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Fashion Accessory Designing
can be a very lucrative and rewarding business.
Fashion Accessory Designers help create and produce items that add the finishing touches to an outfit, such as handbags, belts, scarves, hats, hosiery, eyewear and Jewelry. Designers plan the production and marketing of their creations.
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| Some high-fashion Accessory Designers are self-employed and design for individual clients and cater to specialty stores or high-fashion department stores. They design original Accessories as well as follow the established fashion trends. |
Accessory Designers perform the following tasks:
- Sketch their ideas.
- Draw and cut patterns to create sample accessories.
- Select fabric and trimmings.
- Keep current on trends by reading trade magazines and attending fashion shows.
- Visit textile showrooms to keep up to date on latest fabrics.
- Arrange showings for press and buyers when the sample is ready.
- Market their designs in their own retail stores or cater to specialty stores or
high-fashion department store .
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FASHION
INDUSTRY:
The
fashion industry is huge.
Each year, over $250 billion
is spent on fashion
(including accessories) in
the United States. Many
fashion accessory
designers start at home.
Fashion can be fickle, and
trying to stay one
step ahead
of the fads
is nearly impossible.
Creativity
plays a major role in the success of
the designer.
HANDBAG DESIGNING
Handbag
crafting is a hobby which
has become very popular.
Everybody
carries some sought of
bag. Fashion bags
come in affordable ones;
expensive ones, big,
small; seasonal, classic;
vintage etc.
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Almost any type of
material is used to
fashion a purse, and If
you think only women carry
a bag, think again.
Nowadays it is not usual
to find a man
carrying some sought
of bag. Fashion
really is fickle, and
trying to stay one step
ahead of the fads
is nearly impossible. Two
basic skills that a handbag
designer definitely needs is
design skills and
business skills.
Handbag
designing can can be
a very lucrative
and rewarding
business. Below we have listed tips on
getting started in a handbag
designing business which can
apply to any fashion
accessory.
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| TIPS
ON STARTING A HANDBAG DESIGNING
BUSINESS :
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Any
good business begins with
research and a business
plan. You may want to begin
your research by
answering the
following questions:
- What
are the different types
of handbags ?
- Who
are my competitors?
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Is
there a handbag that
exists that is similar
to my potential design
and
if so, why will my
potential customers buy
my handbag?
- What
will I charge for my
handbags?
- How
will I market my
handbags?
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DETERMINE
THE TYPE OF HANDBAG
YOU WILL DESIGN AND
WHY ? |
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- Familiarize
yourself with what goes
into the design of a
good handbag.
- Research
the materials you will
need. Determine
how you will make the
handbag pattern? If you have no
experience in making
patterns then you will
need to find
out where to find a
pattern maker.
Who
if anyone will help you
prepare your samples or potential
production?
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| STEP:
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MAKE
SKETCHES OF YOUR HANDBAG DESIGNS |
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Prepare
a
black and white sketch book
of your designs
for potential
buyers to see.
All
your ideas
and creativity
should go into your
sketch book.
Include your fabric
information,
style number,
colors the
handbags are
available in and
a swatch of
the fabric that will be
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A great place to
start
researching
fabrics is the Fabric
Resource
Book -
for
manufactures. |
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MAKING
SAMPLES OF YOUR
WORK: |
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You
will need samples of your
work to show to potential
buyers. A good place to
find help with putting together your samples is fashion designer
students. Check your local
area for schools.
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