How to become a successful fashion designer
If you're like me, you live and breathe fashion. You are constantly inspired by so many new designs in your mind, so much so that you can't get them down fast enough with the speed at which they come. You constantly dream of the day when your fashion runways are lit up, cameras are flashing everywhere and the audience is completely mesmerized by your incredible designs. Can't stop thinking about the day you open a magazine or watch the Oscars and see a celebrity in one of your breath-taking designs. Your bookshelves are filled with fashion books and magazines, and you just can't stop going to fabric stores to see all the latest fabrics, decorative beads, rhinestones and trims.
This ever-present dream of being a successful fashion designer where you work day and night on your designs, mostly years of unpaid work and to pay for pills is brutal torture, when all you can think about is survival. and works in fashion.
Famous fashion designers come from all walks of life, there is no system that will make you the next famous fashion designer. Some graduated from elite fashion schools and some never attended fashion school. Some have done fashion internships with fashion houses and others create their own designs in their basements. The only thing that all these fashion designers have in common is that they had a strong passion for fashion, were able to design highly desirable fashions and were associated with someone who gave them an entry into the fashion industry. To be a successful fashion designer it's important to get yourself and your designs out there as much as possible, because how will anyone know about your fashions if they can't see them?
Here are some things you can do to show off your fashion:
1. We are generally not good at everything Some of us are good at designing clothes but lack sewing and pattern making skills. has the skills you lack. It is by combining different skills that you can create a real product that can be displayed.
2. If you have a fashion line of 14 dresses, you can apply to your local fashion week. In the United States: New York, Los Angeles and San Francisco have fashion weeks. These fashion weeks attract many editors, reporters and local socialites who will look at your fashion and potentially give you the exposure you need to know.
3. Nightclubs in many cities organize fashion shows, find out which nightclubs host fashion shows and contact them to see how you can be apart of an up and coming show.
4. Find a fashion boutique that caters to the fashion you design, first look around the store, if you see that your clothes fit the store, then find out who the owner is and ask if they are willing to sell yours in their store. Offer something in fashion. You'd be surprised how many shop owners are willing to work with you. I travelled around San Francisco in the Nob Hill district and placed my fashions after visiting four boutiques and discussing their products. While showcasing your fashions you will gain valuable insight into whether your design is in demand and whether you need to change your design to increase sales. It will also give you free exposure to the public. When your fashions sell out, you can pitch them to investors who are willing to invest in your line after proving that there is a strong demand for your fashions.
