Creation field

Fashion designer
A creative designer has the sense of marketing,
interprets movements in society and determines the
orientation of his collection. He designs the lines and
shapes, determines the appropriate colors and fabrics
for a creation that is constantly renewed.

The fashion designer proposes a general style for his
products, then makes the garment with specific details.
Realistic and efficient, he combines art with the
technical demands of production.

Open to new technologies, the fashion designer uses
his computer skills for product conception.
He is open-minded, curious, aware of all technical,
sociological, artistic and cultural innovations
so that his product will be in adequation with the
consumer demand. The fashion designer also
participates in the presentation of the collection
to the press and to buyers.

Trend designer
His work is essentially based on the research and
analysis of fashion trends (future fashion movements).
He determines themes, color ranges , fabrics,
product lines and presents them in a trend book.

Textile designer
The textile designer is the author of original creation
destined to industrial reproduction using various
supports, surfaces and shapes for fashion and the
interior environment.
He creates motifs and fabric collections (prints,
embroidery, lace, jacquard, woven-dyed) .
He determines the color ranges and the motif coloration
(color variations).

His approach must be esthetic and technical,
his sensivity permitting to create new products
and in many cases, to improve manufacturing technics.
His work also includes making visual
communication supports (design, drawing, layout).

Creation fields

Strategic planner / organizer
Fashion designer working in a trend office
who plans the launching of a new trend and ensures
the delivery at the right time.
A professional who must anticipate the near future,
analyse the epiphenomenons and highlight
the major trends. The strategic planner must have
the right idea at the right time, intuition being his
strong point.

Pattern drafter
A true master of works , the pattern drafter must
interpret the designer's idea into a 3 dimensional
shape. He must ensure the link between the creation
and the production.

His work research consists of making the sample
garments including the technical and practical
requirements concerning the type of garment from
the fabric to the season.

According to the characteristics of the garments,
the pattern drafter can choose between different
work methods ; the first being a manual process
involving either flat pattern drafting or draping,
the second being with the use of computer skills,
an absolute must in the steps from creation to the
manufacturing of a garment.

The pattern drafter masters the creation through the
fittings and final essential alterations. He is also
responsible for the collection production follow-up.