How to Become a Fashion Designer?

There have never been any shortcuts to success and the same rule applies when you choose to become a fashion designer. It’s a myth that one needs to be great at drawing become a fashion designer. While having that skill does work in your favor, not having it does not kill your chances. Over the time you will acquire a combination of drawing, sewing, and design skills but updated knowledge of the fashion industry, and unparalleled perseverance and passion is the key to becoming a successful fashion designer. Below is the starter’s guide for aspiring fashion designers:-

 

1.     Study Fashion Design – Learn the art; invest 3-4 years in learning about the art history, fashion design history, in-depth knowledge of fashion skills and techniques, textiles and more. As a fashion student, you will be required to spend many hours in sketching, drawing, combining textiles, clothing, and accessories. You will also get to attend many fashion shows and events, workshops taught by industry professionals and experts and learn all about developing and managing a fashion brand. By the end of the course, you will have developed an extensive portfolio containing your fashion design work and ideas. That’s your asset.

 

2.     Develop your skills – While the college will teach you all that it takes to be a fashion designer, you need to add value to yourself by yourself. The phrase ‘Practice makes a man perfect’ applies very well here. Practice drawing, sketching, sewing, draping for long hours. Refine your knowledge of fabrics, patterns, silhouettes, and trends. Develop an eye for color and texture and an ability to visualize concepts in three dimensions. And do not forget it’s the digital age, while you can have a journal where you jot down your ideas and drawings you will need to learn and master all the software like Photoshop and Corel Draw.

 

 

 

3.     Pick up the right designing field – Do not be vague. Get an idea at an early stage of your core interest. There a variety of fashion designers. Does your interest area lies in haute couture, ready-to-wear, fitness/leisure gear, the mass market or niches such as eco wear or sustainable wear? Each has merits and demerits that you should explore before reaching your final decision on which pathway to chase. Focus on perfecting your designing within one area. For example, women's evening wear, Men's daywear, teenage wear, Sportswear, Bridal wear, Accessories etc.

 

 

4.     Assist a designer - Learn from existing designers. Learn about their backgrounds, their signature style, where did they study. Knowing this will help you to be a better designer yourself, as you can borrow and build on their ideas. Look out for internship or apprenticeship with established designers, observe how they manage their brand apart from working on their collection, and see how they run their place. Learn about the operations, finance, marketing and logistics of a designer label.

 

 

So if you are convinced Fashion Design is for you, here’s helping you on selecting where to study. Check out India’s best private institute that is known for its world-class education. Pearl Academy offers UG, PG, and Diploma in Fashion Design. The Academy has collaboration with the Fashion Design Council of India that provides established designers as mentors to the students. The graduating batch gets to showcase their work at the most coveted fashion event of the nation, Amazon India Fashion Week. Know about the course: https://pearlacademy.com/undergraduate/fashion-design-course