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FASHION DESIGNERS create designs for almost anything which is a part of the garment of men, women and children. Designers create garments and accessories making them functional as well as attractive, the main consideration being the need of the client, which obviously are influenced by trends, market prediction and the climate. The designer needs to keep the close track with fit, style, colour, texture, size and material. Fashion designers design outer and inner garments and accessories to go with it.
DESIGN DEPARTMENT: The design department in a manufacturing unit have Designers, Cutting Assistants, Sketching Assistants, Junior Designers.
MARKETING AND MERCHANDISING: The trends in fashion are always changing. The merchandising and marketing people in this industry have a thorough knowledge of trends, market demand and company’s vision and objectives.
MANUFACTURING DEPARTMENT: The manufacturing department is headed by Production Manager. He schedules the work plans, training and retraining of workers, maintain the quality standards.
FASHION COORDINATORS: The job of Fashion Coordinators is to coordinate with the buyer and production manager. They also plan the specifications for fabrics, colours, designs and keep an eye on the quality.

The fashion industry is one of the largest industries in India. It ranks among the high growth sector of the economy. A large number of people are absorbed in the fashion industry. The garment industry is the major part of fashion industry. It provides people with lots of opportunities. There is thousands of apparel manufacturing houses that offer attractive openings at various levels of garment construction. Men’s, women’s and children garment manufacturing industry has shown tremendous growth in past few years.

Designing of attire is the most important area of the fashion houses. The other steps involve in garment construction is drafting, cutting and sewing the pieces of cloth together. Merchandising is the final and important step of garment construction industry. In order to popular the brand name different methods are adopted. Fashion shows are organized to introduce new styles and material to the buyer. Fashion designers get new opportunities through ramp shows and fashion write-ups. Style, glamour and buyers meet on a common platform. With the help of foreign collaborations apparel manufacturing units introduce new technologies and methods in order to add value to their product or to increase the efficiency of their production. New techniques of management help them in distribution processes.

The fashion industry is fast growing industry. The trend of fashion consciousness is bound to grow. Status of the people is identified through their fashion. India enjoys a prominent place in the international market. Indian designers with their creative and rich skill made it possible. The fashion designer design the attire by keeping in mind so many things like demand of the consumer, cost of the design, texture of the fabric, colors in fashion, international fashion trends, seasons and social customs etc. fashion designers spent much of their time in exploration and research. As they are to design the fabric therefore knowledge about fabric, weave draping qualities, material color, design and changing trend is important.

The process of designing starts with the sketching of original idea on paper and then shaping the pattern pieces which make the garment. Then on the paper pieces of actual size are drawn and cut on a rough material. These pieces are stitched to give the actual shape and fitted on a dummy. Modifications in the design and alterations in the stitching are done in order to give the final shape to the garment. This becomes the sample for making fine fabric garment.
The three main areas for fashion designers and manufacturers are:

The largest area out of these three is wholesale manufacturer. The fashion designer of this area simplifies the high fashion designs of the fashion trend by reducing their cost. Thus they produce it on large scale by cutting down its production cost also. Taking trendy dress on low price also satisfies consumer.
Fashion designers who work freelance and create exclusive designs market their product through fashion shows of ‘Haute Couture’ collections. Here I would like to mention some of the names that have earned good name and fame in fashion industry. Manish Malhotra, Rohit Bal, Manish Arora, J.J Valaya, Tarun Tahilliani, Ritu Kumar, Ritu Beri and Puja Nayar. They have established their names in international market also. Their unique selling point is Indian touch. They have skillfully blended the traditional textures, dyes and the modern market needs.

Wholesale manufacturing sector, generally specialize in producing certain types of clothes in a wide range of styles and fabrics. Further they can specialize in designing of men’s wear, women’ wear, children wear etc. there are fashion designers who have restricted themselves in one or two areas. For example: designing of men’ suits, jackets and jeans etc.
There are different departments in design industry.

The love of labels is fast catching up with fashion enthusiasts in 2nd class cities also. International designers have also got space in Indian malls. They are giving challenge to Indian designers. Therefore the job of Indian fashion designer has become more competitive and stressful. The success of a designer depends on the inherent creativity and formal training. Fashion designer should be artistic and should be able to express their ideas through sketches. He should have knowledge of colors, shades and tones of combining them. Fashion designer should be fashion conscious and aware of market demands.
Employment avenues for fashion designers are enormous. They can work with the various sectors dealing with fashion. They can join the following sectors:

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