fashion designer

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T - transversal skills and competences

S - skills

K - knowledge

L - language skills and knowledge

fashion designer

Description

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.

Alternative Labels

accessory designer

apparel designer

apparel stylist

childrenswear designer

fashion artist

fashion designer

fashion designers

fashion design expert

fashion design specialist

fashion expert

fashion specialist

fashion stylist

footwear designer

high fashion designer

sportswear designer

swimwear designer

textile expert

textile specialist

Relationships

Essential Skills and Competences

collaborate with designers design wearing apparel develop design ideas cooperatively gather reference materials for artwork identify target markets for designs modify textile designs monitor developments in technology used for design monitor textile manufacturing developments produce textile designs produce textile samples seek innovation in current practices use specialised design software use textile technique for hand-made products

Essential Knowledge

art history history of fashion portfolio management in textile manufacturing textile materials textile techniques

Optional Skills and Competences

collaborate with a technical staff in artistic productions

Optional Knowledge

dyeing technology

Concept URI

Concept Uri

http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/77bfd6e7-5598-4818-84cb-31e2651eb046

Status

released

Skills & competences

fashion designer

Description

Relationships

Concept URI