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  • If we say that your future in fashion begins not with sewing, styling, or fabric but with a pencil and a blank sheet of paper, it would definitely be an interesting thought. Fashion is more than trends and runway looks- it’s one big idea suddenly brought to life. If you have ever found yourself designing outfits in your notebook or maybe felt inspired while flicking through Instagram, then you’re already familiar with one path to follow. But to get into the legit world of fashion design, there’s one core talent every designer should be able to work with: sketching. When it comes to applying for fashion institute programs, sketching is not only helpful, but it is paramount. Let us take you through the steps of turning your raw ideas into persuasive visuals that can win over admission panels and boost your portfolio, hence assisting in the establishment of a creative and fulfilling career in fashion design. Feeling Lost with Your Sketching? You’re Not Alone Let’s face it—getting into a fashion design school can be intimidating. Maybe you’ve looked up design course options in fashion and felt overwhelmed by the requirements. Maybe you’ve heard of students submitting jaw-dropping portfolios and wondered, Where do I even begin? You know fashion design has many career options, but without formal training, breaking in seems impossible. Even more frustrating? You have ideas. You’re brimming with creativity. But when it comes to putting them on paper? Total blank. Here’s some good news: sketching is not about having a birth-gifted ability like Picasso. It is the act of learning how to communicate vision. There are tools, techniques, and habits you can learn to really lift your sketching. Whether you are a beginner or someone with rough sketching skills, this post will give you the journey, and then...
  • Can You Sketch Your Future? Imagine this: You have a wild imagination, a flair for fabrics, and ideas that could walk the runway. And then there is the wake-up call—an entrance exam between you and your dream to become a fashion designer. It’s not simply “Can you draw?” It’s “Can you design within the time clock ticking, think out of the box on paper, and figure out the formula to get into one of the top fashion schools?” If you’ve ever Googled “How to be a fashion designer“, you’re already halfway there. But the path from dreaming to designing begins with one crucial milestone: cracking the fashion design entrance exam. This blog post is your guide, especially if you’re targeting a Bachelor of Fashion Design or planning to enroll in a fashion design institute. Why Is This So Hard Though? Let’s be realistic. Getting accepted into a good fashion college appears daunting. From creating a portfolio that screams YOU to taking an exam that requires drawing, general knowledge, and personal interviews—the fashion college admissions process is not exactly cut and dry. And then there’s the competition. Thousands of talented students with equally compelling dreams are applying for the same fashion institute courses. Yet, individuals do make it. Indeed, numerous of them go on to be stars. What sets them apart is not ability—it’s planning, preparation, and knowing what comes next. If you are going to enter the best fashion colleges in Noida or even anywhere else in India, this article will take you through cracking the exam, building confidence, and translating your ideas from head to page with flair and precision. Step-by-Step Guide to Crack Fashion Entrance Exams Step 1: Understand the Pattern of Fashion Entrance Exams You need to understand what each entrance exam requires before you even start...
  • Aspiring to watch your designs walk on the runway or dress the next big starlet? Fashion designing is not only about drawing prettier clothes but also about narrative, creativity, and making statements. You are sketching up designs in your notebook or even sewing your outfits already, follow this guide so that you could learn how to transform your fashion passion into a successful career. 1. Find Your Passion in Fashion Each designer’s path begins with a spark. Perhaps it is the excitement of combining patterns, appeal of retro styles, or challenge of designing eco-friendly fashion. Identifying what sparks passion for fashion is your initial step. Action Steps: Try Different Styles: Jump into fashion magazines, the blogs, and the social media to learn about different fashion styles. Go to Fashion Events: Attend local fashion shows or exhibitions to get close to the fashion world. Begin a Fashion Journal: Record your ideas, sketches, and inspirations on a regular basis. 2. Seek Formal Education Talent is vital, but a formal education gives the technical skills and the industry expertise important for success. Best Fashion Design College has inclusive programs that mix creativity with useful skills. Design Course Options in Fashion: Bachelor of Design: Concentrates on design principles, fashion history, and textiles. Bachelor of Fashion Technology (B.FTech): Concentrates on garment manufacturing and technology. Diploma Courses: Short courses for specialized skills such as fashion illustration or merchandising. 3. Know the Fashion College Enrollment Procedure Fashion institute applications can be competitive. Knowing the Fashion College Enrollment Procedure keeps you well-prepared. Key Components: Entrance Exams: Entrance exams that assess aptitude and creativity are administered by individual institutions. Submission of a Portfolio: Showcase your finest creations, including designs, sketches, and any completed clothing. During a personal interview, discuss your interests, sources of inspiration, and desired career path. Tips:...
  • If you’re dreaming of a career in fashion design, one of the most important tools you’ll need to get started is a powerful portfolio. Whether you’re applying to a top fashion institute in Noida or exploring programs across India, your portfolio plays a key role in the admission process. It’s more than just a collection of pretty sketches — it’s your visual story, your creative voice, and a reflection of your potential as a designer. In this detailed guide, we’ll walk you through the steps to create a portfolio that doesn’t just check the boxes but truly stands out. From understanding what institutes expect to curating and presenting your work professionally, this is everything you need to know about building a winning portfolio for fashion institute admissions. Why a Strong Portfolio Matters in Fashion Institute Admissions Fashion is a visual industry. When applying to fashion schools, especially competitive ones, your portfolio gives admission panels insight into your aesthetic sense, creativity, skill level, and personality. In the Fashion Institute process, it often carries just as much weight — or even more — than your academic record or entrance exam scores. If you’ve ever Googled “How to Get Admission into a Top Fashion Institute,” chances are, one of the top answers is: build a killer portfolio. Here’s why it matters: It shows your design thinking and concept development. It reflects your personal style and artistic sensibility. It demonstrates your technical skills: sketching, digital design, fabric handling, etc. It gives you a chance to tell your story — why you love fashion and how you think visually. Step 1: Understand What Fashion Institutes Are Looking For Different Fashion Institute courses may have varied expectations for portfolios. But generally, most institutes look for the following: Originality: Avoid copying trends or existing designers. Institutes want...
  • January 27, 2025

