Fashion Design

• Fashion design is a form of art dedicated to the creation of clothing and accessories
• Contemporary fashion is divided into two categories: haute couture and ready-to-wear.
• Ready-to-wear fashion

  • Fashion designs are sized standarly
  • They are not custom made, so suitable for larger production
  • e.g. clothes in high street stores
• Haute couture

  • Exclusive
  • Custom made for individual clients
  • Entirely by hand
  • Made by skilled designers
• Requirements to get designs on the runway

  • A complete collection
  • All designs focused around a core theme
  • All designs are cohesive ( fit well together )