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Today jewellery design as a career is steadily grabbing international attention. India has produced award-winning jewellery and accessory designers.

(A) The Prospects

Growing at the rate of 30 per cent annually, the gem and jewellery industry is the largest foreign exchange earner for India. (The Gem & Jewellery Export Promotion Council (GJEPC) envisages an export target of $16 billion in 2007). In the last five years, India has moved up five notches to emerge as the third largest diamond jewellery market in the world. And now, like its international counterpart, the relatively new branded and “hallmarked” jewellery segment is all set to touch a new high. So, all in all, if you have a flair for design and can take the hi-precision detailing in your stride, it’s a great field to be in. Jewellery design as the name suggests, deals with the designing of ornaments – precious, costume or junk jewellery. Accordingly, jewellery designers work with precious and other metals, gems, precious and semi-precious stones, terracotta, glass and wooden beads, plastic, cowrie shells, etc.

Trained designers usually work for established jewelers and are employed by precious and costume jewellery-manufacturing firms, buying agencies and large jewellery exporters and showrooms. Initially, it may be a good idea to work with a couple of established jewellery designers to learn the ropes. Even hi-fashion jewellery magazines like G & J that showcase the latest trends in jewellery design recruit upcoming designers. Yet another option is teaching — either as regular or part-time faculty in a reputed design school. Of course, with some experience, you can even launch into marketing of designer or costume jewellery on your own. Customized jewellery is highly in vogue today. Consultancy has come up in a big way to cater to this demand. If you follow the regional trends and have an in-depth knowledge of gemstones you can become a consultant and advise customers on what to buy and at what rate.

(B) The Job

1.) Design accessories for men’s, ladies or children’s
2.) Create new designs for gold, silver and precious metal jewellery
3.) Specialize in leather designing /jewellery designing etc
4.) Carry out detailed research about the accessory to work on
5.) Crafts people work to prepare each article individually
6.) Sell through local outlets, at tourist destinations, emporia and through craft melas
7.) Gemologists are experts in assessing the quality, value and use of gems for jewelers. They are experts in grading, sorting and setting of gems in various metals.

(C) Personality Traits
1.) Creative
2.) Eye for detail
3.) Keen observation
4.) Fashion awareness
5.) Precision
6.) Meticulous
7.) Awareness and understanding of gems / metals etc

(D) Career Progression
As a fresher, it is best to start your career working for an established jewellery designer so that you can learn the ropes. As an experienced professional, you can then look at starting out on your own as a designer or a consultant.

(E) Salaries
As with most creative fields, the work is tedious and the rise is steep. It is advisable for new entrants to first find work with an established designer, or jewellery house, and learn the ropes. At this stage, the pay scales are not very high. A fresher could earn anything between Rs 10,000 to Rs 15,000. Once you have established a name for yourself, you can command your own price, depending on the exclusivity of the design, and the clientele you are catering to.

(F) Study Routes
Class XII – one can look at any stream.

After Class XII – Courses in gem and jewellery designing are short duration programmes. Most courses can be taken after class XII. The courses, mainly diploma, vary in duration. Accessory design course at National Institute of Fashion Technology is a 3 year course. Accessory design offers specialization in leather goods, jewellery and designing of accessories to accompany garments.

Places to Study
1.) NIFT Campus, Opp. Gulmohar Park, Hauz Khas, New Delhi – 110 016 – 3 year diploma after Std. XII
2.) Srimati Nathibai Damodar Training (SNDT) Women’s University, Mumbai.
3.) Gem and Jewellery Export Promotion Council, Rajasthan Bhavan, Jaipur – 302 003.
4.) Jewellery Export Promotion Council, D-15 Commerce Centre, Tardeo, Mumbai-400 034.
5.) Jewellery Design and Technology Institute (JDTI), Noida offers four long term courses and twelve specialised short term courses.

Gemology
Courses in gemology are conducted at the following institutes
1.) Gemology Institute of India, 29, Gurukul Chambers, Mumbadevi Road, Mumbai – 400 002. Courses are in grading and cutting of gems and diamonds.
2.) Gemstones Artisans Training school, Jhalana Mahal, Jaipur – 302 017. Courses are in cutting and polishing of diamonds and coloured stones.
3.) Indian Gemological Institute, Nirmal Towers 10th Floor, 26, Barakhamba Road, New Delhi – 110 001.
4.) Indian Diamond Institute, Sumul Dairy Road, Katargam Post Box 508, Surat – 395 008. (The Institute conducts courses in Jewellery Design and machine cast jewellery manufacturing, Diamonds sorting/grading/bruting/ polishing/sawing and in computer aided jewellery designing).
5.) St.Xavier’s College, Geology Department, Mumbai – 400 001. • Small Industries Service Institute, 65/1, GST Road, Chennai – 600 032.

