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Part-time Fashion Designing Courses in Delhi

Should you or shouldn’t you? This is one dilemma that most people face when they hear about part-time fashion designing course. After all these courses tend to teach you things in a nutshell compared to a full-time course. At International College of Fashion (ICF) we believe that the very idea of comparing these courses with full-time courses is wrong and both full-time and part-time courses have their own place in helping you shape your career. So who should enroll into part-time fashion designing courses in Delhi? Let’s find out –

Boost skills mid-career – You may already be in the fashion industry and have achieved considerable success in your career so far. But as times change and the industry goes through an evolution you may have to add new skills to stay ahead of the curve. This is where part-time fashion designing courses in Delhi can help you. By acquiring new skills you will be able to compete with youngsters who are entering the industry with the latest skills and knowledge and not face a mid-career crisis as many people face with new trends and business models emerging in the market.
Add value to your business – There are thousands of proprietary businesses that are being run by people who have no formal training the in fashion business. While you may have run your business successfully so far lack of advanced knowledge in the business especially with the advent of ecommerce and other technological developments might restrict your growth. You can’t go back to the college and enroll into a full-time course and this is where part-time courses would be your perfect resort.
No sacrificing on source of income – There are many people whose dreams of becoming a fashion designer may have been cut short due to responsibilities. While you would definitely want to chase your dream but at the same time you can’t afford to take a break from your career and stop the primary source of income. If this is the exact situation you find yourself in, you can sign up for part-time courses that let you add to your skills as per your own convenience.

At International College of Fashion (www.icf.edu.in) we have been able to shape several careers with our part-time fashion designing courses in Delhi. We regularly update these course programs to keep them in sync with the latest trends and developments in this fast changing industry and keep you ahead of the curve.

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January 15, 2019

Leading Fashion Designing College to Boost Your Career

Talk of a career in fashion designing and your eyes open wide thinking about all the gloss and glamour in this career path. After all most of us think of fashion designers as superstars who design the most stunning outfits and grace the ramp after showing their new collection. In reality you will have to rise up a pyramid to reach those levels as a designer. In fact it is one of the toughest career options where there is hardly any room for average designers. Either you are good at it or you will end up with a degree and no career.

To build a flourishing career in this competitive industry you will need to sow the right seeds for your career. You need to prepare for the challenges as you work through your diploma or degree and the college you choose would make or break your career. A good college such as International College of Fashion (www.icf.edu.in) would take you closer to your dreams and help you choose the right career path. It will prepare you all that awaits you in this rewarding yet competitive career path.

Learning the tricks of this trade…
If fashion designing was all about creativity the best painters and artists would have made the best designers. On the other hand if it was only about sourcing raw materials and turning them into wonderful clothes and accessories, anybody on the streets could have become a fashion designer or an entrepreneur. But to be successful in this business you need to mix creativity with good business senses and most importantly know where to look for the upcoming trends in the market. That’s where a leading fashion designing college would make the difference in terms of teaching you the tricks of this trade.

Preparing for the challenges…
How do you prepare for the challenges that lay ahead? While reading case studies may help a bit they would never come close to training on how to approach problems and solve them. You will have to work in the industry to gain experience and that’s where internship comes to your help. Few weeks of internship will help you experience the industry across its different verticals from up-close and you’d know what to expect when you start your career in the industry.

And before we conclude the kind of exposure you’d get at a leading fashioning designing college is incomparable. They not only help you find a good job but boost your career by laying a strong foundation for you to build on.

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January 8, 2019

How to Choose a Fashion Designing College?

If you have set your eyes on a career in fashion designing your first aim should be to choose the right college for the course. Like all other courses that require hands-on training the choice of the college can determine your success (or failure). With so many colleges out there it isn’t the easiest of things to decide upon. Here we shall take a look at few things you should bear in mind when it comes to choosing a fashion designing college –

Location – You aren’t taking up a course in English literature but one where location of your college would have a very important role to play. If you join a college in Delhi you will have more exposure with the industry than studying in a college in the hinterland. Colleges in Delhi and Mumbai bring in people from the industry to share their experience with the students. This opens your eyes to the challenges and opportunities in the industry.
Course Program – This is the most important thing that you need to take note of while choosing a college. The course program should cover all major aspects of the industry from designing to promoting the products. The best fashion designing colleges keep updating their courses to keep it in sync with the changes in the industry. They also offer you a choice between short-term and long-term courses.
Internships – Internships are a crucial part of any fashion designing course. In fact you will learn as much during your internship as you will during your course work. Which brands and labels are the current students in the institute interning with? How many of these internships have turned into actual placements? You need to figure out all that before you choose a college.
Placements – Last but not the least you need to take note of the placement record that the institute has. Even if you wish to tread the entrepreneurial role in future you shouldn’t ignore this fact. Good placement record is a testimony to the quality of education and training that a fashion designing college offers. Don’t just look at the numbers but take note of the fashion labels and brands that have recruited in the past from the college.

