India which has always been a centre for the textile and garment trade
is also growing into a centre of innovation in garment and accessory design.
Fashion technology has a wide scope for choosing a career. Now the fashion
industry has become so specialized that it encompasses a vast field of
studies in design, concept management, design production management, quality
control, planning, fabric design, printing, fashion accessory design,
fashion merchandising, textile science, colour mixing, marketing and so
on.
The primary areas of work in the fashion industry are market research,
designing and manufacturing of garments and textiles.
Fashion design is the most important area of work in fashion industry.
Designing involves creating original designs after studying the changing
trends of the market i.e market research. It has various fields of specialisation
like garments, footwear, jewellery and even luggage. It is a challenging
field as it requires the coordination of various jobs, in small concerns
it is usually a one man show but in big organisations the jobs are specialised
and allotted to different people.
Manufacturing involves purchasing textiles and fabrics required for the
design and making the garment according to the master pattern. Manufacturing
process requires employment of a large number of trained personnel.
