Interested in learning more about careers in fashion?
Consider contacting some fashion design schools in your area to
find out more about the options that are available to you.
As far as working conditions, the work environment for Designers
varies based on the type of design. Some Designers work in quiet,
spacious, well-lit, and well-ventilated areas. Others may work in
small areas close to crowded workrooms. Designers work independently
but spend much of their time coordinating their work with workroom
personnel, buyers, sales personnel, firm members, patrons, and other
artists. Designers may travel out of the country for showings, conferences,
or shopping. They may work under pressure for long periods to meet
deadlines and budget limitations. Many Designers are busy all year
preparing styles for the following seasons. Others work intermittently
and are laid off when a line is completed.
What are some things that I can expect to be doing if I would like to work in the fashion design industry?
Fashion Designers create clothing and accessory
designs. They may plan the production and marketing of their creations.
Designers specialize in one type of garment or accessory such as
men's or women's wear, children's garments, swimwear, lingerie,
handbags, or shoes. Some high-fashion Designers are self-employed
and design for individual clients. They make fashion news by establishing
the silhouette, colors, and kinds of materials that will be worn
each season. Other self-employed, high-fashion Designers cater to
specialty stores or high-fashion department stores. They design
original garments as well as follow the established fashion trends.
Designers who work for apparel manufacturers do less original work;
they adapt fashions set by other Designers for the mass market.
If you are considering a career in fashion design, it is important
to realized what skills may be required in the fashion design field.
We have complied a list of important skills that may or may not
come natural to you.
Design - Knowledge of design techniques, principles,
tools and instruments involved in the production and use of precision
technical plans, blueprints, drawings, and models.
Idea Generation - Generating a number of different
approaches to problems.
Active Learning - Working with new material or
information to grasp its implications.
Operations Analysis - Analyzing needs and product
requirements to create a design.
Originality - The ability to come up with unusual
or clever ideas about a given topic or situation, or to develop
creative ways to solve a problem.
Visioning - Developing an image of how a system
should work under ideal conditions.
Coordination - Adjusting actions in relation to
others' actions.
Designers' Assistants in apparel manufacturing are exposed to the
fast pace of production schedules while performing routine aspects
of the job. Assistant Designers acquire the knowledge of what creations
will sell at a profit in an intended market, within a defined price
range, at a particular time of the year. They learn the personality
of firms, types of stores that buy the merchandise, and the age
and tastes of the stores' clientele.
Some tasks you can expect in a job as a
fashion design include:
- Sketching your ideas.
- Draw and cut patterns to create sample garments.
- Select fabric and trimmings.
- Combine basic dressmaking and tailoring principles with flat
pattern work and draping techniques.
- Fit and modify the finished garment.
- Arrange showings for press and buyers when the sample garment
line is ready.
- Compare merchandise with those of the competitors.
- Keep current on trends by reading trade magazines and attending
fashion shows.
- Visit textile showrooms to keep up to date on latest fabrics.
Find schools to further your education in fashion design
below.
Online Fashion Schools
Arizona Fashion Schools
The
Art Institute of Phoenix - Fashion Marketing and Advertising
Tucson
Design College (Tucson) - Fashion Design, Fashion Retailing and Merchandising,
Interior Design
The
Art Institute of Phoenix - Phoenix - Fashion Marketing & Advertising
California Fashion Schools
Academy
of Art College San Francisco, CA - Fashion Design Programs
California
Design College - Los Angeles, CA - Fashion Design Program
The
Art Institute of California Orange County - Fashion Design and Marketing
American InterContinental
University (Los Angeles) - Fashion Design (AA, BFA); Fashion Marketing (AA,
BFA); Fashion Marketing and Design (BFA)
Brooks College (Long Beach) - Fashion Design Associate of Arts Degree; Fashion Merchandising
Associate of Arts Degree
Brooks College
(Sunnyvale, Silicon Valley Area) - Associate of Science in Fashion Designing
Westwood
College* (Anaheim, Inland Empire/Upland, Long Beach, Los Angeles) - Fashion
Design
The
Art Institute of California* - Interior Design, Residential Interior Decor
The Art Institute of California – San Diego (San Diego, CA) - Fashion, Fashion Design
