Prerequisites

There are many colleges you can go to study fashion design like, George Brown college, Olds college, Vancouver community college, and Seneca college. Also there is a college that is Ryerson that is the one that offers a degree. Most of the colleges that are really good are located in the United States. In the United States there are really good programs you can do. There is not much in Ontario. There are some fashion design classes you can take. There are many programs at George Brown college. You can build your own portfolio, get you set up for the environment, and the artistic world. George Brown college is located a couple minutes from Spadina. It will take two years. You graduate with a diploma. You can also go for a year, but you don't get enough experience.

Trends

Technology, Environment are all of the trends that will and has effected fashion designers. How do these trends effect fashion designers, well there are many types of technology. Like different types of machines, robots could even be the models. That would mean that the models would have no job. Or even new technology that you don't even have to leave the house to buy clothes. The environment has changed a lot over the years. Clothes get worn, but then they get old, and ruined. Then people have to throw them out, and where do you think the clothes go? More people in the world, more pollution. So, fashion designers are inventing some environmental friendly clothes. All of these trends is a big concern for many workers. Later they really wont need fashion designers, they would have other people doing other jobs. Other ways to get clothes. People now don't even realize whats going to happen in the future. People think that everything is going to be okay, which is untrue. It's only going down hill from now, and people need to be prepared. A lot of people are going to be jobless, and then what?

These are 2 trends that has and, will effect this job.

Advantages & Disadvantages

The advantages of this job would be that you get paid a lot of money, it's fun, you get vacations, you get to design clothes, you get to see people wear your designs. You wouldn't really need to buy clothes, you could just make them. You can make cute outfits for your children. Its a good thing to know.

The disadvantages of this job would be that you have to work full time, long hours, I wouldn't really want to work a long time, I would want to come home to my kids. I also want to spend time with my kids. If I worked that long, I would never see them. I only want to work part time. That is my biggest concern. I don't want to be the mom that works all day, every day.