The foundation of the entire fashion industry is textile design. Input from professionals is required in the design and development of textiles and raw materials, which account for 60–80% of the cost of the final product, due to the constantly rising activities in the domestic and export sectors of the Indian apparel and home furnishings industry.
The strategic value-adding activity of textile design today can make all the difference in turning a fashion company into a financially sound and successful venture. While fostering creativity, innovation, and design application in the clothing and home fashion industries, INSD’s Textile Design Courses provide students with a wide education in the textile sector.
You can learn to design unique patterns for fabrics with the help of these courses.
What do we mean when we say fashion consultant?
Fashion consultants are also known as stylists or image consultants, they help clients to develop and enhance their professional or personal image. Their duties include helping clients decide which styles are most flattering and suitable for them, by considering their physique, skin colour, height, profession and so on. Typically, Fashion consultants work for companies or on an individual on contract basis.
Fashion consultants also help clients to understand design style, teach them a sense of fashion, how to understand body type, colour schemes and match textiles that would bring out the prominent features along with keeping comfort at priority as each of the clothing plays an important role in day to day life.
You can have anything you want in life if you dress for it. —Edith Head
Textile design courses can provide you with the foundational knowledge and skills necessary to pursue a career as a professional fashion consultant.
Here are a few ways in which textile design courses can help:
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Understanding of fabrics and materials:
Textile design courses teach students about different fabrics and materials and their properties, which is essential knowledge for a fashion consultant.
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Color and Pattern Theory:
Textile design courses often cover color and pattern theory, which is crucial for fashion consultants as they help clients choose clothing and accessories that suit their personal style and skin tone.
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Knowledge of textiles production:
Understanding the textile production process and its environmental impact is important for fashion consultants who want to advise clients on sustainable fashion choices.
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Design skills:
Textile design courses can also help you develop your design skills, including the ability to create sketches and technical drawings. These skills can be useful when working with clients to create custom outfits or to suggest styles and designs that suit their needs.
A textile designer should also keep in mind some soft skills like being a good communicator, having strong knowledge of fashion trends, new experiments happening in the industry and popular brands is important to turn this career into a flourishing one. Research is a very strong aspect of being a fashion stylist or a consultant staying up-to-date on manufacturing techniques in textiles, understanding body type and time management is not just top priority skills to have but these will also set you apart from everyone else in the industry.
If you are aiming to be a fashion consultant, pursuing a textile design course and fashion styling course can be a cherry on top as they go hand in hand and will give you a full fledged reflection on creating a consultancy career that has its own unique selling price.
