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                |   FASHION 
                    / DESIGN SCHOOLS &CAREER DIRECTORY
 
 |  Fashion DesignFashion design is the applied art dedicated to the 
              design of clothing and lifestyle accessories created within the 
              cultural and social influences of a specific time.
 Fashion design differs from costume design due 
              to its core product having a built in obsolescence usually of one 
              to two seasons. A season is defined as either autumn/winter or spring/summer. 
              Fashion design is generally considered to have started in the 19th 
              century with Charles Frederick Worth who was the first person to 
              sew their label into the garments that they created. While all articles 
              of clothing from any time period are studied by academics as costume 
              design, only clothing created after 1858 could be considered as 
              fashion design.    
   
 
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