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Fashion design is the applied art dedicated to the design of clothing and lifestyle accessories created within the cultural and social influences of a specific time.

Fashion design differs from costume design due to its core product having a built in obsolescence usually of one to two seasons. A season is defined as either autumn/winter or spring/summer. Fashion design is generally considered to have started in the 19th century with Charles Frederick Worth who was the first person to sew their label into the garments that they created. While all articles of clothing from any time period are studied by academics as costume design, only clothing created after 1858 could be considered as fashion design.

Fashion designers design clothing and accessories. Some high-fashion designers are self-employed and design for individual clients. Other high-fashion designers cater to specialty stores or high-fashion department stores. These designers create original garments, as well as those that follow established fashion trends. Most fashion designers, however, work for apparel manufacturers, creating designs of mena??s, womena??s, and childrena??s fashions for the mass market. Designer brands which have a 'name' as their brand such as Calvin Klein or Ralph Lauren are likely to be designed by a team of individual designers under the direction of a designer director.

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A fashion designer thinks up combinations of line, proportion, color, and texture for intended garments. They may have no sewing or patternmaking skills whatsoever, and may only sketch or conceptualize ...

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Ever wonder what Giorgio Armani, Betsey Johnson, Donna Karan, and Ralph Lauren do all the time? Work! Few other professions depend so much on keeping on top of fickle popular opinion and watching ...

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A model wears a creation by Italian fashion designer Alessandra Facchientti for fashion house Valentino for his Fall-Winter 2008/2009 Haute Couture collection presented in Paris, Wednesday, July 2, 2008. Designer Alessandra Facchinetti on Wednesday ...

Shoes, boots and handbags will be ruched and pleated this fall for lots of texture. From pleated pumps and purses to tall ruched boots, this trend will be evident through fall and winter. Christian Louboutin's fall collection includes a variety of ...

This summer, the Worcester Historical Museum is all the fashion. The museum is offering a series of  programs this month and next to coincide with its exhibition, "Going Out in Style." Local costume designers and curators will talk about how ...