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ILLUSTRATION DILEMMA

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Most of the people believe that only if we have a good hand on paper(artwork), we can become good designer. People judge designing by the skills of their hand and not with their imaginations, but it’s true that this is a crystal clear myth. To become a good designer, there’s no requirement to be good enough with the shades, colors, proportion, anatomy, etc; it’s just that you have to be good and creative enough with your thought. The more they will be ingenious, the more you will be able to make-believe it better on paper. This dilemma that people have in their mind sometimes create a barrier between their ideas and it’s implementation. Moreover, their confidence also gets affected by the same.

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It is necessary to have one signature style that defines you and that could be your own stylized croquis. It could have:

•Different skin colors
•Different strokes
•Various proportion
•Various accessories
•Various features
•Various foot wears
•Various hairstyles
•Various backgrounds
•Various captions, and more

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With these kind of techniques and textures you can implement and define your own language towards design and illustration with your own sense of style. Every designer and person in himself has to be different with his own specialized skill set and this could a trademark and signature style as well. It depends how you promote and advertise yourself.
So the dilemma is gone far away now and the focus should be more on design, fabric, color, forecast, implementation and promotions for it.
Journaling every second thought will help your grow more towards the design and to express yourself as well. Designers today are not only designers; they are artists, poets, tourists, travelers and much more. They don’t have only one role, there are thousands of them and each one of it has to be described and expressed at it’s best on the paper. That’s how it will help find special identity in a designer.

Simran Dhingra

BBA-FE(2017-2020)

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DEEPIKA BUTOLA

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Deepika Butola is an inspiring influencer and a blogger. She always is very fond of creating an attitude of healthy yet stylish life. Deepika has also done a MTV show Dating IN THE DARK’.

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As an influencer, it’s hard to get the right content for the audience is what she thinks which defines her mindset towards the dedication to make people understand the right set of rules in life with a style.

Priyanka Chopra as her style icon depicts that Deepika is a liberal yet independent empowered women who believes that style and fashion is a language in itself.

We always have our mantras to live our life by creating a statement in mind about who we are and what type of dressing sense belongs to us, defines us.

                                                  deepika4After getting such thought in Mind, every person tries  to find out ways to dress and make it a signature style which would in-turn define many thoughts of that person and even the lifestyles and seriousness towards it. So, according to our young influencer here’s what she expressed personally for her way of living fashion and life, “I always loved wearing stylish outfits since my childhood. I took my passion for fashion with

my blog seriously. I draw inspiration from anything and everything around me. It could be movies, fashion magazines, nature or blogs. I do not follow trends blindly. I take into consideration my body type and comfort before adopting a trend. The explosion of blogging and e-commerce has totally revolutionized fashion and brands approach to fashion. Fashion blogs has a huge potential to influence big brands as they closely relate to people and street style. Comfort factor is an integral part of fashion, so pay due heed to it. Furthermore, know fashion trend by engaging in Eastern and Western cultures to get the best of both worlds.”

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Ritika Raj

BBA-FE(2017-2020)

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THE GIRL BOSS BRANDS!!!

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The two brands, Semessta and SSS, are known for the girl boss dressing opinion. Both the brands are emerging and have their own signature thoughts and styles with their own identity. The fun fact is, these brands gives you option to select according to trends and affordability, keeping in mind the enthusiasm of the shopaholics.

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The  brand Semessta is about the modern women which gives access to the international clothing  and to celebrate women at their best. Semessta focuses on apparels specific to partywear, beachwear, gymwear and more. It defines women in an appropriate manner and to rescue them from the  outfit of the day situation. We women are at the peak  with the independency in this corporate world and as per the fact our dressing defines our personality in which Semessta helps us slay it at it’s very best.

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On the other side, STREET STYLE STORE has its own definitions towards fashion but with the same intentions to dress the girl boss. They do have men’s collection as well but what they have as their cherry on the cake is that they provides ‘SALE’ for the entire year which makes shopaholics go crazy and get attracted.

Discounted prices are their main attraction what they do to make their guests become permanent customers. Moreover, a lot of varieties in clothing, foot wears, accessories makes it much easier to find many things in one area.

Street stylers even makes a consumer feel good by providing styling tips in a pictorial form which makes the consumers also choose the ‘already done combo packs’ so that they just have to wear it.

