Fashion Opportunities In Nigeria

The Nigerian fashion industry is no doubt very versatile. It has numerous jobs available. It is necessary to find the ones that suit your passion, degree, skill set, creativity and talent. Even if you can’t sew, you can make good money from fashion.

If you are armed with the information above, you have secured a spot for yourself in the fashion industry. The opportunities discussed in this article have to be in line with the kind of fashion training you have and what you can offer as services to your potential customers and clients.

1. Fashion Designer

Being a fashion designer is one of the most common careers in the fashion industry. As a fashion designer, you must be artistic and creative. You should be able to channel your skills to produce unique and distinct designs and perhaps, concepts for fashion applications.

A fashion designer must be multi-talented. You should be able to sketch, sew and create new designs. You should be up to date with current trends and know how they can be utilized to make money.

The opportunities fashion designers have in the fashion industry are limitless. You can make good money from creating a design, or bringing the design of your clients to life.

You can also sell your sketches and designs to renowned fashion houses and stores.

All fashion houses, companies and stores need help to market their products. Popular fashion brands use known faces to market their products. Small businesses, sometimes, depend on family and friends to help them market their fashion products.

As a career, you can be a fashion marketer, marketing fashion products for both big and small fashion brands. Your main focus is ensuring a smooth transaction between the manufacturer and the consumer, by acting as the middleman.

Fashion marketers analyze constumers’ preference and see what method best works in convincing them to buy the product.

3. Fashion stylist

A fashion stylist is also referred to as a wardrobe stylist. A fashion stylist is a fashion consultant whose job is to select the clothing worn by celebrities for their editorial features, advertising: print or television, music videos, red carpet, concert performances or any of their public appearances.

Fashion stylists don’t work in isolation, they work with the creative team assembled by their client. They collaborate with the fashion designer, photographer, director, hair stylist, make-up artist and other members of the team to create a particular look or theme for their clients. They mostly work with celebrities, because they are the ones that can afford the type of service they offer.

Fashion stylists attend fashion shows and events. They do a lot of research on fashion styles. They are familiar with what look fits what purpose.

The fashion careers mentioned can be engaged in by anyone who is willing. It is not as simple as it seems, but it is definitely not an impossible task to accomplish. It takes hardwork. You can have a flourishing career in fashion, don’t let anyone tell you otherwise.

References

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