When you keep these things in mind you will be able to choose the right fashion designing college and prepare yourself for the challenges and opportunities that lay ahead of you in this glamorous industry.

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December 24, 2018

5 Skills Required for a Fashion Designer

If you have always aspired to be a fashion designer or one who is seriously giving this career option a thought, you must keep in mind that it isn’t a career for everyone. If you don’t bring in the right skills to the table you aren’t likely to find your way into the top colleges for fashion designing. No matter how closely you follow this industry or how passionate you are, you need to have these five skills to become a fashion designer –

Creativity – If ‘creativity’ as a word has never been associated with you, you should give the idea of becoming a fashion designer a second thought. Without creativity you won’t go anywhere. From how you dress to how you can make use of pen and paper you need to have creative skills. It is like knowing math for an engineer or human anatomy for a doctor.
Eye for detail – As a fashion designer every day is a learning opportunity. From visiting a museum looking at royal attire of the past to watching the latest Hollywood flick you should be able to study the finer points of a design and be able to recall when you need it.
Visualization – Whether it is understanding clients’ demand or planning a design in your mind you need to have strong visualization skills. You need to see things before you show it to others. Strong visualization skills will help you imagine what will work and what won’t beforehand and help you take the right course of action when it comes to designing a clothing or accessory.
Drawing Skills – You don’t have to draw a Mona Lisa but at the same time you can’t be a complete mug as far as drawing skills are concerned. While computer tools are pretty common you still need to have good drawing skills to put your idea into a piece of paper anytime and anywhere.
Logic & Numbers – People often think of fashion as being an expression of creativity. But if you are poor with numbers or logic you aren’t likely to succeed. It is important to be good in fundamentally playing with numbers and secondly having business acumen at the start of the course will keep you ahead of the curve.

If you have these skills in you, it is time for you to search for the top colleges for fashion designing and get your career in this industry rolling.

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December 17, 2018

What it takes to be a Super Successful Fashion Designer?

Imagine you’re a renowned Fashion Designer, just like Sabyasachi, JJ Valaya, or Manish Malhotra. Your label outfit is a prized possession for a shopper. Bollywood and even Hollywood celebrities vie for your designer creations. Your runway shows are success-prone. Fame and money are synonymic to your name and brand. Sounds like a dream?

No, it isn’t! Turn it into a beautiful reality by honing the below-mentioned skills and techniques. But first earn a degree or diploma of fashion designing, because it’s a prerequisite for all. Plus, it’ll be easier for you to get a placement or start your label. Now wondering what else makes a super-successful fashion designer? Scroll down to know the science behind it:

Creativity

A fashion designer has to think out of the box. You have to be in the habit of coming up with something creative and classy all the time (or say most of the time). Creative thinking sets the designers apart. They have to push the envelope every time an idea is conceptualized. The unique cuts, patterns, and styles give way to a unique collection.

The sense of colours, textures, and styles

Designing requires a keen sense of colours, textures, and styles. It’s essential for you to understand which colours blend well. You need to know what kinds of fabric will good on different silhouettes. Whether cotton works well for an ensemble or silk is an ideal choice. They must know what sort of embellishment or embroideries look fascinating on a garment.

Sketching or Drawing Skills

God is in the details. To envision these details, you have to draw or sketch the outfit you’re conceptualizing. It’s this artistic skill that gives birth to your idea on paper. It helps in clarity for a designer and other stakeholders. Strong drawing skills are essential for a fashion designer. Whether it’s lehengas, gowns, or anything, so whatever a designer is envisioning he has to draw then get it constructed.

Unconditional Love for Fashion

Do you drool when you see the latest collection launching on fashion runways? You have a penchant for neon and sparkles. Or nothing fashionable is bizarre for you. Sounds “So You”? Great! One day, you’ll be revered as one excellent fashion designer in the industry.

Solid Visualization Skills

An ingenious designer must have powerful visualization skills: the better your visualization skills, the better clarity for your production team and clients.

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December 10, 2018

The Job of a Fashion Designer be Like

Fashion designing is all about creativity. It’s one of the most glamorous jobs in the world and a coveted career in the fashion industry. A fashion designer conceptualizes and designs the fabric or fibre. He or she’s the one who accentuates the beauty of clothing. In India, you see an excellent line of fashion designers namely Manish Malhotra, Rohit Bal, Sabyasachi, and JJ Valaya. They’re the head honchos who’ve inspired tons of budding designers across the globe.

