What Does It Take To Be A Fashion Designer?
Fashion design is a form of art. To work as a designer, you
should have an artistic and creative personality. You also have to be good at
drawing and able to express your ideas in sketches. You don't necessarily have
to be a great artist, but you must have some special skills for combining
colors, tones and shades. You also have to be able to work with fabric and use
textiles in a creative and original manner. Fashion designers have a good
visual imagination and are able to think in three-dimensions and put their
ideas into garments.
Fashion designers have to be aware of the fashion market
requirements. They have to be very interested in learning new things and read
magazines, journals and books on fashion design history and new trends. They
also have to be interested in art, visit art galleries and interact with all
kinds of artists whenever they have the opportunity. A designer should also
have some knowledge and experience of tailoring (cutting, draping, sewing etc.)
and be able to tell the difference between different fabric quality levels.
A good understanding of the audience's lifestyle and
customer needs and requirements is also needed in fashion design. Designers
should have good communication skills and be able to express their ideas
clearly. But most important, they have to be very original and have fresh,
innovative ideas.
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