7 tips to succeed as a fashion designer

7 tips to succeed as a fashion designer

There are lot of opportunities for fashion designers in export houses, garment store chains, textile mills, leather companies, boutiques, jewellery houses and media houses

Currently, the Indian Fashion Industry is growing at a rate of 10 per cent per annum. Compared to the global market, the Indian Fashion market is growing at a slower pace but it stands at approximately $460 million.

According to TimesJobs.com maximum jobs in this industry are available for fashion designers. The profession accounts for nearly 25 per cent of the total jobs in the sector. Opportunities for fashion design graduates are driven by the huge and growing demand for designer wear and the rising demand for exports. While most fashion designer choose to be self employed, for the rest there are immense opportunities in the export houses, garment store chains, textile mills, leather companies, boutiques, jewellery houses and media houses.

Vikrant Makkar, a Delhi-based fashion designer believes that a sense of aesthetics and a keen eye on what’s trending is important to ensure a successful career as a fashion designer. There are some more things that aspiring designers need to keep in mind, he adds:

Think different: Think out-of-the-box, be fearless in trying new things because creating something original takes a lot of work

Confidence: Have confidence in your ability and try to deliver something different from what’s already out there

Networking: Build networks because this is how you can reach maximum people and showcase your ideas. It will help if you have a well designed and organised portfolio

Be persistent: Keep at it. Even if you don’t get to where you want to be immediately (working for a particular design house or brand) continue doing good work, take up new challenges and diversify your portfolio.

Being cool: For creative people work doesn’t happen in 9 to 5 shifts. For them 24×7 is the work culture. Sometimes that could be physically and mentally taxing but one should learn to stay cool and calm.

Fearless: There are chances that even after you have put in all your hard work you might fail. But, don’t get disheartened, understand your drawbacks and work on them.

The scope for fashion designing jobs in India is immense as the Indian Fashion industry is gaining foothold globally. Rising fashion consciousness among people across big and small cities is a major driver for the fashion industry. According to Makkar, for a fresher the salary bracket starts from 2.5 to 5 lakh per annum which keeps increasing as per the experience. The industry is seeking talent across a wide range of functions including, fashion designers, textile designers, models, retailers, buyers and merchandisers, to provide end-to-end solutions to their clients.

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