Footwear Design

Hi Bharath!
FDDI offers various design courses in fashion, merchandising and footwear design. As the college's name implies, the institute has its specialisation in imparting education in footwear designing. The job opportunities in design sector are huge and designers with the right set of talent and expertise are always in great demand. Design is an ever booming industry with huge scope for growth. The prospects are also extremely good if you have a capability to sell yourself. Designers may get appointed as professional designers, buyers, management trainees, assistant managers, and managers in different areas of production, marketing etc. Now a days even free lance designers are also in demand.

Hi Quresh!
Footwear designing is a very creative field. One should have an open mind, creative ideas and a flare of getting inspired by any entity. Also one should be very patient as it takes time to establish oneself in the industry. Prospects are extremely good if you have a capability to sell yourself. Footwear designers may get appointed as designers, buyers, management trainees, assistant managers, and managers in different areas of production, marketing etc. Nowadays even freelance designers are also in demand. Premier institutions that offer courses in footwear designing are:
Footwear Design & Development Institute, Noida and ChennaiCentral Leather Research Institute( CLRI), Chennai)Central Footwear Training Institute (Chennai, Agra)National Institute of Fashion Technology (New Delhi, Gandhinagar, and Chennai)Government Leather Institute, Agra

Hi, Footwear industry is largely divided three segments: designing, manufacturing and marketing. Designers handle the creative part of the job that is designing styles and patterns. They are hired as technical designers who have formal training in shoe pattern-making, cutting, designing and sample preparation, or as stylist designers. They have to be aware of the international fashion trends and have the ability to conceptualise a saleable product. The retail sector holds a promising future for the professionals trained in this field.
India today presents itself as a gold mine for any category, the footwear industry being no different. In the last decade we have seen an increase in discretionary income, a strong awareness of fashion sense through availability of international fashion media and increase in international travel. All these factors have led to a more fashion conscious customer who considers shoes and accessories as (if not more) important as clothes. A quick look at numbers substantiates this fact. Today the India footwear industry stands at Rs 24.1 thousand crores, a healthy 20 per cent growth over last year.
Following are the companies who hire Footwear Designers in India- Super house Kanpur U.P- Bangalore, KA- VKC Group Division II Kerala- Condor Foot wear India, Surat, GJ-RSPL Ltd Kanpur-Footwear Design & Development Institute- Delhi /NCR- Bata India Ltd, Gurgaon- Varita India Pvt Ltd, Pune- Nike- Lotus Footwear Ltd- Apache Footwear LtdThough there is a large number of vacancies, designers eventually start their own business.
Since the nature of job prospects in footwear designing is very diverse, the remuneration can vary tremendously. Initially, one can expect a starting salary somewhere around Rs. 10,000 - 12,000 per month. International players offer higher pay packages to freshers which can range between Rs. 15,000 - 20,000 per month. Independent footwear designers can generate revenue depending upon the nature of their assignments. Entrepreneurs in this field can make hefty earnings per annum depending upon the size and nature of their business.