APPAREL DESIGNER

Apparel designer: translation

The title and function of a person employed by an apparelmanufacturerwho is responsible for studying the needs of specific customer segments (via market research), analyzing appropriate fashion trends, creating design concepts and sketches, selecting the fabrics, and overseeing all aspects of garment design. This employee manages adesign roomteam comprised of anassistant designer,associate designer,patternmaker, andsamplemaker. Designers must possess good illustration abilities and detailed flat-sketching skills, as well as a strong technical knowledge ofdraping,patternmaking, garment construction, and fitting. In the twenty-first century and beyond, apparel designers also need computer skills to proficiently supervise the operators ofCAD,bodyscanning, and other computer-assisted design tools in both their own groups andretailorganizations.