Fashion Designing Colleges
(a) National Institute of Fashion Technology (NIFT) conducts several courses. Addresses for correspondence :
1.) NIFT Campus, Hauz Khas, Near Gulmohar Park, New Delhi 110016
2.) NIFT, Tata Mills Compound, Dada Saheb Phalke Mg., Dadar (E), Mumbai 400014
3.) NIFT, Manjusha Bhavan, 181, Sector III, 1B Block, Salt Lake City, Calcutta 700091
4.) NIFT, Plot E/4, GIDC Electronic Estate, Gandhinagar (Gujarat) 382044
5.) NIFT, Opp. Hitech City, Madhapur, Jubli Hills, Hyderabad 500134
6.) NIFT, Cooptex Building, Pantheon Road, Egmore, Chennai 600008
7.) NIFT, The Karnataka State Co-op Mktg., Federation Building, No. 8 Cunnigham Road, Bangalore 560052

Anirban das writes on behalf of Shiksha.com. Shiksha is a portal that connects education seeker with education provider.Shiksha provides information about Jewellery Designer and Fashion Designing Colleges.

When people think about entering the fashion industry, there’s one career path they always seem to look at: fashion design. But there are actually plenty of other jobs and professions in fashion that are as involved and important as designing clothing. Take, for example, fashion merchandising. Although this career path doesn’t get a lot of attention, it’s a vital part of the industry helping to get designs off of the runway and into stores.

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If you want to get into this career you’ll first have to get the right education and training with help from a fashion merchandising college. You’ll learn the ins and outs of the industry as you gain practical experience and make the connections necessary for entering the field.

Depending on the fashion merchandising college you attend, you may be able to pursue anything from a two-year Associate in Art degree or a four-year Bachelor of Science degree in the field. You may also want to couple this education with classes or even a major or minor in a related field like fashion design or fashion marketing.

Particular courses in your degree course will likely vary depending upon the fashion merchandising college you choose. You’ll like take a wide range of courses that include subjects like business law, fashion sketching, publicity and promotions, merchandising math, accounting principles, trend-spotting, merchandising, fashion development, salesmanship, and the history of fashion.

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Once you land a job in fashion merchandising, you’ll find that your days are spent attending fashion shows, speaking with designers, buying clothing and designs, overseeing advertising and marketing campaigns that deal with your store and its products, and managing the stores within your business network. You’ll also find yourself negotiating business deals with manufacturers and suppliers, and possibly arranging store displays depending on the size of the business you work for and the level of hands-on work expected of you.

The most important thing you’ll do in your fashion merchandising career, is perfect your ability to pick out the next big thing in fashion before anyone else does. This ability will be grounded in your new knowledge of past fashions and trends – something you will gain by attending a fashion merchandising college — and will hopefully be further bolstered by your own good taste in clothing.

As you can see, a fashion merchandising career puts you in touch with many different facets of the fashion industry. So if you’re looking for something that’s more than just designing clothes or attending fashion shoots, fashion merchandising may be just the ticket. Just don’t forget to choose wisely when it comes to the fashion merchandising college you want to attend; do your research early and often, and always check whether the school or program you’re looking for is properly accredited.

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Once you have made the decision to attend fashion school is one thing, but the decision on which school to go to is equally important. Whatever you decide to pursue in life, deciding on what fashion school to attend is not an easy task for you.

There are a lot of fashion schools you can choose from and if you have been accepted to all the schools where you sent application, that compounds the problem. Deciding which fashion design school you are going to attend can be one of the toughest decisions of your life. Preparing a thorough plan for your future in one choice is never easy. But the choice of college you wish to attend could be really tough for you to make.

But there are factors that you can consider to help you with the process of choosing which fashion school would be the best for you. For those who are having a difficult time making the final decision, there are tips available to help you look for the kind of school that suits your needs.

Consider the Location

Location is an important factor to consider in choosing the fashion school you want to attend, even if you think at this time that it is not a significant part of your decision. Do you think of celebrating a white Christmas? Then, fashion schools based in California are probably not going to do you right although New York based ones would be good choices for this aspect.

But New York could also not work for you if you do not like big cities. Could you bear being away from your family or do you just want to distance yourself? Can you afford the cost of living if you are away from your home? These are some questions you can ask yourself in terms of location. It is advisable that you make a list of pros and cons and to be always honest with yourself. Hopefully, with these ideas, you would be able to strike out some schools you are considering from a list.

Consider Reputation

For those who want to be ahead of others in the fashion industry, you could choose a fashion school that everybody knows and not a school that no one has even heard of. If you think that a school on your list is one that no one knows about, you could consider looking for a different one.

Your skills would be seen by many but the degree you take would matter a lot too. If you can get into a top notch school, the you should. But only as long as the learning environment is best suited for you.

Consider the Cost

In deciding what fashion school to go to, you should also consider who is paying for the course. Are you paying for you own education? If so, then the choice of school just became easier. You can choose the school that realistically fits your budget.

Consider this, if you can’t afford to attend the fashion designer schools then you won’t be able to go no matter how much you like the ambiance or the location. This is the most important aspect to consider in choosing the appropriate fashion school for you.

Remember, deciding on what fashion school to attend is not easy but you should be able to take not of the factors that you have to consider including some things that you could and would not be able to deal with. So that, the decision making process would not be very difficult for you.

