Fashion Theory and concepts

Fashion:is a high-flown ideology for anybody with a penchant for beauty,taste and perfection.Fashion is art, science and mathematics of constructing the visual and practical perception of clothes making.Its a diverse field where one has a variety of options to explore.

Fashion Designing: Is a profession for all those people who like to take the above defined seriously.Requires drive and unrelenting passion to understand the nuances of science,art and mathematics put together to make and stylize clothes.The following are the profession sewen within fashion that one can explore.

Dressmaker:An expertise in pattern-cutting(not tailioring).Pattern cutting requires special skill and experience to understand how to construct the design created by the designer.Form,measurement,techniques,possibility of constructing even the most complex designs and details  without hurting the fitting of the garment.Thats the dressmaker’s job in connection with the designer to make the final product.A fashion designer can choose to be a dress maker as well depending on individual proficiency.

Stylist:Styling for photo-shoots,ads,fashion shows.etc.Which means adding special effect to the chosen garments.A stylist neednot design clothes.They only stylize the already picked out clothes.

Fashion Illustrator:Illustration is an integral part of fashion designing.Requires tremendous practice in order to create personal and professional fashion portfolios for the designers and fashion houses.Expertise in various illustration techniquesviz.,fashion sketching,drawing,painting and the use of graphics

Fashion Journalist:An individual well versed with fashion trends,terminology and construction.A Person who gives reviews on fashion runways,designer collections,lifestyle stores,etc to the fashion magazine,newspapers,broadcast media.

Fashion Forecaster:A propeller of future fashion trends and colours for the season.A fashion forecaster decides the colours and trends for the upcoming season.Of more utility for any legacy brand and fashion house.

Accessories Designer:A designer for costume-jewellery and other ready-to-wear accessories.

Footware Designer: a designer can choose to specalize in a certain kind of foot wear.For insttance men’s formal shoes, ballerinas, boots,etc..

Jewellery Designer:This is a tad different profession from fashion designing.Study about gemology and construction of jewellery, material,techniques  is a part of this profession.

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