I read an article in the fashion-incubator blog a few days ago and have been wondering how to approach it. It blames an influx of interest in fashion design on Project Runway... which might be true... somewhere. I certainly haven’t heard it as a motivating factor in my course. Apart from that quibble, Kathleen does make a really valid point- that designers rely on a huge support team of people, and without an influx in those positions- sewers, cutters, patternmakers, there is no way that the amount of designers can be supported within the industry. I would argue however, that this is a natural balancing act, and as designers find it difficult to gain employment as designers, they turn to other roles in the industry. I guess it is just up to the educational institution to give students enough of a breadth of knowledge to be able to have this flexibility.
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