clothing fashion designer
Clothing fashion designers create concepts and make sketches of their creative ideas by hand or by using software. They analyse and interpret fashion trends in order to propose new ideas with high aesthetical value. They perform forecasting and market research to put together collections. They build collection lines by operating mood or concept boards, colour palettes, materials, drawings and sketches considering among others ergonomical criteria, etc.
Also called: clothing designer, couturier, clothes designer, clothing product designer
- 12
- essential skills
- 43
- optional skills
- 8
- related roles
- 2163
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Where you can go from here
8 rolesOccupations sharing the most essential skills with this one. The number is a count, not an opinion.
- fashion designer5 skills in common
- textile designer5 skills in common
- costume designer4 skills in common
- dressmaker4 skills in common
- tailor4 skills in common
- textile product developer3 skills in common
- sewing machine operator2 skills in common
- textile colourist2 skills in common
Essential skills
12- alter wearing apparel
- create mood boards
- create technical sketches for footwear
- design wearing apparel
- develop design concept
- draw sketches to develop textile articles
- draw up costume sketches
- keep up to date on costume design
- manage briefs for clothing manufacturing
- portfolio management in textile manufacturing
- produce textile designs
- properties of textile materials
Optional skills
43- 3D body scanning technologies
- analyse clothing 3d prototypes
- analyse costume sketches
- analyse scanned data of the body
- analyse supply chain strategies
- apparel manufacturing technology
- apply fashion trends to footwear and leather goods
- CAD for garment manufacturing
- coordinate manufacturing production activities
- create patterns for garments
- cut fabrics
- decorate textile articles
- define specifications for clothing
- distinguish fabrics
- draw sketches to develop textile articles using softwares
- draw up costume patterns
- e-tailoring
- embroider fabrics
- evaluate garment quality
- examine sample garments
- fabric spreading in the fashion industry
- grade patterns for wearing apparel
- history of fashion
- inspect wearing apparel products
- make technical drawings of fashion pieces
- manufacture personal protective equipment made of textile
- manufacture wearing apparel products
- manufacturing of children clothing
- manufacturing of made-up textile articles
- manufacturing of wearing apparel
- marker making
- modify textile designs
- operate computerised control systems
- operate garment manufacturing machines
- perform process control in the wearing apparel industry
- pleat fabrics
- prepare production prototypes
- select design elements
- sew pieces of fabric
- sew textile-based articles
- standard sizing systems for clothing
- use 3D scanners for clothing
- use textile technique for hand-made products
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