The Career of Fashion Design

Fashion designers create new styles of clothing for women, men and children of all ages. They may specialize in designing certain things such as, coats, suits, dresses, swimwear, sportswear, lingerie, casual separates etc. Other types of things that designers can be responsible for designing can include: uniforms, dance, exercise and sporting apparel, costume design and specialty apparel such as bridal or religious garments. A great majority of designers work for apparel manufacturers, designer licensees or …

…that were aimed for the long-legged, flat-breasted, skinny adolescent looking women, who were the ideal of the time. This period ranges from about the early 1960’s till the late 70’s. Beginning in the 80’s and coming up to the present, fashion became fashionable. Labels were something that everyone had to have so they could have the right image. Celebrities also came into play and consumers began to want to dress more like their favorite stars