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To put it in simple words, Smart Textiles are technologically enabled textiles as opposed to that common fabric that you use in your daily lives.

In our previous blog post about the Evolution of Plus Size Fashion & Clothing, we talked about how it all began and where was it going. There is a little ranting as well in that one. If you have already read that post, you can treat this as an extension of that blog post. If you have not read that yet, nothing to worry about, you can treat it as a standalone post, but I strongly suggest you check that post out whenever you have time. Go, Check out Evolution of Plus Size Fashion–Why, How, When &

It’s a lot easier to customize your designs & sketches when you are working on a digital designing process. Software Applications in Fashion & Apparel Industry have a myriad of use cases and has the potential to reduce the designing process or work of a Fashion Designer by 50% in some cases.

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Evolution of Plus Size Fashion

Total Disclosure before we dive into the topic. I fall on the opposite spectrum of the size compared to plus size i.e. the negative size — what I would like to call it (I hope it catches on) — and hence most of the things that I am mentioning here are either based on research or information I have got from friends who falls into the spectrum of Plus Size.

I have found that Plus Size Fashion has always been controversial in one way or the other, and it has always fascinated me. Plus Size has been controversial because of the shortage in Plus Size Clothing sections and it has fascinated me because of our mindset. We as humans have evolved significantly in terms of everything, but most of us just left out the part where mindset should have evolved to respect fellow humans with no discrimination. The other day I was shown an ad on YouTube where the person was saying “I would feel ashamed to ask for XXL or XXXL clothes” and it was the ad for a weight loss company; Such is our mindset. We are making people feel insecure about their bodies for making money. This shows what our society’s mindset is about people with plus sizes. Anyway, this is not a rant post, so I will stop with that.

I believe Plus Size Fashion or Plus Size Clothing issue began with the dawn of Technology, industries that promote weight loss, and to some extent our Indian Cinema industry. It is a broad topic to cover, and we will talk about just the evolution of Plus Size Fashion, and maybe I will try to cover other subtopics in a series of other blog posts. So, let us get started, shall we?

Before the Whole Plus Size Fraught:

The first thing that came to mind when I thought of this topic was where and how did it begin and what was there before “Plus Size Fashion or Clothing” became a thing (which it was not expected to be; it was supposed to be as normal as every other size, sadly it is not).

There was a time when stout fashion was famous. At least in India and other Asian countries. During my research for this post, I came across an amazing essay about Learning Body Positivity From a 700-Year-Old Hindu Statue. You must give it a read, it is beautifully written, positive, and educational. In this essay, the author quotes a note written below the statue of Parvati in a museum that says, “Parvati is shown with the large eyes, round breasts, narrow waist, and broad hips that were elements of ideal beauty for a woman in ancient India.”

There was a time when the body shapes did not matter; No discriminations whatsoever, and that existed until the end of the 1800s.

History of Plus Size Fashion–How and where it began?

In the 1900s, Technological advancements led to mass production of clothes; Made to order clothing diminished, which was the inception of discrimination. Factories, to cut costs, started making clothes with a lesser variety of sizes and started promoting those. This is when the problem started. It became harder for men and women with bigger sizes to find their clothes.

Lena Bryant a famous fashion designer at that time recognized this problem and started the first-ever Plus Size store in New York. Lena Bryant was skilled at altering mass-produced clothes, and it helped in the success of her store. Many Top Fashion Designers and Fashion Brands observed this. By the end of the 1900s, there were a lot more plus-size stores that sprung up. This is the story of the west. In India, something opposite was happening. In India, it was the era of slim-fit clothing and all thanks to Bollywood’s obsession with it.

Conclusion:

When we look at the history of Plus Size Fashion or Plus Size Clothing from a high level, it looks plain and simple. Only after digging deep do we realize the other side of technological advancements and the vulnerabilities in our collective mindset. While we are seeing that there is a change in the mindsets of people, we still have a long way to go. We have seen a lot of online plus-size fashion brands and stores in the past decade, which is a good sign. But I would love to see the day when Plus Size Clothing is treated just as normal as any other sized clothing.

If you are Fashion Designer or a Fashion Blogger, I would love to know your views on the topic. Hit me up in the comment if you like to discuss any aspect of it. If you are someone who wants to become a Fashion Designer, I have listed some of the best fashion designing courses from one of the best fashion designing colleges in Bangalore. You can check them out and see if any of the courses resonate with your passion.

Note to readers: I have written this post keeping the educational aspects in mind. If any part of the post or even a word has hurt you or anyone, I am really sorry about it. Hurting someone’s feeling was never the intention of this post. The facts mentioned in this are completely based on the research. In case you find any discrepancies in the facts, please let me know and I will be happy to correct them.

