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Fashion Designers

Fashion designers are talented and versatile individuals who bring their ideas to life in the form of clothing wear, shoes, and accessories for what would be considered the modern lifestyle.

Taking into account the social influences of the day, fashion designers usually develop clothing for upcoming seasons, which could be one or two years in the future. They plan extensively, anticipating the colors and styles of spring wear, summer wear, fall wear, and winter wear.

They have to be able to develop an acute instinct for predicting trends, seasonal colors, and other details. They must also keep a sharp eye on the competition. More than anything, it is the intense competition that drives the fashion industry.

At any given time, there are names in the field of fashion design that are very well known, some having been around for over a hundred years, and then there are those who burst upon the scene and become overnight sensations. Some remain in the forefront of the fashion industry, while others simply disappear from the fashion scene after a few seasons.

Most fashion designers never become famous, but their work can be seen on a daily basis. They spend their careers working for clothing manufacturers while the draw and design much of the fashion wear that is bought in department stores and specialty shops, and they remain virtually unknown.

Fashion Designers have made a mark in almost all accessories that make fashion what it is today. Aside from fashionable clothing, they design hand bags, sunglasses, jewelry, shoes, lipsticks, glosses, makeups, lotions, perfumes, colognes, and other fragrances, all sold under designer labels.

The fashion industry is a worldwide phenomenon, stretching from the New York City, Los Angeles, London, Paris, Venice, Tokyo, New Delhi, Florence, Chicago, Hong Kong, Singapore, Berlin, and Rio de Janeiro. accessories

Some of the most recognizable of designer names today are:

  • Calvin Klein
  • Louis Vuitton
  • Prada
  • Savatore Farragamo
  • Juicy Couture
  • Rocawear
  • Carolina Herrera
  • Burberry
  • Ralph Lauren
  • Cartier
  • Oscar De La Renta
  • Michael Kors
  • L.A.M.B.
  • Sean John
  • Nina Ricci
  • Christian Lacroix
  • Christian Dior
  • Dolce and Gobanna
  • Donna Karan
  • Anne Klein
  • Guess
  • Bill Blass
  • Escada
  • Fendi
  • Jean Paul Gaultier
  • Mark Jacobs
  • Versace
  • Georgio Armani
  • Estee' Lauder
  • Baby Phat
  • Tommy Hilfiger
  • Valentine
  • Stella McCartney
  • Yves St. Laurent
  • Chanel
  • Coach
  • Celine

Women's fashions are always in high demand, from evening gowns to hand bags to everyday wear like jeans and sweats. Men are also fashion conscious. They shop for fashionable wear from the suits they wear, tuxedoes for evenings out, or slacks and shirts for the office, to everyday work clothes.

Fashion designers generate billions of dollars on a worldwide scale, and as long as there is a need for clothing and clothing accessories, there will be a need for fashion designers.

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