The Amity School of Fashion Technology (ASFT), Noida, ranked among the top five fashion schools of India, organized an industry interaction to welcome the students of the 2016 batch recently. A galaxy of industry speakers from reputed fashion retail and brand companies and apparel export organizations, as well as fashion communication and fashion designing experts, were present. The topic of discussion was ‘Industry Expectations from Young Fashion Professionals’. Students interacted with industry speakers.
In his opening remarks, Pradeep Joshi, Director General, Amity Directorate of Applied Arts, Fine Arts, Performing Arts & Visual Arts spoke about the importance of textile and apparel sector in the Indian economy. He highlighted the growth potential of the fashion industry and the need for greater industry-academic partnership asking for continuous support and guidance from the industry.
Sanjeev Kingar, Customer Care Associate & Area Controller, Shoppers Stop stressed the need for students to learn from the basic level. He drew examples from his own career at companies like Raymond and Shoppers. Dheeraj Jha, MD, AS Fashions, emphasized that for a person who is focused and industrious, the sky is the limit for growth opportunities in the apparel and fashion industry. He said for a successful entrepreneur a basic knowledge of the production floor and shop floor is very important. Ridhi Arora, fashion designer and founder of the fashion label Ridhi Arora, underlined the various skills and knowledge levels that should be imbibed by budding designers of tomorrow in the ever evolving and constantly dynamic competitive environment.
ASFT offers professional education in the field of design, technology and management of the fashion, textile and apparel industry. Amity endeavors to create professionals who can understand the dynamics of the global business environment of the fashion and apparel industry in a post quota and liberalized textile economy.
