But new technology can also be important in taking fashion into new areas, especially when it comes to fabric. It’s hard to believe now, but the invention of synthetic fabrics, such as nylon and polyester, revolutionized clothing. Today you can find synthetic suede (sometimes with patterns cut into it by the use of lasers), and fabric that is billed as ‘self ironing.’ And, let’s not forget all of the treatments and embellishments that we see on jeans these days. If you want to keep up to date with fabric technology, as well as fashion design, go to startingaclothingline.com, because innovation in the fashion industry is a constant theme.

At the moment you can find a lot of extravagantly embellished garments, such as tops covered in sequins, as well as dresses that are entirely pleated. One interesting new theme for Vera Wang is her mixing of different fabrics. Large fabric panels give her garments an edgy, almost futuristic uniform-look. And she is also cutting garments in an unexpected way, such as one organza dress, that appears almost ‘puffball’ because of its countless large folds, running the length of the dress, and held in by a plain corset.

This season London design company, Meadham Kirchhoff, has taken lots of these elements to a whole new dimension, combining modern fabrics with intentionally frayed seams and darts, visible on the outside, and accented white on an otherwise black dress. The company is also using appliqué – which, if done wrong, can look contrived and twee. But with white and gold, irregular-cut patches of overlapping fabric, climbing up a pair of pants, for example, Meadham Kirchhoff’s creations hint at camouflage. Fabric appears organic. One shirt, for example, cut in a white, see-through fabric, has seams running across it at diagonals, with the fabric appearing almost to drip onto the body. A tight fitting, knitted sweater, is created so that it appears to have two layers. The top is entirely black, and knitted irregularly, giving the impression of being ripped. This exposes the bottom layer of the sweater – robust, perfectly knotted black and white stripes.

Perhaps the most striking statement of Meadham Kirchhoff’s 2010 collection, though, is their new take on pants. Tight, with a slit across the knees, and a zipper running vertically below, these are meant to resemble knee-length boots. Another pair, cut in leather, comes with diamond cut knee patches (still with a horizontal slit exposing the skin), and with a zipper right above. For more information on the fashion industry visit www.startingaclothingline.com.

Jay Arrington is Co-owner of Harper Arrington Media Group, the parent company of www.StartingaClothingLine.com, and www.DigitalFashionPro.com. He along with his business partner Michael J. Harper has authored several books on fashion designing and on how to start a clothing line, with The Official Step by Step Guide to Starting a Clothing Line being one of their titles. They have also introduced the world to Digital Fashion Pro a fantastic fashion designing software, that allows the user to create lifelike fashion design sketches! In addition, the two are also the proud owners of Harper-Arrington Publishing www.HApub.com home of The Little Entrepreneur book series for kids and young adults, www.thelittleE.com. As entrepreneurs and educators it is very important to Jay and Michael that they provide fellow future and present business owners with the very best information possible!

Let’s get to know more about this designer who is termed as ‘the designer for the quintessential global woman’- How designing came into being… I wanted to be a doctor but things just fell into place one after the other for designing. I was sitting in the cafeteria in the London College of Fashion where I learned about form and design. There I discovered that there is no fixed form and definite design for making a collection. Splats of tomato sauce and coffee stains on a chequered table cloth proved the ultimate inspiration!

Your design philosophy… It’s the single thought you unearth after delving into sea of thoughts. It’s the thread I choose to weave into each creation. Latest buzz of one fashion week in Delhi… I have no clue what’s happening, my main concern was to concentrate on my work and how to improve it. Fashion trend getting repetitive… Fashion is always cyclic; you will see the same trend coming up after every 10-12 years. Staging of shows at fashion weeks needs to make business sense. It is not about established or new designers — the objective of showing a collection differs from designer to designer. Some people use it for visibility and some for sales — but whatever the case, it needs to translate into business returns, whether immediate or long-term.

