| Answer: Hi Priyanka,
In India, the fashion industry has just begun to come of age. As it is still in its fledgling stage, it offers plenty of opportunities for enthusiastic, talented and hard working youngsters.
Fashion Design can be divided into three main branches — Garment design, Leather design, Accessory & Jewelery design.
If you are interested in further specialization to work in a large manufacturing unit or start your own fabrication unit someday, you could opt for courses in garment manufacture, merchandising, etc.
When we talk of fashion, we often forget the wide range of accessories that also constitute fashion.You can gain expertise in various areas of this industry such as garment manufacturing technology, textile science, apparel construction methods, fabric dyeing and printing, color mixing and computer-aided design. You can identify your area of interest and match it with your aptitude while choosing from the courses offered in various areas of Fashion Designing. These courses are available in areas such as Accessory & Jewelry Design, modeling, garment designing, leather design, interior design, Textile Technology, Textile Design, Footwear design & allied subjects. The options are as diverse as the range and variety of accessories themselves.
The opportunities for job exist in the following sectors:
- Export houses dealing with garment/textile/handloom exports.
- Retail and wholesale garment businesses in men's/women's/children clothing in sportswear /casual wear, etc.
- Haute Courture
- Government/Semi government-handloom/textile manufacturers
- Fashion show organisers/Fashion publishers
- TV/Film fashion programme producers/comperes/costume designers, etc.
- You can also remain self employed.
All the best
CareerAge Counselor |
