Fashion Designers

Design clothing and accessories. Create original designs or adapt fashion trends.

Artistic occupations frequently involve working with forms, designs and patterns. They often require self-expression and the work can be done without following a clear set of rules.

Artistic

Enterprising occupations frequently involve starting up and carrying out projects. These occupations can involve leading people and making many decisions. Sometimes they require risk taking and often deal with business.

Enterprising

Realistic occupations frequently involve work activities that include practical, hands-on problems and solutions. They often deal with plants, animals, and real-world materials like wood, tools, and machinery. Many of the occupations require working outside, and do not involve a lot of paperwork or working closely with others.

Realistic

Social occupations frequently involve working with, communicating with, and teaching people. These occupations often involve helping or providing service to others.

Social

Investigative occupations frequently involve working with ideas, and require an extensive amount of thinking. These occupations can involve searching for facts and figuring out problems mentally.

Investigative

Conventional occupations frequently involve following set procedures and routines. These occupations can include working with data and details more than with ideas. Usually there is a clear line of authority to follow.

Conventional

Job Zone Three: Medium Preparation Needed

Direct and coordinate workers involved in drawing and cutting patterns and constructing samples or finished garments.

Examine sample garments on and off models, modifying designs to achieve desired effects.

Sketch rough and detailed drawings of apparel or accessories, and write specifications such as color schemes, construction, material types, and accessory requirements.

Confer with sales and management executives or with clients to discuss design ideas.

Identify target markets for designs, looking at factors such as age, gender, and socioeconomic status.

Attend fashion shows and review garment magazines and manuals to gather information about fashion trends and consumer preferences.

Select materials and production techniques to be used for products.

Provide sample garments to agents and sales representatives, and arrange for showings of sample garments at sales meetings or fashion shows.

Adapt other designers' ideas for the mass market.

Purchase new or used clothing and accessory items as needed to complete designs.

Autodesk Revit

Computer aided design and drafting software CADD

StartingAClothingLine.com Digital Fashion Pro

Trimble SketchUp Pro

Microsoft PowerPoint

Adobe Systems Adobe Creative Cloud software

Adobe Systems Adobe Illustrator

Adobe Systems Adobe Photoshop

Corel CorelDraw Graphics Suite

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft Outlook

Financial accounting software

Adobe Systems Adobe Acrobat

Adobe Systems Adobe Creative Suite

Adobe Systems Adobe InDesign

Microsoft Office software

Industrial sewing machines

Sergers

Fabric pressing equipment

Measuring tapes

Computer data input scanners

Computer drawing tablets

Laptop computers

Fabric steamers

Steam irons

Dress forms

Industrial fabric cutting machines

Really follow what is going on in the industry and possibly seek retail work or internships.

I follow blogs, magazines, read articles from the news, go into stores and see what is selling/displayed and I people watch.

Freelance Fashion and Trend Consultant

You should go to school for business or law. Do something practical.

Caitlin Crespin

Freelance Fashion and Trend Consultant

Milestones

Education

Career

Career Roadmap

My work combines:

My work combines:

Travel

Fashion

Learning / Being Challenged

Day to Day

Advice for Getting Started

Recommended Education

Hurdles

The Noise I Shed

Caitlin Crespin

Freelance Fashion and Trend Consultant

Milestones

Education

Career

Career Roadmap

My work combines:

My work combines:

Travel

Fashion

Learning / Being Challenged

Day to Day

Advice for Getting Started

Recommended Education

My career is related to what I studied. I'd recommend the path I took:

Hurdles

The Noise I Shed

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