This article is inspired by a blog post by the Indian Institute of Fashion Technology named Evolution of Plus Size Fashion

Blogging initially started out as a passion & a way for people to put their ideas & thoughts out in the world. But, with time Blogging slowly evolved as a career option mainly due to the potential of blogs in-terms of money. Lots of people depend solely on Blogging for a living. A successful blog has the potential to make you rich and at times start your own company/newsletter or whatever you wish to achieve with your blog. But, it’s not the money that inspires people to start their own blogs, it’s the fame & myriad of other opportunities that blogs bring with them.

How to become a Successful Fashion Blogger in India – Tips & Tricks to Start a Famous Fashion Blog

No matter whether you are someone who just want to put your ideas out for the world to see or someone who is looking to make some money out of it. Blogging is the best thing to go forward.

To be a Fashion Blogger you need to know a lot of things about Fashion. If you don’t have much idea about Fashion or Fashion Designing you can opt for courses like Diploma in Fashion Designing or Bsc in Fashion & Apparel Design where you get to learn everything about Fashion & Fashion Designing and later on start your own blog along with a job or a Boutique of your own. Its always good to have a back-up. Here is a detailed post on How to Become a Fashion Designer to help you out with your journey.

Starting a blog is pretty straight forward, the harder part is increasing its reach and putting it out In-front of your potential audience. In this blog post, I am going to talk about how to create a Fashion Blog and what are the ways to make it famous.

Bear in mind that Blogs do not become famous as soon as you publish them. There is a lot of work that goes behind making it famous. You will need both passion & perseverance in-order to become a successful Fashion Blogger.

Now that you are all motivated & inspired, let’s dive deep into the world of Blogging – Fashion Blogging.

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COVID-19 or Corona Virus Pandemic has been wrecking havoc across all the industries. But how has it affected the Fashion Industry specifically the Fashion Economy & would it change the buyer behavior and the way people dress in long run? Find all the answers & other Impact of Pandemic across Fashion & Apparel Industry

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List of Top Fashion Designing books That Every Fashion Designer Must Read

They say Knowledge is power & wisdom is knowing how to put that power to use. As an avid reader myself, I believe there is no better way to gain that knowledge and to learn how to use it than Books. People also say Books are a Human’s best friend; well, after Dogs of course.

It does not matter whether you are an aspiring Fashion Designer or already an accomplished Fashion Designer, reading is going to help you expand your horizons and in this post I have brought you a list of Top Fashion Designing books that every Fashion Designer must read or should have read.

While some of these books will help you understand the History of Fashion & the great battles of Fashion Houses or Brands and the wars of models on the Ramp/Runway the others will help you learn several aspects & techniques of Fashion Design itself.

So, without further Ads, Let’s jump onto the list of books. Shall We?

1. The End of Fashion by Tri Agins

2. The little dictionary of Fashion: A guide to dress sense for every Woman by Christian Dior

3. Fashion — Oxford History of Art by Christopher Breward

4. The Beautiful Fall by Alicia Drake

5. The Battle of Versailles: The Night American Fashion Stumbled into the Spotlight and Made History

6. Gods & Kings by Dana Thomas:

7. Love Style Life by Garance Dore

8. Women in clothes by Sheila Heti, Heidi Julavits, Leanne Shapton and 693 Others

9. The Fashion Designer Survival Guide by Mary Gehlhar

10. Everyday Icon: Michelle Obama & the power of style by Kate Betts

If you want to what the books are about before you start reading them, You can help yourself with that by reading this post.

Source – The blog was first found on Medium

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Top 10 Fashion Designers in India - Find Your Role: Being an aspiring Fashion Designer, You also might have thought of or already have a Fashion designer as a r

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Scope Of Fashion Designing In India - Careers & Opportunities in Fashion Designing : With an increase in average income of Indians and a wave of awareness a

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Scope of Fashion in 2020

India is a land of plethora of ethnicities which brings diversity in the culture and traditions. Being from a land of such diverse cultures and traditions does give Indian Fashion designers an edge over others since they have so much to be inspired from.

People all around the world are getting more conscious about their looks and aware of different Fashion cultures which is opening doors of great opportunities for Fashion designers. But the growth is as tremendous as it is around the world.

Before we dive into the scope and everything of Fashion designing, lets have a look at numbers to give you an idea of how big the Indian Fashion Industry actually is.

According to this article about Scope of Fashion designing, Indian Fashion Industry holds 13.5% of the world’s market share and accounts to at least 5% of India’s total GDP. Indian Fashion Industry is expected to grow to at least 223 billion dollars by 2021 from 108 Billion dollars – That’s almost 2x growth.

