Hi Ashima,Fashion designing is one of the most lucrative, appealing, glamorous and exciting career options in today's world.New designers often begin their careers working for those with more experience. They work as pattern makers or sketching assistants. With increased experience one can move into a supervisory position becoming, for example, a chief designer or a design department head.Skills required to become a Fashion Designer:*Creative & Artistic*Original and inventive*Sensitivity to colors, shades and tones*Resilient*Business acumen*Visual imagination*Fashion conscious*PersuasiveEmployment Opportunities:-Export houses dealing with gar... view more
Hi Ashima, Fashion designing is one of the most lucrative, appealing, glamorous and exciting career options in today's world. New designers often begin their careers working for those with more experience. They work as pattern makers or sketching assistants. With increased experience one can move into a supervisory position becoming, for example, a chief designer or a design department head. Skills required to become a Fashion Designer: *Creative & Artistic *Original and inventive *Sensitivity to colors, shades and tones *Resilient *Business acumen *Visual imagination *Fashion conscious *Persuasive Employment Opportunities: -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 Couture -Government/Semi government-handloom/textile manufacturers -Fashion show organizers -Fashion publishersTV -Film fashion program producers/comperes/costume designers, etc. -With Film production units -Teaching design Salary prospects after graduating from NIFT: Bachelor’s Programme Rs. 1.4 to Rs. 5.0 (2012) Rs 1.44 to Rs 9.00 (2013) Few of the visiting companies: Sabyasachi Couture Sasha associations for Craft producers Raymonds Shoppers Stop Rupa & Co. Tommy Hilfiger Lifestyle International Pvt. Ltd Metropoli Fashions Pvt. Ltd Next Generation Clothing Pvt Found this useful? Click on thumbs up or mark it as best.
Hi Ashima,
Fashion designing is one of the most lucrative, appealing, glamorous and exciting career options in today's world.
New designers often begin their careers working for those with more experience. They work as pattern makers or sketching assistants. With increased experience one can move into a supervisory position becoming, for example, a chief designer or a design department head.
Skills required to become a Fashion Designer:
*Creative & Artistic
*Original and inventive
*Sensitivity to colors, shades and tones
*Resilient
*Business acumen
*Visual imagination
*Fashion conscious
*Persuasive
Employment Opportunities:
-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 Couture
-Government/Semi government-handloom/textile manufacturers
-Fashion show organizers
-Fashion publishersTV
-Film fashion program producers/comperes/costume designers, etc.
-With Film production units
-Teaching design
Salary prospects after graduating from NIFT:
Bachelor’s Programme
Rs. 1.4 to Rs. 5.0 (2012)
Rs 1.44 to Rs 9.00 (2013)
Few of the visiting companies:
Sabyasachi Couture
Sasha associations for Craft producers
Raymonds
Shoppers Stop
Rupa & Co.
Tommy Hilfiger
Lifestyle International Pvt. Ltd
Metropoli Fashions Pvt. Ltd
Next Generation Clothing Pvt
Found this useful? Click on thumbs up or mark it as best.
