Fashion designers are incredibly creative people who supply their and other people's stores with new, modern, interesting clothes. Many people like this profession, but not everyone succeeds in becoming a fashion designer. In this article, we will tell a lot about this work, as well as about some famous designers, such as Coco Chanel, Yves Saint Laurent and others.
Design profession
In Russia, a person who works as a fashion designer is much less common than in Europe and America. These are people who not only develop decor and determine the style of the collection, but choose fabric, accessories and very often make invented clothes themselves. This work requires a lot of effort and time. But, like any creative profession, it causes only joy and pleasant sensations, and ultimately brings satisfaction.
As in any activity, there is a specialization here, there are several areas that cover different areas. Fashion designers are also divided into three narrow specialties. If you have chosen this profession, you can be a fashion designer, artist, as well as a specialist in working with fur.
Constructor
Fashion designer is one of the narrow trends in the fashion world. A specialist must possess many professional qualities. He is obliged to feel the mood of people, love his work, be able to draw, navigate trends well, follow collections of fashion houses, know the types of fabrics and much more.
Fashion designer is engaged in the fact that he performs sketches for sewing clothes. At the same time, if a fashion designer / artist makes sketches on small paper, then the designer must draw every detail in real size. He makes patterns and patterns. However, this does not end with the duties of a specialist. After all, he must still participate in tailoring, choose the fabric for the thing, select combinations of fabrics by color.
Training
The features of this profession are that the specialist is trained not 5-6 years, but all his life. Every year something changes: a new technique of work, fabrics, colors, models of clothing appears. Fashion always moves forward at tremendous speed. You need to have time to catch the trends and mood of buyers.
But a fashion designer is required to get a special education. Education begins in youth. First you need to finish high school, where they are well taught drawing. Many go to technical schools after 9th grade, where they teach sewing and drawing. After school or college it is necessary to graduate from a higher educational institution in their specialty.
Fashion designers learn all their lives, try to constantly replenish the luggage of their knowledge.
List of the most famous
Among the famous Russian fashion designers, Valentin Yudashkin and Vyacheslav Zaitsev are especially distinguished. Among those who conquered the whole world, the following names are in the forefront: Coco Chanel, Yves Saint Laurent, Domenico Dolce and Stefano Gabbana, Christian Dior, Alexander McQueen, Giorgio Armani and others.
Coco Chanel
About the work of Coco Chanel legends compose. Even famous fashion designers often confess their love for this woman’s work. She walked towards her goal for a long time, but eventually became the trendsetter of the 20th century. Her brand is now booming, with a total of 147 boutiques across the globe.
Chanel Collections
Many Chanel fashion designers work for Chanel. Well-known fashion designers work for several months on one collection. But most often they adhere to one style - they produce elegant, but comfortable clothes. Office suits, coats and dresses are the main assortment of the brand.
Yves Saint Laurent
A successful fashion designer is Yves Saint Laurent, who won the hearts of women with his outfits. For some time he worked for the Christian Dior brand, after which he left him and created his own brand under the name YSL. Now, outfits from Yves Saint Laurent are prohibitively expensive, just like the cosmetics and perfumes of this brand. Many famous fashion designers worked for this company, including Edie Slimane, who until recently was a brand designer.
Yves Saint Laurent Collections
The brand’s collections are mostly interested in bright girls and women from the worlds of fashion and business. After all, the Yves Saint Laurent brand offers extravagant trouser suits in bright colors, transparent shirts, dresses in the African style, tuxedos for women, leather clothes. Reviews about the clothes of the fashion house are amazing. Women who can afford expensive clothing are increasingly choosing Yves Saint Laurent.
Domenico Dolce and Stefano Gabbana
Domenico Dolce and Stefano Gabbana are two Italian designers whose clothes are especially loved precisely in Russia. Now these legendary designers are recognized as the richest people on the planet by Forbes magazine, although several years ago, when their house was just opened, they could not even pay for the work of models and called friends to their shows. In their own opinion, a fashion designer-designer should always be perfectly dressed and be sure to love his profession.
Dolce & Gabbana Collections
Elite clothes, shoes, perfumes and cosmetics are presented in the fashion houses of this brand. Brand styles are always diverse. Business suits and overalls in safari style - all this gets along under one roof. Designers always remind that they do not follow fashion, but set it. The statement, of course, caused a storm of excitement, but it’s true.
Marc jacobs
A modern designer and owner of his own brand began his career as a fashion designer with a shop assistant. Mark graduated from design school in New York, where he was the best student. Once he was invited to take the post of chief designer of the brand Perry Ellis. The grunge collection created by the young designer for this brand brought Mark not only fame, but also a worldwide vocation. After his dizzying success, Jacobs founded the company, which he called his name. A few years later, Mark was offered the post of chief designer at the even more prestigious company Louis Vuitton. Not so long ago, he stopped working with this company and concentrated on developing his own company.
Marc Jacobs Collections
Today, the fashion house Marc Jacobs is famous for its collection of perfumes for women, there are constantly new items that are incredibly in demand in Russia. Now the brand is under development. The brand’s collections are extremely unusual, almost everything is bright, most often with peculiar prints.
Marc Jacobs clothes are also loved by other fashion designers. Well-known fashion designers say that Mark is a genius, and he has a great future.
Gianni Versace
From childhood, the future fashion designer Gianni Versace helped his mother in her small clothing store. There he learned to choose accessories for clothes, to sew, and also to understand fabrics. When Gianni was 25 years old, from his small but cozy Italian town he was going to conquer the large and unknown Milan. There he performs the work of a designer in two fashion houses.
A few years later he presents his first clothing collection and in the same year he founded a brand named after his name. In his case, he was assisted by his older brother, who worked as an administrator, as well as his sister, who was responsible for the photo shoot. The peak of Gianni Versace's career came at the end of the 20th century, when his clothes were bought by Madonna and Princess Diana.
In 1997, Gianni Versace was shot dead. Now his business is headed by Donatella Versace, his younger sister.
Collections "Versace"
The Versace fashion house is famous for its luxurious dresses, in which actresses and singers appear on the red carpet. Among the regular customers is Angelina Jolie, who wears a Versace dress for almost every event.
Fashion house Gucci
The Italian fashion designer Guccio Gucci was the founder of the Gucci house, which is the most successful and ranks second in terms of sales after Louis Vuitton. Famous brand lovers include Grace Kelly (Princess of Monaco), who wore this brand's silk scarf, and Jackie Kennedy (first lady of the United States).
Gucci brand collections are often made in shades of brown, green and red. Clothing is extremely extravagant, many models are not suitable for everyday wear.
Fashion House Burberry
The Burberry fashion house has gained immense popularity in recent years, the English cage has become the hallmark of the products. The main assortment of goods - scarves, bags, clothes that are decorated with this print. Clothing is very popular in England, France, Italy, Germany and many other European countries. Even fashion designer Victoria Beckham has admitted her love for this brand.