Fashion Fox shares some of the ins and outs of being a fashion designer. Sure, it can seem a little intimidating, but if I could give just one piece of advice, I would say: Enjoy every moment of it. Oh, and never give up. (Ok, that's two pieces of advice - so sue me!)
Just have fun with the process and don't take things personally. You can get too caught up in what other people think about your designs which ends up stifling your creativity.
What one piece of advice would you share with aspiring designers?
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Your site is one of my favorites, keep up the fab work! Thank you for placing a link to one of my moodboards from the blog Antonello's Blog on TheRunwayScoop.
My advice for aspiring designers is to learn as much as possible on your business, on this website you can find valuable information for further research.
Yes. Never give up! The recipe for success: hard work, sacrifice, and perseverance. Fashion is a career that you fall in love with and it becomes part of your life. You have to love it otherwise it is not worth all the stress and…low wages. We need a critic eye for colour and shapes, an ability to spot trends. Fashion, especially today, is very much about having a sense of proportion and being able to put things together in an original and interesting way.
It also helps to have a reason to fight for: I work hard to avoid the disappearance of the Sardinian hand-woven fabrics. As a designer from a small and distant village in Sardinia, my first objective has always been to preserve as well as advance craft skills that are at risk of disappearing due to globalisation & mass-produced designs. Find out more on my web site: Pibiones
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