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Footwear Design
Footwear is the basic requirement of the people. But designer footwear definitely comes under the heading of accessories. In the world of fashion accessories are as important as your dress. Attractive footwear enhances the beauty and smartness of a person. In a crowd of people gorgeous women with beautiful attire and designer footwear becomes the centre of attraction. Gone are the days when people used to have one pair of bathroom sleepers and one pair of formals. Nowadays both men and women are crazy for the trendy footwear. Now they buy shoes and sandals of different colors and design matching to their dresses. Children are equally conscious about their footwear. Parents also love to buy for them attractive and smart shoes, chapels and sandals for them.
The footwear industry has seen tremendous growth in last few decades. To cater the demand of the people the footwear designer jobs are also in great demand. Every footwear unit wants to have major share of the market by giving unique and beautiful designs. International brands are also making their place in Indian market. People are also becoming more brand conscious. International brands are much costlier than Indian brands. Therefore cliental of foreign brands is limited to some extent.
Footwear is such a thing that matters most in term of comforts. Feel good factor is most important in case of footwear. So no one likes to compromise on quality and comfort. So in this world of fashion the profession of footwear designers has become all the more challenging. They innovate footwear through design, material and market research. There is a tough competition also.
Production unit of this sector preferred to hire designers with technical know-how. Industry need trained craftsman who can meet the demands of the fashion world. Therefore footwear industry holds bright future for professionals who are trained in this field.
Students who want to absorb themselves in this field can pursue the footwear designing and technology courses after +2. There are so many institutes in India who are providing training in this area. One can choose according to his need and qualification. There are management programs in footwear technology and masters in footwear designing. They are also offering higher diploma courses in footwear technology and footwear designing. The institutes offer short term courses in footwear and leather goods. To join higher diploma courses a candidate should be graduate in any stream or diploma holder in leather and footwear technology.
The students with innovative mind, sharp grasping power, and with lots of patience are best suited for this field. Sometimes the designers have to modify the designs many times as per the comfort is concerned.
Like the fashion garment designer footwear designer also has to go through complete research work. The material, the colors, the market demand and season are few things that they have to keep in mind. They should have thorough knowledge of the leather and other materials used for manufacturing footwear.
Footwear designer can work freelance or he can attach himself with a company or export houses. He can also sell his designs to the different manufacturing companies. How much he gets for his design is totally depends on his innovations.
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