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Things people wish they knew before starting a career in Fashion

If you are fashion savvy and an aspiring Fashion Designer, you are at the absolute right place to learn what you need while Pursuing the career of your dreams.

Here are some pro tips for all those stepping into the field of Fashion and want to make a glorious career out of it. 

It's all about Getting Started

Learning is a lifelong process especially in a creative career like Fashion, it's so dynamic and continuously evolving, therefore, you cannot sit and wait for a perfect day when you will know it all. 

It all begins, when You actually begin.

Whether you’ve just started learning or you are an experienced designer, you’ve got to get started with your own collection. Start creating a portfolio of your creative designs showcasing your ideas, use your imagination to the fullest and build your collection, make a mood board expressing your vision and how you see Fashion. 

How to create a Portfolio??

Treat your portfolio as an actual job or a project you would do. It should be a collection of your best works. 

Follow the easiest approach, Social Media! Creating a portfolio in today’s digital era is the easiest of all, you can get on to any social media platform like instagram, tiktok, youtube etc and publish your work! 

One step at a time will take you a very long way!

A Digital portfolio is the quickest and the most inexpensive way of promoting yourself and your craft. What’s better than presenting your personal collection to an abundant audience. Once you have enough to go with you can set up your own website, that’s a more professional approach and a professional touch to your portfolio. 

Think like an Entrepreneur

Today a designer is not just limited to design work, they have to be business minded, they have to be  project managers, salesperson, PR, Marketers, artists and directors and producers.  To succeed in Fashion, you have to be a jack of all trades, and here’s a quick workshop for you to learn all the entrepreneurial skills.

Make it your business to know your business well!

How do you think you can beat the competition? It is only if you become a competition, work towards an all round approach, upgrade your skills and know your industry in and out!

Party hard and Socialize

This may sound old school but socializing is the key, the more people know about your talent the more opportunities you have, people will know You and  what you do. It might be intimidating at the beginning as being social doesn’t come naturally to all of us, especially for the creative people, they like talking with their art. Nevertheless, one can also learn to adapt. 

So stop procrastinating, and start acting! 

Participate in events, go to social gatherings, put the word around, let everyone know what you are doing and build a strong network. The more you talk to people and get to know them, the more they will know of  you and talk about you. 

Just do it!

If you are looking where to start check out our special certificate program specifically designed for aspiring Fashion Designer who are talented and wish to build their brand.

Value your work and believe in it, create quality work and there’s no stopping you!