Design

Fashion Design has now become an established career option in India, thanks to the various NIFTs and other Institutes that offer this undergraduate degree. India is a growing economy with a young population and that means that the numbers of a fashion conscious consumer are only going to increase. This assures of certain growth of the industry as well. That said, be clear in how you look at Fashion. If you are looking at 'Fashion' as is commonly understood, you are looking at celebrity designers like Manish Malhotra etc. And at Haute Couture. However the profession is far more wider than that because. A vast majority of the people don't wear Couture. A better term to explore would be apparel, which is what regular people like you and me wear and that is a huge growth market. Employment cane be gained in companies like Madurai Garments, Future Group, ZARA, Biba etc. There is a lot of scope for a good and successful career in such companies. As you are in Class XII-th currently, you should prepare for the entrance exam of various Fashion Institutes and complete a Bachelor's programme at any of these institutes of choice. There are many Institutes offering courses in Fashion/Apparel design starting from NIFTs to various good private institutes like Pearl Academy and IIAD. For IIAD, please log on to https://www.iiad.edu.in and get in touch with any of our counsellors who will personally guide you to the best way to clear the IIAD Entrance Exam.
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Its never too late to make lateral shifts in your career. We are moving more and more towards an inter-disciplinary working environment and all sorts of qualifications have their place. There are a couple of ways in which you can tailor your career in the fashion industry post your finance degree. One, you can do a Master's programme in Fashion Management. With your background in Finance and your further training in the Fashion Sector, you will be well placed to take up exciting jobs in large conglomerates dealing in the Fashion Industry, be they apparel giants or export houses. However if you are interested in 'designing' you should opt for a Fashion Design degree right from scratch. Don't worry, your finance degree will also come in handy. As I said, we are moving rapidly away from a single discipline world to a multi disciplinary world. And if this is your passion, these four years will be well spent and worth your time.

Fashion designing is not what people generally think about it. It is not only about weird clothes and definitely not glamorous. The runway garments are not what everyone can wear, they are more like a promotion for designers. Fashion is a definition of one's personal style and taste. It brings out the inner feelings of you in a very fancy way. Whenever you see a garment on-ramp, you see the hard work of many people (its designer, embroider, cutting master, pattern master, tailor, finishing guy, cleaning guy, quality check team and many more) which they were working upon from last 2-3 months. Fashion design in itself is a vast field. I am writing down the list of thing which fashion designing includes: constructing garments, surface ornamentation (embroidery), styling, and graphics in terms of digital printing, market survey, textiles, illustration, and fashion forecasting, merchandising and buying. I hope this will help you to understand fashion design.

Fashion blogging is one of the most trending jobs these days. It is more than wearing glamorous clothes, going to swanky places and posing for cameras. This job demands more. Showing your sense of style and fashion and earning from it is a task. Here are some tips that you can incorporate if you are willing to make career as a fashion blogger:
1. Learn A to Z of social media. Start sharing about your work in a vigorous way.
2. Keep tap of trends.
3. Collaborate with agencies, products.
4. Make your services paid. Create sponsor content.
5. Make strategies and implement on it. (Like 2 posts a day on every social media platform).
6. Review products. Be part of fashion shows. Keep tap on the fashion activities in your city.
7. be vocal about your work.
8. Focus on quality content. Be different. Even if you fail, try to severe something different to your viewers.
9. Don't copy. Try to give an original touch to your blog. Keep experimenting.
10. Network is the key. Try to meet as many people as you can. Tell them about your work and blog. Collaborate with them.

An MBA after a Fashion Design degree can open up newer career avenues for you undoubtedly. It depends where you want your career to head. An MBA after a degree in Fashion Design and maybe a couple of years work experience can help you if you want to move towards the marketing side of fashion or into the fashion retails industry. Also, if you wish to take up a senior role in an organization like Levis, Adidas, Zara or even luxury brands like Prada etc. an MBA may offer you a multi-disciplinary and strategic edge, that will enhance your basic Fashion Design qualification. However, do choose your management institute, and the specialization there, carefully to maximize, it is in your career path.

It is definitely possible, but each fashion institute has its own eligibility criteria. Some may allow admission to a candidate hailing from any educational background while others would prefer a candidate who has done graduation in design field itself. You will have to check the criteria of all the colleges that you are interested in. For example: Pearl Academy will not consider your application for the Masters programme, but NID and NIFT would accept the application as the admission criteria is solely dependent on how you perform in the entrance exam. You can find a rank wise list of top design colleges in India by clicking on this linkhttps://www.shiksha.com/design/fashion-design/ranking/top-fashion-design-colleges-in-india/94-2-0-0-0
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Yes, it is. You could appear for UCEED exam that is the IIT entrance exam for B. Des courses for all the IITs that offer an undergraduate Design degree. To appear in UCEED, the eligibility is clearing class XII-th in any stream. Why I recommend the UCEED for you is, because as your interest is in Car Design, having a B. Des degree from a technology institute works better, as you get exposure to the engineering side of things as well. After your undergraduate degree you could take up a dedicated Master's degree specialization in Automobile or Transport Design. There are a few private colleges who offer this Master's programme in India besides the Master's programme at NID as well. Internationally too, there are many Institutes and Universities offering dedicated courses in car / automobile design, where the eligibility is not stream specific and anyone clearing Class XII-th can apply.

I think, you should start by honing your observational skills. Start looking around and noticing things in great detail, whether it is how things look, or how they function. Get into details of material, color, construction (or manufacture) of things around you. A lot of the questions in the NID entrance are nothing but a test of your aptitude to de-code and deconstruct the world around you. Also, because Design is a visual field, it is important to be able to present your thoughts, ideas, analysis in a visual form, so a good grip of being able to communicate through drawing (not necessarily 'sketching' ) is also a useful skill to have for the NID exam.