Ritika Raj

BBA-FE(2017-2020)

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Why Fashion Designing Is A Good Career?

It is a good time to be a student and yet not limit yourself to studying traditional humanities, science or commerce subjects. Among the numerous career-oriented courses that have become popular in the recent past, fashion designing is one of them. It is a course that not only hones your creative abilities but also paves the way for you to make a mark for yourself in the fashion industry. Let’s take a look at some of the reasons why fashion designing in a good career choice for you.

Hones Your Creativity
The main reason why you should think about a career in fashion design is that you have the creative edge that others may lack. If you understand fashion in a more wholesome manner, a course in fashion design will allow you to hone that creativity. You can better your skills so that all the rough edges of your abilities are sharpened.

Be Part of a Dynamic Industry
Fashion designing is a dynamic industry with constant challenges. A fashion designing course gives you an insider’s view of things preparing you for your years in the competitive industry. By enrolling in a properly designed course you will be prepared to a large extent about how the fashion industry works.

Have the Choice to Specialize
Fashion designing is a broad course that covers many subjects such as traditional wear, women’s wear, kid’s wear, men’s wear etc. Once you enroll in a fashion designing course you will understand in detail the difference between all of them. You can then specialize in what your heart wants, knowing fully the requirements of the niche and how you can make your mark.

Internship Opportunities
A fashion designing course allows you to complete an internship with some of the best names in the industry. You get the chance not only to rub shoulders with leading fashion designers but also learn a lot from their experience. Moreover working in the industry and experiencing the pressures that come from being a fashion designer gives you an understanding of how demanding the industry can be.

Opportunities to Work Independently
Once you complete a course in fashion designing you need not necessarily seek employment. There are ample opportunities for fashion designers to go solo and make their distinctive mark. You can showcase your designs in fashion shows as an independent designer, launch your label, open a storefront and do more. The options are limitless.

If you are contemplating on doing a fashion designing course and know that you have the creative ability then let nothing stop you from fulfilling your dreams. Enroll in a fashion designing course that lets you learn, lets you design and allows you to create fashion that is meant for the future.

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What Can You do With a Degree in Fashion Design?

In India education is often seen from the prism of the career opportunities it offers. A degree in fashion design is no different and aspirants for these courses want to know about employment prospects after completion of their course. Fashion is one of the biggest industries in the country and hence offers you numerous career options once you complete your course. Here we look at some of the careers opportunities you can explore with a degree in fashion design.

  • Fashion Designer – This is the first choice career option for many and for the uninformed the only career choice a fashion designer has. You can take to designing apparels and accessories once you complete your course. You can work with fashion labels or sell your creative work to various labels. Depending on your interest you can choose a niche.
  • Fashion merchandising – It is a big career opportunity especially in a country like India which has a large young population. Here your main role would be assessing the fashion trends in India and sourcing the in-trend products from various designers and offshore companies for your clients or the consumers at large. With the boom in ecommerce fashion merchandising has become a rewarding career option.
  • Jewellery design – For Indian women their attire is incomplete without the right set of jewellery to go along with it. Indian women love flaunting their gold and precious stone. And they just don’t do it with Indian wear but also with western outfits. With the country being the largest consumer of gold and precious stones in the world you can make your mark in jewellery designing by keeping up with the latest trends in the market.
  • Fashion marketing – As like all other products in the market fashion too has to be sold creatively. With digital channels offering unlimited marketing opportunities fashion marketing has also grown as a career. This career option is more oriented towards marketing and less to do with the nitty-gritties of designing and merchandizing. There are special management course that focus on the fashion industry and by taking up such a course you’d open up new possibilities for your career.
  • Fashion reporting – Fashion is an important beat for any media organization. And when it comes to fashion reporting the regular battle hardened journalists who cover politics and business aren’t chosen for this creative role. The responsibility often falls up people with a degree in fashion who understand the industry and are able to keep a close watch on it.

As you can see there are several career options that you can explore with a degree in fashion design. Sky is the only limit when you have a creative bent of mind.

