Please point me in the right direction.

Thanks

if anyone has some more information about it, please let me know

I suspect you mean if someone should have more FREE information about it to let you know because Zoe left plenty of resources. Quoting Scott, here are good reasons why few professionals are going to help you:

Is this person asking me to create a future that I’m going to feel obligated to be a part of? Is the level of help this person is asking me to offer commensurate with the type of relationship I have with them? If you don’t set healthy boundaries for yourself, other people will set them for you. And then they will violate them. And then they will tell all their little friends that it’s okay to do the same. Are you sacrificing your life by spending too much time being everybody else’s dream machine?

We don’t keep everything a secret but because there are tens of thousands of aspiring designers and so few of us, we are selective in choosing who to help. We help the ones who stand out. The ones who stand out are people who have taken steps others have not, namely read and followed the advice in Zoe’s post (to start with). And why would we care? For that I quote Zoe who wrote in this post:

I know it can sound stupidly obvious, but I’d like to point out that you should never market yourself and promise anyone that you can offer services you’re not ready for.

You’ve heard it before and you’ll hear it again. This whole industry, like many others, is built on relationships… Remember that who you refer is a reflection on you as well.

That’s a lot of great tips from your blog. I graduated with a fashion design degree in 92 and has been working for the garment and toy industries. I have been trying to make a living with illustration (well, the traditional kind – marker and paint; not with the computer). BUt it has been difficult to get myself to the public. It seems that the price has gone way down as lots of people are hiring illustrator with computer work. So, I have started myself with a new business of making handcrafted silver jewelry. BUt I still enjoy the design and fun part of illustration.

Your tips is great! I will love to find out how go let other know of my works and may truly consider doing more freelance fashion illustration and design work.

It is a shame that there isn’t a trustworthy source that will look at fashion designs and be the benefactor basically financially of seeing these clothing items through from prototype to where it ends up selling…Am I dreaming or is there a source like that?

There is a system, it’s called freelance fashion design -the topic of this post.

for some reason this industry keeps really talented people very isolated somehow.

People are only isolated when starting out. Once they learn the inroads (this site is a major one), they’re only isolated if they choose to be. And many do. They’re happy enough going it alone.

In high school I wanted to be a fashion illustrator in the very worst way. The newspapers at that time were loaded with the most fabulous illustrations done for Carson Pirie Scott, Marshall Fields and Lord & Taylor. I still to this day have all the ads I cut out of the newspapers.

Fashion Illustration eventually gave way to photography. In any event it really wasn’t my forte. I did become an interior designer and do illustrate interiors….a bit off the mark, but fine.

This morning, by accident I came up with an interesting item to wear. My question is, I wouldn’t know what to do about it! Reading your comments it seems designers have to see their designs through from start to finish….sounds like it would require a good deal of money.

I am sure some of the designers trying to break into the World of Fashion have some wonderful designs. It is a shame that there isn’t a trustworthy source that will look at
fashion designs and be the benefactor basically financially of seeing these clothing items through from prototype to where it ends up selling.

Am I dreaming or is there a source like that? If not there should be! What a wonderful way to make a group of investors wealthier!!!I love what I had mistakenly designed today and wouldn’t care if they sold it at Target or JC Penny!!! I would definetly purchase this item if I saw it!!!!

I would love to hear comments on this really I would as for some reason this industry keeps really talented people very isolated somehow.

Thanks for reading…

From someone who doesn’t know the first thing about sewing!
(Almost went to Parsons, but didn’t, LOL)

JOANNE ROTHSCHILD

I just want to thank you so much for some very helpful points and information. I is good to know that their are others out there that are willing to share and help others