Design

I am listing down several methods to learn about fashion, trends and fashion designing for you:
1 - WGSN : You should check out WGSN website every now and then. It's all about fashion, the latest trends, forecast reports, market reports, new silhouettes, new brands, the latest collections. They also have reports in form of power point or PDF presentation.
2 - VOGUE : Keep yourself updated with the latest runways and fashion week. By doing that you will get to know what designers are up to and what all new techniques and details they are using. You will find all of these things easily on VOGUE website because they keep updating there website very frequently. You will get to know what happened at Paris fashion week last night also with the review report.
3 - Promostyl: Go through the latest promostyl books, you will get an idea about the fashion forecast. They have different books for different category. For example - one for women's wear, one for men's wear, children wear and colors etc. I know it's not a magazine which you will get anywhere, but what are college libraries for?
4 - Social networking sites: follow the fashion designers, magazines and fashion blogger on Instagram and Facebook. So, that whenever you get time you can have a quick glance over the latest stories for designers.
5 - Magzter: subscribe Magzter, if you are a magazine lover, you will get each and every fashion magazine there.
6 - International online shopping sites: it's one of the best way to look for the designers and fashion brands the latest collection. There are several sites like XOXO and anthropology.

Since fashion designing is a vast field, one needs a skill set to survive in the industry otherwise it's too tough. But, the skill requirements also depends on the person's job profile or the company he/she are working with. Anyways, I am listing down a set of skills which you need to be good in:
1 - Communication skills, because no one knows how good are you at your work, or how creative ideas you have in your mind, until and unless you will explain them in words. And, it is better if you also know some other foreign languages like - French, Italian, German, Spanish etc.
2 - Pattern making knowledge (basics at least), so that you can have a rough idea about the fabric consumption of your designed garment, or the garment you designed on paper is possible to make or not. It will also help you in developing and designing new and creative silhouettes.
3 - Drawing skills, even if you are not good with your hand, I will suggest you to develop it. You won't have a desktop in front of you always. And, it is necessary to explain your ideas or design to someone in drawing or illustration form. You will always have an upper hand, if you are good at sketching.
4 - Softwares like Adobe Photoshop (Ps), Adobe core draw, Adobe illustrator (Ai), Adobe InDesign (Id) etc. And it's always good, if you know more.
5 – You should know about the different textiles and weaves (especially Indian textiles).
6 - Embroidery techniques (traditional as well as modern and contemporary).
7 - Fabric manipulating techniques (for example pin tucks, smocking etc.). Sand surface ornamentation with conventional / non-conventional material.
8 - Should know about various dying and printing methods like digital printing, block printing, screen printing, shibori, tie and dye etc.
9 - DRAPING: Because you will always be creating a new silhouette, whenever you will start draping a piece of cloth.
10 - Garment construction: Yes, you are not a tailor but it is important to know the basic of garment construction. So that you know what finishing should be given in a particular silhouette and fabric. Also, you will know that how time that garment going to consume.
11 - Good color and aesthetic sense: Because at the end of day, your garments should look good aesthetically, also color play an important role to add up in a garments beauty.
12 - Photography basics.
13 - Styling, so that you know that what coordinates good with your garment. Because, bad choice of coordinates can ruin the outfit.

Hello,
This is the topic that occupies minds of parents and students alike during the season of admission to professional courses. Yes, it is definitely important. But then, can anybody really guess what is going to happen after four years (for Engineering) or five years (M.Des)? In today's world, it is next to impossible to guess even imagine what's going to happen within two years and here we are talking of five years.
But, all of us like dreams. So, institutions sell dreams and we fall prey to it. Institutes always harp on past success stories and project it for future. But all of us must take it with a pinch of salt. Of course, presently Apeejay Satya University presently indeed has MOU with other institutions worldwide and also with Indian industry. Their present record is also good. But, I would rather advise students to seek admission based on faculty and academic record. Good faculty will always inspire and motivated students to achieve excellence and this alone will help in placements and future trajectory of the career.

Since there is so much of competition in design entrance exams nowadays, it can't be said which is the best coaching for the preparation.
For Pearl Academy, the institute does not accommodate any preparatory centre or coaching and moreover, the exam syllabus is almost the same as that of other design entrance exams, so you may join any coaching. There are many coaching centres offering full-time classroom preparatory courses as well as crash courses of 10, 14 and 28 days. I would suggest opting for a full-time classroom in any of the following coachings you like: AFA- Academy of Fashion and Arts, BRDS- Bhanwar Rathore Design Studio, Pahal design. These coachings offer preparation for Pearl Academy, NIFT, NID and many other design entrance tests, they are considered to be the best as they make the student practice a lot more than one can imagine. They will prepare you well for objective as well as the subjective part.apart from this you can also go through teachmewell.co.in which has the option of online courses as well.

Since textile is something used in daily needs, it is a growing topic now and then. A textile designer can be employed in the garment, fashion, home furnishing and the interiors segment among other industries. The textile industry in India is evolving from the handloom, power loom and craft sectors to newer areas, like the paper and automobile industries. For example, automotive textile deals with the fabric used in car interiors. For this, one should have three knowledge of the fabric to be used in the car seats which should be thick, durable, etc. Similarly, in other subfields, the textile is of great importance and has a very good scope regarding employment. For instance, one should know that Surat in Gujarat has one of the most known textile set up that employs about 40% of the population working in the textile sector.

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.

Hi,
You should take over a job after Bachelors for sure. First of all, let us talk about private sector jobs. Some of the notable recruiters include:
-Interior Design firms
-Architecture firms
-Design Studios
-Realty and Construction Management firms
-Furniture Design/Manufacturing firms
-Design Consultancies
Talking about Government sector jobs, the prime recruiters are:
-PSUs
-PWD
-Town/City Planning Department
-Municipal Corporation
If you are an entrepreneur at heart, you may start your own venture (design studio, interior design firm, design consultancy etc.).
Starting salary of an interior designer depends upon a number of factors. Some of the prominent factors are:
-Institute from which the candidate completed the course
-Level of education (UG, PG etc.)
-His/her specialization
-The domain he/she has chosen
-Job location
On an average, starting salary could be anywhere between 40-80K INR per month. In case of a Government job, the salary will be as per the pay scale and grade. If you choose entrepreneurship over a regular job, profit generated will matter more than salary!
All the best.

Hi,
I think you should go for a post-graduation Diploma in textile design because you already studied Fashion Designing for three years, now you would not learn anything new in PG in fashion designing. Till now, you know about how to use textile in garments and how to design garments, but textile designing will now give you the opportunity to learn about how textile will be used in other industries and what are the other possibilities of a textile. Now, doing textile designing will add up to your skills and you also get to know about textiles more. It will also help you in getting better job offers. Also, textile designing studies are the best in India because we have a rich heritage culture in textile we are the largest producer in jute, and second, third the largest in silk and cotton. So, it's the best option you can go for in India,