Overview:
A fashion designer works with clothes and other related accessories. He/she is expected to be updated with the latest fashion trends that are in line with the social and cultural values. The main aim is to create new fashionable items that appeal to their target audience. This includes conducting research, sketching designs, selecting fabric, as well as cutting, sewing, and tailoring. These professionals must also attend fashion shows and know how to combine colors, shades, textures, designs, and patterns. Some fashion designers will create their own pieces to sell; whereas, other fashion designers will be hired to make the sketches of others a reality by creating patterns, or design clothes for an already established brand anonymously without any recognition.
Career Path:
Candidates from all streams can choose to become fashion designers.
| Stream of Study at 12th: |
Any stream can be chosen by students who wish to become fashion designers.
Students who have completed 10th can choose to pursue Diploma or Certificate courses in Fashion Design, Fashion Design and Management, Fashion Designing, Pattern Making and Garment Construction, Creative Fashion Styling, Dress Designing and Tailoring, and Pattern Design.
To pursue graduation or degree courses, students will have to prepare for exams of NIFT, NID DAT, CEED, UCEED, and AIEED. |
| Degree/Graduation Courses: |
- Pursue B.Des. in Fashion Designing for 4 years
- Pursue B.Des. in Textile Designing for 4 years
- Pursue Bachelor of Fashion Design for 4 years
- Pursue B.A. in Fashion Design for 3 years
- Pursue B.Sc. in Fashion and Design for 3-4 years
- Pursue B.Sc. in Fashion and Apparel Designing for 3-4 years
- Pursue Diploma in Fashion Design for 1-2 years
- Students can gain practical experience through internships
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| Higher education/After Graduation Courses: |
- Pursue M.Des. in Fashion Design for 2 years
- Pursue M.Des. in Fashion and Textile Design for 2 years
- Pursue Master of Fashion Management for 2 years
- Pursue M.A. in Fashion Design for 2 years
- Pursue M.Sc. in Fashion Designing for 2 years
- Pursue PG Diploma in Fashion Design
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Top Colleges:
- National Institute of Fashion Technology (NIFT)
- National Institute of Design (NID)
- Footwear Design and Development Institute (FDDI)
- Apparel Training and Design Centre (ATDC)
- Symbiosis Institute of Design, Pune
- Indian School of Design and Innovation, Mumbai
- JD Institute of Fashion Design, New Delhi
- Srishti Institute of Art, Design, and Technology, Bengaluru
- Vogue Institute of Art and Design (VIAD), Bengaluru
