Making fashion designs means either designing great fashions, or actually making your designs into fashion items. It's easy to do just for fun, but hard to do for any serious purpose, such as a career or in a project if you are studying design. You can keep it very simple, or, make fashion designs like a professional fashion designer! Just follow these steps to get started making fashion designs. 

1.Think to yourself many times, "do I really love making fashion designs?" It makes no sense to do something you don't have a real passion for.

2.Find your inspiration. Whether a rose, a car, or modern living, look around you for inspiration.

3.Draw whatever you want. If you want to, draw a skirt, draw it in the way you like it. It could have polka dots, lines or could just be plain.

4.Remember, you're the designer and it is your work of art.

5.Read magazines about designing and fashion. These magazines will give you a lot of inspiration. Magazines such as Vogue are great places to find out more about couture and high street fashion.

6.If you think something, draw it! It is always great to practice this way.

7.If you're not rich like others, and want to make fashion designs, don't lose hope. Search for online designing contests. If you win, they will discover you.

8.Love your work, no matter what. Believe in yourself!

9.Sneaky Fashion? Draw your everyday clothes and give it a twist. Probably you could change your scarf or add a skirt instead of those skinny jeans. You could find out a lot about your style this way.

How to Make Fashion Designs

When we talk about the term ‘traditional’ it covers saree and salwar kameez. We see many foreigners happily wear the colorful Indian attire and Indian follow their pattern of clothing. The reason why Indian women like their dressing is because it represents the modern lifestyle and a sense that they are confident to face the world. This does not mean that traditional clothes have lost their value. Previously the women were confined to home only but now is the time that most of them go to offices and have to serve both workplace and home. Wearing saree practically every day is time consuming. And dupatta that is a part of salwar kameez is no less than a hurdle. There are chances that it might get stuck between the tyre of your or your husband’s two wheeler, creating an accident. This is the reason why formal dresses for women like trousers and shirt are in the current trend. Some would even argue that finely pin-up your dress will lessen your problems, but to what extent? As per the Indian constitution there is no mentioning of any specific type of dress code and so the current trends only decide what is in the norm. Women follow the fashion accordingly and also through mouth-to-mouth publicity.

If a woman wears anything it shows the surroundings where she currently resides, her opinions about the subject, confidence to carry whatever she chooses to wear, and indirectly her way of showing the world that to what extent looking good and be a fashionista matter to them. It is not always the case that they dress up for their husband or boyfriend. They wear for themselves too, to look good, to feel good!

When someone argues about the Indian tradition probably he doesn’t possess much knowledge about the history of India. So, let us put some light on the real facts. Back in the 300 B.C. women used to wear two-piece rectangular clothes that simply hid their crucial body parts, one at the lower region and other at the upper. During the 7^th and 8^thcentury when the Gupta dynasty ruled stitched garments were the norm, that too in the upper and lower region. In the southern part of India, even during the colonial times there were many women who did not cover their upper body part. As per the hot climate it was acceptable back then. People simply followed what they thought was convenient to them. Throughout history, India was influenced with so many different cultures to which the pattern of clothing merged – Greek, Arab, Roman, Chinese and British. Arabs visited India and ruled most part of it during 16^th and 17^th century. Since those people weren’t familiar with the Indian culture and obviously weren’t used to watching partially bare body of women they were the ones that imposed covering up them from head to toe in order to prevent them from getting ‘molested’ – The term which was not familiar by Indians. Parda Pratha then emerged and became a common practice. In this, the body was covered as a whole with a long cloth in which nothing was practically visible, not even a face! This is how saree came into existence.

Then came the Britishers, a.k.a East India Company. Most Indians at present think that the West is ruling the mindset of youngsters

and that the clothes like skirts, blouse, etc. are part of their culture and we must abolish that. On the other hand sarees and salwar kameez must be the norm entirely since these make part of the Indian tradition, which is partially true. Salwar Kameez – the famous Indian attire is believed to have its roots among the Mughals, the muslim rulers in India who came from Arab world. Previously due to religious differences Indian women hesitated wearing this outfit. Also traditionally all women were married around their puberty. So, previously they used to wear what children ought to and once they were settled to a new place, saree was the only option left with them. After a few decades there came a time when they started completing their graduation and weren’t married away during their childhood phase. The time frame in which they were unmarried adults and could not wear what other children did, they were left with wearing salwar kameez only since saree would be way too traditional and mature; and salwar kameez would also fulfil their demand of ‘modesty’.

