Work activities
Your work would normally involve:
working to design instructions (known as a brief)
analysing or predicting trends in fabrics, colours and shapes
producing concept and mood boards (a collection of items to capture a mood, such as photos, fabric pieces and colour samples)
developing basic shapes ('blocks') through patterns
estimating costs for materials and manufacture
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supervising the making up of sample clothing items
making in-house presentations, for example to finance departments and merchandisers.
You would often work closely with garment technologists and sample machinists. You could also liaise with manufacturers (often based overseas) to make sure that designs are reproduced accurately.