Are There Too Many Fashion Designers?

Are There Too Many Fashion Designers?
NEW YORK, NY - FEBRUARY 12: Designer Heidi Middleton (R) dresses a model backstage at the Sass & Bide fashion show during Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Fall 2014 at The Waterfront on February 12, 2014 in New York City. (Photo by Mireya Acierto/Getty Images)
NEW YORK, NY - FEBRUARY 12: Designer Heidi Middleton (R) dresses a model backstage at the Sass & Bide fashion show during Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Fall 2014 at The Waterfront on February 12, 2014 in New York City. (Photo by Mireya Acierto/Getty Images)

LONDON, United Kingdom — Are we producing too many fashion designers? Those posing the question usually assume that a fashion design education should lead directly to a job as a designer at a fashion brand, probably at one of the famous luxury houses. This is based a number of erroneous assumptions.

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