Career Overlap Transition record Edition 1 · ESCO v1.2.1
Table 1Transition record

fashion designertoclothing fashion designer

A fashion designer already meets 22% of what the clothing fashion designer role asks for. The move turns on 7 required skills not yet in the profile.

From fashion designer
22%
Overlap1
To clothing fashion designer
8 Skills carried over
7 Required, not held
79.2 Difficulty2
Career overlap Distant match

22%

Learning distance A rebuild

79.2/ 100

1 Share of the clothing fashion designer role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the fashion designer profile. Required skills count in full, supplementary skills at 0.35. Directional: the figure for the reverse move differs. 2 Combines what is missing with how specialised it is, so a gap of general skills scores easier than the same number of narrow ones.

Why

Why this move works

A clothing fashion designer role treats 5 of its required skills as things a fashion designer already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

  • design wearing apparel
  • keep up to date on costume design
  • portfolio management in textile manufacturing
  • produce textile designs
  • properties of textile materials

What stands in the way is 7 required skills the profile does not yet cover. Table 3 groups them; Table 4 says which to take first.

Table 2

Table 2 · What you already bring

Of the 8 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A clothing fashion designer role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a fashion designer background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • already held design wearing apparel communication, collaboration and creativity
  • already held modify textile designs communication, collaboration and creativity
  • already held produce textile designs communication, collaboration and creativity
  • already held keep up to date on costume design information skills
  • already held history of fashion arts and humanities
  • already held portfolio management in textile manufacturing engineering, manufacturing and construction

All 8 carried skills, including the 5 the clothing fashion designer role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 47 missing skills fall into 9 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, numbered below in the order worth working in: the areas carrying the most required skills come first, and inside each one the required skills sit above the supplementary ones.

Skill to acquire Tier
01 communication, collaboration and creativity 5 required, 4 supplementary
  • required, not held create mood boards required
  • required, not held create technical sketches for footwear required
  • required, not held develop design concept required
  • required, not held draw sketches to develop textile articles required
  • required, not held draw up costume sketches required
  • optional, not held analyse clothing 3d prototypes optional
  • optional, not held define specifications for clothing optional
  • optional, not held make technical drawings of fashion pieces optional
  • optional, not held prepare production prototypes optional
02 handling and moving 1 required, 8 supplementary
  • required, not held alter wearing apparel required
  • optional, not held create patterns for garments optional
  • optional, not held cut fabrics optional
  • optional, not held draw up costume patterns optional
  • optional, not held embroider fabrics optional
  • optional, not held manufacture wearing apparel products optional
  • optional, not held select design elements optional
  • optional, not held sew textile-based articles optional
  • optional, not held grade patterns for wearing apparel optional
03 information skills 1 required, 8 supplementary
  • required, not held manage briefs for clothing manufacturing required
  • optional, not held analyse costume sketches optional
  • optional, not held analyse scanned data of the body optional
  • optional, not held apply fashion trends to footwear and leather goods optional
  • optional, not held distinguish fabrics optional
  • optional, not held examine sample garments optional
  • optional, not held inspect wearing apparel products optional
  • optional, not held analyse supply chain strategies optional
  • optional, not held evaluate garment quality optional
04 engineering, manufacturing and construction 7 supplementary
  • optional, not held CAD for garment manufacturing optional
  • optional, not held apparel manufacturing technology optional
  • optional, not held e-tailoring optional
  • optional, not held manufacturing of children clothing optional
  • optional, not held manufacturing of made-up textile articles optional
  • optional, not held manufacturing of wearing apparel optional
  • optional, not held standard sizing systems for clothing optional
05 working with machinery and specialised equipment 7 supplementary
  • optional, not held decorate textile articles optional
  • optional, not held manufacture personal protective equipment made of textile optional
  • optional, not held operate garment manufacturing machines optional
  • optional, not held pleat fabrics optional
  • optional, not held use 3D scanners for clothing optional
  • optional, not held perform process control in the wearing apparel industry optional
  • optional, not held sew pieces of fabric optional
06 arts and humanities 2 supplementary
  • optional, not held fabric spreading in the fashion industry optional
  • optional, not held marker making optional

3 further areas in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a clothing fashion designer role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.

Each entry opens a course search for that skill. Career Overlap earns nothing from these links.