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Top Fashion Designing Colleges in India

A career in fashion design surely sounds good, doesn’t it? There are few other career options that would let you explore as much with creativity as this one. There are no rules to limit you; there are no barriers that would prevent you from taking an entrepreneurial role. It isn’t surprising that thousands of youngsters join fashion designing courses every year. However, you must be careful when it comes to choosing a college as not every institution will offer you the same kind of knowledge and training as far as these courses are concerned. Here we list the top fashion designing colleges in India that can add wings to your career –

  • National Institute of Fashion Technology, New Delhi – It is one of the oldest and surely the first-choice among government fashion designing colleges in the country. There are several UG, PG and short-term courses being offered at this institution and the kind of hands-on training offered makes them popular among the students.
  • International College of Fashion – Based in Delhi it is one of the top colleges for fashion designing in the country. Boasting of a seasoned faculty team ICF offers a wide choice of short and long term courses that are in sync with the development in the industry. Apart from designing their course programs also focus on marketing and entrepreneurship which are as important in this industry.
  • National Institute of Fashion Technology, Mumbai – Like its cousin it Delhi the one in India’s tinsel town has established itself as one of the premier institutions for fashion studies in India. It offers several under-graduate, post-graduate and continuing education programs and offers great exposure to its students.
  • Pearl Academy, Delhi – Since its establishment in 1993 it has slowly risen up in the ranks to be ranked as one of the top fashion designing college in country which is known for offering several courses at Under Graduate level and Post Graduate levels to its students. The institution is known to offer hands-on training to its students.
  • Amity School of Fashion Technology, Noida – Part of the Amity University this institute has gained immense popularity in the recent years offering great placements to its students and exposure to the industry.

To conclude the choice of a fashion designing college would determine the success in your career. If you are able to make it to one of these institutes you will sow the perfect seeds for your career.

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The Best Institute for Fashion Designing

When it comes to choosing an institute for fashion designing there are two things that every aspirant must focus on. The first is of course the obvious – the institute should harness your creativity and offer you exposure that will help you grow your ideas. At International College of Fashion (ICF) we create the most conducive environment for you to express your creativity and fine tune it for the competitive market outside. What separates us from other institutes is ‘second’ thing that we inculcate in every student i.e. in-depth understanding of the business side or economics of this industry.

If you take a close look at our course program and compare with some of the other colleges for fashion designing in India you’d see that we have created the perfect balance between designing and business side of the industry. As you’d already know without in-depth knowledge in either of these you won’t be able to achieve success in this career path. With competition having grown at a tremendous pace over the last decade or so with the entry of several foreign brands and labels into the Indian market your success is often determined by how well you understand the business of fashion.

Develop skills to meet competition
Our core aim has always been to develop the right kind of skills in our students to help them face competition that one is expected to find in the industry. From spotting the trends to developing problem solving skills we focus on overall skill development for our students.

Fostering innovation… 
While every fashion designing college claims of boosting your creativity and innovation the truth is they tie you up with a fixed course curriculum. This is where we offer great room for flexibility in our course program to help you shape the dreams that you bring along and add bigger wings to them.

A step into global world of fashion…
We are an Indian fashion designing college with a global frame of mind. Our aim isn’t merely to help our students find employment in India or start with their entrepreneurial venture but also to make sure they have one foot into the global fashion business. Many of our students have moved abroad and have been able to establish their footprint in this industry.

Come and join us. We shall lay the perfect platform for your success in this competitive industry and write the first chapter in your career’s success.

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The Best College to Start Your Career in Fashion Designing

There is something about the fashion industry that separates it from all others and it is your ability to express your creativity in true sense. There is no other career path that would allow you to lead a creative live day in and day out. But where creativity meets strong business acumen you can expect to see great competition. Naturally you will have to build strong foundations for your career and need to choose the best college in the country. If you are looking for one in Delhi, International College of Fashion (ICF) would be a good choice. It is the first choice among several students and has over the years we have helped our students succeed.

Why Join Us?

