Fashion Designers

Key skills

A typical day

• •Sketch rough and detailed drawings of apparel or accessories, and write specifications such as color schemes, construction, material types, and accessory requirements.
• •Examine sample garments on and off models, modifying designs to achieve desired effects.
• •Confer with sales and management executives or with clients to discuss design ideas.
• •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.

Fields of study

Any field