Fashion Industry is one of the most glamorous, creative and financially rewarding industries. But everything comes at a price, here the price is intense competition and the pressure – If you are passionate about being a Fashion Designer.

That being said, let’s dive into to the actual scope of Fashion Designing and what are the ways of becoming a Fashion Designer.

Being in Fashion Industry does not only mean that you should be a Fashion Designer. There are other designations as well which are nothing less than being a Fashion Designer.

Here is a list of all the Job Roles that you can choose from after you get a degree in Fashion Designing. I will be explaining some of them but not all of them.

Fashion Illustrator: Fashion Illustrator is the person who is responsible for creating sketches and illustrations based on Fashion designer’s inputs. A very important skill you need to acquire to be a successful Fashion Illustrator is Drawing/Sketching.

Fashion Stylist: Suppose you have created some great designs, but how do you go about presenting them. Presenting the designs is equally important as creating them and that is where Fashion Stylist comes to play. They are good at deciding what accessories goes with what kind of designs; What hair styles should be chosen for a particular dress etc.. Fashion Stylists helps Fashion designers present their designs in the best way possible during Fashion shows. The strength of Fashion Stylist lies in here attention to details.

Fashion Designer: In a nutshell, a Fashion designer is someone comes up with design ideas based on the trends. There are times when Fashion Designers have derailed from the current trends only to create a new trend. So, Fashion Designers are basically the creators and trend setters of the Fashion Industry.

Fashion Consultant: Fashion Consultants are mainly called upon when there is a make over required. They have the power to redefine a person’s look. Most of the Fashion Consultants are kind of exclusive to a client and they look after their client’s image, style in public.

Fashion Coordinator: Coordinator aka Fashion Director is responsible for developing policies and managing the arrangements at a Fashion House or a Fashion Company. Being a Fashion Coordinator, you will be more into organizing Fashion Events, Advertising, Fashion Research and other aspects of Fashion Marketing than Designing or other kinds of tasks.

Fashion Merchandiser: These are the people who are good at creating stuffs that people actually want to buy. Fashion Merchandised needs to have at least fundamental knowledge of all the aspects of Fashion Designing. Their job role is to study the current and past trends and help companies develop merchandise based on the trends.

Bridal Designer: I believe this one is pretty self explanatory. When you think of wedding dresses and brides look, Bridal designers are the ones who come to mind. They specialise in styling a bride to look her best on her special day. Being a Bridal Designer could be a very satisfying job, given the fact that you are give the power to make some one’s very special day extra special.

Assistant Designer: Assistant designers as the name suggests are the assistants to Fashion Designers. If you are just starting your career in Fashion, Being an Assistant Designer to famous Fashion designer could give your career a huge kick start. Being an Assistant Designer your job most often is to lend a Fashion Designer with creative as well as practical support.

Costume Designer For Film/ Theater: This one might be the most interesting of them all. Being a Costume Designer specially for Films might prove to be difficult and creatively exhausting. But all of that hard work pays when you see your costumes give a depth to the story of the film. As a Costume Designer you have to learn about the character, period and design the costumes accordingly. Loads of research and a lot of experimentation is what makes this job interesting one apart from the fact that you get meet the actors and style them.

Some honorary mentions:

CAD Designer

Fashion Content Developer

Milliner

Production Assistant

Now tht you know scope of different job roles and the scope of Fashion Designing in India, Lets have a look at the scope of different courses you can pursue to get into Fashion Industry.

Fashion designing course durations range from 6 months to 3 years based on which course and how much of Fashion designing you want to learn.

Diploma in Fashion Designing and Boutique Management course lasts a whole year where you will basics of Fashion designing, Boutique Setup as well as Boutique Management.

Bsc in Fashion Design & Apparel Management is two years course where you learn the fundamentals and intermediate topics related to different aspects of Fashion Designing in detail.

Master in Fashion Management is a 3 years course which deals with the advanced topics of Fashion Designing as well as Fashion Marketing.

Apart from these three courses, there are several certification and diploma courses which range from 3 Months to 1 Year. You can take them up if you don’t have time to go to college or if you wish to learn only the absolute basics of Fashion designing, Pattern Making etc..

Here is a list of some of those courses.

Weekend Diploma in Fashion Designing – 1 Year

Certification Course in Pattern Making and Draping

Advance Fashion Designing & Illustration

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How to Become A Fashion Designer

Becoming A Fashion Designer is not as tough as you think neither it is as easy. Even though the process of becoming a Fashion Designer on paper is simple. Every profession demands certain Discipline and skill set for you to succeed in that profession. Especially when that profession is built on Artistic aspects.

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Hence, in this post we will be looking at the skills you need to possess to become a fashion designer, the course you can pursue and what the future looks like once you become a Fashion designer.

