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A career in fashion designing is gaining immense popularity and with our traditional roots extensively involved in textiles, garments and rich vibrant colourful clothes and dyes, this industry is the most sought after industry by youngsters at present. Not only does this field stimulate creativity of an individual, it also brings about good monetary benefits and recognition to the really talented and hard-working individuals.
Fashion designing is not a term which is confined to clothes alone. It also involves accessories like jewellery design, footware design and loads of modern techniques which have been brought about in textile designing and also modeling courses. Thus a career in fashion designing throws a wide variety of opportunities to individuals. Once an individual gets involved in this field, he/she must exhibit originality and also keep up with market trends. Other basic skills which a person must possess are basic cutting, sewing and draping skills, knowledge about all the fabric that is available, choosing the right fabric for presentation, designing the textile and providing the right color combination for the same. The next step is the accessorizing step which too requires taking care of minute details while presenting.
Career Opportunities: Opportunities for fashion designers are available in export houses, wholesale and retail businessmen in the garments industry, government garment industries, in fashion houses organizing fashion shows and writing about fashion as writers, compeers, TV hosts and costume designers. Apart from the above options, an individual can also be self-employed and start their own boutique/shop, freelance designers working for multiple organizations, and own their own garment business.