But before delving into the job of a fashion designer, know the different types of fashion designers. The most popular one is high street fashion; outfits are mass manufactured in this design process. Prêt-a-porter and haute couture are other kinds. So, the roles and responsibilities may depend on the designing you choose. Here’re some quintessential tasks that a designer does.

Creation or Visualisation of Idea

Fashion designers visualize the design of a cloth. They envision how fabric can be cut into an enchanting outfit. They think out of the box and discover unique patterns of the material. They also ensure that the products are being designed in keeping with the recent trends and needs of the customers.

Staying Updated About Fashion Trends

It’s inevitable for a designer to stay in touch with the recent fashion trends and clothing styles. They should be aware of the year’s Pantone colour along with the forms, cuts, silhouettes, patterns, and prints that are making waves on the runway. It’s considered a faux pas to design passé attires.

Developing Colour Story

They have an eye for colours. They blend the colours perfectly and know what contrasts will complement each other. It’s their responsibility to make colour stories that go well with Autumn Winter or Spring Summer trends. In a nutshell, it’s their job to create striking ensembles simultaneously living up to the expectations of the clients.

Sketching Designs or Computer Aided Designing

Once the conceptualization is done, a designer sketches it for envisioning the final outfit. It’s okay if one doesn’t know sketching or drawing as computer-aided designing can also be done to figure out the detailing of an outfit.

Liaising with Sakes, Buying & Production Team

Last but not least; a designer keeps a regular touch with all the stakeholders. The day-to-day interaction extends from the buying and production team to customers. It helps in getting a clear picture of the price points, market, customer’s response, and many other essential elements.

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December 3, 2018

Asian Designer Week ’18

Vaatsaalyaa Charitable trust presented their DSYN Bloom season 4.1 contest winners with Asian Designer Week at ITC Welcome Hotel, Dwarka, New Delhi on Friday 26 th October 2018.

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International College of Fashion being the Institutional Partner , gave its design students an opportunity to participate in the contest and showcase their collection which they had made with hard work at the fashion week. The winners of the contest got the chance to showcase their design collection along with a professional photo shoot by a famous photographer Rohit Suri.

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Ananya from International College of Fashion presented her collection on Revival of Faded Art inspired from Indus valley Civilization which showed immortality of that period.

Other students Shivangee, Ruchika, Shravya, Abhilasha and Priya designed a collection on monuments of India with artist Prem Raj Meher.

A unique collection on LGBT theme by BBA-FE third semester students worked on with rainbow colours by decriminalizing gay sex and giving hope to LGBTQ community for their bright future. Miss World Diversity – Naaz Joshi walked out the ramp as showstopper for the collection.

Another collection was from BBA-FE third semester students inspired by Jackie Kennedy. They experimented with different Indian Handloom Fabrics, in conservative yet very modern and stylish independent woman.

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All the Collections were made under the supervision of Prof. Gulbash Duggal.

Special thanks to Founder Chairman of Vaatsaalyaa Charitable Trust , Mr. Kappil Kishor for giving this platform for showcasing student’s talent.

The show was sponsored by HP Singh Agencies, Zoom Delhi , Singer, Oriflame and IDOSG.

ANANYA VANDANAND

MBA-FE(2018-20)

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November 28, 2018

Moschino and H&M Collection

Indians are always fond of fashion in this 21st century and if we look up to our youth, they teach us a lot about confidence and fashion together. Moreover, this time the collaboration of Mochino and H&M has made this year full of pop and creativity. The news about their collaboration came in April 2018 stating that they will be releasing their first collection together soon. This created an excitement factor among Indians who are very fond of products from Italian Fashion Luxury.

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The Creative Director of Mschino ‘Jeremy Scott’ relates the entire collection with fun, pop, creativity and mood of the party by keeping in mind his family and friends to show positivity, love, and diversity.

From tracksuits to bold accessories, there is something for everyone from Rs.799 to Rs.30,000 which was expected from Jeremy. The collection is all about OOTT outfits which is full of joy, creativity, fun and pop. Indians are already very attracted to H&M for its comfort, affordability, style statements and the trends, and by the collaboration with Moschino this year, the excitement among youngsters to show up their look in every possible manner has gone to another level.

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“We love to connect our designer collaborations to the mood of the times,” H&M’s creative advisor, Ann-Sofie Johansson added of the partnership. These days fashion is so bold, so energized and so much about making a statement with what you wear.

“Jeremy Scott is all about having the best time with fashion. His work has such positivity, optimism and his amazing sense of humor, all of which makes Moschino [tv] H&M so special.”

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After the release of the collection even the youth spread the Moschino love around whole social media with their own style statements. From bloggers to the celebrities and youngsters the comfort, fun and joy is there all around in parties, get together and on festivals as well. This spread of excitement has told a lot about the consumer behavior towards something out of the box in design and collaboration as well.

