Fashion design has long become global and spans across a multitude of industries, including clothing, modeling, retailing, and advertising. Clothes have functions besides covering the basic needs of human beings today. They serve as a way to express oneself, and sometimes they may be used as a communication channel. Graphic design is an integral part of fashion because of the principles of color and shape are foundational to fashion clothing. I have the intention of becoming a makeup artist, but because it is essential so that makeup works with outfit, I chose fashion design as my major. I believe I will be able to foster my career as a makeup designer with the knowledge obtained from the Fashion Design program.
I have an artistic personality and believe that studying fashion design will provide me with opportunities to enhance my creative skills and provide me with space to apply my abilities. I also think that the program will improve my strengths in self-expression. I am an opinionated person, which means I need a constant flow of challenges to test my beliefs and change my presumptions. The fashion industry has the capacity to provide me with the required challenges because it is fast-pacing and fast-changing (Kawamura, 2018). One has to evolve in order to always stay on track. Innovative ideas have driven the market, and one has to be inventive to be a part of the industry.
I chose the graphic design to be my minor because of the desire to learn fundamentals and use them to build more complex ideas. I believe that it is impossible to create anything spectacular without mastering the foundations. Therefore, understanding which colors work well together, and how shapes and colors can be combined to communicate an idea is essential. It is certainly possible to become a makeup designer without this knowledge. However, if one wants to become a professional and understand all intricacies, it is imperative to have a sound understanding of related areas.
As mentioned, I consider myself to be an artistic person, and with an incline to aesthetics comes the desire to be unique in all aspects, including outwear and makeup. Fashion and graphic design will unleash my potential for uniqueness. Instead of choosing what is mainstream, I will have the knowledge and power to contribute my own vision to the fashion society. It will also become possible for me to offer aesthetically pleasing looks and clothes.
Besides the mentioned benefits of studying fashion design, the program has utilitarian advantages as well. The fashion industry is broad, which means that there are many work opportunities to choose from. The range of products offered by the industry is extensive and includes clothing, accessories, and digital content (Kawamura, 2018). Each of these product categories can be subdivided into many partitions, such as pattern grading or fashion photography (Kawamura, 2018). The vastness of the industry also means that there will always be room to learn something new, which is vital for a person like me. The feeling of stagnation evokes negative emotions in me, which is why I consider the presence of learning opportunities to be critical.
In summary, I chose Fashion Design as my major because I believe that it is the place where I can put my creative skills into use. I also think that the knowledge obtained from studying fashion will improve my chances of becoming a professional makeup artist. My minor is in Graphic Design because I feel it is impossible to comprehend fashion design without mastering fundamentals.
Reference
Kawamura, Y. (2018). Fashion-ology: An introduction to fashion studies. Bloomsbury Publishing.