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"How to Spec a Garment" eBook
How to Spec a Garment eBook Whether trying to land your first job in the industry, or already a pro, knowing how to spec is one of most important skills. With this fully illustrated eBook, you'll learn how to spec a garment and become familiar with industry terms. Includes spec diagrams and garment measurement descriptions.
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Setting the Course

Decide Where You Want to Go and
Develop an Action Plan to Get There
How to Become Fashion Designer ( Part 7 )

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o you want to be a fashion designer right? You might be applying to different fashion schools, already in school, about to graduate, or maybe you already have your first job in the industry. No matter which stage you’re at, it’s important to have an idea of where you ultimately want to end up. If you’ve read our “Break it Down” article, then you’re aware of the different categories and specializations within the fashion industry. Have you thought about which fashion market you want to end up in? What specialization? With so many different options, how do you know which one to choose? In this segment, we’ll walk you through the process of weighing your options, setting career goals, and developing a plan of action to increase your chances of reaching them. … read more »

Designers Nexus is an online resource for aspiring fashion designers as well as fashion designers already in the industry. You can learn from our experience with fashion career articles featuring fashion industry topics from jobs descriptions to fashion designers portfolio tips and industry terminology. Save tons of time with our free fashion design downloads, where you can get croquis, illustrations, flat sketches, and other fashion design templates to help with your portfolio, fashion design sketches, and other projects.

You can also learn real life industry skills and get more in depth fashion career information and advice through our helpful and inexpensive fashion training eBooks. They're easy to print or store on a flash drive for a handy fashion design guide in class, or on the job. Our CAD software fashion design training courses and videos for Adobe programs help designers create industry standard fashion sketches, print designs, CADs and more. Download Adobe Illustrator brushes and swatches to complete CAD fashion sketches quickly and easily. Also explore the Designers Nexus Amazon Store, where you can browse through fashion design books and supplies that we've found to be the most useful and informative. And as always, we're here to help, so feel free to contact us with any questions or suggestions you may have.