The Art Institute of California – San Francisco (San Francisco, CA) - Fashion, Fashion Design
Colorado Fashion Schools
International
Academy of Design and Technology (Chicago) - Fashion Design (Associate of
Applied Science or Bachelor of Fine Arts)
The Art Institute of Colorado (Denver, CO) - Fashion, Fashion & Retail Management
Florida Fashion Schools
International
Academy of Design and Technology (Tampa) - Fashion Design and Fashion Marketing
(Associate of Science Degree or Bachelor of Fine Arts Degree)
International
Academy of Design and Technology (Orlando) - Fashion Design and Merchandising
American InterContinental
University (Fort Lauderdale - Weston) - Visual Communications, Fashion Design,
Interior Design, Fashion Marketing and Design
The
Art Institute of Fort Lauderdale (Ft. Lauderdale, FL) - Fashion
Miami
International University of Art & Design (Miami, FL) - Accessory Design
Georgia Fashion Schools
American InterContinental
University (Buckhead, Atlanta) - Fashion Designing (Bachelor, Associate);
Bachelor Degree in Fashion Design and Marketing; Bachelor of Arts in Fashion
Marketing or Associate of Arts in Fashion Marketing
Bauder
College - Atlanta, GA - Fashion Design
Bauder
College (Atlanta) Fashion Design, Fashion Merchandising, Fashion Modeling,
Graphic Design, Interior Design, Modeling
The Art Institute of Atlanta (Atlanta, GA) - Fashion, Fashion & Retail Management
Illinois Fashion Schools
The
Illinois Institute of Art - (Chicago, IL) - Fashion Design, Accessory Design, Fashion Merchandising, Fashion Marketing & Management
The
Illinois Institute of Art - (Schaumburg, IL) - Fashion Marketing & Management, Accessory Design
Indiana Fashion Schools
The Art Institute of Indianapolis (Indianapolis, IN) - Fashion, Fashion & Retail Management
Michigan Fashion Schools
International
Academy of Design and Technology (Detroit) - Fashion Designing Certificate
Minnesota Fashion Schools
The Art Institutes International Minnesota (Minneapolis, MN) - Fashion, Fashion & Retail Management
Nevada Fashion Schools
International
Academy of Design & Technology (Las Vegas) - Associate or Bachelor:
Fashion Design
New Jersey Fashion Schools
Berkeley College - Newark (Newark, NJ) - AAS, Fashion Marketing & Mgmt
Berkeley
College (Paramus, Garret Mountain, Woodbridge) - Associate or Bachelor Degree:
Fashion Marketing and Fashion Design Management
Katharine
Gibbs School (Piscataway) - Fashion Merchandising, Visual Communications
New Hampshire Fashion
Schools
Hesser
College Manchester, NH - Fashion Design Programs
New York Fashion Schools
Wood
Tobe Coburn - New York, NY - Fashion Programs
Berkeley
College (New York City, White Plains) - Associate or Bachelor Degree: Fashion
Marketing and Fashion Design Management
Katharine
Gibbs School (New York) - Associate: Fashion Design and Fashion Merchandising
Wood
Tobe-Coburn School (New York City) - Fashion Design, Fashion Merchandising
Oregon Fashion Schools
The
Art Institute of Portland (Portland) - Fashion Design
Pennyslvania Fashion Schools
The Art Institute of Philadelphia (Philadelphia, PA) - Fashion, Fashion Marketing, Fashion Design
Bradley
Academy for the Visual Arts (York) - Interior Design
ICM
School of Business and Medical Careers
Bradley
Academy for the Visual Arts - York, PA - Fashion Marketing
Pace
Institute - Reading, PA - Fashion & Retail Merchandising/Business -
Associate
The Art Institute of Pittsburgh (Pittsburg, PA) - Fashion, Fashion & Retail Management
Tennessee Fashion Schools
International
Academy of Design and Technology - Fashion Design, Interior Design, Visual
Communications
Texas Fashion Schools
American InterContinental
University (Several Locations)
The
Art Institute of Dallas (Dallas) - Fashion Design
The Art Institute of Houston (Houston, TX) - Fashion, Fashion & Retail Management
Virginia Fashion Schools
The Art Institute of Washington (Arlington, VA) - Fashion, Fashion & Retail Management
Washington Fashion Schools
International
Academy of Design and Technology (Seattle) - Associate of Applied Science
in Fashion Design, Bachelor of Fine Arts in Fashion Design
The
Art Institute of Seattle (Seattle, WA) - Fashion Design
International Fashion Schools
Canada Fashion
Schools
The
Art Institute of Toronto (Toronto, Ontario) - Fashion Design
The
Art Institute of Vancouver (Vancouver, BC) - Fashion Design
United Kingdom Fashion
Schools
American InterContinental
University (London) - Fashion Marketing (Business), Fashion Design, Fashion
Design and Marketing
Online Fashion Schools
The Art Institute (Online) - Fashion, Fashion and Retail Management 9
Thomson
Education Direct - Design Certificate Programs in Fashion Online
Academy
of Art University - Online Fashion (Design, History, Illustration, Merchandising,
and Textiles)
Professional
Career Development Institute - Fashion Programs Online
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