Fashion designing
Fashion designers design clothes and accessories. Fashion deigners design to adapt new trends They are not responsible for actual creating of clothes but design clothes either by using hand or computer
Private
1) you can be self employed 2) you can own a boutique 3) you can work in a export house, garment industry , textile mills, etc
1) an eye for detail
2) creative flair
3)good hand-eye coordination
4)knowledge of fashion history and current fashion trends
5)the ability to work to tight deadlines
6) good communication skills
Minimum eligibility for the Undergraduate course in this field is 10+2 with 50% marks and for Post Graduate courses graduation. In the prominent institutes, admission is strictly on merit- through written test, situation test, group discussion and interview. These courses are aimed at understanding concepts related to costume.The courses include Graduate, Post graduate, Certificate and Diploma in the following areas:
• Accessory designing and fashion designing
• Garment Manufacturing Technology
• Apparel marketing and Merchandising
• Leather and Garment Design and Technology
• Knitwear Design and Technology
• Textile Design and Development
• Fashion Journalism and Presentation
While 10+2 is sufficient for Accessory designing and Fashion Designing, Graduates are preferred for other courses.
Institutes in Bihar
1) JD Institute of Fashion Technology 501, Saday Bhawan,Marwari Awas Complex, Near Dakbanglow Chowk, Fraser Road, Patna – 800 001
2) International Institute of Fashion Design, Kumar Towers, Ist Floor, Boring Road Crossing, Patna, Bihar
3) National Institute of Fashion Technology (Ministry of Textiles, Government of India) NIFT Campus, Mithapur Farms, Patna 800 001, Phone: 0612 - 2360087, Fax: 0612 – 2360078, Email: ad.patna@nift.ac.in
4) RFS Academy of Design, Study centre: 201 - 202, 2nd Floor, Sumati Place, opp. Alankar Place, Boring Road Patna-800001 (Bihar), Phone: +91 983500022, +91 9835464633, +91 9304024132, +91 9934468999, Email: info@rfsstudio.com, info@rfsedu.com, rfs.raj@gmail.com
5) J.D. Women's College Bailey Road, City: Patna,800023, Phone: 0612-2280666, Email: principal@jdwcpatna.com
Institutes in other locations:
1) National Institute of Fashion Technology, NIFT Campus, Hauz Khas, Near Gulmohar Park, New Delhi - 110 016. Phone: 011-26542100
2) National Institute of Fashion Technology (Ministry of Textiles, Government of India), NIFT Campus, Plot - 3B, Block-LA, Near 16 No. Water Tank, Sector III, Salt Lake City, Kolkata - 700 098. Phone: +91-33-23358872 / 2890 / 8348 / 7332 / 8350
3) National Institute of Fashion Technology, Tata Mills Compound, Dada Sahib Phalke Marg, Dadar (East), Mumbai-400 014. Phone: 022 27747000, 27747100, 27745549
4) National Institute of Fashion Technology, NIFT Campus, North Eastern Indira Gandhi Regional Institute of Health & Medical Sciences (Old NEIGRIHMS Campus), 'C' Block, Pasteur Hills Lawmali, Shillong - 793 012, Meghalaya. Phone: +91-364-2590240 / 53
5) National Institute of Fashion Technology, NIFT Campus, Old Govt. Polytechnic Residential Campus, Chheb, Kangra - 176 001, Himachal Pradesh. Phone: 01892-260871
6) Academy of Fashion Studies, 37, A Pocket B, Gangotri Enclave, Alaknanda, New Delhi - 110 019
7) Anima Institute of Fashion, Corporate Office at 1 Shambhu Nath Pandit St., Kolkata - 700 020
8) Apeejay Institute of Design (affiliated to Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar), 54, Tughlakabad Institutional Area, MB Road, Near Batra Hospital New Delhi - 110 062
9) Apple Publishing Technology Centre, A-220, Okhla Industrial Area-1, New Delhi-110 020
10) BD Somani Institute of Art & Fashion Technology, 625 G.D Somani Marg, Cuffe Parade, Mumbai - 400 005
11) Birla Institute of Liberal Arts and Management Sciences, 5-A, Sarat Bost Road (Opp.Minto Park), Kolkata-20
12) CEPZ Institute of Fashion Technology, CEPZ, MIDC, Marol, Andheri, Mumbai - 400 093
13) Hyderabad Institute of Fashion Technology, D3, Huda Complex, Taranka, Secunderabad - 500 017
14) ID Institute of Fashion Technology, 3 Lal Haveli, Hauzkhaz Village, New Delhi - 110 016
15) IEC School of Art and Fashion, IEC House, M-92, Connaugh Place, New Delhi - 110 001
16) International Academy of Fashion, E-291, Greater Kailash-II, New Delhi-110 048
17) JD Institute of Fashion Technology, Rewa, Ground Floor, Opp.Cadbury House (Bank of India Lane), Haji Ali, Mumbai - 400 026
18) National Institute of Fashion Design, 14-B, Camac Street, Kolkata-700 017 (Campuses also at Howrah and Salt Lake)
19) Nirmala Nikethan, Marine Lines, Mumbai
20) Northern India Institute of Fashion Technology, C-115, Industrial Area, Phase VII, Mohali, Punjab
21) Pearl Academy of Fashion, A21/13, Naraina Industrial Area, Phase-II, New Delhi-28 Ph:011-25891467, 25395107, 25703451
22) St. Xavier's College, Ranchi Post Box No-9, Dr. Camil Bulcke Path, Ranchi, Jharkhand-834001
23) VNF Institute of Fashion Designing, 6, Shanti Niketan, Dr. Ambedkar Road, Matunga (E), Mumbai-400 019.
24) Wigan Fashion School, Wingan&Leigh College (India) Ltd., 401, Skipper Corner, 88, Nehru Place, New Delhi.
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