Fashion Designing Courses and their Benefits

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Fashion Designing Courses and their Benefits

• By Just Design Institute

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Overview

• Fashion designing is one of the most lucrative
  career options with a freedom to explore ones
  creative bent across varied disciplines. The life
  of a fashion designer usually revolves around
  cuts, drapes and hues, allowing one to indulge in
  allied career options like those of fashion
  styling, fashion illustration and visual
  merchandising.
• Fashion design courses equip one with the
  nitty-gritties of fashion, leading to a vibrant
  career in the industry. A course in fashion
  designing usually involves training the aspirants
  on various aspects of the craft like patterns,
  drapes, tailoring, illustration, forecast, trend
  analysis and everything from cuts to colours.

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Lets have a look at some of the advantages

• Interesting working environment Like most other
  design disciplines, fashion design students are
  blessed with a fun working environ. Forget
  monotonous lectures and lengthy assignments,
  picture cutting a fabric in studios while
  listening to music. Progressive design schools
  ensure practical learning in pattern labs,
  workshops, and photography studios to create an
  interesting working environment for aspirants to
  learn and explore.

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• Rewarding Career Today, fashion designing stands
  tall as one of the most lucrative career options.
  A rise in per capita income and increased
  awareness about fashion have led to a greater
  demand for trendy outfits and bespoke apparel.
  Fashion designing courses lead to a glitzy career
  where designers enjoy accolades as well as
  monetary returns. While some may work with brands
  and fashion houses, others may start a clothing
  or accessory line of their own. It is noteworthy
  that the Indian fashion industry is also gaining
  popularity abroad because of affordable labour,
  sustainable design techniques and excellent
  craftsmanship. We can see this graph going
  upwards in the future with more and more Indian
  designers and craftsmen getting an opportunity to
  foray into international markets.

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• Practice application based approach to
  learning Fashion designing is a form of creative
  expression and such a dedicated skill is mainly
  judged on the basis of creativity and finesse.
  Even though the course demands a lot of research
  coupled with practical know-how, admission to a
  design school is not necessarily dependant on
  unidimensional academic performance but, on an
  overall design aptitude.
• Exposure to multiple environments It wouldnt be
  wrong to say that the field of fashion designing
  is one of the most promising ones because of its
  endless opportunities to travel and participate
  in multiple environments. Travel is a substantial
  aspect of a majority of fashion designing
  courses. From a workshop in the city to research
  work in another, followed by attending fashion
  shows for some design inspiration and trend
  analysis as well. Interestingly the scale of
  fashion designing is not only confined to the
  boundaries of a country but opens up doors for
  international exposure as well.

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• Competitive World Lets face it, competition
  encourages us to do better! With more people
  wanting to enter the glamorous world of fashion,
  competition is on an all time rise. Young
  designers are blooming and existing ones are
  trying to keep up their game. The industry is not
  only competitive in terms of catchy designs but
  also in terms of marketing strategies and yearly
  turnovers that keeps everyone on their toes to
  perform better each day and excel as great
  creative masterminds.