Description
Use analytical skills, creativity, and recognise future trends in order to design wearing apparel.
Alternative labels
design clothing
develop clothing
develop fashion clothing
design fashion clothing
design clothes
develop clothes
Skill type
skill/competence
Skill reusability level
sector-specific
Relationships with occupations
Essential skill
Design wearing apparel is an essential skill of the following occupations:
Fashion designer: Fashion designers work on designs for the haute couture and/or ready-to-wear, high street fashion markets, and more generally on items of clothing and fashion ranges. Fashion designers can operate in a specialised area, such as sportswear, childrenswear, footwear or accessories.
Tailor: Tailors design, make or fit, alter, repair tailored, bespoke or hand-made garments from textile fabrics, light leather, fur and other material, or make hats or wigs for men. They produce made-to-measure wearing apparel according to customer’s or garment manufacturer’s specifications. They are able to read and understand size charts, details surrounding finished measurements etc.
Clothing fashion designer: Fashion designers create concepts and make sketches by hand or using softwares of their creative ideas. They analyse and interpret fashion trends in order to propose new ideas with high aesthetical value. They perform forecasting and market research to put together collections. They build collection lines by operating mood or concept boards, colour palettes, materials, drawings and sketches considering among others ergonomical criteria, etc.
Costume designer: Costume designers develop a costume design concept for a performance, a movie or a television program. They supervise the execution of it. Their work is based on research and artistic vision. Their design is influenced by and influences other designs and must be conform with these designs and the overall artistic vision. Therefore, the designers work closely with artistic directors, operators and the artistic team. Costume designers develop sketches, design drawings, patterns or other documentation to support the workshop and performance crew.
Milliner: Milliners design and manufacture hats and other headwear.
Optional skill
Design wearing apparel is optional for these occupations. This means knowing this skill may be an asset for career advancement if you are in one of these occupations.
References
- Design wearing apparel – ESCO