Fashion Design

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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To become a Fashion Designer, it is important you choose a good course in Fashion Designing as your starting point. Many institutes in India offer Fashion Design programmes like NIFT, IIAD, Pearl Academy etc. Starting salaries can vary depending upon which industry sector you choose to work in. You could go into the corporate sector by joining industries like Madurai Garments (Aditya Birla Group), Levis, Zara etc. Or you could choose to work for a renowned Design Studio of any Designer like Tarun Tahiliani, Rajesh Pratap Singh, Ritu Kumar etc. The corporate sector starts with a better package but then the experienced gained by working under a known Designer is also a compensation that cannot be measured in terms of salary alone. You can talk to some fresh graduates to get a better picture. Eventually it depends on you as to what you make of your career. You could even be an entrepreneur and start your own venture, where the money is no consideration at all.

That is a very interesting query, because most people tend to concentrate on Fashion Design. What people forget that India has glorious tradition of a textiles which is far, far older than fashion. India has always been a world leader in textiles from almost the time of Harappan Civilisation. Even today, India is very well placed in export markets because of its textile manufacturing and design capacities. Government policies are also very conscious of the importance of Textiles to our exports, GDP as well livelihoods and we have a full-fledged Ministry of Textiles (Minister Smriti Irani) and a textile handicrafts commission as well. So, all this might have helped you understand the importance of textiles in the Indian scenario. If you pursue a course in textile design from a reputed institute (like NID), the career prospects are immense and very satisfying. You can work in the export sector (e. g : Shyam Ahuja, Arvind Mills etc. ). Or the handloom sector, of which India is a treasure trove (e. g Woman Weave Handloom, Maheshwar and Varanasi Silk Weaving Atelier, Varanasi etc.). Depending on your preferences. You can also choose to be a studio based Textile designer or artist if you are more interested in experimental work (e. g. : Ganga Maki Studio, Ashdeen Lilaowala, Nancy Parker, London etc.).

Hello,Since you have some responsibilities, as you have indicated, and also are already a graduate, I would advise you to enroll and obtain a certificate course in Fashion Design. Many government. ITI and other private institutes offer such courses from six month to one year duration. After getting this basic training, you can start a boutique from home as this will require less investment and you will also be available to take care of your other responsibilities. You have also mentioned that your other interest is dance. Nowadays, many people hire choreographers for family weddings. You could locate one, and become an assistant, till you develop your own clientele. Better still, you can combine your interest in fashion and dance and become a specialized dress designer for choreography groups and other such dance performances. There also, a basic certificate in Fashion Design will help. Also keep yourself aware of all trends etc. In the market. All the Best.