As with any stream, fashion design requires
professional education and training accompanied by a degree that shows that you
are adept to work in the area of expertise that you have chosen. In order to
gain this expertise, one needs to attend a fashion design institute. So what
exactly is a fashion design institute? Well, a fashion design institute is an
arts school for people whose main focus is on fashion and who create with
fabrics.
So then how does one choose a fashion design institute
then one might ask? Well, choosing a fashion design institute is as difficult
as choosing a school for
business or engineering. One needs to see the curriculum, content, facilities
and faculty apart from the various course options, modules and reputation of
the institute as at the end of the day finding the best fashion design school
is the ulterior motive behind this exercise.
Apart from reputation (which is a must as most institutions in India are
private!), other factors that one needs to consider are costs, size and what
the school has to offer. An institute which operates out of a room makes no
sense and so does a degree affiliated from a university that does not exist
make any sense to attend. Moreover, some large schools offer interdisciplinary
programmes where students can also learn business courses side by side which
will help them set up their own label at a later stage. Additionally something
else to consider is the on-campus placements an institute has on offer and
lastly whether the institute has an end of the year degree show or not? It is
imperative for students of fashion design to show their creativity and an
institute that provides such a stage will definitely be better. Some students
will also need some kind of scholarships and as mentioned above as most of
these institutions are privately owned, scholarships are minimal and are
usually merit based. It would also be a good idea to visit different
institutions, meet their faculty and also get references from students who have
graduated from them. After doing this process, students should typically choose
a firm choice as well as a backup choice just in case they don’t get into their
first choice of school.
As mentioned above the admissions process in a fashion design institute
is as competitive as any other school as you need to convince the admissions
team why you are better than the next candidate. A key component of studying or
rather applying to a fashion design institute is drawing. One needs to be
extremely proficient artist and should have decent drawing skills as you would
be required to sketch out your ideas and concepts before working with fabrics
and forming the actual garment. Fashion design institutes would like to see
your work prior to accepting you onto a programme, this is what’s called
creating a portfolio for creative careers and is true for both fashion design
and art related programmes.
An additional benefit for applicants would be some sewing samples or samples
of clothes that one has made. Apart from this references from your mentors
would also add value to your application. However, the most important factor
for any fashion design institute selecting you is your high school grades; they
should meet the bare minimum entry requirements.
Once you are selected into a fashion design institute, you will get to
learn a lot of things. Apart from fashion design some of the newer schools will
also teach you CAD/CAM, marketing, merchandising, branding, entrepreneurship,
etc.
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