| What a lot of people don't realise is that | | | | |
| many fashion design businesses have started | | | | If you find yourself sketching or doodling |
| out as just a small home business. In a lot | | | | designs on every spare piece of paper, then |
| of cases these businesses would even have | | | | you most likely have a hidden talent yourself |
| been started from their kitchen table or | | | | for being a fashion designer. |
| spare bedroom. The fashion business is | | | | |
| definitely a business which could be started | | | | Why not give yourself the opportunity to |
| from home and on a very small budget. | | | | start a fashion business from your own home? |
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| Laura Ashley was one such designer who | | | | You could specialise in various niches, |
| started her design business on her kitchen | | | | including women's clothing, full size |
| table in London. She went on to build a very | | | | clothing, gothic clothing etc. One way of |
| successful international design business. | | | | starting your business would be to create a |
| | | | few samples of your designs and then promote |
| Another international fashion designer whose | | | | them with the help of friends at house |
| fashion design talent was sown in his own | | | | parties to find out if they are marketable. |
| home and at a very early age was the | | | | |
| designer, Bruce Oldfield. | | | | When you have completed this initial |
| | | | research, you should then take your new |
| They, amongst other designers, have inspired | | | | business to the next level, which would be to |
| many to live out their dream of owning their | | | | prepare your business plan. |
| own fashion design business and following | | | | |
| their footsteps to success. | | | | There are certain qualities required to run a |
| | | | fashion design business and two of the most |
| The fun and pleasure of creating your own | | | | important ones are, tenacity and |
| designs can start at any age. Once the | | | | determination. There will be many times |
| fashion bug takes hold, it can be a very | | | | whenworking on your fashion business that you |
| exciting and exhilarating time. | | | | will feel like giving up and this will be |
| Theadrenaline will constantly being stirred | | | | entirely because of the enormous amount of |
| by the creation and completion of new | | | | work involved. This is when the tenacity |
| designs. These designs may have been inspired | | | | quality will be required. You will have to |
| by the most unusual items, such as a brick, | | | | have enough determination to achieve all the |
| the sunset, an old pattern, an architectural | | | | dreams you have for your fashion business |
| building, or any item. | | | | success. |