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For an artist, the world of fashion can seem more like a business than a world of creative fashion design. Aspiring fashion designers need to understand that this is all necessary. Business is the life blood of fashion and the fashion itself is only the soul. Fashion simply wouldn’t be able to see mass production if it were any other way. So you may be a ‘creative’ but as a fashion designer you must develop a passion for not only design but manufacturing challenges, the excitement of marketing and overcoming competition.

In the professional world of fashion, you’ll spend less than 10 percent of your time designing your collections and the rest of the time working out money management issues, and executing marketing strategies. These are the only things that will give life to your creative work and allow you to survive as a fashion designer so your garment designs will hit the store shelves and not just remain the beautiful figments of your creative imagination.

You want to become well acquainted with the business aspect of fashion. Don’t even think of starting out on you own. Work for any designer, design house or clothing manufacturer first so you can become well versed in how the fashion industry works on a daily basis and carefully climb up the ladder from there. Study how other fashion designers made their way to the top. Most of the biggest name designers worked under other designers for years before they started their own labels. They often worked for more than one fashion designer or fashion house. Having different positions and seeing different ways of how business was handled, they gained hands on knowledge, experience, confidence and acquired indispensable assets of credibility and reputation at the same time.

So if you’re getting into fashion design you’ve got to plan on being a lifer if you’re going to one day own your own line. Here is a list of characteristics you need to either have already or acquire as you go along in order to become a successful fashion designer:

- A hard edge against negative feedback and rejection.

- You need a very competitive spirit.

- You need the ability to be organized and be able to function under extreme stress of dealing with difficult people, multiple deadlines and responsibilities.

- You need to love or learn to love the marketing, negotiating and networking game in the world of fashion.

- And you need the willingness to keep your mind open to learning new things as a fashion designer.

Manish Malhotra needs no introduction. His areas of creativity and genius span the broad spheres of Bollywood design, styling, pret, diffusion and the everlasting bridal and couture, Manish is a pioneer in the field of fashion in the country today. For the first time ever Lux and Manish Malhotra are coming together at the forthcoming Lakme Fashion Week, taking its brand promise of ‘play with beauty’ forward’. Manish Malhotra will be seen presenting a couture show especially for Lux.

Attitude, Attractiveness, Beauty, Looks, Sensuality, Lusciousness etc are all different traits of every woman and that’s what Lux is all about. Manish Malhotra will no doubt play with these very attributes in his show for Lux! Peaches, Strawberry, Ivory, Pinks are the flavor of the season.

Manish Malhotra Introduces Lux
For the first time, Lux participated in the Lakme Fashion Week in association with Manish Malhotra – Bollywood’s favourite designer as was prominent with the array of stars which lit up the show!

From Padmalaxmi, Deepika Padukone, Kitu Gidwani, Kajol, and Urmila Matondkar to the fashionably late entrants Saif and Kareena, the front row was a sight to see!

For this gala spectacular Manish created a temptress who is confident and with her edgy sensuality arouses temptation. Feminine colors of pinks, peaches, skin, corals, oyster and ivory with touches of gold and silver were the direct translations of two new variants of Lux soap, strawberry and cream and peaches and cream.

Sensuous cuts and body hugging silhouettes combined with a very chic nude feel to the garments were ironically combined with very wild and untamed hairstyles to depict a girl who is ready to go!
glamorous divas, the epitome of eternal style were the imaginary muses for his collection, woman who effortlessly mesmerize with her aura and charm.

The embodiment of this being Kareena Kapoor walking into the show looking spectacular in a peach dress from this collection.

Fabrics? Lycra all the way!

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When you dream as a child about what you want to be when you grow up, fashion designer ranks high on the list for many who envision a glamorous lifestyle and a chance to influence the way society dresses. Being a fashion designer certainly does come with its benefits; but it is also a career that requires a balance between creativity and skill.

We need only to turn on the television or flip the pages of a magazine to see how fashion influences our culture. The way we dress on a daily basis, the clothing we run to the stores to purchase, all depend on what’s popular on the runways. And what’s popular on the runways is created by fashion designers. A fashion designer creates a look and makes it happen. But what people don’t see, as models strut the runway wearing the latest designs, is the enormous amount of work and skill that it takes to get to that bright shining moment.

A fashion designer must not only be skilled in the manufacturing of clothing – including knowledge of textiles and expertise in sewing – but also in sketching and drawing their designs. The savvy fashion designer understands color and how to use it to capture the essence of their design.

Becoming a fashion designer means attending a reputable school that teaches design, sewing, textiles, and the like. It is imperative that you learn the fundamentals of design before you add your own creativity and flair. Even more important, however, is the working knowledge that you can gain working as an intern or apprentice in an established shop. Working alongside a fashion designer who can give you firsthand experiences and help you build your portfolio is incredibly important to becoming a fashion designer. It’s all about experience. So take all that you can from school but put your skills to use – everywhere and anywhere that you can. A strong portfolio that demonstrates your talent and desire to work in the industry will go a long way to helping you realize your dream of becoming a fashion designer.