 

New trends and styles for men’s clothing and accessories are often influenced and preceded by women’s fashion. If floral’s are on the cards for spring 2009 then similarly you’ll see watered down versions in suits through to silk ties.

It might sound ridiculous, but, it has been so for centuries.

Louis Patou a Paris fashion designer made silk ties from women’s dress material, hence the advent of the designer tie.

So the concept is nothing new. The fact is women’s fashion is specifically designed to attract man.

And so naturally including a smidgeon of femininity into men’s accessories, silk ties in particular, makes perfect sense. The other thing is, you’d be surprised at the number of females that design men’s clothing.

It is our good fortune that they do, otherwise we’d end up with nothing other than grey suits, striped ties and tattered old wallets.

I’ve seen the spring summer 2009 silk tie collection, they are drab and colourless, a series of stripes and geometric patterns, no floral’s at all, which, after seeing what women plan to wear is in contrast to logic.

How much longer do we have to be confined to conservative shades of grey?

Well, luckily there are changes afoot and if you’re prepared to look hard enough will be rewarded. There are designers out there who accurately forecast future trends and they’re the ones to watch as they buck the critics view.

The women fashion designers I know of and or associated with all share common traits, the way they incorporate colour and pattern cannot be mimicked by man. And that’s where the great appeal is, it’s the scent of a women in the designs they create.

Rather than follow mainstream, we’ve created our own regime with a small cluster of male and female designers. People may ask, what’s so special about that? Well there’s only one way to find out.

By name, Cressida Bell, Victoria Richards and Vivienne Westwood, Shane McCoubrey, Ian Flaherty, Lbb London and Simon Carter.

By unique product; Falling Leaves autumn silk ties, Bar, mens jewellery, and the famous cube cufflinks by Ian Flaherty.

And if it’s Jewellery for men you’re searching for? The best is deigned by a woman.

Now here are a few historic anecdotes from our data base.

1971: Maverick screen actress Katherine Hepburn, whose long-term lover Spencer Tracey was a customer of Huntsman, takes the extraordinary step of ordering bespoke denim jeans from her late lover’s Savile Row tailor. Hepburn’s commission foreshadows bespoke denim collections launched in 2006 by Timothy Everest and Evisu.

1973: Robert Redford stars in the definitive film of F. Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby. Fitzgerald was a dedicated customer of Jermyn Street bespoke shirt maker Turnbull & Asser. The shirts that reduce The Great Gatsby’s socialite heroine Daisy (Mia Farrow) to tears with their beauty in the film all bear the Turnbull & Asser bespoke label.

1974: Gieves Ltd acquires Hawkes (and the precious freehold of No I Savile Row) and become Gieves & Hawkes.Tommy Nutter seeks sanctuary at Kilgour, French & Stanbury after his acrimonious exit from Nutters of Savile Row. Kilgour also incorporates the famed hunt tailoring specialist Bernard Weatherill. Nutters of Savile Row continues with Sexton, Roy Chittleborough and Joseph Morgan.Maurice Sedwell hires Trinidad-born Andrew Ramroop who will go on to become Managing Director and a Professor of tailoring at the London College of Fashion.

There will always be a niche to fill and our aim is to do so.

 

 

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Better to be a leader than follower. This is applicable in every field including fashion. But for an average person with an average earning it becomes difficult to keep in touch with the latest fashion trends as fashion keeps on changing with times. But to keep with changing times you need to be updated with the latest fashion trends. As what you wear reflects your personality

Before you make up your mind to do your shopping for 2008, it is better to know about what are the latest fashion styles in for this year. Though for the past few years retro has been a hit. This time around the fashion trend of 1950s is back. And one will have to use one’s own imagination and bring in one’s creativity as mixed fashion style is in for 2008. Ethnic fashion style mixed with sporty clothes—a creative blend is the happening thing this year. Dresses just below the knee length should be gone for. Large knitted sweaters with classy jeans pants should be worn. You can also go for Capri trousers with large blouses or oversized shirts. The code to remain trendy this year for all seasons would be: get out of the patterns and mix & match

Everyone dreams of wearing high brands, but does everyone’s pocket allow this to happen? The answer would be no. You can afford to wear fashion designer dresses only if you are super-rich or some celebrity. Even after being aware of the reality, it’s difficult to stop craving for designer dresses.

However, there is a brand that can fulfill your dream to wear designer clothes at reasonable range. This unique brand goes by the name—–Sonnemond. It is not that they are compromising on the design and style to produce cheap designer clothing. The designers at this fashion house are well aware of all the fashion styles for 2008. And they working on designs based on that style. Not only this, they have been keeping an eye on the fashion trends worldwide. The fashion, fabric, trend, season and culture of every country are kept in mind by their designers to design clothes and accessories accordingly. Like the new college session is going to begin, so the latest clothes that this brand is busy making are something that are funky, cool and would be going with the tastes of the youth. Sonnemond is involved in creating designer clothing for men and women of every age and size. For latest fashion styles, at reasonable range visit: www.sonnemond.com

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