Clothing, Fashion & Accessories Designers
Description
Clothing, fashion and accessories designers plan, direct and undertake the creation of designs for new clothing and related fashion accessories.
Tasks
- Liaises with client to determine the purpose, cost, technical specification and potential uses/users of clothing or related fashion accessory undertakes research to determine market trends, production requirements, availability of resources and formulates design concepts prepares sketches, designs, patterns or prototypes for textiles, clothing, footwear, jewellery, fashion accessories submits design to management, sales department or client for approval, communicates design rationale and makes any necessary alterations specifies materials, production method and finish for aesthetic or functional effect oversees production of sample and/or finished product or produces one-off products for fashion shows observes and manages intellectual property issues
Entry Requirements
Entrants have usually completed a foundation course, BTEC/SQA award, degree and/or postgraduate qualification. Vocational qualifications in Fashion Design and Design are available at Level 2 and 3, as are apprenticeships at Levels 2 and 3.
Case Study
Jerome Angus
Hospitality Supervision & Leadership - Level 3 Diploma
Jerome says: "I chose to study at Merton College because it has excellent facilities for my Hospitality & Catering course. The College is very welcoming and my tutors are very supportive. As part of my course, I deliver a service to customers that visit the Taste Restaurant and I really enjoy interacting with them. We regularly host events and I like working as a team to co-ordinate these events. For example, we are often visited by members of the local community who come to the restaurant for lunch."
Once Jerome has completed his Diploma, he intends to study a Higher Level Apprenticeship in Hospitality and work for a major restaurant chain. His ultimate goal is to own a chain of restaurants one day.
