Clothing designers are incredibly creative people who supply their own and other stores with new modern interesting clothes. Many people like this profession, but not everyone manages to become a fashion designer. In this article, we will tell a lot about this work, as well as 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 the people who not only design the décor and define the style of the collection, but also choose fabrics, accessories and very often make their own clothes. This work requires a lot of human 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 speci alties. If you have chosen this profession, then you can be a fashion designer, artist, andalso a fur specialist.
Constructor
Designer is one of the narrow areas of the fashion world. A specialist must possess many professional qualities. He must feel the mood of people, love his work, be able to draw, be well versed in trends, follow the collections of fashion houses, know the types of fabrics and much more.
A fashion designer is engaged in making sketches for tailoring. Moreover, if a fashion designer-artist makes sketches on paper of a small size, then the designer must draw every detail in real size. He makes patterns and patterns. However, this is not the end of the specialist's duties. After all, he must also participate in tailoring, choose fabric for things, select combinations of fabrics by color.
Training
Features of this profession are that the specialist is trained not for 5-6 years, but for the whole life. Every year something changes: a new work technique, fabrics, colors, clothing models appear. Fashion is always moving forward with great speed. It is necessary to have time to catch trends and the mood of buyers.
But a fashion designer is obliged to receive a special education. Education begins at a young age. First you need to finish high school, where they teach drawing well. Many go to technical schools after the 9th grade, where they teach sewing and drawing. After school or college, you must graduate from a higher educational institution in your speci alty.
Clothing designers learn all their lives,trying to constantly replenish the baggage 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 appear in the forefront: Coco Chanel, Yves Saint Laurent, Domenico Dolce and Stefano Gabbana, Christian Dior, Alexander McQueen, Giorgio Armani and others.
Coco Chanel
The work of Coco Chanel is legendary. Even famous fashion designers often confess their love for this woman's work. She went to her goal for a long time, but in the end she became a trendsetter of the 20th century. Now her brand is thriving with 147 boutiques open worldwide.
Chanel collections
Many 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 range of the brand.
Yves Saint Laurent
Yves Saint Laurent is a successful fashion designer who won the hearts of women with his outfits. For some time he worked for the Christian Dior brand, after which he left it and created his own brand called YSL. Now outfits from Yves Saint Laurent are prohibitively expensive, just like the cosmetics and perfumes of this brand. Many famous fashion designers have worked for this company, including Hedi Slimane, who until recently was the designer of the brand.
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, African-style dresses, tuxedos for women, leather clothes. Reviews about the clothes of the fashion house are amazing. Women who can afford expensive clothes 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 in Russia. Now these legendary designers are recognized as the richest people on the planet by Forbes magazine, although a few years ago, when their house was just opened, they could not even pay for the work of models and invited friends to their shows. In their own opinion, a fashion designer should always be perfectly dressed and be sure to love his profession.
Dolce & Gabbana collections
Luxury 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 coexists under one roof. Designers are always reminded that they do not follow fashion, but set it. The statement, of course, caused a storm of excitement, but it's true.
Marc Jacobs
The modern designer and owner of his own brand began his career as a fashion designer in a store. Mark graduateddesign school in New York, where he was the best student. Once he was invited to take the post of chief designer of the Perry Ellis brand. The grunge collection created by the young designer for this brand brought Mark not only fame, but also a worldwide vocation. Following his meteoric success, Jacobs founded a firm that he named after himself. A few years later, Mark was offered the post of chief designer at the even more prestigious Louis Vuitton company. Recently, he stopped working with this firm and focused on developing his own company.
Marc Jacobs Collections
Today, the Marc Jacobs fashion house is famous for its collection of perfumes for women, new items are constantly coming out that are incredibly in demand in Russia. The brand is currently 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. Famous fashion designers say that Mark is a genius and 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 how to select accessories for clothes, sew, and also understand fabrics. When Gianni was 25 years old, from his small but cozy Italian town, he goes to conquer the large and unknown to him Milan. There he works as a designer for two fashion houses.
A few years later he presents his first collection of clothes and in the same year he founded a brand named after himself. In hisIn fact, he was assisted by his older brother, who worked as an administrator, as well as his sister, who was in charge of photo shoots. Gianni Versace's career peaked at the end of the 20th century, when Madonna and Princess Diana bought his clothes.
In 1997, Gianni Versace was shot dead. Now his business is headed by Donatella Versace, his younger sister.
Versace collections
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 to almost every event.
Gucci Fashion House
Italian fashion designer Guccio Gucci was the founder of the Gucci house, which is the most successful and second in sales volume after Louis Vuitton. Notable fans of the brand include Grace Kelly (Princess of Monaco), who wore the 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. The clothes are extremely extravagant, many models are not suitable for everyday wear.
Burberry Fashion House
The Burberry fashion house has gained immense popularity in recent years, the English check has become the hallmark of the product. The main assortment of goods is scarves, bags, clothes, which are decorated with this print. Clothing has a huge popularity in England, France, Italy, Germany and many others. European states. Even fashion designer Victoria Beckham confessed her love for this brand.
