Whether you are a current fashion student or if you are planning to go study fashion design. Here are a few things to look out for during your time in fashion design school. Remember how people always say: “You don’t know what you have until it’s gone”? It is so true. Only psychics can really see what they will miss out and grab the opportunity before it is gone. So it is a good idea as a normal person to keep your eyes peeled along the way.
Before you graduate and start searching for a job, here are a four things to do that will give you an awesome head start even before you join the fashion industry:
To-do #1: Join Competitions
Participating in competitions let you meet and make friends with people who are already in the fashion industry. You can also learn from many budding fashion designers like yourself when you compete with them. Losing
a competition can be scary. Competing with designers stronger than you can seem like a losing battle. But as a student, you have nothing to lose when you join a competition.
Read the terms and conditions carefully. Prepare your work and show the world what you got! This will allow you to see where you stand in the professional world. More importantly, you need constant challenge to develop as a creative designer.
To-do #2: Build your Portfolio
These are the main reasons you should be going to school for:
1) Achieve your degree.
This is crucial to gain entry to jobs and higher salaries.
2) Master job-related skills.
This will be your meal ticket throughout your career. Every designer worth his salt started out doing his own work.
3) Build a decent portfolio.
This proves to your future employers what you are capable of. It acts as an important proof of credibility for every designer.
While you are in school, your assignments are not only designed to assess skills and give you practice. It builds your portfolio along the way. This is so that you can send it out with your résumé for job applications directly after graduation.
Students who did not work on their portfolio before graduation will have to spend precious time making one. This can cause you to miss out on good job opportunities. So always keep your portfolio full of your best works.
The process is not necessarily boring. You can even pool your efforts with classmates and stage your own fashion show.
To-do #3: Experiment to Find your Dress Sense
Fashion school may be hard work, but it is not completely about assignments and exams. It is also about fun. Dressing up every day helps you develop personal style. It also gives you good dressing habits. And if you
decide to leave fashion for other fields, this is one thing you will not be able to do anymore. So relish your freedom to express your style while you still can.
Fashion design school is a place where you are allowed to experiment with your dress sense. You can have pink hair, wear red contacts, or even wear fancy outfits to school. You will definitely get a few stares or the
whole street turning their heads to look at you. But hey, it will be a fond memory to have.
To-do #4: Map your Future
Eventually, you will have to decide where you want to go. Have a rough idea of what you want your future career will be like. Whether you plan to take your Masters in Fashion Design, join a couture house or start your own
label. Early planning saves time and gives you the ability to recognize opportunities. Keep an idea of your future in your mind and you will spend less time searching for answers after graduation.
Want to find out more about fashion design schools? Send an enquiry to one of our professional education consultants to find out more about what you will learn in fashion school and how to sign up.
Before you graduate and start searching for a job, here are a four things to do that will give you an awesome head start even before you join the fashion industry:
To-do #1: Join Competitions
Participating in competitions let you meet and make friends with people who are already in the fashion industry. You can also learn from many budding fashion designers like yourself when you compete with them. Losing
a competition can be scary. Competing with designers stronger than you can seem like a losing battle. But as a student, you have nothing to lose when you join a competition.
Read the terms and conditions carefully. Prepare your work and show the world what you got! This will allow you to see where you stand in the professional world. More importantly, you need constant challenge to develop as a creative designer.
To-do #2: Build your Portfolio
These are the main reasons you should be going to school for:
1) Achieve your degree.
This is crucial to gain entry to jobs and higher salaries.
2) Master job-related skills.
This will be your meal ticket throughout your career. Every designer worth his salt started out doing his own work.
3) Build a decent portfolio.
This proves to your future employers what you are capable of. It acts as an important proof of credibility for every designer.
While you are in school, your assignments are not only designed to assess skills and give you practice. It builds your portfolio along the way. This is so that you can send it out with your résumé for job applications directly after graduation.
Students who did not work on their portfolio before graduation will have to spend precious time making one. This can cause you to miss out on good job opportunities. So always keep your portfolio full of your best works.
The process is not necessarily boring. You can even pool your efforts with classmates and stage your own fashion show.
To-do #3: Experiment to Find your Dress Sense
Fashion school may be hard work, but it is not completely about assignments and exams. It is also about fun. Dressing up every day helps you develop personal style. It also gives you good dressing habits. And if you
decide to leave fashion for other fields, this is one thing you will not be able to do anymore. So relish your freedom to express your style while you still can.
Fashion design school is a place where you are allowed to experiment with your dress sense. You can have pink hair, wear red contacts, or even wear fancy outfits to school. You will definitely get a few stares or the
whole street turning their heads to look at you. But hey, it will be a fond memory to have.
To-do #4: Map your Future
Eventually, you will have to decide where you want to go. Have a rough idea of what you want your future career will be like. Whether you plan to take your Masters in Fashion Design, join a couture house or start your own
label. Early planning saves time and gives you the ability to recognize opportunities. Keep an idea of your future in your mind and you will spend less time searching for answers after graduation.
Want to find out more about fashion design schools? Send an enquiry to one of our professional education consultants to find out more about what you will learn in fashion school and how to sign up.
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