    Best Fashion Colleges in Noida

    Noida, the vibrant capital of India, is not just a hub for culture and history but also a hotspot for fashion and design education. For aspiring fashion designers and stylists, the city offers some of the best fashion college that provide a blend of creativity, technical skills, and industry exposure. Here is top fashion colleges in Noida that stand out for their quality education and state-of-the-art facililtw1ties.  1. Satyam Fashion Institute, Noida Satyam Fashion Institute, Noida, Re Accredited by NAAC Grade ‘A’ CGPA 3.18, Affiliated to SNDT Women’s University, Mumbai, is one of the top Design Institutes in India. The proximity of the college to industry creates a unique opportunity for collaboration and an ability to address market behavior. Regular field trips along with lectures and seminars by visiting designers, industrialists, manufacturers and artists broaden students’ awareness of the design field. Students have an opportunity to develop ties with the professional design community through visits to exhibitions and fairs. AICTE approved Degree Courses offered by Satyam Fashion Institute,Noida: 1.    Bachelor of Fashion Design – 4 years Fashion design program is conceptualized to develop a professional and creative attitude of students towards the aspect of design, technology, merchandise required to create, produce and market to the ever-changing apparel industry. Students are exposed to innovative and experimental yet practical understanding of contemporary design to pursue a wide range of careers in the global fashion design industry. The program promotes the skills of design, history of design and fashion, history of world art, theory of textiles, detail study of traditional crafts and textiles, dying and printing techniques, illustration, surface ornamentation, study of different fabrics, forecasting, presentation, promotion plus providing a strong technical background in ergonomics ,garment manufacturing process and machinery, pattern making, draping and grading, sewing, construction of fabrics, knitwear design, creative pattern...
  • January 4, 2021

    WEAR YOUR OWN COLOUR!

