fashion designer
Creates runway collections
A fashion designer creates clothing, accessories, and footwear, typically working from concept sketches through fabric selection to finished garments.
The term encompasses everyone from couturiers producing one-of-a-kind haute couture pieces to designers creating mass-market ready-to-wear collections.
She studied at Parsons before becoming a fashion designer for a major label.
Some fashion designers build eponymous brands while others work anonymously for established houses.
Creating garment construction templates
- drapingArranging cloth loosely
- tailoringCustom clothing adjustment
- stitchingJoining with needle, thread
- seamstressOne who stitches garments
atelier · bespoke · fitting · mannequin · fabric · textiles · garments · silhouette
Gathered set of items
- runwayPaved path for planes
- lookbookCurated fashion photo collection
- showpiecePrized display item
- ready-to-wearFactory-made standard-size garments
prêt-à-porter · capsule · licensing · brand · label · house · flagship · wholesale
Aesthetic of reduction
- maximalismMore-is-more aesthetic philosophy
- avant-gardeInnovative cultural pioneers
- bohemianArtistic nonconformist type
- glamourFascinating, elegant attractiveness
retro · vintage · elegance · chic · sophistication · palette · colorway · texture
One who initiates styles
- zeitgeistEra's dominant mentality
- museThink deeply about
- movementChange in position
- voguePrevailing popular style
mainstream · emergence · iconic · influential · tastemaker · signature · legacy · inspiration
Early explorer or settler
- trailblazerFirst to forge ahead
- groundbreakingIntroducing radical new ideas
- revolutionarySeeking fundamental systemic change
- cutting-edgeAt innovation's forefront
experimental · conceptual · disruptor · futuristic · originality · visionary · inventive · radical
patternmaking
Creating garment construction templates
- drapingArranging cloth loosely
- tailoringCustom clothing adjustment
- stitchingJoining with needle, thread
seamstress · atelier · bespoke · fitting · mannequin · fabric · textiles · garments · silhouette · embroidery
collection
Gathered set of items
ready-to-wear · prêt-à-porter · capsule · licensing · brand · label · house · flagship · wholesale · retail
minimalism
Aesthetic of reduction
- maximalismMore-is-more aesthetic philosophy
- avant-gardeInnovative cultural pioneers
- bohemianArtistic nonconformist type
glamour · retro · vintage · elegance · chic · sophistication · palette · colorway · texture · pattern
trendsetter
One who initiates styles
vogue · mainstream · emergence · iconic · influential · tastemaker · signature · legacy · inspiration · defining
pioneer
Early explorer or settler
- trailblazerFirst to forge ahead
- groundbreakingIntroducing radical new ideas
- revolutionarySeeking fundamental systemic change
cutting-edge · experimental · conceptual · disruptor · futuristic · originality · visionary · inventive · radical · transformational
silk
Fine woven insect fiber
lace · tweed · organza · brocade · cashmere · leather · denim · tulle · taffeta · jersey
- designersart director, design consultant, Eames, William Morris
- fashion careersstylist, tailor, seamstress, dressmaker, wardrobe stylist
- Luxury Careersjeweler, couturier, perfumer, goldsmith, watchmaker
- creatorsartist, author, composer, inventor, maker
- arts careersactor, actress, artist, author, composer
- creativesartist, artists, painter, painters, illustrators
fashion designergarment worker
One who makes clothing
sweatshop worker · tailor · seamstress · factory worker · assembly line worker
fashion, designer, fashionable, fashioned, fashions, fashioning, unfashionable, fashionista, fashionably