3.9 KiB
3.9 KiB
Competences — clothing fashion designer
Source: ESCO v1.2.1 occupation-skill relations (http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/d1a554d0-7ad6-4d42-897e-ed31d022fb0b).
Essential
- alter wearing apparel (skill/competence)
- create mood boards (skill/competence)
- create technical sketches for footwear (skill/competence)
- design wearing apparel (skill/competence)
- develop design concept (skill/competence)
- draw sketches to develop textile articles (skill/competence)
- draw up costume sketches (skill/competence)
- keep up to date on costume design (skill/competence)
- manage briefs for clothing manufacturing (skill/competence)
- portfolio management in textile manufacturing (knowledge)
- produce textile designs (skill/competence)
- properties of textile materials (knowledge)
Optional
- 3D body scanning technologies (knowledge)
- analyse clothing 3d prototypes (skill/competence)
- analyse costume sketches (skill/competence)
- analyse scanned data of the body (skill/competence)
- analyse supply chain strategies (skill/competence)
- apparel manufacturing technology (knowledge)
- apply fashion trends to footwear and leather goods (skill/competence)
- CAD for garment manufacturing (knowledge)
- coordinate manufacturing production activities (skill/competence)
- create patterns for garments (skill/competence)
- cut fabrics (skill/competence)
- decorate textile articles (skill/competence)
- define specifications for clothing (skill/competence)
- distinguish fabrics (skill/competence)
- draw sketches to develop textile articles using softwares (skill/competence)
- draw up costume patterns (skill/competence)
- embroider fabrics (skill/competence)
- e-tailoring (knowledge)
- evaluate garment quality (skill/competence)
- examine sample garments (skill/competence)
- fabric spreading in the fashion industry (knowledge)
- grade patterns for wearing apparel (skill/competence)
- history of fashion (knowledge)
- inspect wearing apparel products (skill/competence)
- make technical drawings of fashion pieces (skill/competence)
- manufacture personal protective equipment made of textile (skill/competence)
- manufacture wearing apparel products (skill/competence)
- manufacturing of children clothing (knowledge)
- manufacturing of made-up textile articles (knowledge)
- manufacturing of wearing apparel (knowledge)
- marker making (knowledge)
- modify textile designs (skill/competence)
- operate computerised control systems (skill/competence)
- operate garment manufacturing machines (skill/competence)
- perform process control in the wearing apparel industry (skill/competence)
- pleat fabrics (skill/competence)
- prepare production prototypes (skill/competence)
- select design elements (skill/competence)
- sew pieces of fabric (skill/competence)
- sew textile-based articles (skill/competence)
- standard sizing systems for clothing (knowledge)
- use 3D scanners for clothing (skill/competence)
- use textile technique for hand-made products (skill/competence)
Market evidence (job-ad analysis, 32 ads, as of 2026-07-10)
Share of analyzed job ads mentioning the item (threshold ≥ 20 %). Source: JSearch/Adzuna APIs.
Hard skills
- garment construction — 66 %
- apparel design — 53 %
- fashion design — 34 %
- trend analysis — 34 %
- sketching — 31 %
- fabric development — 31 %
- color palette development — 28 %
- trend research — 28 %
- sustainability initiatives — 22 %
- assortment planning — 22 %
- fabric selection — 22 %
Methods
- co-creation — 22 %
- supplier collaboration — 22 %
Responsibilities
- seasonal calendar management — 25 %
- supplier relationship building — 22 %
- trend direction creation — 22 %
- design communication — 22 %
- product line development — 22 %
- junior designer mentoring — 22 %