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How to Get Into Fashion Design with Partial Qualifications?
A dear friend has a dream of being a fashion designer. She completed a teaching degree and then went on to do a couple of years of some sort of design qualification but had to stop for personal reasons. Is there something she can do to get a foot in the door somewhere and progress towards her dream? I’m an engineer and don’t really have any idea about the fashion business.
Still, the classic problem of not being able to get a job without experience but you can’t get experience without having been in a job for a while is stopping her from getting a start. Unusually(?), she can’t stand the concept of working in retail (for example, a dress shop), although I’ve suggested that might be helpful.
Is going back to uni a prerequisite? Is there a way she could do something part-time and not take 10 years to get somewhere?
I think she’d appreciate any sort of insights or suggestions.
Thanks.
The fashion designer is entreprenuerial at heart. If she had more credentials it would be easier for her to get funding to launch a line, however all is not lost.
Tell your friend to sketch her desired collection and then create sample garments of as many as she can afford – at least one complete outfit. She can use this to try to get artist’s grants or venture loans. If she has talent, she can leverage this into funding. If you know someone who is photogenic, take photographs of her wearing the designs. Again, use this to try to get funding. When all else fails, she should ask friend and family for loans. You can launch a line for $10,000 start up costs and some ingenuity.
You do not need a degree in design. You need real sewing skills and talent. If she has this, I would tell her to give it her all. Even if her first collection flops, sometimes a more successful fashion house will hire you if they see promise in your first collection.
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