Topic # 12 Isn't the World of Fashion Fascinating? Why Is It? What Professions Does It Include?

Topic # 12 Isn't the World of Fashion Fascinating? Why Is It? What Professions Does It Include? 

Well, the world of fashion is really fascinating. Fashion industry mixes practical sense and artistic vocation. It requires creativity, fastidiousness and pugnacity. At first sight, getting a job in this field seems like an exciting career as a fashion model or a fashion designer can become famous and well-paid if he or she is really successful. But to become successful in this field one needs to be persistent, hard-working and dedicated. One of the careers in this field is the job of a fashion designer. A fashion designer has to combine the qualities and qualifications of an artist and a manager. The main idea is to design clothes that will be loved and worn by regular customers. A fashion designer should have a good imagination and a good stroke of pen. Another popular job in the world of fashion is that of a fashion stylist. A fashion stylist does research and analyses  fashion trends in order to create new collections. A fashion stylist draws designs. Forms, tints, tissues and sketches have to be both original and keep the same designer house style. There is another job in the world of fashion. It is the job of a fashion journalist. His or her typical work includes writing articles about famous designers and fashion houses, models and the latest trends. He or she spends a lot of time conducting interviews and it is important that he or she has good contacts with people in the fashion industry, including photographers, designers and public relation specialists. A pattern maker is another job or profession in this field. A pattern maker must be able to convert the designer's ideas into a 3-dimensional shape. He is the link between design and production. He makes sample garments including the technical and practical requirements concerning its construction. One of the main roles in the industry of fashion is played by a public relations manager. He or she is the director of communications and is responsible for creating communications strategies and serves as a media contact for the organization.  

To become a fashion designer it is necessary to have both personal qualities and professional skills. One should be creative and diligent. Besides, he or she should have a good knowledge of product, a good general knowledge, a good fashion's history knowledge, have a good sense of fashion. Among the most famous fashion designers are Gianni Versace, Karl Lagerfeld, Vyacheslav Zaytsev, Valentin Yudashkin. 

New Words:

1. vocation - склоность, призвание

2.  fastidiousness - дотошность, разборчивость

3. pugnacity - дерзость, драчливость

4.  persistent - настойчивый

5. dedicated - преданный

6.  fashion designer - модельер 

7. a good stroke of pen - твёрдая рука 

8. fashion stylist - модный стилист 

9. pattern maker - модельер-конструктор 

10. convert - превратить

11. 3-dimensional shape  - трёхмерная форма 

12. sample garments - образец одежды  

13. public relations manager  - специалист по связям с общественностью 

14. communications - связи 

15. media contact - посредник между организацией и средствами массовой информации 

London Fashion Week

Vyacheslav Zaytsev

Valentin Yudashkin