Clothing, Fashion and Accessories Designers
Clothing, fashion and accessories designers plan, direct and undertake the creation of designs for new clothing and related fashion accessories.
More about this Career
Average Salary
£23508
New workers start around £12002. Normal pay is £23508 per year. Highly experienced workers can earn up to £42691.
Jobs
696
Job counts include both employed and self-employed persons, and do not distinguish between full and part-time jobs.
Daily Tasks
- Observes and manages intellectual property issues.
- Oversees production of sample and/or finished product or produces one-off products for fashion shows.
- Specifies materials, production method and finish for aesthetic or functional effect.
- Submits design to management, sales department or client for approval, communicates design rationale and makes any necessary alterations.
- Prepares sketches, designs, patterns or prototypes for textiles, clothing, footwear, jewellery, fashion accessories.
- Undertakes research to determine market trends, production requirements, availability of resources and formulates design concepts.
- Liaises with client to determine the purpose, cost, technical specification and potential uses/users of clothing or related fashion accessory.
Skills Employers are looking for
Soft Skills
Soft skills are non-technical skills that include how you interact with colleagues, solve problems, and manage your work
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Active Learning
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Monitoring
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Critical Thinking
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Mathematics
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Learning Strategies
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Speaking
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Reading Comprehension
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Active Listening
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Writing
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Science