Appendix

Appendix · The rest of the record

All 8 skills that carry over
Skill Type
  • already held design wearing apparel skill
  • already held keep up to date on costume design skill
  • already held portfolio management in textile manufacturing knowledge
  • already held produce textile designs skill
  • already held properties of textile materials knowledge
  • already held history of fashion knowledge
  • already held modify textile designs skill
  • already held use textile technique for hand-made products skill
The 3 learning areas not shown above
Skill to acquire Tier
07 working with computers 2 supplementary
  • optional, not held draw sketches to develop textile articles using softwares optional
  • optional, not held operate computerised control systems optional
08 health and welfare 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held 3D body scanning technologies optional
09 management skills 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held coordinate manufacturing production activities optional
40 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to acquire Tier
  • optional, not held analyse clothing 3d prototypes optional
  • optional, not held analyse costume sketches optional
  • optional, not held 3D body scanning technologies optional
  • optional, not held CAD for garment manufacturing optional
  • optional, not held analyse scanned data of the body optional
  • optional, not held apparel manufacturing technology optional
  • optional, not held apply fashion trends to footwear and leather goods optional
  • optional, not held create patterns for garments optional
  • optional, not held cut fabrics optional
  • optional, not held decorate textile articles optional
  • optional, not held define specifications for clothing optional
  • optional, not held distinguish fabrics optional
  • optional, not held draw sketches to develop textile articles using softwares optional
  • optional, not held draw up costume patterns optional
  • optional, not held e-tailoring optional
  • optional, not held embroider fabrics optional
  • optional, not held examine sample garments optional
  • optional, not held fabric spreading in the fashion industry optional
  • optional, not held inspect wearing apparel products optional
  • optional, not held manufacture personal protective equipment made of textile optional
  • optional, not held manufacture wearing apparel products optional
  • optional, not held manufacturing of children clothing optional
  • optional, not held manufacturing of made-up textile articles optional
  • optional, not held manufacturing of wearing apparel optional
  • optional, not held marker making optional
  • optional, not held operate garment manufacturing machines optional
  • optional, not held pleat fabrics optional
  • optional, not held select design elements optional
  • optional, not held sew textile-based articles optional
  • optional, not held standard sizing systems for clothing optional
  • optional, not held use 3D scanners for clothing optional
  • optional, not held analyse supply chain strategies optional
  • optional, not held coordinate manufacturing production activities optional
  • optional, not held evaluate garment quality optional
  • optional, not held grade patterns for wearing apparel optional
  • optional, not held make technical drawings of fashion pieces optional
  • optional, not held operate computerised control systems optional
  • optional, not held perform process control in the wearing apparel industry optional
  • optional, not held prepare production prototypes optional
  • optional, not held sew pieces of fabric optional
13 held skills the clothing fashion designer role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role art history knowledge
  • not needed by the target role collaborate with a technical staff in artistic productions skill
  • not needed by the target role collaborate with designers skill
  • not needed by the target role develop design ideas cooperatively skill
  • not needed by the target role dyeing technology knowledge
  • not needed by the target role gather reference materials for artwork skill
  • not needed by the target role identify target markets for designs skill
  • not needed by the target role monitor developments in technology used for design skill
  • not needed by the target role monitor textile manufacturing developments skill
  • not needed by the target role produce textile samples skill
  • not needed by the target role seek innovation in current practices skill
  • not needed by the target role textile techniques knowledge
  • not needed by the target role use specialised design software skill
10 gaps that are knowledge rather than practice

Knowledge gaps usually close through study. Practical skill gaps usually need something you can point at.

Skill to acquire Tier
  • optional, not held 3D body scanning technologies optional
  • optional, not held CAD for garment manufacturing optional
  • optional, not held apparel manufacturing technology optional
  • optional, not held e-tailoring optional
  • optional, not held fabric spreading in the fashion industry optional
  • optional, not held manufacturing of children clothing optional
  • optional, not held manufacturing of made-up textile articles optional
  • optional, not held manufacturing of wearing apparel optional
  • optional, not held marker making optional
  • optional, not held standard sizing systems for clothing optional
Index

Other moves recorded from fashion designer

Full index of moves from fashion designer

Note

How this record was compiled

Both occupations are taken from ESCO, which lists the skills and knowledge each occupation is expected to have and marks every one required or optional. Nothing here is a prediction about hiring, and nothing here knows that a particular employer wants a particular certificate. Treat Table 3 as a starting point for your own research rather than a syllabus. The full method states what these figures can and cannot tell you.