    By, Dr. Neetu Malhotra Satyam Fashion Institute, Noida Colours are the phenomena of visual insight. One cannot hear, taste or feel the colour, the only way to recognize the colour is to see it. A colour is a means of nonverbal communication and says a lot more than you can ever imagine.Colour is a fundamental consideration in the design process. Colour can also affect someone’s ability to concentrate or to focus well. Colour can also have an effect on the way someone appears to look in the clothing they wear. It is often the first element that is noticed about a design and influences how the garment or collection is perceived. Colour is often the starting point of the design process. Gender and personality are the most common factors for determining the type of colors a person will wear. Males are typically dressed in dark colors such as blue, black, green, grey, red, and brown. These colors are usually worn in various shades but they still consist of these primary hues. Females typically wear lighter colors such as pink, yellow, cyan, lime green, orange, and peach. Women and girls also wear the darker colors that are normally associated with men but men normally do not wear lighter colors associated with women.                                             Figure No-1  Wear your own Colour COLOUR ALSO HAS AN IMPACT ON :   Your apparent shape Your apparent weight Your apparent personality Your emotions    PSYCHOLOGICAL PROPERTIES : Figure No-2  Psychological Properties of Colours  The eleven basic colours have fundamental psychological properties that are universal, regardless of which particular shade, tone or tint of it you are using. Each of them has potentially positive or negative psychological effects...
  • By, Ujjwal Ankur , Asst. Professor Satyam Fashion Institute Art can be defined as the”Representation of Imagination and Observation through any medium on any surface with an aesthetic sense. And Technology can be defined as the application of scientific knowledge for the practical purpose. Art and Technology are very much related to each other. Very interestingly, this is not a new phenomenon. Normally people consider technology as a new and modern term but it is not. From the ancient age of the world, the art was made with the influence and help of its contemporary technology. The field of art is filled with numerous examples of such cases.. We can classify its relation with technology in three parts. Art depicting Technology Art influenced by the Technology Art made with the use of Technology   1. Art which depicts technology: Figure 1: Terracotta Sculpture, Indus Valley Civilization 1 From the very beginning, artists tried to show the contemporary as well as futuristic technologies through their art. Depiction Figure 2: Terracotta Sculpture, Indus Valley Civilization 2 of Bullock Cart from the terracotta sculptures and practice of pot making and metal casting with the use of lost wax process in one of the oldest civilizations of the world known as Indus Valley Civilization which was around 5000 years ago from now shows the close relation between art and technology. Figure 3: Sketch of Leonardo Da Vinci  3 The legacy continues with the sketches of Flying Machines by Leonardo Da Vinci at the time of High Renaissance (14th century), Paintings of Turner in the era of Romanticism (18th Century) and so on. 2. Art influenced by the Technology: Figure 4: A Sunday on La Grande Jatte by Seurat 4 The close and real interaction with the technology and art can be traced when camera was...
  • By, Dr. Vandana Jaglan,  Principal Satyam Fashion Institute It’s been quite a time now that I have started reusing my old stuff like books, papers, jewellery, garments, sarees etc.  This was mainly due to the fact that I feel so attached to certain things that I really love to keep them for longer time. Also, it helped me to give a new look or new use to my best kept oldies. Since the lockdown period started in India due to spread of coronavirus pandemic, all of us had a setback and really had to rethink the ways we have been working/ spending our time and we tried to adapt to what all was becoming a new normal. There was a scarcity of resources, essentials at many places; shopping list got changed where everyone was buying protective masks, kits; people were rushing to their home towns to save their lives.  We were in a fix as things weren’t happening the way it should have been. But, amidst all of this, there was a new wave of trying to cook new recipes, learn new skills, develop new hobbies and be with your loved ones which set a new world’s vision. This was the time for us to re-invent, redo and redefine our priorities – and of all, we learnt to be flexible, I suppose. As a textile enthusiast, I also wanted to do my bit by indulging myself creating something useful for me, my family and those around me. So, I tried to make mask from old clothes with minimum (actually almost no) wastage. Here is a glimpse of what I could do with what I had….                
  • By, Ms Megha Gupta, Assistant Professor Satyam Fashion Institute A match is more essential than pleasant. A person might have a garment of the highest construction, but if it doesn’t suit you well, it’ll look terrible. Improper fitting of clothes’ affects the buying decision of the customers. The top concern of clients especially teens and girls is, to purchase clothes that have the right fitting and yet fashionable. The clothes, which after carrying, does not display any wrinkles pull or useless fluffiness are of the right match. Also, the garments with right located seams, darts, and grain lines have the best fitting ( Figure 1). The importance of the right fit of garment varies with its type. Like in the case of tight-becoming dress smallest of misfit is quite seen and noticeable, while for loose-becoming garments 100% proper in shape isn’t always required and does not make plenty difference. Figure 1 : (source) Apart from the customers, the ready-made garment producers and outlets also endure the consequences in terms of loss of time, assets and damage to merchandise because of fitting issue problems. Whether a particular garment is bought or rejected is decided primarily based on its match other than its visual attractiveness. However well-fitted garments do not imply that they have got to be body-hugging or tight, different varieties of attire and clothes want a special diploma of the becoming, as the right becoming criteria for nighttime wear and nightwear, is different. Issues related to Fitting and Sizing:   Sizing Creation- It varies from one label to another, therefore inflicting dissatisfaction among clients. In India, the multinational corporations manufacturing clothes in step with the English and American requirements which aren’t at all practical. Body Variations- The sizing standards need to be organized in line with sexes and specific age...
  • May 2, 2020

    Masks: Today’s essential

    By, Dr. Sakshi Shail (Assistant Professor) Satyam Fashion Institute A surgical mask is a loose-fitting disposable device that creates a physical barrier between mouth and nose of the wearer and potential contaminants in the immediate environment. It also prevents a human being from direct transmission of infectious disease. Normal activities such as sneezing, coughing, breathing and speaking may release oral, dermal and nasopharyngeal bacteria that may cause post-operative infections. This review focuses on surgical face masks and their classification based on the performance like filtration efficiency, pressure difference, splash resistance etc. Further, the quality evaluation of surgical face masks and standards for manufacturing surgical face masks has also been reviewed. Keywords: Surgical face mask, operation procedures, hospital infections, pathogens, filtration efficiency. Surgical mask fabric should be highly breathable, comfortable, soft and gentle on the skin. Lightweight and single-use fabrics used for the construction of surgical face masks. A surgical face mask has the primary objective of protecting the medical professional and patient from fluids. Since face masks can be worn for long periods of time, the nonwoven fabric used to construct the face mask should be soft and gentle on the skin. The custom of facemask-wearing began in Japan during the early years of the 20th century, when a massive pandemic of influenza killed between 20 and 40 million people around the world—more than died in World War I. There were outbreaks of the disease on every inhabited continent, including Asia (where it devastated India, leading to the deaths of a full 5% of the population). Covering the face with scarves, veils and masks became a prevalent (if ineffective) means of warding off the disease in many parts of the world, until the epidemic finally faded at the end of 1919.  How should face mask be worn? Always wash your hands with soap and water...