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"Fashion Designer"
Job Description - Part 1 - Duties and Tasks

Basic Job Description:

Design clothing and accessories. Create original garments or design garments that follow well established fashion trends. May develop the line of color and kinds of materials.

Part 1
Duties / Tasks
Part 2
Activities
Part 3
Skills
Part 4
Abilities
Part 5
Knowledge

 

Job Duties and Tasks for: "Fashion Designer"

1) Confer with sales and management executives or with clients in order to discuss design ideas.

2) Determine prices for styles.

 

3) Develop a group of products and/or accessories, and market them through venues such as boutiques or mail-order catalogs.

4) Direct and coordinate workers involved in drawing and cutting patterns and constructing samples or finished garments.

5) Identify target markets for designs, looking at factors such as age, gender, and socioeconomic status.


 

6) Provide sample garments to agents and sales representatives, and arrange for showings of sample garments at sales meetings or fashion shows.

7) Purchase new or used clothing and accessory items as needed to complete designs.

8) Read scripts and consult directors and other production staff in order to develop design concepts and plan productions.

9) Research the styles and periods of clothing needed for film or theatrical productions.

10) Sew together sections of material to form mockups or samples of garments or articles, using sewing equipment.

11) Visit textile showrooms to keep up-to-date on the latest fabrics.

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12) Test fabrics or oversee testing so that garment care labels can be created.

13) Attend fashion shows and review garment magazines and manuals in order to gather information about fashion trends and consumer preferences.

14) Design custom clothing and accessories for individuals, retailers, or theatrical, television, or film productions.

 

15) Draw patterns for articles designed; then cut patterns, and cut material according to patterns, using measuring instruments and scissors.

16) Examine sample garments on and off models; then modify designs to achieve desired effects.

17) Select materials and production techniques to be used for products.

18) Sketch rough and detailed drawings of apparel or accessories, and write specifications such as color schemes, construction, material types, and accessory requirements.

19) Adapt other designers' ideas for the mass market.

20) Collaborate with other designers to coordinate special products and designs.

Job Description for "Fashion Designer" continued here...

Part 1
Duties / Tasks
Part 2
Activities
Part 3
Skills
Part 4
Abilities
Part 5
Knowledge


"Fashion Designer"   Holland / RIASEC Career Code:  A-E-R        SOC:  27-1022.00


 

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