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Fashion design is the applied art meant for the design of clothing and other lifestyle accessories which generally reflect the cultural and social influences of that time. The objective of the fashion design courses is to create latest and sophisticated accessories to meet the needs of modern people. It thus creates a new identity of people.
Courses in Fashion Design

Fashion design courses are available in various areas of this field for example garment manufacturing technology, textile science, apparel construction methods, fabric dyeing and printing, color mixing and computer-aided design. A person can choose his/her course according to area of interest. These courses are garment designing, leather design, accessory & jewelry design, modeling, interior design, textile design, footwear design & allied subjects.

Career in Fashion Design
A skilled fashion designer can choose to work in the field like fashion media, design production management, designer wear production, planning and concept management, fashion marketing, quality control, fashion accessory design and promotion of brands. After passing successfully in fashion design course, a person can work as designer and assistant designer, fashion stylist, production, patternmaker, pattern grader, fabrications and trim buyer, fashion illustrator, and textiles artist.

Income

Nearly all fashion designers make money between $13,440 and $93,000. According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics report, an average annual income of fashion designers was $67,370 in 2005 while median annual earnings for fashion designers were $48,530 (£26,019) in 2000. The middle 50 percent earned between $34,800 (£18,658) and $73,780 (£39,557). The lowest 10 percent earned less than $24,710 (£13,248), and the highest 10 percent earned more than $103,970 (£55,743). Median annual earnings were $52,860 (£28,340) in apparel, piece goods, and notions - the industry employing the largest numbers of fashion designers.

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