Do you have to go to university to get a good career in the fashion industry?

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Permalink Reply by darscell douglas on August 20, 2009 at 6:08pm

it 's better to have a sound education to get a good career in fashion i believe so but if you can't afford . question where do you live? please write me back soon as possible cuz i won't be able to answer you tomorrow i'm leaving for college tomorrow maybe i could give better advice if i know where your located ok

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Permalink Reply by Yasmin on August 21, 2009 at 12:02pm

oops sorry its late..well im from wolverhampton, UK..im just worried how hard it would be for me if i cant go to uni :S im hoping to move to a different country at some point as well

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Permalink Reply by Shaila Scott on September 3, 2009 at 4:03am

Actually having a diploma in a university sometimes is just a formality, there are some professional fashion designer right now who don't even have a change to be in a class room of a fashion school like Ralf Lauren but through his hard work and creativity he proves that everything on earth is equal. Being in a fashion industry that has a lot of competitors you have to have your own fashion style who is not too far in the reality of fashion trends today.

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Permalink Reply by Maryanne on September 4, 2009 at 12:28pm

are you truly talented?
what are your strengths?
do you already hand sketch?
are you familiar with photoshop/illustrator?
have you contacted designers whose work you admire?
have you thought of some sort of apprenticeship? ( more possible in europe than in the states)
if you can work alongside a designer and show your talents,
then there is a chance that university might not be necessary.
( the uk is far more creative fashion wise than the states. not just my opinion, but a fact)
start contacting people, can you work in fashion during the day and possibly start taking courses at night?

can you sew very well?
make your own patterns?
do you have an inherent " eye" for fashion?
can you accurately predict which direction fashion will go to next?

it is rare, but there are people who are amazingly talented who have never been technically " university" educated.
they naturally have the ability in them and it is a gift.
once again, very rare, but true talent will just spring from you ~ the rest you can learn along the way.
you can teach yourself certain things, like sewing and pattern making.
it's all trial and error. and you learn as you go along in this industry.
even the top designers are learning something new everyday.
make use of your local library. read read read everything you can find about fashion.
the next step is up to you.
good luck to you.

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Permalink Reply by Garima Kasliwal Badjatia on October 29, 2009 at 2:31pm

Hello Maryanne,

The experience you have ..spoke in the answers you gave

Reading your response ,answered a lot of questions .

I have more than half of the list in me,especially the technical stuff .I have a design career in different mediums spanning 2 decades including International.But my passion is Fabric /fashion /garments/sketching and all that stuff ...I just can't pack the sewing machine ...I keep finding stuff to improve ......Perfection is another challenge ...The fall OF THE FABRIC HAS TO BE RIGHT .

The challenge I'm facing is that, I'm new to the Bay area ....I'm still exploring the Designers ....
I have been going off and on ...on going to university


Can I get apprentice in the San Francisco/Bay area without going to University ?????
Would the Designers work with somebody who has different mediums of design experience ,
but some fashion experience but a lot of talent ????

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Permalink Reply by Maryanne on November 14, 2009 at 9:48pm

hello, i just saw your questions to me, all these weeks later. i have been so very busy.
The only way to find out about the designers is to contact them,ask questions & see what they say.
do you have a portfolio? or samples of your design level which would demonstrate your knowledge?

i don't have any experience about the west coast.

but i would say, start by contacting the designers you wish to work with.
but have everything you need to show them your skill level.
best of luck.

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Permalink Reply by Brian Lopez on October 24, 2009 at 7:09pm

NO! you do not have to go to a university to become successful in the fashion industry. It's all about talent and exposure and meeting the right people. It all depends what you want to do in the industry. nowadays because of the economy many places are not hiring so it is the best time to start small independent companies.

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Permalink Reply by Wax Fajardo on October 26, 2009 at 6:38am

I think no... Because there are lots of vocational school offering fashion crash courses.....


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Permalink Reply by Ross on October 27, 2009 at 7:30am

If you have the aptitude and determination and know where to find a good opportunity to start in the industry, then it might do good to not do University. If you don't want to jump straight into the deep end, then Uni would be a better option. I just find that those that don't do Uni spend 4 years working their way up the career ladder instead and end up with better pay and prospects in a shorter space of time. It depends on if you want to do a full time job or spend time getting a better rounded set of skills.

Even if you haven't been to Uni, somewhere like H&M have lots of opportunities for people to go in at an entry level and work their way up to the role they really want, check out http://www.hmretailcareers.com

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Permalink Reply by Lollipop Apparels on November 14, 2009 at 1:28am

No way there has been so many people who made it big Marc Ecko and daymon John ed hardy and the list goes on

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Permalink Reply by FashionShanghai on March 29, 2010 at 6:15am

Hello,

definitly fo you can get the chance to at least study the bacis that would be brilliant and then your skills will do the rest but definitly this is always better to have an education background !

Cheers!


www.ifa-edu.fr

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