A thing of beauty is a joy forever! This thought holds complete significance in the fashion industry. It is an exciting industry that attracts many brilliant, ambitious, creative, talented, committed and hard working people. Success in the fashion industry calls for an ultimate passion and enthusiasm to achieve set targets. The desires to create, see, explore and appreciate beauty must be inherent. It’s a creative field and one needs to possess as well as acquire certain skills that are indispensable, such as thinking creatively beyond the obvious and the ability to carve a niche in almost all the possible projects by making it different yet stunning than the previous one.
Careers in the fashion industry revolve around beauty. In order to be successful in this field you should have the unquenchable thirst for beauty in its all-relevant forms. Changing fashion statements determine the change in the trend of clothing, ornamenting and above all, adopting new ways of carrying oneself.
It is the style that brings elegance with a difference in different designs. Style is an individual aspect. No two people can have exactly the same style statement because every person has a unique style of their own. Therefore, the concepts related to fashion are also different. Some people feel that fashion is the passion of the slaves and that is why they try to dress and carry themselves in a manner similar to that of models walking on the ramp. This thought is challenged by a different thought; those who go against the fashion trends are themselves the slaves of the fashion.
No matter what different concepts abound, fashion is a career industry that is never going to fade. There are immense opportunities in this field, as you can opt for any of the following job prospects pertaining to your areas of interest: modeling, catwalk choreography, fashion Photography, designing, merchandising, make-up artists, hair styling, and accessory designing.
Modeling: Modeling is a promising career that requires having a certain confidence and a pleasing appearance that needs to confirm to the basic standards of Fashion designers. One needs to have an inclination towards glitz and glamour, as it is part and parcel of this industry.
Catwalk Choreography: Catwalk Choreography aims at training models to present their attire in an appealing and professional way. Designers hire talented choreographers because they know that every movement with the background music counts on the ramp. It can make or break an entire fashion show.
Fashion Photography: Fashion Photography is a very demanding career that requires the utmost dedication, sincerity, sensitivity and at the same time objectivity towards the subjects. It is the job of the fashion photographer to present clear expression to almost all the possible facets of style such as fabric, design, designer, model and the like.
Fashion Designing: Fashion designing is one of the most promising careers in fashion industry. It needs to have the ability to think, comprehend and implement the latest and original ideas in order to be successful in this field. Designers can specialize in apparel, textile, accessory designer and many more.
Fashion Coordinator: A fashion coordinator is responsible for coordinating fabrics and trimmings, quality and design. He/she needs to keep a constant track of production schedules and needs to be aware of the status of buyers’ orders.
There are several career options that need to be explored by aspiring students. You can certainly excel in this field provided you believe in the proverb; “work is worship” and have immense potential to rise and make your mark in the fashion industry.
Tony Jacowski
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#1 by Cooper Statham on July 19, 2010 - 8:39 pm
What are some careers in the fashion industry that do not require you to be an artist/designer type?
I know that sounds confusing and stupid but…
I love clothes and fashion, even though I’m not artistic or the designer type. I just wanna be around the fashion industry. I’m planning on majoring in business, or marketing in college, so what jobs in fashion could I get with either of those? I love fashion more than anything and I want to be around it
#2 by cabbages on July 20, 2010 - 1:41 am
WRITE about fashion and clothing– go into journalism. Become a model? Become a model’s assistant? There’s really not much to do, except to maybe just go into business/marketing and hope that you make it big so that you can buy fashionable pantsuits for your business meetings.
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#3 by Elizabeth on July 20, 2010 - 1:43 am
It actually makes perfect sense xD
If you like writing, being a fashion magazine editor could be fun. I’m also pretty sure there’s a Fashion marketing major at many colleges.
Hope this was helpful
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#4 by Bri on July 20, 2010 - 1:45 am
there’s plenty of jobs out there, sure the designer actually makes the clothes but there are all of the people who make the designer famous so a major in marketing is probably a good idea. a few suggestions include an editor for a fashion magazine, think the devil wears prada, or a writer for a fashion magazine who writes about the clothes or maybe an assistant for a designer where you could book fashion shows and models and stuff
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#5 by Bohogurl27 on July 20, 2010 - 1:47 am
you could be a shopper u know someone who goes and buys clothes for other people. a stylist really they don’t have to draw or anything.
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#6 by Lokana on July 20, 2010 - 1:49 am
you can become a buyer for stores or work as a sales rep. as a buyer you get to choose clothing for stores- which can be a lot if hard but brings a lot of pressure. sales is just as pressured, and buyers get paid more.
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#7 by Grace on July 20, 2010 - 1:51 am
like interior designer
Antique Dealer
Architect
Artist
Costume Designer
Exhibit Designer
Fashion Designer
Florist
Industrial Designer
Landscape Architect
Painter
Picture Framer
Set Designer
Upholsterer
Visual Merchandiser
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#8 by Miss Priss on July 20, 2010 - 1:53 am
journalists write for fashion magazines and newspapers. that would be fun. theres also models and interns. also editors and designers of the page layouts!
good luck!
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#9 by bellehaiti123 on July 20, 2010 - 1:55 am
You can be a Merchandiser, stylist. You can get involve in marketing, production, sales, managing, Public relations, entrepreneur; own your own store. the options are endless. And it doesn’t sound stupid. if you want to know more about fashion this blog is very good to follow http://ismyrnefashionworld.blogspot.com/
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#10 by Red on July 20, 2010 - 1:57 am
You’re on the right track! I’m a graduate of Fashion Design from 1993 and a lot of my friends went on to become fashion buyers, marketing experts, and fashion magazine editors. You definitely have to study and keep up with the fashion industry and then your expertise will be highly sought after by stores and fashion firms for your business/marketing skills… good luck!
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