Fashion design, statistics and nature of the work - Part I
June 10, 2010
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If you want to be successful in your Fashion Designer career, you have to keep in mind these interesting data obtained from the portal Bureau of Labor Statistics about the possibilities of being successful in the world of Fashion Design, Merchandising and Marketing.
? The Princeton Review, a US-based standardized test preparation and admissions consulting company, reports that 92% of all fashion designersstay in business after two years of working professionally.
? Almost one quarter of fashion designers are currently self-employed, setting their own hours and choosing their customers to come up with their own niche market.
? According to the French Fashion University Esmod (FFUE) in Dubai, fashion designers' jobs are expected to increase 5% through 2016
? Employers usually seek fashion designers, for fashion jobs with a 2- or 4-year degree who are knowledgeable about textiles fabrics, ornamentation, and fashion trends.
? Around 2.8%of all working designers in the US are fashion designers working in fashion jobs .
? Consumers, especially those from growth markets such as the Middle East, remain attracted to fresher fashion designs, thus sustaining demand for new talents.
? Consumers continue to seek innovative apparel concepts.
The billions of dresses, shirts, suits, shoe designs, t-shirts, bathing suits, jeans, junior clothing, men's active wear, in other words, each and every single piece of clothing and accessories, purchased every year by consumers were imagined, designed and developed by fashion designers.
If they want to stay on top of the industry running their activity seriously, not as a hobby, they have to master several skills, in addition to their artistic abilities. Fashion design is art, imagination, creativity and business. Without this understanding of business success in fashion design is hard to reach. In other words to succeed in fashion industry fashion designers need to develop their business smarts and it is necessary to have a firm grasp of the trade as it gets more corporate driven. This profession runs the whole gamut of fashion designing.
Therefore fashion designers need to study and to work hard, preparing themselves strongly to reach and maintain on top of this competitive activity. It is very important for them to be regularly updated on the latest and returning consumer tastes and trends.
Experts consider the following:
A serious fashion job has generally different stages. From initial design concept to final production the design process takes between 18 and 24 months. Before creating a design the initial task is an exhaustive research analyzing current fashion trends which results in predictions of future fashion trends. From the very first moment it is necessary to do constant checks consulting commercial and professional fashion design lliterature. This research may be available on trend reports published by fashion industry trade groups, indicating what fashion styles, colors, and fabrics will be popular for a particular season in the future. While some fashion designers rely on these fashion trend reports, many of them conduct their own research.
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