Fashion designers create original clothing, accessories, and footwear. They sketch designs, select fabrics and patterns, and give instructions on how to make the products they designed.

Fashion designers typically do the following:

Study fashion trends and anticipate designs that will appeal to consumers
Decide on a theme for a collection
Use computer-aided design programs (CAD) to create designs
Visit manufacturers or trade shows to get fabric samples
Select fabrics, embellishments, colors, or style for each garment or accessory
Work with other designers or team members to create a prototype design
Present design ideas to the creative director or showcase them in fashion or trade shows
Market designs to clothing retailers or directly to consumers
Oversee the final production of their designs

The median annual wages for fashion designers in the top five industries in which these designers worked were as follows:


Management of companies and enterprises $78,590
Specialized design services 62,560
Apparel manufacturing 62,390
Apparel, piece goods, and notions merchant wholesalers 60,590
Wholesale electronic markets and agents and brokers 57,950

Various Fashion Designing Courses offered in India

Certificate Course in Textile Designing
Certificate Course in Fashion Designing
Certificate Course in Fashion Illustration and Design
Certificate Course in Fashion Designing and Garment Construction
Computer Aided Fashion Designing
Diploma in Fashion Designing
Diploma in BBA Fashion Designing Course
Diploma in Fashion and Interior Designing
Diploma in Fashion Design and Merchandising
Diploma in Fashion Design and Clothing Technology
Advance Diploma in Fashion Technology
Advance Diploma in Fashion Designing and Clothing Technology
Advance Diploma in Apparel Marketing and Merchandising
Advance Diploma in Apparel Production Engineering
B.A. Fashion Design (Hons.)
B.Sc. Fashion Designing (Hons.)
B.Sc. Fashion Design
B.Sc. Fashion and Apparel Designing
B.Sc. Fashion Technology
Bachelor of Fashion Design
Bachelor of Design in Fashion Communication
Bachelor of Fashion and Apparel Design (BFAD)
Bachelor of Fashion Retail Management
Bachelor of Fashion Technology (BFT)
Bachelor of Fashion Business Management
Bachelor of Design in Fashion Design
Postgraduate Diploma in Textile Management
Postgraduate Diploma in Apparel Management
Postgraduate Diploma in Home Textile Management
Postgraduate Diploma in Home Textile Management
Postgraduate Diploma in Dress Designing and Tailoring
Postgraduate Programme in Garment Manufacturing
M.Sc. Textiles and Clothing
MBA in Textile Management
MS in Textile Management