The coming of fashion hub… so you see the plan coming out of paper… I do not know seriously, there is so much happening everywhere that this news has been lost somewhere… at least I can not comment on this. Has recession affected the fashion industry… There are slight changes in the buying pattern and it’s all boiled down to need-based buying as opposed to impulsive buying; everyone is looking to get ‘value for money’ and multiple buys have been reduced to single purchases. The consumer is still willing to spend money provided it is justified.

The designers that you admire… I like the style of French designers, crafts technique of Japan and Indians of course which is the mix of everything. Western silhouettes is as much as part of our Indian ness as is the Indian ethos in international style. Your future projects…I am busy promoting some of my stores then will come up with a new couture range for the next season. I might do Kolkata Fashion Week also.

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Courses in health and beauty are becoming popular day by day. The students are getting aware of the new course coming up, and are thus opting for the course. Almost, every person today, is conscious about his health and wants to adopt measures, which can add on to his life years. The beauty treatments and the ailments given by the experts to the patients needs proper training and education. This training and education sessions are provided to the students in the colleges imparting courses in health and beauty. There are many institutes for health and beauty in India. Few of the main institutes are listed below:

v     Eves beauty and Hair Academy, New Delhi

v     Shahnaz Hussain International Beauty Academy, New Delhi

v     VLCC Institute of Beauty, Health and Management, New Delhi

v     V. Care’s Global Institute of Health Sciences, Chennai

v     Community Polytechnic, Kapurthala

v     International Polytechnic for Women, New Delhi

v     New Institute of Fashion Design, Gorakhpur

v     Regional Vocational Training Institute (R.V.T.I.) for Women, Mumbai

v     Academy of Hair Styling, Mumbai

v     Government Polytechnic for Women, Chennai

Health and beauty courses in India can vary from the course of a beautician to the course for make- up artists. Few of the courses, which a student can opt for a career in health and beauty, are:

Make- up artists
Beauticians
Bridal make- up artists
Dieticians
Costemotologist
Hair stylist
Cosmetic Dentists

The specialisation to choose depends on the interest of the student and which particular area he wants his career to flourish in. If the student gets fascinated by the make up and beauty tips, then after taking courses in the same, he can opt for career as a make up artists or beautician. Cosmetic surgery is a field, which is coming up in a great way these days. People are opting for cosmetic surgeries, to make themselves look more appealing and attractive. The business of cosmetic surgeons is touching heights, because of the increasing awareness of this technology in the common man. To meet the increasing demand of the surgeons in this field, the health and beauty colleges in India, have also started imparting education on cosmetics and its surgeries to the students. There are very less good surgeons in this field, so the colleges of India, needs to improve its educational quality in this sector, to cater the target audience in a proper way.

One more thing, which is very important in contributing a healthy life to the people, is the diet which they take. Healthy diet is an essential part of the daily routine, which helps the person in shaping a good life for himself. Course of a dietician is coming into notice and role of dieticians is increasing in hospitals and nursing centres, people prefer taking diet plans, from professionals to ensure a healthy lifestyle. The courses in the health and beauty are producing more jobs in the country and in a way also leading the country to a healthier and a progressive one.

Gurleen Kaur

Fashion Designer Jobs has grown manifold due to the awareness of the common masses about different products in this line and their increasing consciousness about their looks and appearance. As it is said, first impression is the last impression and the first impression of any person we see is formed by the clothing style he carries and fashion designers play an important role in the forming that impression. The professionals in fashion designing always seek some new ideas to implement in their productions, which are then practised by the common masses in the form of wearing their clothes and other designed forms.

