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Green Tips for Aspiring Fashion Designers

If you're trying to make it as a fashion designer in these hard times, here are some green tips.

Elizabeth Seward

By Elizabeth Seward
New York, NY, USA | Fri Feb 20, 2009 04:30 AM ET

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Inspired by New York City's recent fashion week, aspiring fashion designers everywhere, most of them in school or newly graduated, are trying to figure out what move to make next toward their career. With it being such a dark time economically for everyone right now, it's no wonder these young artists are weary. Not only is everyone penny-pinching lately, but thankfully, a growing amount of people are concerned with the environmental repercussions of fashion. If you're a designer trying to find your footing in this overwhelming industry, here are some tips on getting started and doing it the green way.

  1. Internship
    First thing is first: find an internship. Anna Wintour, editor of Vogue, says herself in a recent Wall Street Journal interview that studying with a more successful designer before launching your own collection is key. Now isn't the greatest time to dive into your own collection without hesitation. You'll probably end up with a lot of wasted product and time. Scout down someone to work alongside who can teach you important tricks of the trade so that you don't have to learn them the hard way—by yourself.

  2. Portfolio
    You don't need a physical portfolio today the way you did 'back when'. A whole lot of paper, and other resources, go into portfolio-making. Combine this with your time and it might just make more sense for you to get your portfolio online if it's not already. It'll be more accessible to everyone this way and you'll save on time and resources.

  3. Materials
    Right now is the perfect time to design with sustainable materials. Why? Well, because people are starting to be drawn into eco-fashion. Whether you hunt down some organic cotton or reuse materials from thrift-store clothing, make your collection samples sustainable. The beginning of your career, more than any other time in your career, provides for the most freedom with material-choosing. So choose something green.

More on being green and fashionable:
Get Michelle Obama's Style The Eco Way
Focus on Classic Fashion, Be Green
5 Strategies for Throwing the Perfect Clothing Swap
Reuse Old Zippers as New Fashion Statement

 
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