The fashion world has long been filled with glitz and glamour.时装世界早已充满魅力和glitz. The ramp for models is always long, dramatic, and well-lighted.型号总是斜长,戏剧,和被点燃. The walk is certainly a walk for fame, fortunately for aspirants but sometimes leading to a walk for shame.当然是步行走路的知名度,为有志但有时导致幸好散步无地自容. Who is behind all these promises and/or even breakdowns?谁是后面这些承诺和/或故障? No less than the fashion designers.不少于时装设计师.

What, exactly, does a fashion designer do?什么,究竟时装设计师做什么?

Basically, with streaks of talent, creativity, and sensitivity, fashion designers, as if influenced by Rumpelstiltskin, craft accessory and clothing sketches.基本上,彪人才,创造力和敏感性,时装设计师,如受rumpelstiltskin、服装工艺、素描从犯. They usually concentrate in one nature of accessory or garment such as women's or men's apparels, swimwear, lingerie, children's garments, handbags, and even shoes.他们往往集中在一个或服装配件等性质的妇女或男士服装、泳装、内衣、儿童服装、手袋、皮鞋连. They, sometimes, lead the groundwork of the creation and promotion of their creations.他们有时带领基础的创作和推广他们的作品.

Famous fashion designers prefer to be self-employed and they cater for the request of their clients.著名时装设计师宁愿做个体户,他们迎合客户的要求. Some cater to high-fashion department stores or to specialty stores.有的迎合高级时装百货公司或专卖店. They establish fashion statements by setting the colors, silhouette, and type of materials that are worn each season.他们建立了时装定色、人像、种类物料,每个季节心魄.

There are also some designers who are employed by manufacturers of clothes.还有一些人受雇于设计师服装厂家. These designers just adapt fashion statements set by other designers for the market.这些时装设计师只是顺应订其他报表设计者对市场的影响. However, there are small manufacturers who just purchase or copy designs.但是,也有小厂家只购买或拷贝作品.
 
Both designers sketch unique garments and follow certain trends in fashion.素描及服装设计都遵循一定的独特时装趋势. Likewise, both need assistants who should get used to the fast-paced schedule of the fashion business.同样,都需要助手谁来干惯了快节奏的时间表时装生意.

In detail, these designers execute the following tasks:详细,这些设计师进行以下工作:

• Draw their unique designs.●借鉴其独特的设计.
• Create patterns for sample garments.●服装样品制造模式.
• Choose textile and add-ons (accessories).●选择纺织、新增(配件).
• Apply tailoring and basic dressmaking principles along with draping techniques and flat pattern works.●申请缝纫裁剪和基本原则随着技术和悬垂型工程单位.
• Fit and alter the completed product, if necessary.●适当修改完成产品,如有必要.
• Set-up a fashion show.●成立了时装表演.
• Compare the performance of the merchandise against the competitors.●比较表现商品对竞争者.
• Keep self up-to-date of latest fashion trends thru magazines and other fashion shows.●保持自我跟得上时代杂志的最新流行趋势,通过时装表演等.
• Have frequent trips to fabric showrooms to keep self updated of latest type of fabrics.●频繁出访面料陈列室随时更新最新型自织物.

Actually, fashion designers can be categorized as follows:其实,时装设计师可归纳如下:

1. Lead or Head Designers1.导致头部或设计师
They take care of the executive and creative tasks.照顾他们的长官和创造性的工作.

2. Assistant or Apprentice Designers2.学徒或助理设计师
They usually make patterns and sample garments.他们通常把模式和服装样品. They may also teach sample makers how to make patterns and designer garments.他们也教导如何使样本庄家模式和设计师服装.

      3.   Specialty Designers3.专业设计师
They coordinate with other designers about special lines of garments.他们与其他特殊线约设计师服装.

4. Costume4.服饰

or Theatrical Designers戏剧或设计师
They usually create costumes used in theater and movie productions on a contractual basis.他们通常用于制造服装、戏剧影视制作在合约的基础.

The foundations for their creations are their knowledge, skills, and abilities honed in他们创作的基础知识、技能和能力,订定 and trainings in the long run.而训练的长远发展.

• Basic Design – This refers to technical know-how included in the creation and use of technical blueprints, drawings, plans, and models.●基本设计是指技术诀窍包括在制作和使用技术图纸,图纸、规划模范作用.
• Idea Production – This is the ability of designers to approach problems creatively and resourcefully.●生产观念,这是设计师能力的问题,创造性地运用各种方法.
• Dynamic Learning – This is being able to analyze implications of new information and materials at hand.●动态学习这方面能分析新的信息和材料在手.
• Operations Scrutiny – This is considering requirements of products to execute a design.●审核作业,这是需要考虑到产品设计实施.
• Uniqueness – This pertains to unusual cleverness vis-à-vis trying situations.●独特--这涉及到寻常聪明相对于尝试情况.
• Harmonization – This is being able to having good coordination with others.●统一,这是无法与他人有良好的协调.
• Visioning – This is being able to see how an organization works under real conditions.●展望--这是一个组织能够看到工程实际情况.

The talents and skills of these artists are really important in the fashion industry.这些艺术家的才智和技巧,在真正重要的时装业. The work requires an eye for a striking creation and business management.要着眼工作的一个突出创作和企业管理. Thus, aside from the portfolio of their usually creations, formal education help these designers acquire the secrets of the trade in this business.因此,他们除了一般的创作组合,正规教育帮助设计师掌握秘诀这项业务. In fact, graduation from a college or school that provides training on fashion and design is highly recommended in the industry, to keep incoming designers updated on the advent of new techniques and technologies.事实上,大专以上学校毕业,并提供训练服装设计界推崇的,设计师随时更新来袭来临新工艺和新技术.

However, some leaders of this industry view vocational training schools and community college as more capable of producing competent artists because these institutions work along with clothing industries.但是有的领导认为这个行业的职业培训学校和社区学院为能生产更多的艺术家因为主管这些机构的工作随着服装产业.

Vocational schools provide trainings in sketching, draping and grading, pattern making, garment construction, textiles and trimmings, costume history, principles of design and color; and how to plan and market seasonal fashion lines.职业学校提供训练素描、悬垂、等级、式样制作、服装工程、纺织碱法、服饰史、设计原理与色彩;如何规划和时装市场的季节性线路.

High school students inclined in fashion and design should finish basic courses in arts, sewing, mathematics, speech, English, and business. 高中生倾向于时装设计应完成艺术基础课程、缝纫、数学、演讲、英语、业务.

Usually, vocational institutions provide a two-leveled program with certificate that is consonant to the degree in Associate of Arts.通常,职业院校提供了两个层次的规划,即辅音的学位证书,在副文学士. For those who want to enter the fashion field immediately, a first level certificate of proficiency is provided.对于那些想立即进入时装领域,一级证书熟练规定. The next level of proficiency, the second-level requires a greater time of completion.  But upon graduation, artists are considered competent enough to aim for positions as Assistant Designers.未来的熟练程度,第二层次需要更多的时间完成.但毕业后作者认为胜任目标岗位担任助理设计师. After all the necessary formal trainings and specializations, those who have the guts and high hopes spin gold fabrics!毕竟正规的训练和必要的专业特长,有胆量和厚望自旋黄金布料!