Hi Ashima,In India, the fashion industry has just begun to come of age, as it is still in its fledgling stage. This industry offers plenty of opportunities for talented hard working and enthusiastic people. Prospects for fashion design graduates are pretty good thanks to the huge and still growing demand for “designer wear” and the equally outsized quantity of exports.After successful completion of the course, you can remain self employed. Alternatively, several export houses, garment store chains, textile mills, leather companies, boutiques, fashion show organizers, jewellery houses and media houses recruit professionals interested in a ... view more
Hi Ashima, In India, the fashion industry has just begun to come of age, as it is still in its fledgling stage. This industry offers plenty of opportunities for talented hard working and enthusiastic people. Prospects for fashion design graduates are pretty good thanks to the huge and still growing demand for “designer wear” and the equally outsized quantity of exports. After successful completion of the course, you can remain self employed. Alternatively, several export houses, garment store chains, textile mills, leather companies, boutiques, fashion show organizers, jewellery houses and media houses recruit professionals interested in a career in fashion designing. *Pay Packet The Starting monthly package can be around Rs.10, 000 to Rs.15, 000. With experience, you will acquire maturity in designing skills and a few years down the line your salary would be in the range of Rs.30, 000 to Rs.40, 000 per month. Of course, if you become a reputed designer you could demand the world. Great fashion designers salary always shows an upward moving trend. However, hard work and a conscious effort to update the latest trends in the fashion industry are imperative. *Demand and Supply Economically India is progressing rapidly today with even better future prospects. Therefore, the country is today witnessing rapid growth in many sectors which includes the fashion industry. Indian fashion is gaining a lot of popularity abroad because of cheap labour and excellent craftsmanship. Many top Indian designers are now catering to this growing international demand for quality fashion products and accessories. In addition, for the demand for Indian garments, designer saris and textiles are also of great demand. Many individuals choose careers in fashion designing today as there are many areas of work and countless opportunities within this field. *Market Watch The scope for fashion design jobs in India is immense as Indians have increasingly become more fashion conscious and seek to enhance it in every way. Clothing companies need to hire people in a variety of jobs, ranging from fashion designers, textile designers, models, retailers, buyers and merchandisers, to provide end-to-end solutions to their clients. According to a recent study, the India’s fashion designing industry aims to grow to Rs.1, 000 crores from the current to Rs.180 crores within the next 5 to 10 years.
Hi Ashima,
In India, the fashion industry has just begun to come of age, as it is still in its fledgling stage. This industry offers plenty of opportunities for talented hard working and enthusiastic people. Prospects for fashion design graduates are pretty good thanks to the huge and still growing demand for “designer wear” and the equally outsized quantity of exports.
After successful completion of the course, you can remain self employed. Alternatively, several export houses, garment store chains, textile mills, leather companies, boutiques, fashion show organizers, jewellery houses and media houses recruit professionals interested in a career in fashion designing.
*Pay Packet
The Starting monthly package can be around Rs.10, 000 to Rs.15, 000. With experience, you will acquire maturity in designing skills and a few years down the line your salary would be in the range of Rs.30, 000 to Rs.40, 000 per month. Of course, if you become a reputed designer you could demand the world.
Great fashion designers salary always shows an upward moving trend. However, hard work and a conscious effort to update the latest trends in the fashion industry are imperative.
*Demand and Supply
Economically India is progressing rapidly today with even better future prospects. Therefore, the country is today witnessing rapid growth in many sectors which includes the fashion industry.
Indian fashion is gaining a lot of popularity abroad because of cheap labour and excellent craftsmanship. Many top Indian designers are now catering to this growing international demand for quality fashion products and accessories. In addition, for the demand for Indian garments, designer saris and textiles are also of great demand.
Many individuals choose careers in fashion designing today as there are many areas of work and countless opportunities within this field.
*Market Watch
The scope for fashion design jobs in India is immense as Indians have increasingly become more fashion conscious and seek to enhance it in every way. Clothing companies need to hire people in a variety of jobs, ranging from fashion designers, textile designers, models, retailers, buyers and merchandisers, to provide end-to-end solutions to their clients.
According to a recent study, the India’s fashion designing industry aims to grow to Rs.1, 000 crores from the current to Rs.180 crores within the next 5 to 10 years.
Hi Ashima,Fashion designing is one of the most lucrative, appealing, glamorous and exciting career options in today's world.New designers often begin their careers working for those with more experience. They work as pattern makers or sketching assistants. With increased experience one can move into a supervisory position becoming, for example, a chief designer or a design department head.Skills required to become a Fashion Designer:*Creative & Artistic*Original and inventive*Sensitivity to colors, shades and tones*Resilient*Business acumen*Visual imagination*Fashion conscious*PersuasiveEmployment Opportunities:-Export houses dealing with gar... view more