Candidates aiming for Fashion Designer Jobs must be very much aware of the types of cloth and should posses’ familiarity with the quality and life of the cloth and material concerned. A fresher from college, applying for job in the fashion industry is generally advised to first in large fashion houses as a trainee. Because, it is being a trainee that one gets to know all the intricacies of the industry and gets familiar with the working culture. Following are the sectors, working under which, one can be a part of fashion industry:

1.) Textile Industry
2.) Retail Sector
3.) Accessory Designing
4.) Shoe Designing
5.) Jewellery designing
6.) Leather
7.) Technical textile
8.) Chemicals and dyes

Delhi and Mumbai are known as the fashion hubs of the country due to the demand of fashion products in these cities. They have many famous fashion houses and stores or show rooms of the respective brands. Indian fashion industry has grown a lot, also due to its traditional factor. The traditional and cultural attires of India are highly demanded in the foreign lands. Also, many Indian designers have adopted their area as western dressing, and have been equally successful all over the world. Though a person in the starting has to work as a trainer or intern, but with time and as he earns expertise in the field, he can also start his own brand. Creativity and innovation are the success drivers in the fashion industry.

Other than creativity and originality, one also need to have good communication skills and the ability to socialise. Such talents and professions, come into highlight with the word of mouth, therefore one needs to talk about his products and talent more often to let the people know about his work and interests. These days, internet plays a major role in socialising; one can easily market your brand in the market through the net. Social networking sites, blogs, are the ways through which one can write about his views and can showcase his work to the entire world. It’s a very interactive and useful media to track the target audience and best thing is that one can know the feedback of his work from his clients on the spot. Other than working as a designer one can work as a business developer, analyst, store manager or technical designer in the fashion industry, which enlarges the arena and the scope of work for the candidates in the industry.

Gurleen writes on behalf of Naukri.com, the no.1 job portal in India.She writes on topics like Fashion Designer Jobs, Media Jobs and increasing work concentration. Naukri.com is a recruitment platform & provides products and services like resume writing services, Salary Tool, Resume Database Access & Response Management tools to corporate world, placement agencies and job seekers in India and overseas.

A multifaceted fashion exhibition will take over the Roundup Centre in Calgary this November, bringing together students, and fashion industry experts as well as both high-profile and Canadian retailers. 

Fashion Has No Borders ™ President Sharon Cornwall is excited to bring the Fashion & Accessory Exposé ™ to Calgary after a successful run in Toronto. This new and innovative show will provide retailers with the chance to further develop their reputation as respected members of the industry, as well as present entertainment and promote fashion industry education by connecting business leaders with emerging talent.

 “The show will launch and link Canada’s up-and-coming designer superstars with many of our Nation’s quality local source manufacturers, all in support of an industry that is a crucial mainstay of our diversified economy,” said City of Calgary Mayor Dave Bronconnier, “Thousands right here in Calgary are employed in fashion design, manufacturing and retailing. The Fashion Has No Borders™: Fashion & Accessory Exposé™ is their showcase, a chance to prove how very, very good they are.”

 Fashion students will have the chance to come and showcase their designs and creations on the runway, and future beauty school students will be able to gain more insight into the colourful world of fashion by talking to industry experts about their experience. Young Calgarians will also have a chance to perform during the ‘Fashion Theatre’ portion of the runway show. Prizes and educational bursaries will be awarded during the exposé, including ‘Designer of the year’ and ‘fashion photographer of the year’.

 “Fashion Has No Borders™: Fashion & Accessory Exposé™ is a great opportunity for the Olds College fashion students to get exposure to the industry they are studying,” said Terry Males, Chair of the School of Business at Olds College. “In Western Canada the networking at ground level of the fashion industry is difficult to find.  There is no real resource that is easily accessible to young minds to discover the extent of how rewarding our industry can be.”

 The wide array of retailers at the exposé will be split into a handful of differing categories. Kiosks featuring vintages pieces, accessories, and sport and street-inspired fashion will each have their own “zones.” Additionally, there will be zones for higher profile designers, menswear, beauty products and personal wellness.

 So, for all the fashion lovers and future fashion entrepreneurs out there, get ready for the Fashion Has No Borders™ Fashion & Accessory Exposé™ happening on November 18th and 19th from 12 P.M. until 9 P.M. both days. Cost for entry is $9, or $5 for high school and beauty school students with ID. For more information visit http://www.fashionhasnoborders.com.