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Also called accessories designer, apparel and accessories designer, apparel designer and apparel technical designer.
$80,960
Median pay a year
21,450
People do this work
6
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Developing design concepts
Monitoring current trends
Building templates
Promoting organizations
Studying scripts
Conducting market research
Testing samples
Testing material characteristics
Determining goods value
Calculating costs of goods or services
Selecting materials or props
Drawing technical illustrations
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Fashion Designer
Summary
Fashion designer creating original clothing and accessories, sketching detailed designs, selecting materials, and coordinating product development to align with fashion trends and client needs
Experience
Fashion Designer
Where you worked
Month Year to Month Year
Sketched rough and detailed drawings of apparel and accessories, including specifications for color schemes and material types
Examined sample garments on and off models, modifying designs to achieve desired effects for clients and sales meetings
Conferred with sales and management executives to discuss design ideas and coordinate product development
Selected materials and production techniques for products, ensuring alignment with design specifications
Provided sample garments to agents and sales representatives, arranging showings at sales meetings or fashion shows
Directed and coordinated workers involved in drawing and cutting patterns, and constructing samples or finished garments
Attended fashion shows and reviewed garment magazines to gather information about fashion trends and consumer preferences
Skills
Core Skills
Developing design concepts, Monitoring current trends, Studying scripts, Conducting market research, Building templates, Promoting organizations
Checking & Planning
Testing samples, Testing material characteristics, Determining goods value, Calculating costs of goods or services
Tools and software
Adobe Illustrator, Adobe InDesign, Adobe Photoshop, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Office software, Microsoft PowerPoint
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On site, Remote
Education
Certificate Your training program, Year
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Sketched detailed drawings of apparel and accessoriesExamined sample garments on and off modelsConferred with clients to discuss design ideasSelected materials and production techniques for productsProvided sample garments for agents and sales representativesDirected workers in drawing and cutting patterns
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Created detailed sketches of apparel and accessories, translating client ideas into visual concepts.
Worked with clients to discuss and refine design ideas, ensuring alignment with their vision.
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Created detailed sketches of apparel and accessories that became more appealing to clients
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Designs became more appealing to clientsSketches helped clarify client expectationsVisuals led to quicker approvals from clients
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Mention if you were trusted to lead any client meetings.
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Worked with clients to discuss and refine design ideas, ensuring alignment with their vision.
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Led multiple client meetings for design discussionsFacilitated key meetings with high-profile clientsManaged client feedback sessions for design revisions
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What a Fashion Designer does
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Design clothing and accessories. Create original designs or adapt fashion trends.
What it pays
How much does a Fashion Designer make?
Annual pay across the United States. The middle figure is the median: half earn less than that, and half earn more.
25th percentile
$51,940
Median
$80,960
75th percentile
$106,470
About 21,450 people do this work in the United States.
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Fashion Designer
Developing design concepts
Monitoring current trends
Building templates
Promoting organizations
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This page is about the occupation Fashion Designers. What this job involves and what it is made of come from O*NET 30.3, the US Department of Labor's occupation database, refreshed July 2026; Rung writes those records into the plain sentences you see. Pay comes from the Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS release for 2025. How Rung handles accuracy is on the accuracy page, and the full data credits are on the credits page.