What Does a Freelance Fashion Designer Do? (It may surprise you!)

What does a job as a freelance fashion designer look like? What are your responsibilities?
Freelancing in fashion comes with a lot of freedom and flexibility…but what exactly do you do? You may be surprised!
In this video, you’ll learn about all the different things a freelance fashion designer does, plus what options YOU have as a freelancer and ideas for figuring out your services.
Listen to the podcast episodes of the freelancers mentioned in the video!
MARI -- Pricing, Retainers, WTF to do?
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AMY -- The Fashion Freelancer Who Never Wanted To Be A Fashion Freelancer:
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LUCIA -- How this Textile Designer is Charging $60/Hour on Upwork!
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ALISON -- How this Freelance Patternmaker Beat Her Full Time Income by 75%!
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ARYA -- How this 20 Year Old from India became a Freelance Fashion Designer (with no experience)
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If you are - or want to be - a freelance fashion designer, my free resources will help you get there. (It doesn’t matter how much experience you have or where you live.)
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►► Freelancing in Fashion (my free book) 📗
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[@itsyourgirlSu]

For fashion student like me it's like a treasure hunt video 🙌

[@SewHeidi]

I'm so glad!

[@artistartist3364]

Nice! You gave us one more portion of useful information. Hearing of life stories of people who are successfully involved in fashion... is inspiring! I guess freedom and flexibility is the biggest advantage of fashion freelancing in comparison with regular fashion job.That's why it would be interesting to hear about all advantages and some disadvantages of the one. Could you create a video with listing of all "pros and cons" of fashion design freelancing?

[@SewHeidi]

It is the best way to get flexibility, by far!!! I will add a "pros and cons" to the video list ;) And glad you enjoyed the real life stories! Will always do my best to share the truth and what actually goes down!

[@artistartist3364]

@@SewHeidi Sounds great! I highly appreciate that! Thank you!

[@shitalsuryawanshi7432]

Very helpful... I also wants to be fashion designer..... 🤗

[@ChrissienicholsonWild]

Thanks Heidi, so informative!

[@SewHeidi]

You are so welcome!

[@icanshine2389]

That's inspiring ❤️

[@SewHeidi]

So glad!

[@deborahwolff5651]

This sounds like something I woukd love. I love the freedom and flexibility. Can you set your own hourz?

[@SewHeidi]

Yup - you sure can :)

[@deborahwolff5651]

@@SewHeidi Fabulous!

[@deborahwolff5651]

Can you work from your apartment or home?

[@SewHeidi]

Yup! Work from wherever you want :)

[@deborahwolff5651]

@@SewHeidi That is 👍great! Thank you Heidi, you are very helpful; I love your videos.

[@Baioumi4]

Hello I am a brand owner on the other hand and wanted to know how I can find freelance fashion designers :) Can you help me out with that

[@shmwmlam3953]

Hello! I am a fashion designer. I design women's wear dresses and also I do pattern making and grading for wovens, tech packs and fashion flats. if interested let me know

[@midemmuiz5122]

I can

[@samararara]

I’m in my final year of my fashion degree and I think that freelancing would be a great option after a graduate as I want to work a flexible job. How do you get into freelancing is there website you can promote you services or do you directly email clients to offer your service?

[@SewHeidi]

You will have much more success emailing directly. Check out my free guide for more tips and to learn how to do that: successfulfashiondesigner.com/freelance-fashion-designer-ultimate-guide/

[@AaliaDarvesh]

Is it easy to get a freelance job without studying fashion school (without a fashion degree or diploma)??

[@SewHeidi]

I wouldn’t say easy. Breaking into fashion under any circumstances isn’t easy. Anything is possible, however. I know people and have students who’ve done it. So yes, it is possible.

[@eh1346]

Hi, thank you so much for these informative videos! I’m a textile designer and I’m wondering how can I freelance for multiple brands, if let’s say 2 or more of the brands are competing brands.. I hope I’m clear with my question, how does that work?

[@SewHeidi]

Use your best judgment - if they're *direct* competitors, probably not the *best* idea, but unless you've signed something (non-compete etc), then as a freelancer you're free to work with who you want. Obviously consider repercussions, but for personal reference (I am NOT a lawyer), I freelanced for multiple active / golf brands during my career - many of them knew, there was never an issue.

[@eh1346]

@@SewHeidi that makes sense, thank you so much! 🙏☺️