Ritika Raj

(BBA-FE)[batch2017-2020]

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November 28, 2018

LIFE OF AN ENTREPRENEUR

An entrepreneur running a successful business requires a lot of work everyday. Some days entrepreneur might feel like he/she won’t see the fruits of the labor they are putting in, but how is he/she an entrepreneur if he is not a motivator. We read such lines everyday somewhere to get ourselves pumped up but the question is how many of us really remember it in our daily tasks!

1. Walt Disney: “All our dreams can come true, if we have the courage to pursue them.”
You have to have the courage to follow your dreams because there will always be obstacles you have to face before you reach your dream.

2. 37 Signals: “Instead of freaking out about these constraints, embrace them. Let them guide you. Constraints drive innovation and force focus. Instead of trying to remove them, use them to your advantage.”

These people in our lives can be our well wishers, advisors, friends or role models but why is there no ‘myself’ in this? We must remind ourselves everyday that it is only us who are there behind the scenes of every trouble or success and they are the ropes of those people which helps us stand and remain stand in front of every charge. Being a women in India, waking up every morning yet working sounds common these days but the struggle is still there on the high command as an entrepreneur.

‘You think, you wish, you try, you face, you fall, again fall, you stand and then you win!’

Sounds very familiar for those who came forward after winning over it. Every person is rolling on this cycle of work and Kanika Tekriwal as well! The founder of ‘Jet Set Go’ – India’s first online marketplace for private jets and helicopters launched in 2014, by carrying her more than eight years of experience in the aviation industry, she realised the frustration of customers while dealing with charter brokers and operator due to the fact that because of sheer lack of transparency and non-availability of charter planes, customers pay astronomical amounts. It was from here, that the idea to develop JetSetGo started.

JetSetGo is fundamentally re-defining the private aviation business, by creating marketplaces that join the dots between charter customers and operators on one hand and service providers with operators on the other. For Kanika who has beaten cancer and is now entering unchartered territory, the flight to greater heights has just begun.

We have this story and many other stories like this in this world present which are redefining themselves everyday in front of people but it is about you that how you take stories like this among many of them to create yours. If there is a plan to start and to move forward you have to get ready for sleepless nights, to travel, to get your blood pressure stable and of course get crazy for you goal. It is all about you that how are you going to plan everything and even your nights to sleep. Its is necessary to get crazy and to think out of the box, necessary to start working and to plan every stop of yours to go up.

Kanika once said in an interview that you must choose people who are there to learn not to earn. Yes, we all have to remember such things not to be great just to meet great moments. To become a successful entrepreneur you have to have:
Ideas
Plans
Communication skills
Convincing power
Self motivated ability
Positive mind
Backups
and last but not least you always have to remind that ‘Who you are and what you can do the best that no one can? With these no problems will get vanish but surely they will always come with a ready solution to them.

Ritika Raj

(BBA-FE)[ 2017-2020]

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November 28, 2018

Style Your Passion Out

A wardrobe stylist, also fashion stylist, is a consultant who selects the clothing for published editorial features, print or television advertising campaigns, music videos, concert performances, and any public appearances made by celebrities, models or other public figures.

Following trends is what every girl wants, so here are some styling tips for each one of you. You can follow the same if you love this look or you can create your own looks. Styling is always crazy if it’s within you and you want to give yourself some unique look , try it out.

Plus benefit of reading ahead? As the wedding season is all around, we thought of giving some tips on styling for the same so you can create the same look with skirts or plazzos, as you like if you need something new.

Different ways of styling a duppatta

Style your duppatta with a crop top(if you don’t want to go with a crop top, choose a plain top) along with a palazzo or pants in the following ways:
1. Saree style
2. One side dupatta
3. Over both the shoulders
4. Lehnga style dupatta
5. Bengali style drape

Saree style: Tuck your duppatta on one side of your pants or palazzo and fllowed by back to front.
One sided-duppatta- one can clearly undesrtand from the name that duppatta is taken on one side of the top falling down stratight and can be either struck on with pleates or just leaving it as it is.
Over the shoulders: wearing duppatta like one wear it on the suit i.e. from one shoulder to another shoulder. It gives a cowl to your duppatta.
Lehnga style duppata: dropping of dupatta on one shoulder to carrying it in other hand like one carries in lehenga style to give your garment a lehenga look
Bengali style duppataa: everyone is aware of bengali sarees, they are so beautifully carried and its fall is amazing so why not to style it over it. Draping of duppatta in bengali saree look will give your garment a definitely unique look.

ACCESSORIES

Accessories are must to go with your style but what matters is how you carry accessories with your look whether to give it a modern look or whether to give it a traditional look.

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