Job Skills

High Street Designer


Skills needed:

• Need to be good at CAD
• Need to have trend knowledge
• Need to be able to create simple designs that can be mass produced

Target Audience:

• The average everyday working person
• People with jobs and some money

My skills:

• Garment construction
• Designing
• Drawing
• Creativity
• Textile skills
• Sewing skills

I am not suited to this job as I am more of a creative person and prefer to draw and hand make my designs rather than mass produce them. I am not the best at designing on the computer and I do not have knowledge of the latest trends.


Costume Designer


Skills needed:

• Drawing
• Contextual/history knowledge
• Fabric knowledge
• Textile skills
• Imaginative
• Machine and hand sewing skills

Target Audience:

• Director of commission (show, film etc.)
• Audience of above

My skills:

Garment construction

Designing

Drawing

Creativity

Textile skills

Sewing skills

I am suited to this job as I have the sewing, construction and textile skills needed. I can draw and am imaginative so can create beautiful designs. I will also learn more about history and gain fabric knowledge as I continue on my college course.


Stylist


Skills needed:

• Understand trends
• Understand clients needs
• Suit clothes to clients body shape

Target Audience:

• Celebs
• Wealthy people

My skills:

• Garment construction
• Designing
• Drawing
• Creativity
• Textile skills
• Sewing skills

I am definitely not suited to this job as I do not understand the latest trends and would not be able to work to the clients needs. I am more of a designer with my own style.


Haute Couture

Skills needed:

• Being unique
• Drawing
• Sewing
• Imaginative
• Hand sewing
• Creative
• Detailed

Target Audience:

• Celebrities
• Wealthy people
• High Street Designers
• High Street Shoppers

My skills:

• Garment construction
• Designing
• Drawing
• Creativity
• Textile skills
• Sewing skills

I could possibly do this job as I have the sewing skills and creativity needed however I prefer the idea of creating costumes for a specific production.