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Hi Harleen,
NIFT offers fashion courses at UG as well as PG level. Designing is one of the extremely lucrative and glamorous career options today. It opens a world of opportunities for anyone with a passion for creativity. Today one may choose to specialize in any one of the sub-fields of fashion such as Apparel designing, Jewelers designing, Accessory designing. The options are limitless. The job of a fashion designer is very demanding which involves meeting daily deadlines, travelling dusty roads to reach the local markets for procuring material, dealing with workers and managing a team effectively. Talented people in this domain enjoy glamour, success & high compensation. Practical, industrial experience is a must in this field which can be achieved via internships or upon getting a job. There are endless opportunities for fashion designers. They can work in fields such as;
1. Garment and Textile Export house and design and make apparel, including accessories like jewelry and footwear that appeal the buyers and meet their specific design requirements.
2. Television and Film Industry; with so many mythological serials and movies coming up, there is a rise in the demand for fashion designers in this sector. They design garments for the actors as per the demand of the role.
3. Retail Chains- Fashion Designers often tie up with retail chains to make customer pleasing garments that are put at all locations of the retail brand.
4. Freelancer- Fashion designers open their own stores/boutique studios where they design apparel based on the needs and the taste of their customers.
5. Faculty of College/ School- Experienced fashion designers may join as faculty members in institutes that offer courses in this field so that they can share their expertise and knowledge with the budding fashion designers in order to train them better.