Fashion Designer

General: Designs garments and accessories by pursuing original ideas or adapting existing styles. Tasks Include: conceives designs for garments or fashion accessories such as handbags and shoes prepares detailed sketches showing front, back, seams, cut and other important features of garments chooses combinations of fabrics, colours and trim to complement styles discusses designs with management, sales departments, manufacturing staff, and buyers from retail and department stores assists pattern makers in the production of master patterns and supervises production of sample garments uses computer-aided design systems may showcase product at fashion shows and exhibitions