Many people join fashion industry every day. This is not because it is a new profession but also because people are supposed to like their dream through fashion. It is true that fashion industry fulfils dreams of many including those who love art and fashion. You can even dream of a lusty career apart from creativity.

When you are thinking to spend your college years in a fashion college, you have to know different aspects of fashion industry to make the right choice. Some of you may think that fashion industry is all about fashion design. Whether you think this way or not, this perception is nowhere near reality. Fashion industry has lot more variation than just being all about fashion design. In fact, fashion industry precisely includes fashion designing, clothing, marketing and even fashion merchandize. If you want to pick the right field in fashion industry, you have to know each of them. That’s when you can make the right choice about your future in fashion industry. Continue reading →

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The rate at which more and more individuals are settling for fashion designing should speak volumes about its worth. It has never been an industry for everybody and it never will, but those who’ve dared to dream and aspire to follow the dreams, trust me they have seen it all. Top fashion designers command power and respect, and needless to say, this is certainly a very rich industry.

There are steps to follow if you are to reach great heights in this big industry.
1. Being passionate about fashion: – The greatest adventure starts with attitude and ambition, and should any of them lack, you’re definitely in for a shocker. Personal drive and ambition pushes you to the limits and certainly gives you an edge.
2. Research: – Many have tried, many have failed. Many have come, many have gone. Take your time to establish why, putting your answers together. Understanding the market requirements and trends is a good starting point as you’ll employ your creativity to get your designs in the market.
3. Be ready to learn: – No man is an island; ask Ralph Lauren and Co. To get to the top, you should be ready to learn from other people in the field. The slightest information availed can be of great help if put into consideration.
4. Sketch your ultimate plan: – Assuming you’ve thoroughly grasped the market needs, make a plan of what you intend to showcase and how you intend to do it. Getting the most strategic platforms on time can be hugely rewarding as that provides the base from which your products will be noticed.
5. Be patient: – If there is anywhere that the adage “patience pays” is practical, then it’s certainly here. Getting your designer line noticed may take some time, and the sooner you realize that, the better.

When the term fashion design is mentioned to many people, the only groups of people that come to their mind are women. This is because women have been so receptive to fashion as compared to other groups like the men and the children. Women are always particular about what they wear, how they look and the more the trends change, the more reason why so many fashion designers like Karen Millen target this group. It is believed that a fashion designer who targets women will never go wrong because their designs will always sell in the market especially after the fashion designer wins their confidence and trust. Karen Miller started with women’s clothing and when they were received well in the market, she went ahead to design other items like shoes, ladies’ bags, footwear, outerwear and also jewelers. She had to take it slow in the fist place because she was not sure what women loved at that time, but after gaining their trust and loyalty, she went ahead to producing so much at the same time and she never went wrong.

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The company was established in 1997 revolving around the belief that both men and women basically want to feel sexy and comfortable in what they wear. Andrew Rosen, former Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Anne Klein, along with Elie Tahari, founded Theory LLC with the intention of creating a new women’s fashion label, focusing primarily on the production of stretch pants. It was a successful venture and later Theory came out with its men’s line in 1999.

The company entered into a licensing agreement with Link International of Japan in the year 2000 to manufacture as well as distribute the brand in parts of Asia. As it proved to be a hit in the Asian market, women’s handbags and shows were later released, formally being launched in the United States of America in Spring 2006.

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This Belgian-American fashion designer was born on December 31, 1946 and made waves in the world of fashion in 1972 with her iconic wrap dress. She was formerly part of the German princely House of Fürstenberg, having married the Prince Egon of Fürstenberg and was therefore known as Princess Diane of Fürstenberg. Their marriage was short-lived following their untimely divorce in the same year she made a name for herself in the world of fashion. She was no longer permitted to use the title of princess when she remarried in 2001 to Barry Diller.

Her real name is Diane Simone Michelle Hafin and she was born in Brussels, Belgium. Her parents are Leon Halfin, who was born in Romania and later immigrated to Belgium, and Liliane Nahmias, a holocaust survivor. Diane obtained a degree in Economics at the University of Geneva in Switzerland. She started cultivating her interest in fashion designs in 1970 with a starting investment of $30,000.00 telling herself that she had to start a career on her own, not totally dependent on her husband, Prince Egon, and at the same time establish her own identity. This proved to be the starting point and the birth of her “female power” as she wanted to prove to the world that she was not entirely dependent on her husband where she was clearly then well-provided with all the comforts of life.

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