Fashion Designer does not necessarily mean that you will be designing clothes all your life. Fashion Designing has a lot more to it than just designing clothes. The field has various specialties for you to specialize in like Apparel Design, Fashion Marketing, Jewelry Design, Store Management etc.

So, without further ado, lets jump in; Shall We?

Skills You Should Master To Become A Fashion Designer:

Keep in mind that most or all of these skills can be developed over time. There has been loads of Psychological studies done to prove that skills can be developed. If you have all these skills as talent; You are lucky. If you don’t, Work on them and develop them. So here comes the list of skills you would require to succeed as a Fashion Designer.

Creativity:

It’s a known fact Fashion is a field of Art; Which means every Fashion Designer is an artist in one or the other way. To put it in perspective, A Fashion Designer is a creator and what good a creator is without creativity, Right? Creative thinking is crucial and the Fashion field demands it more than anything else. So, start developing a creative thinking process.

Ability To Draw:

As a Fashion designer, Drawing is must have skill of your job description. You need a medium to express all the designs and creatives you think of and Drawing is one of those mediums. CAD will help you in some cases with respect to this but nothing can beat a drawing on a piece of paper. Being able draw will help you put your imagination in perspective and help communicate your though process. It can also help you as hobby.

Eye For Detail:

This one is actually pretty self explanatory. Being a Fashion Designer, you would be dealing with a lot of intricate work specially if you are in apparel or jewelry department. You need to have great eye for details to make those designs unique and lovable.

Strong Imagination & Visualization:

This skill kind of falls in line with Creativity and Artistic Abilities. Along with having a good creative thought process, you also need to possess a strong imagination to visualize how your design would look like before you actually put it on paper.

Business Sense:

This one is for people who wants to start their own boutiques or labels. Having a keen business sense would help you in developing and taking your business to the next level.

Passion:

Cliché Alert – I have saved the best & important for the last. Though this might not count exactly as a skill, there is no better place to put this other than here. Whatever skills you possess, how much ever hard working you might be; If you don’t love what you do and if you are not passionate enough about it; That will reflect in your work. Always choose a career field which excites you and about which you are really passionate.

Now that the skills are out of the way, lets see the process of becoming of becoming a Fashion Designer:

Fashion Designing Courses:

Once you know that you are passionate about Fashion Designing and want to pursue a career in Fashion Designing; Getting into a course is relatively easier. Though I can’t promise whether the syllabus and test would be easier or not.Fashion Designing courses ranges from mere certification to Masters degree courses. So you have to decide which one is the right course for you. Whether you want to pursue a certification course which would cost you around just 6 months of your time or Diploma or any other degree which would cost you more time. Whatever may be the case, I’ll mention all the courses & their eligibilities I know of here.

Diploma in Fashion Design & Boutique Management:

Eligibility: All you need to pursue Diploma in Fashion Designing is that you should have completed your 10th or SSLC.

BSc in Fashion & Apparel Designing:

BSc is spread across a duration of 3 years for Regular and 2 years for Lateral entry students.To pursue Bsc in Fashion 7 Apparel Designing course, You need to have completed 2nd Puc and if you are planning on Lateral entry then you would need to have completed a 3 year Diploma in Fashion course.

Masters in Fashion Management

If you know the basics and have a Bachelor’s degree but want to learn the advanced topics to advance in your career, Masters in Fashion Management is the way to go. The duration of the course in 2 Years where you will be learning things like Fashion Merchandising, the business aspects of Fashion and more.

The eligibility to pursue Masters in Fashion Management is that you should have a Bachelors Degree in any stream.

These were the major courses you can opt for. But if you have time constraints or just want to pursue Fashion as more of a hobby, here is the list of some fashion certification courses you can opt in for.

Certification Course in Pattern Making

Advance Fashion Designing & Boutique Management

Weekend Diploma in Fashion Designing.

Scope of Fashion designing & Career Opportunities:

India is a land of variety of cultures which opens up great horizons for you to explore in the field of Fashion. With a population of 1.3 Billion becoming more fashion conscious with each passing day, the demand for Fashion Designers is really good. Fashion designers in India are not only working towards fulfilling the demand in India but for export purposes as well. India’s textile industry has always been in demand in the international market.

Here are some of the designations you can take up after completing your Fashion design course.

Fashion Illustrator

Fashion Designer

Stylist

Fashion Consultant

Assistant Designer

Costume Designer

These job roles are just to name a few. If you don’t want to work for someone else; You can always start your own boutique or a label and market it.

And that is how you become a Fashion Designer – In a nutshell.

Source:

Indian Institute Of Fashion Technology

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