A career as a fashion designer may seem almost impossible to some. However, if you have a true love for fashion and you can imagine doing all three jobs simultaneously (designer/developer, salesperson/publicity executive and designer/retailer) then maybe you should consider pursuing a career as a fashion designer. With a good education and an artistic eye, a career in fashion designing is not out of reach. Here are some tips to help get you started in your fashion design career.
Fashion designers are artists. It doesn’t matter what kind of fashion you are working in. If you are designing for children’s wear, you need to be able to create designs that will look professional and stylish. Children’s clothing requires something extra from the clothes, and fashion designers should add sparkle and shine to the designs. Even if the children’s clothing is colorful and attention-grabbing, the designer should still create a design that will make that child look both fashionable and clean. There is no formal schooling or training required for the job, just good ideas and a love for fashion.
If you plan to pursue a career as a fashion designer, the first thing you must be good at is sewing and sketching. These two skills are mandatory. The sewing skills will help you with the conceptualization of designs. In fashion sketching, you will take sewing designs as well as color swatches and turn them into prototypes and samples. If you are good at sewing, you will also benefit from sketching. It’s always easier to sketch with a soft, comfortable fabric, like cotton.
It is not necessary to start out by drawing fashion sketches on paper. As you get more experienced, you will find that your sketches can be made into fabrics. When you can sew, you will find that drawing becomes unnecessary because you will already have a pattern for your design. You may start drawing patterns for items you already have in mind. If possible, you should draw the fabric first so that you can copy it exactly.
Once you have chosen what type of apparel you want to make, you should then choose fabrics. Before choosing the fabrics to use as the basis of your fashion designer outfits, you should first know which types of fabrics are appropriate for the type of item you are making. There are four types of fabrics used by garment makers. Each fabric has a specific function, although others can be combined to achieve some special effects.
The most common fabric used by a fashion designer is silk. Silk is a luxury fabric, but it is very good for fashion garments because it is smooth to touch and feels wonderful against the skin. A major problem with using silk as a textile is that it can become threadbare after exposure to certain elements for a long period of time. This means that a fashion designer cannot work on her sewing projects for an extended period of time without having the garment be made more worn than necessary.
If you are going to be a fashion designer and you are not comfortable with sewing, then drawing sketches is a must. The sketches you draw can be used as patterns or they can be used as samples by other designers. The sketches you create should show the most appealing aspects of your outfit. It should emphasize areas that you would like to emphasize on. It should also be something that would go together with your personal style.
The final part of learning how to draw fashion designs is learning how to sew. Sewing is another skill that will come in handy once you have been a fashion designer for a few years. Being able to sew will allow you to make customized garments that are tailored to your exact measurements. There is nothing quite like hand-made clothing that is well made and fits the person who wears it.
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