the United States of America, Italy and Japan. Employmenty opportunities include marketing and merchandising, fashion co-ordination, fashion journalism, apprenticeship under a flourishing, well-known designer. They can also get Employment in an export house or garment manufacturing unit. They can also indulge in Freelancing for fashion houses and boutiques and be Self-employed, by opening a boutique or manufacturing unit or an export outfit to showcase one's talent.

Some Job Types

1. Costume Designer
2. Fashion Consultant
3. Personal Stylist
4. Technical Designer
5. Graphic Designer
6. Production Pattern Maker
7. Fashion Coordinator
8. Apparel Production Manager
9. Fabric Buyer
10. Fabric Quality Control Manager
11. Show Room Sales Representative
12. Illustrator
13. Cutting Assistant
14. Outside Sales Representative
15. Fashion Show Organizers
16. Entrepreneurs

Some Employment Areas

• Export Houses
• Garment Store Chains
• Textile Mills
• Leather Companies
• Boutiques
• Fashion Show Management
• Jewellery Houses
• Media Houses
• Designer Wear Production
• Planning And Concept Management
• Fashion Marketing
• Design Production Management
• Fashion Media
• Quality Control
• Fashion Accessory Design
• Promotion of Brands