Jul 28, 2026 · 1 hr 3 min · 10 segments
Most people picture one job when they think about fashion: designer. Or perhaps a pattern maker if you are deeply into sewing (like us!). But the clothing industry is a whole ecosystem, and most of…
I, I, I love this idea 'cause I don't really know myself, and especially when you talk, um, for instance, in, in the fashion business, there are a couple of, like, front-facing jobs that most people know about.
But I do know that there are a lot of different work types behind the scenes that make it all happen, but they, they never get any recognition or acknowledgement.
So it's gonna be really interesting to, to hear the behind the scene that also, uh, make the clothing business work.
But we have no idea what those people are doing or what they are called, most of us at least.
So if we start with the, like, most obvious, uh, obvious one, like the apparel business.
Um, clothing, uh, I mean, companies that, uh, sells clothes, make and sells clothes, uh, basically.
And I mean, this could be everything from one person does it all, uh, one-woman show, one-man show, uh, and does everything.
And it could be the biggest companies like H&M, for example, that has, I mean, so specific job, uh, [laughs] descriptions and, uh, I think every imaginable, possible, uh, different types of work within that company.
Um, but if we talk, uh, I mean, the most common jobs that you think of, uh, in these, in this business is of course a designer, somebody who's deciding who, how should the garment look like, what colors, design, silhouette, everything.
Um, and of course here, again, depending on how big the company is, there could be, like, a head of designer who decides, okay, so these are the common, like, the trends for next, uh, next season or the coming seasons.
These are colors that we are gonna work with and, and have more, um, like, an overall view of it.
And then each departments each have their specific, uh, target, uh, customer then, and then there are designers there.
And yeah, so it, it could be, like, on many different levels, uh, here what type of, uh, designer, uh, you are.
I can also imagine that when you are, like, a head designer or design director, you're not the one drawing up clothing.
You're more setting the tone for the season, giving some, like, key concepts to work with.
I, I, I love this idea 'cause I don't really know myself, and especially when you talk, um, for instance, in, in the fashion business, there are a couple of, like, front-facing jobs that most people know about.
But I do know that there are a lot of different work types behind the scenes that make it all happen, but they, they never get any recognition or acknowledgement.
So it's gonna be really interesting to, to hear the behind the scene that also, uh, make the clothing business work.
But we have no idea what those people are doing or what they are called, most of us at least.
So if we start with the, like, most obvious, uh, obvious one, like the apparel business.
Um, clothing, uh, I mean, companies that, uh, sells clothes, make and sells clothes, uh, basically.
And I mean, this could be everything from one person does it all, uh, one-woman show, one-man show, uh, and does everything.
And it could be the biggest companies like H&M, for example, that has, I mean, so specific job, uh, [laughs] descriptions and, uh, I think every imaginable, possible, uh, different types of work within that company.
Um, but if we talk, uh, I mean, the most common jobs that you think of, uh, in these, in this business is of course a designer, somebody who's deciding who, how should the garment look like, what colors, design, silhouette, everything.
Um, and of course here, again, depending on how big the company is, there could be, like, a head of designer who decides, okay, so these are the common, like, the trends for next, uh, next season or the coming seasons.
These are colors that we are gonna work with and, and have more, um, like, an overall view of it.
And then each departments each have their specific, uh, target, uh, customer then, and then there are designers there.
And yeah, so it, it could be, like, on many different levels, uh, here what type of, uh, designer, uh, you are.
I can also imagine that when you are, like, a head designer or design director, you're not the one drawing up clothing.
You're more setting the tone for the season, giving some, like, key concepts to work with.
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