‘I like my money right where I can see it, hanging in my closet!’, when Carrie Bradshaw from Sex and The City says this, we know we can vibe along right away because who doesn’t like a cupboard full of designer labels or hangers loaded with your weekend haul. And in 2020, this is not just restricted to girls. From Coco Chanel, Karl Lagerfeld to Sabyasachi Mukherjee and Anita Dongre, fashion is not just art but it also represents the style of the designer as well as the client.

With Indian fashion industry being studded with renowned designers like Manish Malhotra, Abu Jani & Sandeep Khosla, Sabyasachi Mukherjee and more, fashion as a profession is definitely catching the attention of younger generation

The type of clothes, jewellery and accessories that a person puts on, for ages, it has been well-used to define the personality, lifestyle and culture of a person. Whether one is draped in a traditional saree or in a western wear like jeans and top, over the years we Indians have showcased real-world fashion in front of the world stage.

In today's changing times, high-end fashion is not just restricted to the country's elite class. From the changing lifestyle to the rise in incomes of middle class, fashion has become more important and accessible than even before. Undoubtedly, with the rising affordability, the Indian market for fashion designers is alsoturning into a place of great opportunity, for both the local as well as the international designers. With people being pickier than ever before, good styles and great designs will always be in trend.

While the growing demand has given fashion designing industry a major boost to emerge as a career option, the Fashion education started in India long back in 1854 followed by the inception of Sir JJ School of Arts in 1857 at the City of Dreams, Bombay (now Mumbai). Fashion education has come a long way since then. Today, while the rapid changes in the fashion industry are challenging, there needs to be a shift in focus of the higher education system towards preparing their learners of today and enabling them with the skills of tomorrow. Although knowledge can be easily imparted but having the right skills needed to thrive in the industry. Most of the aspirants are also choosing fashion designing as career choice to feed their creative side.

While the earlier days had ‘Embroidery’ at the centre of fashion and designing, with changing times the demands of the consumers has also transformed. It is safe to say that the Indian fashion industry has maintained the culture and tradition while blending it with modern methods, this has also increased our global exposure. To meet the evolving requirements of the consumers, the fashion courses have also involved various streams like planning & production, merchandising & marketing of quality textiles and more. With India’s renowned designers like Manish Malhotra, Abu Jani & Sandeep Khosla, Sabyasachi Mukherjee and more, the Indian fashion industry is obviously catching the attention of younger generation. Undoubtedly, fashion industry is an ever-growing sector and with the career prospects within this domain, it is also very promising as compared to many other domains.