  • Because we are part of the evolution – The fashion industry is in a constant churn. It is not only the styles and designs that change but also how a product is sold in the market. As one of the premier institute of fashion designing and entrepreneurship we are part of this evolution. Our courses are prepared by leading names in the fashion industry and it undergoes regular change to keep you updated on the latest trends in the industry.
  • Because we give you the exposure you need – You won’t become a successful designer or an entrepreneur merely completing your course work and reading case studies. This is one career option where you need to gain hands-on training. You need to undertake real assignments to polish your skills and rise above competition. By inviting leading designers to interact with you and offering you the desired internship opportunities we at International College of Fashion provide you the exposure you are looking for.
  • Because we prepare you for the challenges – If you thought fashion industry was all about glitz and glamour, you are wrong. It is one of the toughest career options that you have selected but at the same time it is also very rewarding. This is where we prepare you for all the challenges that you are likely to come across in your career. From helping you find the best placements to letting you see the challenges from up close we do everything it takes to make you succeed in this industry.

Your dream to make a mark in the fashion industry is all set to begin. Come onboard and it will be one of the best decisions you will ever take in your life.

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IT’S JOURNAL THING!!!

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People belonging to ‘art world’ like doodlers, designers, artists, etc. have their own dimensions yet have so many similarities. These people have the abilities to mold themselves in any situation and they can express it in a tangible form. Creating a journal for everything makes them a ‘tourist’ as they create reminiscences and then note them as memories. These memories always have some thought and a spirit to get remembered. For a designer, journals are their printed sheets and their eyes are their cameras with their minds as the printers.

journal2A to-do list is always there to get filled. To make reports, create forecasts, designs, a collection, a doodle art, a landscape or portrait art, a journal is always present there to join all the points with each other and then come up with something new and original. This originality defines an individual’s thoughts and his work. A self-made, self-believed thing has got a more powerful spirit than the captured and printed one. The cycle always runs alike, somewhere somehow it is not highlighted much to create a journal in the fashion industry but you need to collect all of it what you have got because that’s how successful ones have worked.

journal3It could be anything as it’s said it is a Journal thing! To match all the points, link them and create something different from everything is the daily task for every creative person out here. People are journalizing everywhere every second to create a trend report for others.

journal4That is why it is all observed and processed every time to run the fashion world because it can trickle up or trickle down the story anytime.

For a designer, it’s a die-hard thing not maintaining a journal and to gather all research creatively in just one scarp book. Every scrap out there has some emotion, research, thought, idea and knowledge with a beautiful story behind it and only a journal can spell it out loud.

Whether it’s a doodler, graphic artists or someone else journal teaches the following to them:
-fonts
-arrangements
-to express
-to compile
-to place
-to clear everything out
-to create
-and always to get to the result!

Shubhi Goel

BBA-FE(2017-20)

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ONLY A SHOPAHOLIC CAN UNDERSTAND!!!

shopaholic1 We ladies can never get tired of shopping! It’s so ironical that one moment we think about not spending a penny   and   very   next moment we realize that we do not have money even for a cab. We face such stories in our lives   everyday which   is   hilariously ironical in it’s own.

When we realize that the season is about to change, we feel a different kind of excitement to spend. We,   shopaholics   start   doing our routine scroll on every shopping website and page to make a list in our mind, start   taking screenshots to   save   them until we spend on them, we plan every gift for every occasion in advance and   what not.

The time from Christmas week till the whole New Year’s month can never be ignored. This time of the year   brings  a   very   enthusiastic spirit in the whole environment around us. It’s the time to ‘SHOP’ and just shop,   unconditionally and   unpredictably.

Being a shopaholic, the need never matters. The one thing that matters is what we like. We’re always like ‘oh! that is so good, I want that because I don’t have that’. This happens even if we want the same product but in different colors. Once a shopaholic likes something, it’s going to be in their wardrobe on the other day itself.

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Talking about the shopaholics how can we forget the Deals? If you provide the deals, shopaholics are going to buy almost whole of it for sure as you can see. Many brands provide deals in different aspects and different ways and then the mind game starts to grab the best one. Our mind processes 24/7 because of that in various aspects like:

-will it look good on me?
-is it worth it?
-should I buy this instead of that?
-in how many ways I can use it?
-do I have one already similar to it?
-is it in trend?
-why should I take it from here if the other platform has the better deal?
-Can reuse it through DIY ideas?
-and more…

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No matter what and no matter how, it’s always going to be the same for us. Whether technology becomes good enough or we get better at something else, shopaholic world is going to be the same every time because it’s a different world in itself.

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It’s our way to be happy and only a shopaholic can understand this vibe!’happiness we get every time we shop!

Simran Dhingra

BBA-FE(2017-20)