Accessory designing is
an emerging sector in India and offers a lot of opportunities to youngsters. The
main task of an accessory designer
is to create accessories such as jewellery, glass products leatherwear (belts, handbags,
buckles, gloves), footwear, watches, giftware, scarves, tableware, silverware
and many other lifestyle items. An accessory designer imagine and creates
designs for jewelry, handbags, ties, belts, shoes, hats, gloves, etc. to go
with clothing.
Lifestyle accessories become a
fashion statement among youth and urban Indians. Now days you will see many
accessory retail outlets in big and small cities across India. These retail
outlets sells life style accessories. With
the increasing income of Indians career in jewelry designing and accessory
designing have become one of the emerging career options among youth.
Eligibility
Criteria
Minimum eligibility to join a diploma course in accessory
design is 10+2 in any stream. Under graduate,diploma and certificate
courses in lifestyle accessories designing are offered across many institutes
in India. The course length differs between 1-4 years depending upon the courses
and institutes which offer it.
For post graduate courses, graduation in the related
stream is must. Few Post-graduate courses are available in limited number of
institutes across India.
Students of an accessory design course will study
many areas of fashion accessory design including:
- Fashion Trends
- Accessory Materials
- Fashion Drawing and Design
- Preparation and Development
Career Prospects:
Trained professionals
can find employment in, jewellery, costume, leatherwear, glass products, watches,
footwear, scarves, tableware, giftware, and silverware industries. Big
companies employ staff designers or more frequently, commission freelance
designers. Small firms usually work for orders from fashion houses or for
particular wholesalers or retail outlets. Accessory Designers can also work
independently and become self-employed. Star fashion designers have lucrative
career option in foreign countries, mainly in The USA, UK and France.
Remuneration
Lifestyle accessory designing is a lucrative career
option. Fresh graduates from this field can start their career with a salary of
Rs. 12,000 to 15,000 per month, depending upon the nature of their employer. Salary
in this field increases with experience. MNCs and export houses offer high
salaries, along with several perks and incentives in this field.
Top
Institutes in Accessory designing
- Apeejay Institute of
Design, New Delhi;
- Arch Academy of
Design, Jaipur;
- Creations - the
School of Design and Technology, Pune;
- Design &
Innovation Academy (DIA), Noida;
- DNADS Institute,
Hyderabad;
- Gemological Institute
of India (GII), Mumbai;
- Mahatma Jyoti Rao
Phoole University, Jaipur;
- National Institute of
Design, Ahmedabad;
- National Institute of
Jewellery Design and Technology, New Delhi;
- National Institutes
of Fashion Technology (NIFTs) in New Delhi, Bangalore, Chennai, Gandhinagar,
Hyderabad, Kolkata, and Mumbai;
- Pearl Academy Of
Fashion, New Delhi;
- School of Fashion
Technology (SOFT), Pune;
- India International Trade Center, Mumbai