Don’t you think ‘petticoat’ and ‘choli’ resemble the long skirt and blouse that British women used to wear during the British Raj? Once the wife of Satyendranath Tagore (brother of Rabindranath Tagore – The famous Bengali poet), Jnanadanandini Debi, was not allowed to enter a club because she wore the saree on her bare breasts; the result of which the family supported the idea of wearing the blouse for women. This is where the idea of three piece emerged – a choli, a lehenga or ghaghra, and a dupatta or saree. Every region in India has different names and a wide range of the methods of draping it but the concept is same. Saree rules the country, especially the rural region. The women of urbun area also wear that as per some occasions or festivals.

I don’t think one must debate this topic without knowing the actual facts. As far as I think one must wear as per their own comfort, their level of confidence they carry with every clothing, and as per the occasion and environment. One will look practically awkward if they wear a saree at the beach side or a pair of shorts in a wedding ceremony! It is not that Indian girls do not value or like to follow the traditions. They do follow it occasionally, like during festivals and weddings. There is no denial that saree is the most beautiful outfit and most Indians, NRIs and foreign women embrace it but wearing it every day is difficult. So, let women decide when the time is the most comfortable and what occasion they are likely choosing.

Assemble a portfolio of your work. Your design portfolio will be vital when applying to design jobs and internships, as it is your chance to market yourself and your work. Your portfolio should display your best work, and highlight your skills and creativity. Use a high-quality binder to show that you take yourself seriously as a designer. Include the following in your portfolio:

Get educated about the business side of fashion. Being a successful fashion designer not only requires talent and creativity, it also requires a sound knowledge of the business and marketing aspects of the fashion world. Keep yourself updated on the happenings in the fashion industry by regularly reading trade journals like Women's Wear Daily and Daily News Record.

Many fashion design programs include courses in marketing. Some programs/majors highlight marketing more than others, so be sure to do ample research on the coursework involved in the program you choose. If you've already undertaken a course but missed the marketing/financial side of things, consider doing short courses in these aspects of business.

Learn beyond design. There is an entire supply chain involved in the fashion industry and you need to understand what each person's job is, so that you can see things from their perspective too, in order to make compromises, meet demands and understand where things get held up. Research what others do, such as buyers, merchandisers, pattern cutters, garment and fabric technologists, quality controllers, graders, sample machinists, sales people, PR and marketing people, fashion journalists, retailers, event organizers, fashion stylists and so forth.

Know your customer. This skill is basic and essential and it's one a fashion designer must never lose sight of. Know how much your customers spend, what their lifestyles are, where they like to shop, how they like to shop and what they like and dislike. Know what are absolute needs and what are the things that only get bought when disposable incomes are less tight. If you have done marketing, you should have a solid understanding of how to work out customers' needs.

Know your competitors. Always keep an eye on what other fashion designers in your area of interest are doing. At a minimum, keep up. Better still, surpass them while still meeting your customers' needs.

Trade fairs are an excellent place to develop deeper understanding of how the fashion industry works and what will work for you in terms of meeting customer needs and staying competitive.

Look for fashion design jobs. There are various ways to find work in the fashion industry as a designer and it depends on the type of designing you're interested in. In some cases, being versatile will help you a great deal, just so that you get the experience and then jump across to your real passion later. And in most cases, you'll need to be persistent and apply to many different places to get your foot in the door. For starters, some places to apply to include:

If running your own design business, be prepared to be financially astute. You may be exceptionally creative but be absolutely certain that if you run your own fashion label, you need to be business savvy. You do need to understand those numbers and the invoices that keep piling up on your table. If you really hate this stuff, there are good options, such as asking your accountant to take care of all things financial but it still pays to keep on top of the whole thing yourself. And if you really, really hate this side of it, look for work as a fashion designer with a fashion house instead of running your own label.

• Take into consideration the influences around you. As a creative person, part of your creative process is being around like people and sparking off their ideas and suggestions too. It's a lot harder to do this alone or working alongside people who aren't into your fashion approaches.

• Remember too that seasonality impacts fashion designing and may have an impact on the type of clothing you're producing and where you wish to sell it.

• Consider the power of online selling. Provided you use good quality three dimensional images that can be zoomed and turned, selling your fashion online to anywhere in the world is another realistic possibility nowadays. This allows you greater flexibility in where you'll live and design and can reduce the daily commute to zero. This may be ideal if you plan on staying a small fashion label. Even then however, you should still make allowances for traveling to major fashion shows.

• Living in a city with a thriving fashion industry makes good sense for many designers. According to the Global Language Monitor (GLM), the following cities were the top fashion capitals of the world in 2012, in descending order

1. London, England
2. New York, US
3. Barcelona, Spain
4. Paris, France
5. Mexico City
6. Madrid, Spain
7. Rome, Italy
8. Sao Palo, Brazil
9. Milan, Italy
10. Los Angeles, US
11. Berlin, Germany.
12. Mumbai, India